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Monday, September 13, 2004

Best of the Web: Pfaltzgraff.com

I was looking for cheap "clearance" dinnerware recently, for upcoming food photography (yes, MacGourmet will feature original food photography for recipes created and posted here) and found the Pfaltzgraff.com website. While browsing the Pfaltzgraff Clearance Areawhich I highly recommend checking out BTW (shameless plug, we are an affiliate, so if you buy though us, you help support MacGourmet.com), I came across their recipe section. It features what look like some really good selections. Here are some from their site:

Avocado/Cucumber Soup
1 small red onion, very thinly sliced
3 Tbsp. white vinegar
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. Canola oil
1/3 cup chopped shallots
1 English cucumber, unpeeled and sliced
3 cups chicken broth
2 avocados, pitted, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

In small bowl, combine onion, vinegar, sugar and salt. Let stand while preparing soup. In large sauce pan with Canola oil, sauté shallots until translucent. Add cucumber and broth. Simmer 15 minutes until cucumber is tender. Add avocados and lemon juice. Remove from heat and puree in batches in blender. In clean pot, heat thoroughly and season to taste. Top each serving with pickled onions. Makes 4 servings.
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Brandied Pumpkin Soup
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 tsp. each ground ginger and nutmeg
3-1/2 cups chicken broth
3 cups canned pumpkin
1 cup half-and-half
2 Tbsp. brandy
Salt and pepper to taste
Crouton Garnish

In saucepan, cook onion in melted butter until transparent Blend in spices and broth. Bring to a boil. Blend in pumpkin and half-and-half. Reduce heat. Stir occasionally until soup is hot. Stir in brandy. Season to taste. Garnish with croutons. Makes 2 quarts.
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Monica’s Apple Cran-nut Pie
Monica Schenk, Naples, NY

5 cups prepared apples (peeled and sliced)
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
chopped walnuts (optional)
2 Tbsp. butter
Pastry for two pie crusts

Preheat oven to 400º. Combine all ingredients, except pastry and butter, in a large mixing bowl; mix well. Place pie bird in center of the pastry-lined Perfect Pie Plate, fill plate around bird with the apple cranberry mixture dot with butter. Moisten edges of bottom crust, cut a 3-inch slit in top crust. Lay over filled pie plate with slit over pie bird. Head and beak will be peaking through crust! Seal edges and pinch. Bake 1 hour or until golden brown and apples are done. Cover edges with foil if they begin to brown too quickly.
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Tomato Florentine Soup
1/3 cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup baby spinach, snipped

In saucepan, sauté onion and garlic in oil. Add remaining ingredients. Heat thoroughly and until spinach is wilted. 2-3 servings.
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Ham and Swiss Boli
1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
2 Tbsp. mustard
1/2 lb. cooked ham, chopped
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1/4 cup diced pimiento
1/4 cup diced dill pickle
1 egg, beaten

On floured surface, roll dough to rectangle. Transfer to greased baking sheet. Over center third of dough, spread mustard and place ham, cheese, pimiento and pickle. With scissors or sharp knife, make cuts 1-inch apart along sides of filling. Alternating sides, fold strips at an angle across filling. Cover loaf. Let rest 20 minutes. Brush with egg. Bake at 375º for 35 minutes.
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For more great Pfaltzgraff.com recipes, visit their recipe archive.

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2 Comments:

At 9/14/2004 5:08 PM, Anonymous said...: I got an error message when dragging the image to MacGourmet. It said there was a problem with the import format. The other recipes imported just fine.
At 9/14/2004 7:20 PM, Michael said...: Thanks. The Avocado/Cucumber Soup file had a bad link. It's been fixed now.