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Old-Fashioned Cheesecake with Zwieback Crust
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OLD-FASHIONED CHEESECAKE WITH ZWIEBACK CRUST
ZWIEBACK CRUST
3 cups low-fat cottage cheese
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 cup whipping cream
1/8 teaspoon salt
Juice and rid of ½ large lemon
¼ cup flour
½ teaspoon vanilla
Prepare Zwieback Crust; set aside.
Using steel blade of food processor, blend
together cottage cheese, sugar, and eggs until
smooth. Add remaining ingredients, processing
until well mixed.
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Turn into prepared crust. Sprinkle with re-
served 3/4 cup crumb mixture. Bake in 350-
degree oven about 1 hour and 15 minutes, until
set. Turn off oven heat, open door and let
cake remain in refrigerator several hours.
Makes 10 servings.
ZWIEBACK CRUST: In food processor, crush 1
package (6 oz.) zwieback into fine crumbs. Add
½ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/3 cup
melted butter, processing until well mixed. Set
aside 3/4 cup of the mixture to sprinkle on top
of cheesecake. Press remaining mixture onto
bottom and up sides of 9" springform pan.
NOTE: Made with cottage cheese, this is a
wonderfully light creation, ideal to serve
after a heavy meal.
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# Old-Fashioned Cheesecake with Zwieback Crust
*Makes 10 servings*
## Ingredients
### Zwieback Crust
- 1 package (6 oz.) zwieback
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup melted butter
### Cheesecake Filling
- 3 cups low-fat cottage cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/8 tsp salt
- Juice and rind of 1/2 large lemon
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
## Instructions
### Zwieback Crust
1. In a food processor, crush 1 package (6 oz.) zwieback into fine crumbs.
2. Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1/3 cup melted butter; process until well mixed.
3. Set aside 3/4 cup of the mixture to sprinkle on top of cheesecake.
4. Press remaining mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9" springform pan.
### Cheesecake Filling
1. Prepare Zwieback Crust; set aside.
2. Using the steel blade of a food processor, blend together cottage cheese, sugar, and eggs until smooth.
3. Add remaining ingredients (whipping cream, salt, lemon juice and rind, flour, and vanilla); process until well mixed.
### Assembly
1. Turn filling into prepared crust.
2. Sprinkle with reserved 3/4 cup crumb mixture.
3. Bake in a 350°F oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, until set.
4. Turn off oven heat, open door, and let cake remain in oven several hours.
5. Refrigerate for several hours before serving. -
Chocolate Pecan Pie
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CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE-BAKER'S CHOCOLATE/KARO SYRUP
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup KARO Light or Dark Corn Syrup
1 pkg.. (4 oz.) BAKER'S GERMAN'S Sweet Chocolate
or 4 squares (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Choc-
olate, melted and cooled
1/3 cup sugar
2 TB. butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cups pecan halves
1 unbaked 9" pastry shell
In large bowl, stir eggs, corn syrup, chocolate
sugar, butter, and vanilla until well blended.
Stir in pecans. Pour into pastry shell. Bake
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in 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes or until
knife inserted halfway between center and
edge comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.
Makes 8 servings.
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# Chocolate Pecan Pie
*Recipe by Baker's Chocolate & Karo Syrup*
*Makes 8 servings*
## Ingredients
- 3 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 cup Karo Light or Dark Corn Syrup
- 1 pkg. (4 oz.) Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate, or 4 squares (4 oz.) Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
- 1 unbaked 9" pastry shell
## Instructions
1. In a large bowl, stir eggs, corn syrup, chocolate, sugar, butter, and vanilla until well blended.
2. Stir in pecans.
3. Pour into pastry shell.
4. Bake in a 350°F oven for 50–60 minutes, or until a knife inserted halfway between the center and edge comes out clean.
5. Cool on a wire rack. -
The Great Raisin Cookie
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THE GREAT RAISIN COOKIE KELLOGG'S
2 cups Raisin Bran cereal crushed to 1½ cups
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup margarine
2/3 cup granulated sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup raisins
1. Combine Raisin Bran cereal, flours, baking
soda, and cinnamon. Set aside.
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2. In large mixer bowl, beat margarine, granu-
lated sugar and brown sugar until light and
fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
Stir in flour mixture. Mix thoroughly. Add
raisins. Drop by level ¼ cup measure onto un-
greased cookie sheet.
3. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until
lightly browned.
Yield: 16 cookies.
Here's a cookie that's not only great tasting
but also has the goodness of Raisin Bran.
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# The Great Raisin Cookie
*Recipe by Kellogg's*
*"Here's a cookie that's not only great tasting but also has the goodness of Raisin Bran."*
*Yields 16 cookies*
## Ingredients
- 2 cups Raisin Bran cereal, crushed to 1 1/2 cups
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 cup margarine
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup raisins
## Instructions
1. Combine Raisin Bran cereal, flours, baking soda, and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. In a large mixer bowl, beat margarine, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Stir in flour mixture. Mix thoroughly. Add raisins.
3. Drop by level 1/4 cup measure onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 325°F for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. -
Spritz Butter Cookies
SPRITZ BUTTER COOKIES
1 c. (2sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. EACH: vanilla/almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ c. toasted sliced blanched almonds, finely
ground
Dash of salt
Glace cherries, sugar sprinkles or dragees
optinal
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter in
large mixer bowl. Add sugar, beat until light
and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Grad-
ually blend in flour, almonds, and salt. Using
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pastry bag and large star tip, pipe dough into
rosettes or stars about 1 3/4" in diameter
onto unbuttered cookie sheets. Decorate with
cherries, sprinkles, or dragees, if desired.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until pale golden. Re-
move from cookie sheets; cool completely on
wire racks.
Yield: about 3½ dozen cookies.
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# Spritz Butter Cookies
*Yields about 3 1/2 dozen cookies*
## Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup toasted sliced blanched almonds, finely ground
- Dash of salt
- Glacé cherries, sugar sprinkles, or dragées (optional, for decoration)
## Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Cream butter in a large mixer bowl. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in egg and extracts.
4. Gradually blend in flour, almonds, and salt.
5. Using a pastry bag and large star tip, pipe dough into rosettes or stars about 1 3/4" in diameter onto unbuttered cookie sheets.
6. Decorate with cherries, sprinkles, or dragées, if desired.
7. Bake 10–12 minutes or until pale golden.
8. Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely on wire racks. -
Chocolate and Pecan Bars
CHOCOLATE AND PECAN BARS
1 c. all-purpose flour 1 c. graham-cracker
2/3 cup sugar crumbs
½ tsp. salt
3/4 c. (1½ sticks) butter/margarine
2 eggs 1 can sweetened condensed
½ c. cocoa milk
1½ tsp. vanilla ½ c. flaked coconut
1 c. chopped pecans
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, stir
together flour, crumbs, sugar and salt. Add
butter, cut in until mixture resembles coarse
crumbs. Stir in 1 beaten egg. Press evenly
onto bottom of ungreased 13x9x2" baking pan.
Bake 25 min. or until golden. In large mixer
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bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk, cocoa, re-
maining 1 egg and vanilla. Pour over baked
layer. Sprinkle coconut then pecans over top.
Bake 25 minutes or until set. Cool com-
pletely. Cut into bars.
Yield: about 24 bars.
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# Chocolate and Pecan Bars
*Yields about 24 bars*
## Ingredients
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 c. graham-cracker crumbs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
- 2 eggs (divided)
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 c. cocoa
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 c. flaked coconut
- 1 c. chopped pecans
## Instructions
1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, stir together flour, graham-cracker crumbs, sugar, and salt.
3. Add butter; cut in until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. Stir in 1 beaten egg.
5. Press evenly onto the bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2" baking pan.
6. Bake 25 minutes or until golden.
7. In a large mixer bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk, cocoa, remaining 1 egg, and vanilla.
8. Pour over baked layer.
9. Sprinkle coconut, then pecans, over top.
10. Bake 25 minutes or until set.
11. Cool completely.
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Carrot Cake / Carrot Cake Cream Cheese Icing
CARROT CAKE THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
1¼ cups sugar ½ teaspoon salt
3/4 c. canola oil 1 tsp. baking soda
¼ cup eggs, beaten 1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla 1/3 c. chopped walnuts
1/3 c. crushed pineapple
(canned, undrained
1 c. grated carrots ¼ cup water
1 cup flour Cream Cheese Icing
2 TB. cornstarch Pecan halves (for garnish)
Place sugar, canola oil, eggs and vanilla in
mixing bowl. Beat with a wire whip until well
mixed, then stir in the pineapple and carrots.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, cornstarch,
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salt, baking soda, cinnamon and walnuts. Add
to the egg-oil mixture, a little at a time and
alternate with the water. Stir until well com-
bined.
Pour batter into 2 greased 8" pans and bake in
a preheated 325 degree oven for 25 minutes or
until top springs back when tapped lightly. Cool
cake in pans for 30 minutes, then turn our on
cake racks and cool completely. For best re-
sults, chill in refrigerator before icing.
Decorate with pecan halves.
NOTE: For three-layer cake, double cake recipe
and bake in three 10 or 12" pans; any leftover
batter can be used for cupcakes.
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CARROT CAKE ICING, CREAM CHEESE/TAMPA TRIBUNE
Cream together:
1/3 cup softened butter
1½ cups softened cream cheese
Work in:
2½ cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup flour
Mix until smooth.
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# Carrot Cake and Carrot Cake Cream Cheese Icing
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# Carrot Cake
*The Tampa Tribune*
## Ingredients
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup eggs, beaten (1 large egg)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup crushed pineapple, canned, undrained
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1 cup flour
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup water
- Cream Cheese Icing (see recipe)
- Pecan halves, for garnish
## Instructions
1. Place sugar, canola oil, eggs, and vanilla in mixing bowl. Beat with a wire whip until well mixed, then stir in the pineapple and carrots.
2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and walnuts. Add to the egg-oil mixture, a little at a time, alternating with the water. Stir until well combined.
3. Pour batter into 2 greased 8" pans and bake in a preheated 325°F oven for 25 minutes or until top springs back when tapped lightly.
4. Cool cake in pans for 30 minutes, then turn out on cake racks and cool completely. For best results, chill in refrigerator before icing.
5. Ice with Cream Cheese Icing and decorate with pecan halves.
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# Carrot Cake Cream Cheese Icing
*The Tampa Tribune*
## Ingredients
- 1/3 cup softened butter
- 1-1/2 cups softened cream cheese
- 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
## Instructions
1. Cream together the softened butter and softened cream cheese.
2. Work in the powdered sugar and flour.
3. Mix until smooth.
## Editor's Notes
- The inclusion of flour in a cream cheese icing is unconventional but is clearly stated on the card; it likely helps stabilize the icing. -
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
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CHOCOLATE CRINKLE COOKIES "M & M" CANDIES
½ c. vegetable oil 4 eggs
4 oz. unsweetened 2 c. all-purpose flour
chocolate, melted 2 tsp. baking powder
and cooled ½ tsp. salt
2 cups sugar 2 cups chopped "M&M's"
2 tsp. vanilla
Mix oil, chocolate, sugar and vanilla. Blend
in eggs, one at a time. Stir in flour, baking
powder and salt. Refrigerate until chilled, at
least 3 hours. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape
dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls. Roll
in candies. Place about 2" apart on greased
cookie sheet. Bake until almost no imprint re-
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mains when touched lightly in center, 10-12
minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet:
cool.
Makes about 6 dozen cookies.
HIGH ALTITUDE DIRECTIONS; (3500-600 feet) Heat
oven to 375 degrees. Decrease sugar to 1 2/3
cups. Bake 8-10 minutes.
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# Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
*Recipe by 'M&M' Candies*
*Makes about 6 dozen cookies*
## Ingredients
- 1/2 c. vegetable oil
- 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 cups chopped "M&M's"
## Instructions
1. Mix oil, chocolate, sugar, and vanilla.
2. Blend in eggs, one at a time.
3. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours.
5. Heat oven to 350°F.
6. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls.
7. Roll in candies.
8. Place about 2" apart on greased cookie sheet.
9. Bake until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly in center, 10–12 minutes.
10. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool.
### High Altitude Directions (3,500–6,000 feet)
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Decrease sugar to 1 2/3 cups.
- Bake 8–10 minutes. -
Carioca Sauce
CARIOCA SAUCE THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup milk
1 package (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1 cup dairy sour cream
1 teaspoon rum extract
Combine sugar, salt and milk in a heavy sauce-
pan: cook and stir over low heat until sugar
dissolves; do not boil. Stir in chocolate.
Add sour cream and rum extract, blend until
smooth. Serve hot or cold.
Yields 2 cups.
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# Carioca Sauce
*The Tampa Tribune*
*Yields 2 cups*
## Ingredients
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 package (6 oz) semi-sweet chocolate pieces
- 1 cup dairy sour cream
- 1 tsp rum extract
## Instructions
1. Combine sugar, salt, and milk in a heavy saucepan.
2. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves; do not boil.
3. Stir in chocolate pieces until melted and combined.
4. Add sour cream and rum extract; blend until smooth.
5. Serve hot or cold.
## Editor's Notes
- The card presents this as a dessert sauce, likely intended for ice cream, cake, or similar. No serving suggestion is specified beyond "hot or cold." -
Triple Chocolate Cookies
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TRIPLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES HERSHEY'S
½ c. (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 tablespoon milk
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolat e Chips
1 bag (9 Oz.) Hershey's Kisses, or Kisses With
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Almonds, Milk Chocolates unwrapped
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In mixer bowl, beat
butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanil
until blended. Add eggs and milk; beat well.
Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda & salt;
gradually add to butter mixture, blending well.
Stir in chocolate chips. Shape dough into 1-in.
balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake
10-11 minutes. Cool 1 minute; remove to wire
rack. Press Kisses in center of each cookie.
Yield: About 4 dozen cookies.
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# Triple Chocolate Cookies
*Recipe by Hershey's*
*Yields about 4 dozen cookies*
## Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 bag (9 oz.) Hershey's Kisses, or Kisses With Almonds, Milk Chocolates, unwrapped
## Instructions
1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. In mixer bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until blended.
3. Add eggs and milk; beat well.
4. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, blending well.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 10–11 minutes.
8. Cool 1 minute; remove to wire rack.
9. Press a Hershey's Kiss in the center of each cookie. -
Basic Spam Loaf
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BASIC SPAM LOAF THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
2 cans (12 oz.) Spam
ground
1½ c. quick rolled oats,
or fresh bread crumbs
2 eggs, beaten
2 T. brown sugar
½ c. ketchup
½ c. pineapple
juice or other
Salt and Pepper
1 package ham
flavoring
Place Spam and oats in a large bowl. Mix re-
maining ingredients in a separate bowl, then
pour into bowl with Spam and mix well. Spoon
into a greased loaf pan. Bake in a preheated
350 degree oven 45-50 minutes. Remove and
let rest 5 minutes for better slicing.
Serves 4-6. (OVER)
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*****NOTE: You can add grate vegetables such
as carrots or onions (1½ cup each). And sub-
stitute salsa for ketchup, in which case re-
place pineapple juice with tomato juice or V-8.
Incidentally, a few scraps of leftover cheese
won't go amiss.
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# Basic Spam Loaf
*The Tampa Tribune*
*Serves 4–6*
## Ingredients
- 2 cans (12 oz.) Spam, ground
- 1 1/2 cups quick rolled oats, or fresh bread crumbs
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice or other
- Salt and pepper
- 1 package ham flavoring
## Instructions
1. Place Spam and oats in a large bowl.
2. Mix remaining ingredients in a separate bowl, then pour into bowl with Spam and mix well.
3. Spoon into a greased loaf pan.
4. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven 45–50 minutes.
5. Remove and let rest 5 minutes for better slicing.
## Editor's Notes
- **Optional variations noted on back of card:** (1) Add 1 1/2 cups each of grated carrots or onions; (2) substitute salsa for ketchup, replacing pineapple juice with tomato juice or V-8; (3) add leftover cheese scraps. -
Clam Sauce for Pasta
CLAM SAUCE FOR PASTA THE WASHINGTON POST
b¼ c. olive oil 1 tsp. minced garlic
¼ c. minced onion 1 (10½-oz.) can whole
1 red bell pepper clams
sliced into thin ¼ c. minced parsley
matchsticks ½ lb. cooked past a
Heat ¼ c. of olive oil in a large pan. Add
minced onion and red bell pepper and let cook
for about 5 minutes or until softened.
Stir in garlic and juice from clams. Raise
heat and boil rapidly for about a minute. Add
clams and parsley and toss over heat just until
hot. Add pasta and toss again. Serve immed-
iately.
Makes 2-3 servings.
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# Clam Sauce for Pasta
*The Washington Post*
*Makes 2–3 servings*
## Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced into thin matchsticks
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 (10 1/2-oz.) can whole clams
- 1/4 cup minced parsley
- 1/2 lb cooked pasta
## Instructions
1. Heat 1/4 cup of olive oil in a large pan.
2. Add minced onion and red bell pepper and let cook for about 5 minutes or until softened.
3. Stir in garlic and juice from clams.
4. Raise heat and boil rapidly for about a minute.
5. Add clams and parsley and toss over heat just until hot.
6. Add pasta and toss again.
7. Serve immediately. -
Mama D's Spaghetti with Ricotta
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MAMA D'S SPAGHETTI WITH RICOTTA
ADAPTED FROM MAMA D'S OLD-FASHIONED ITALIAN
COOKING
1 lb. spaghetti ¼ tsp. freshly ground
1 c. ricotta cheese black pepper
¼ c. freshly grated 2 cloves garlic, minced
Parmesan cheese 4 TB. butter
1 egg, beaten ¼ c. freshly shredded
½ teaspoon salt mozzarella cheese
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
Cook the pasta according to directions on
the package until al dente. While the pasta is
cooking, combine the ricotta cheese with the
Parmesan, egg, salt, pepper, oregano and garlic.
When the pasta is done, drain, leaving a
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little water in the pot. Add the butter to the
pot and return the pasta to it, tossing well.
Stir in the ricotta cheese mixture and transfer
all to a baking dish. Top with shredded mozza-
rella and put under the broiler until the mozza-
rella is melted, but not browned.
Makes 4-6 servings.
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# Mama D's Spaghetti with Ricotta
*Adapted from Mama D's Old-Fashioned Italian Cooking*
*Makes 4–6 servings*
## Ingredients
- 1 lb. spaghetti
- 1 c. ricotta cheese
- 1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1/4 c. freshly shredded mozzarella cheese
## Instructions
1. Cook the pasta according to directions on the package until al dente.
2. While the pasta is cooking, combine the ricotta cheese with the Parmesan, egg, salt, pepper, oregano, and garlic.
3. When the pasta is done, drain, leaving a little water in the pot.
4. Add the butter to the pot and return the pasta to it, tossing well.
5. Stir in the ricotta cheese mixture and transfer all to a baking dish.
6. Top with shredded mozzarella and put under the broiler until the mozzarella is melted, but not browned.