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2000 Recipe Archive February 2000 Week of: |
Week of 2/14/2000 Orzo with Onions and Black Olives A side dish that works with any meat choice. 4 Tbls. (1/2 stick) of butter 2 cups chopped onions 1 cup pitted oil-cured black olives 2 cups orzo Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Melt butter over medium to low heat and add onions. Saute until soft but not browned, about 5 minutes. Toss in olives and set aside. Boil orzo in well-salted water until tender and drain well. Place onion-olive mixture over low heat to warm it, then toss orzo in with it. Season with salt and pepper. Serves 6. Valentines Cookie Pizza A sweet for your sweetie 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 6 Tbls. butter 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 large egg 6 oz. semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease large cookie sheet. On waxed paper, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In 3 qt. saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Remove saucepan from heat. With wire whisk or fork, stir in sugars, vanilla and egg until mixed. With spoon, stir in flour mixture just until blended. Stir in chocolate and nuts . Spoon batter onto center of cookie sheet and with spatula, flatten and spread into 8 inch round or heart shape. Bake 20 to 23 minutes, until cookie is golden brown. Cool on wire rack 5 minutes, then slice warm cookie into 16 wedges. Eat immediately. Or cool, then wrap in foil; to serve warm, reheat in 375 degree oven for 5-8 minutes. Serves 16.
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