The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 10

B-2 Wed May 24 1 978 The Modesto Bee Continued Cover page recipes Reader Recipe of the Week Layered Beef Florentine To serve cut lettuce into bite-size chunks Add drained fruit cocktail and onion rings toss lightly with Gazpacho Dressing Makes 6 to 8 servings Sprinkle gelatin over peach syrup Stir over low heat until dissolved Combine gelatin mixture sugar salt orange peel and juice with pureed peaches Blend into sour cream with a wire whip Pour into cupcake paper liners 3 or 4 in thickness Place remaining peaches on top and chill at least an hour Makes 6 to 8 servings Vi cup sugar Vi teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons grated orange peel Vi cup orange juice 1 cup sour cream Drain peach slices reserving Vi cup syrup and 8 slices for garnish Put remaining peach slices in electric blender and process until smooth $10 prize to: Diane BraU Sacramento Layered Beef Florentine 4 ounces medium noodles (3 cups) 1 pound ground beef 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce 1 teaspoon sugar ia teaspoon salt teaspoon garlic salt Vs teaspoon pepper package (8 ounces) cream Gazpacho Dressing 1 medium sized cucumber 1 cup yogurt 1 tablespoon white vinegar Vi teaspoon salt 1 small clove garlic minced 1 medium sized tomato i cup finely chopped onion Armour Star Speedy-Cut Ham What you see is what you get Balkar Chicken Kabobs 3 pounds boned broiler-fryer chicken thighs 2 cartons (8 ounces each) plain yogurt Vz cup lemon juice 3 teaspoons cumin 2 medium cloves garlic minced 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper To bone chicken thighs first cut along thin side joint to joint Next cut meat from one joint then pull or scrape meat from bone Third cut meat from other joint Combine yogurt lemon juice cumin garlic salt and pepper Combine with boned chicken thighs Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight Thread boned thighs on skewers Barbecue 15 minutes on rack about 4 inches above medium hot coals turning often Brush with yogurt marinade while barbecuing Makes 6 to 8 servings Celebration Salad Toss 1 head western iceberg lettuce Gazpacho Dressing 1 can fruit cocktail drained 1 whiteonion sliced and separated into rings Core rinse and thoroughly drain lettuce chill in plastic bag or crisper Prepare Gazpacho Dressing Pare cucumber and cut lengthwise into halves Discard seeds Cut into chunks Combine in electric blender with yogurt vinegar salt and garlic Process until pureed Blanch tomato peel and chop Stir tomato and onion into yogurt mixture Chill several hours or overnight for best flavor Makes 2z cups dressing Peachy Cream Dessert Cups 1 can (29 ounces) cling peach slices 1 envelope unflavored gelatin A cup peach syrup Add tomato sauce sugar salt garlic salt pepper and cooked noodles set aside Stir together cream cheese sour cream milk and onion In 2-quart casserole layer half of the ground beef-noodle mixture half of the cream cheese mixture all of the spinach then remaining beef-noodle mixture Cover and bake at 350 degrees 40 minutes or until bubbly Uncover and spread remaining cream cheese mixture on top sprinkle with cheese Bake 10 minutes longer to melt cheese Makes 6 servings $5 prize to: Nan Dixon Gran Valley This is a pie I remember from childhood My mother made it often for my dad who loved prunes any way they were served Combine sugar cornstarch nutmeg and salt in saucepan Gradually stir in beaten eggs and buttermilk Add prunes and cook stirring constantly until mixture thickens Boil 1 minute Pour into baked pie shell Chill well Serve with whipped cream Honorable Mentions to: Thelma Burnside Sacramento for Apple Crepes Mrs Esheim Citrus Heights for Japanese Pork Chops Jeanette Ann Green Modesto for Chicken Tropicale How to enter To enter the Recipe of the Week contest send zour entries to: Reader Recipe of the Week The Modesto Bee 1325 Street Modesto Calif 95354 Biscuit Taco Turnovers have special south-of-border tang Boneless Armour Star Ham goes a long way Because what you see is what you get ARMOUR What you see is boneless fully-cooked Armour Star Speedy-Cut Ham All ham No bone No thick covering of fat No gelatin to scrape away And no can And depending on how you slice it what you get Is a hearty baked ham dinner plus several ham sandwiches and even something left over for breakfast gpttdu-Cut HAM Armour Star Speedy-Cut Ham is available at these fine stores: KSSSSS cheddar cheese tablespoon taco or chili sauce can (lUA ounces) condensed chili beef soup can (10 ounces) refrigerated big flaky biscuits tablespoons margarine or butter melted cup crushed tortilla or corn chips cup meat mixture onto center of each biscuit Fold dough in half over filling press edges with fork to seal Dip or brush each with margarine Press both sides in crushed chips Place on ungreased cookie sheet Bake at 375 degrees 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown If desired serve with chopped lettuce Makes 10 sandwiches Tip: To reheat wrap loosely in foil heat at 375 degrees 12 to 15 minutes Onion Quiche is simple but good enough for guests New Deal Markets Richland Markets Food City Save Mart Big Bill Quin Liberty Markets Biscuit Taco Turnovers take inspiration from the popularity of Mexican food in this country The recipe calls for a filling of ground beef taco sauce and condensed chili soup which is spooned on circles of refrigerated biscuits The biscuit is folded over the filling to form a turnover and sealed Crushed tortilla or corn chips provide a crunchy outside coating Biscuit Taco Turnover Vi pound ground beef Vt tablespoons instant minced onionor V3CUP chopped onion Vs cup chopped tomato Vi cup (2 ounces) shredded Vt ARMOUR a Reach for quality Reach for the Stars Vi to 1 Vi teaspoon tarragon crumbled teaspoon salt Wheat Germ Pastry Shell cup grated montereyjack cheese cup chopped almonds Vi tender Stir in wheat germ and wine Beat egg with sour cream Add parsley tarragon and salt Combine with onion mixture Spoon Into baked shell Sprinkle with cheese and almonds Bake at 375 degrees 25 minutes or until set in center Sprinkle with additional chopped parsley if desired Makes 6 servings In frypan brown ground beef and onion drain Stir in tomato cheese taco sauce and chili beef soup Cool Separate biscuit dough into 10 biscuits On waxed paper press or roll each to a 5-inch circle Spoon about Vi Saute onion in butter 4 5 minutes or until to a very good thing indeed to have an excellent quiche recipe in your repertoire and this one is simple to make yet very special good enough for company menus For convenience the baked shell may be done hours ahead of time Half an hour or so before serving spoon in the tasty onion filling and bake One bite of this and your guests will think they are in a chic little French bistro! 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