Apple Curry Soup
October 28, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Appetizer, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Lunch, Main Course, New Fruit Recipes, Snack, Soup, Starter, Supper
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Apple Curry Soup - This tasty, out of the ordinary, fruit soup recipe, has a real homestyle taste that is fabulous. Made with the sensational pairings of apples and onions, with curry and ginger, we through in a little sherry as well, it creates a flavor explosion! Enjoy it on it’s own, or as an easy appetizer to start a meal.
Prep Time: 5-10 mins |
Ingredients to make Apple Curry Soup
1 Onion, chopped
1 tb Curry
1 tb Margarine
1 1/2 lb Parsnips, sliced
1 ts Fresh grated ginger
Black pepper
4 1/2 c Light vegetable stock or water
1 lb Apples, peeled & chopped
3 tb Sherry
Directions to make Apple Curry Soup
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Apple Filled Acorn Squash
September 24, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Lunch, New Fruit Recipes, Side Dish
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Apple Filled Acorn Squash - This phenomenal, fruit filled squash recipe is an oven baked sensation. While adding brown sugar to baked squash is common, we took it a tasty, sweet step further with the addition of fresh apples and chopped walnuts for a real farmhouse style side dish. This very simple recipe looks like something you spent hours on, making it ideal, for your next dinner party.
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients to make Apple Filled Acorn Squash
3 Acorn Squash
2 Apples, chopped
1/2 c Chopped Walnuts
1 T Grated Orange Peel
1/2 c Brown Sugar
2 T Margarine, melted
Directions to make Apple Filled Acorn Squash
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Festive Fruit Chicken Salad
September 14, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Lunch, Main Course, New Fruit Recipes, No Cook, Salad, Supper
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Festive Fruit Chicken Salad - This chunky, crunchy, fresh fruit and chicken salad recipe is out of this world! A fiesta of fruit flavor comes from the tropical fruit mix of pineapple, canteloupe, and grapes, which makes a very tasty bed to serve the succulent chicken salad on. A very versatile, quick, and easy recipe.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Festive Fruit Chicken Salad
1 c Chopped cooked chicken
1/4 c Chopped celery
1/4 c Seedless red grapes,halved
1/4 c Canned pineapple tidbits, drained
3 tb Purchased tuna salad dressing
2 Leaves leaf lettuce
1/4 Cantaloupe, seeded, peeled, cut in thin wedges
2 tb Cashews
Directions to make Festive Fruit Chicken Salad
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Buying Fresh Colorful Produce
July 21, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Tips and Tricks
Purchase produce in season for the best buys and quality. Keep in mind that the more colors of fruits and vegetables in your shopping cart, the more nutrients your family will consume.
Sugar Free Dessert Cake
July 20, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Dessert, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, New Fruit Recipes, Snack
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Sugar Free Dessert Cake - Sweet, golden pineapple, fresh crisp carrots, and tasty cream cheese, create a memorable sugar free cake. All the sweetness comes from the healthy fruits and vegetables, Mother Nature privides us with. Even kids love this fruity cake, its a great snack for them.
Prep Time: 15-20 mins |
Ingredients to make Sugar Free Dessert Cake
1/2 c Low Fat margarine,softened
3 Eggs** For low fat use egg substitute
1 c Thawed frozen unsweetened pineapple juice concentrate
2 ts Vanilla
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Ground nutmeg
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Salt
3 c Shredded carrots
ICING
8 oz Cream cheese, softened
1 cn (8 oz) crushed pineapple in unsweetened juice,drained
1 ts Vanilla
Directions to make Sugar Free Dessert Cake
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Easy Sweet Salsa
July 17, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Appetizer, Buffet, Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, New Fruit Recipes, No Cook, Side Dish, Snack, Starter
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Easy Sweet Salsa - This wonderful, sweet and sassy, fruit salsa recipe is so fresh tasting, easy, and speedy, you may never eat the store-bought variety ever again. Big chunks of fresh, colorful garden veggies, paired with a refreshing splash of citrus, and ripe juicy mango. Great with fish and meat, and a great healthy snack, with some tortilla chips.
Prep Time: 10-15 mins |
Ingredients to make Easy Sweet Salsa
1 large ripe mango, peeled, pitted and diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons minced red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions to make Easy Sweet Salsa
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Sweet Curried Chicken
July 17, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Main Course, New Fruit Recipes, Supper, fried
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Sweet Curried Chicken - If you like the delectable flavors of sweet and spice together, this Indian food recipe if the one for you! Lean, succulent, chicken breast, fresh healthy garden veggies, and sweet, green Granny Smith apples, are stir fried with a mouth watering blend of Indian spices. Quick and easy too!
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Sweet Curried Chicken
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves,cut into strips
1 large sweet onion, diced
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips
1 tablespoon red curry paste
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup plain yogurt
salt and pepper to taste
Directions to make Sweet Curried Chicken
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Saucy Summer Lobster Rolls
June 19, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Main Course, Supper
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Saucy Summer Lobster Rolls - A delectable, summer fruit sauce, made with fresh, ripe mango, and splash of lime really takes the flavor level up a notch here! The bright sauce is the topping for these luscious lobster meat and mixed fresh greens, rolls. Very easy, yet it tastes like you worked for hours on it.
Prep Time: 60 mins |
Ingredients to make Saucy Summer Lobster Rolls
For the Mango Sauce:
1 cup chopped ripe mango
2 tablespoons mirin
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 cup olive oil
Kosher salt to taste
For the Summer Rolls:
12 (8 inch) Vietnamese spring roll wrappers (rice paper)
1 pound cooked lobster tails, sliced
1 (1/2 pound) avocado, sliced
3 ounces mizuna or similar type peppery salad green
2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint
6 ounces ocean greens, sea vegetables
1 cup hearts of palm, cut into 1/4-inch sticks
2 ounces enoki mushrooms
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Directions to make Saucy Summer Lobster Rolls
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Avocado Filled with Crabmeat
June 18, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Easy, Fruit, Salad, Side Dish
| Avocado Filled with Crabmeat - The very under-used avocado, is made into a very attractive serving bowl, for this tasty crab salad. Crunchy, fresh fruit and veggies, with a wonderful medley of herbs, are combined then served in an avocado shell, on a bed of lettuce leaves.
Prep Time: 10-15 mins |
Ingredients to make Avocado Filled with Crabmeat
2 Avocados
1/2 lb Crabmeat
1 ds Hot pepper sauce
1/4 c Minced celery
Mayonnaise, Lemon juice, salt, pepper, shredded lettuce
4 Hard cooked eggs, chopped
4 Anchovy fillets
4 Strips pimiento
1 Lemon, cut in 4 wedges
1 Tomato, cut in 4 wedges
Black olives
Parsley sprigs
HERBED MAYONNAISE DRESSING
1 c Mayonnaise
1 ds Tarragon
1 ds Chervil
2 T Chopped chives
2 T Tomato puree (or more)
Directions to make Avocado Filled with Crabmeat
Fresh Citrus Salsa
June 18, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Easy, Easy Fruit Recipes, Fruit, Side Dish, Snack
| Fresh Citrus Salsa - This farmhouse style citrus salsa is made with fresh, colorful fresh fruit, and is as chunky as they come! It goes beautifully with any fish meal, and it’s so completely enjoyable, I have even had as a snack, just by itself. Try this soon.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Fresh Citrus Salsa
1 Ruby red grapefruit, peeled & sectoned
2 Oranges, peeled & sectioned
2 Limes, peeled & sectioned
1 Lemons, peeled & sectioned
1 c Red, green, and yellow bell peppers
1 md Red onion, finely diced
1 tb Fresh Cilantro, chopped
1 tb Fresh Mint, chopped