Category Archives: Appetizers & Party Foods

Spaghetti Bolognese and Kedgeree

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Preparation time: 7 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
To serve: 4

You will need
1 -1 ½ oz. butter and 1 teaspoon olive oil or 2 oz. butter
½-1 clove garlic
1 onion, finely chopped
2 oz. mushrooms, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
6 oz. minced beef
1 x 8 oz. can tomatoes or 4 fresh tomatoes
½ pint brown stock
1 wineglass red wine
little tomato purée
6-8oz. spaghetti
Parmesan cheese

Heat butter and oil in pan. Then fry crushed garlic, onion, mushrooms, and carrot. Add meat and rest of the ingredients and simmer liquid until thickened. slices of red or green pepper can be used in this sauce. Chopped parsley may be added to the sauce just before serving. Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water and drain. Rinse in cold water, return to pan with a knob of butter and reheat. Pour the sauce over spaghetti and serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

Kedgeree

Preparation time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking time: 5-10 minutes
To serve: 4

You will need
6 oz. cooked smoked haddock
1 hard-boiled egg
approx. 8 oz. cooked rice
pinch cayenne
pepper and salt
chopped parsley
¼ lemon, cut in thin wedges

Flake fish coarsely with fork. Chop egg white. Sieve yolk. Mix flaked fish with chopped egg white, and hot cooked rice. Season to taste. Little milk may be added if necessary. Put on hot dish. Sprinkle sieved egg yolk and chopped parsley on top. Add lemon. Serve while hot.

©Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968 English text ©Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968

Oyster Rumaki

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¼ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons Sherry wine
⅛ teaspoon pepper
24 medium oysters, fresh or frozen
24 canned water chestnuts, drained
12 slices bacon, cut in half

Preheat broiler or oven to 500°. Blend soy sauce, Sherry and pepper. Drain oysters and dry on paper toweling. Put oysters and water chestnuts in a bowl with the sauce and turn several times to coat. Wrap an oyster and water chestnut with a bacon slice and secure with a wooden pick. Broil, turning occasionally, 4 inches from the flame until bacon is crisp – watch carefully to prevent overcooking. Rumakis can be kept warm at the table on a cocktail-size hibachi.

Recipe makes 8 servings for 3 rumakis per person at approximately 120 calories per serving.

HELPFUL HINT: This appetizer makes a gala first course for any party meal. Other seafood, such as scallops, shrimp or lobster, can be substituted for the oysters.

©1973 Curtin Publications, Inc., New York, N.Y. Printed in U.S.A.

English Muffin Pizza

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2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
6 English Muffins, cut in half
1 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 cup Romano cheese, shredded

TOPPINGS: anchovies, green pepper strips, sliced mushrooms, sliced olives, sliced pepperoni sausage

Heat oven to 425°. Combine tomato sauce, oil, Italian seasoning, salt and garlic powder. Spread about 2½ tablespoons of sauce on each muffin half. Sprinkle with mozzarella and romano cheeses. Add variety of toppings as desired. Bake in hot oven 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned and cheese is melted.

Serves 12
Preparation time: 30 min
Approximate calories per serving… 185

HELPFUL HINT: This dish would make a great luncheon entree, using 2 halves per serving. Pizza can be prepared ahead of time and frozen – ready to be baked.

From the Kitchens of Dorothy Taylor

©1973 Curtin Publications, Inc. New York, N.Y. Printed in U.S.A.

Scotch Woodcock

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Preparation time: 4 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
To Serve: 4

You will need
6 eggs
salt and pepper
6 tablespoons milk
1 ½ oz. butter
4 slices buttered toast
16 anchovy fillets
few capers

Beat eggs and add seasonings and milk. Heat butter in a saucepan. Scramble eggs. Cut buttered toast into eight portions, cover and arrange anchovy fillets on top. A few capers may be arranged between the fillets if liked.

Variation

Cold savoury egg
The scrambled egg may be allowed to get cold when it may be cut into strips. Pile the strips on to small rounds of thin toast. Top some with coiled anchovy fillets and others with a few capers. Serve as an hors d’oeuvre.

© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968 English text © Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968

Liver Pâté

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Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 1 ½ hours
To serve: 4

You will need
1 ½ lb. pig’s liver
8 oz. bacon
1 clove garlic or 1 shallot
6 anchovy fillets
¾ pint breadcrumbs
1 egg
1 egg yolk
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
2 bay leaves

Put half liver in a pan, cover with water and simmer until cooked. Put cooked and uncooked liver, half bacon, garlic or shallot and anchovies twice through a mincer. Add breadcrumbs, beaten egg and egg yolk. Season. Mix thoroughly. Lay bay leaves in the bottom of mould, cake tin or loaf tin and line with half remaining bacon rashers. Fill it with pâté. Cover with buttered greaseproof paper. Place mould in baking tin filled with hot water so that the water comes at least 1-inch up the mould. Bake in a moderate oven (350° F. or Gas Mark 4) for about 1 ½ hours. Cool and remove paper.

© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968 English text &copu; Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968

Eggs Florentine

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Preparation time: 12 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes
To serve: 4

You will need
1 lb. cooked spinach (frozen spinach is ideal for this dish)
little butter
seasoning
4 hard-boiled eggs
evaporated milk cheese sauce

Cook spinach, drain and free from moisture and chop finely, then add butter and plenty of seasoning. Arrange spinach on buttered dish, and place quartered eggs on top. Cover with sauce and serve.

Evaporated milk cheese sauce
1 small can evaporated milk
4-6 oz. processed cheese, grated
salt and pepper
little prepared mustard

Put all the ingredients into a saucepan or top of a double saucepan. Heat gently, stirring until cheese dissolves, then cook until thick. Serve immediately. Delicious with vegetable dishes.

© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968 English text © Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968

Sausage Boatees

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Cooking time: 10-15 mins.
Preparation time: few mins.
Main cooking utensils: broiler pan, wooden toothpicks

For 4 people you need:
1 lb. pork sausage links (8)
little chutney
8 slices processed or Dutch cheese
8 pineapple chunks

Garnish:
parsley
tomatoes

1. Prick the sausages lightly.

2. Broil until golden brown. Allow to cool.

3. Split down the center and insert a little chutney.

4. Place each diagonally across a slice of cheese. Lift the loose corners up and skewer with a toothpick.

5. Cut the pineapple chunks in half and put a piece on either end of each pick to keep cheese upright.

TO SERVE: As a light snack with green salad. Garnish as shown.

TO VARY: Use canned cherries or apricots in place of pineapple or a ring of fresh orange or apple (sprinkle apple with lemon juice to keep it white).

TO STORE: Keep well covered with foil to prevent cheese drying.

PRINTED IN CANADA. © Copyright Paul Hamlyn Ltd. 1967

Za Za and Cucumber Boats Provençale

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6 medium cucumbers
6-8 medium tomatoes
6 tablespoons butter
12 green onions, sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups chopped fresh basil leaves*
1/4 cup Italian parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Select firm, garden-fresh cucumbers no longer than 6 inches. Peel and slice in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and some of meat with pointed spook to make deep hollow or “boat.” Arrange cucumber boats on serving platter, cover with foil, and refrigerate until needed.

Make stuffing: Peel and seed tomatoes, chope them coarsely, and drain at least 20 minutes in colander. heat butter in heavy skillet; add green onions and garlic and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes; add tomatoes, basil, parsley, salt and pepper; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until excess moisture has cooked off and mixture is rather thick. Spoon into cucumber boats. Serve warm with salad plates and forks; if using baby cucumbers, serve as finger food.

NOte The Provençale sauce is also excellent on pasta (spaghetti, vermicelli, etc.).
Yield: 12 servings.

*Fresh basil leaves- either the large-leafed American variety or the small-leafed Italian variety – are essential to the success of this recipe; if unavailable, stuff cucumber boats with Caponata (card 27) or select another hors d’oeuvre recipe from this Collection.

Copyright © 1977 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Deviled Eggs Florentine

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Preparation time: 20 to 30 min.

A creamy spinach filling adds to the flavor and appearance of this deviled egg recipe. Using a decorating pastry bag to pipe the yolk mixture make them especially pretty.

For 12 deviled egg halves you will need:
6 large eggs, hard-cooked
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen spinach
1 Tbsp. sour cream
1/4 tsp. salt
Dash each nutmeg and cayenne pepper
2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 tsp. prepared mustard
Salt to taste
Paprika

Preparation:
1. Peel the eggs and cut into halves. Remove yolks to small bowl. Set aside.

2. Cook frozen spinach as directed. Drain thoroughly, pressing out excess water.

3. Place spinach in blender or processor with sour cream, salt, nutmeg and cayenne. Purée. (Mixture will be a little dry, so scrape down sides of bowl and start up 2 or 3 times.) Spoon mixture into a bowl. Set aside.

4. Use a fork or blender to mash the yolks with mayonnaise, mustard and salt.

5. Spoon spinach mixture into each egg half. With a decorating bag, pipe yolk mixture over top or use a fork. Sprinkle each egg half with paprika before serving.

Good served with: Black olives, cherry tomatoes or carrot curls.

©MCMLXXXIV My Great Recipes. All Rights Reserved. Printed in Holland.

Sweet & Sour Chicken Wings

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325°

25 chicken wings
Salt and pepper
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
1 cup flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 small egg, beaten
Water
Oil for frying
1 cup vinegar
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Few drops red food coloring
Maraschino cherries, drained
Preserved kumquats, drained

Clean wings; dry with paper towels. Cut through joints to form two pieces from each wing (discard tips). Season with salt, pepper and light sprinkling of MSG. Blend flour, 1/4 cup cornstarch and egg with enough water to make a thin batter. Heat oil (enough to cover chicken pieces) in deep fryer or large heavy skillet (oil is ready when a cube of white bread dropped in turns brown immediately). Dip chicken in batter; fry until golden. Drain on paper towels’ place in a shallow pan in 325° oven to keep warm. Make sauce by combining remaining ingredients (except fruit) in saucepan. Stir over low heat until clear and thickened. Arrange wings and fruit on serving dish and pour sauce over all. Makes 25 servings of two pieces per person.

Preparation time: 50 Min.
Approximate calories per serving… 100

From the Kitchens of Dorothy Taylor

© 1973 Curtin Publications, Inc., New York, N.Y. Printed in U.S.A.