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Category: My Pantry

If you have prepared your pantry, you can whip up some great meals and snacks in short order. Everyone will think you have magic!

  • Pear Butter with Cardamom

    Pear Butter with Cardamom

    Pear Butter with Cardamom

    by Sandra Nickerson on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 10:27am
    10-12 Barlett Pears – Peel and dice
    6 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
    3 Cups White or Brown Sugar
    2 teaspoons Cardamom powder
    1 teaspoon salt

    Add lemon and sugar to diced pears and let sit for about an hour. You want juice to come out of the pears. Simmer on the stove and add the Cardamom powder and salt. Boil and still, cooking the mixture down until it is thick and the consistency you want. Use a stick blender to mash up the pears once they are falling apart. (I think it is best to let most of the juice cook out before you mash, because the thicker mixer is quicker to scorch.
    Taste and adjust seasoning.
    Can in water bath for 10 minutes.
    Very nice.

    Pear-Cardamom Butter

    Optionally: You can use orange juice for lemon, brown sugar instead of white and nutmeg instead of cardamom. And you can even use apples instead of pears. Have fun!

  • Green Goddess Dressing

    This is my new found favorite dressing.  Toss with romaine lettuce.  Perfect served with Croque Monsiere.

    1 egg yolk

    1/2 tsp salt

    1/2 tsp dry mustard

    2 T tarragon vinegar

    1 T anchovy paste

    1 cup olive oil

    1/4 cup cream

    1 T lemon juice

    1 tsp onion juice

    dash of garlic powder

    2 T chopped parsley and or cilantro

    In a deep bowl or pint jar, mix egg yolk, salt, mustard, vinegar, anchovy. Add 2 T olive oil; beat until blended with stick blender.

    Beat in remaining oil, 2 tablespoons at a time.  Stir in rest of ingredients; cream, lemon juice, onion, garlic and parsley. 

    Store in refrigerator tightly covered until needed. Makes 1 1/2 cups of dressing.

    This is a great ceasar like dressing.