The recipes begin with Appetizers and Beverages which consist of brie & mango quesadillas, asparagus & mushroom tostadas, avocado wraps, polenta squares, bacon-cheese bites, creamy caviar, a chutney cheese spread, Texas caviar, plus peanut butter martinis, almond tea, hot buttered rum and the Texas twister (pineapple juice, OJ, rum, creme de banana, Galliano and cranberry juice. We then move onto Breads and Breakfast which offers an almond apricot coffee cake, lemon muffins, onion-cheese bread, orange rolls, baked blueberry pecan French toast, a ham & asparagus breakfast casserole. chili cheese grits and a hash brown quiche.
Up next are Soups and Salads which include a squash & poblano chili soup, wild mushroom bisque, Chinese chicken soup, a chilled marinated shrimp soup, mandarin spinach salad, field greens with spicy pecans, a chicken Gorgonzola salad, a rice salad with lemon dressing, oriental cabbage slaw and an olive pasta salad, followed by Main Dishes which serves up a BBQ brisket, rosemary garlic beef tenderloin, stuffed flank steak, Texas ribs, salsa cheeseburgers, slow cooker enchiladas, beef & pork green chili, lamb shish kabobs, ham stuffed manicotti, tandoori chicken, savory crescent chicken squares, Cajun fried turkey, salmon quiche, fish tacos and sesame orange shrimp.
There are a few Vegetables and Sides ~ hazelnut Parmesan asparagus, root beer baked beans, cider scalloped potatoes, whipped sweet potatoes & carrots, green chilie hominy and spicy Monterrey rice, followed by Desserts which doles out a sopapilla cheesecake, coffee angel food cake with coffee frosting, a nutmeg chiffon cake, a Kahlua cake, southern bourbon balls, pralines, toffee, German chocolate brownies, butterscotch bars, a tart cherry pie, apple dumplings, chocolate creme brulee, elmon velvet ice cream dn a frozen coffee tiramisu.
Some of the options in Classic Cuisine are Parmesan crisps, roast beef with horseradish sauce, a lobster stuffed beef tenderloin, seafood au gratin, oatmeal cake and English toffee cookies, while International Flair dishes out German beef stew, sauerkraut goulash, stuffed grape leaves, baklava, lasagna and hazelnut biscotti.
Today's Kitchen Cookbook, published in 2005. Recipes were compiled from guest chefs, celebrities and the hosts of the Today Show.
Simple, Healthy and Quick is the first chapter and features Katie's (Couric) lemon chicken, baked goat cheese, orzo salad, taco salad with chicken & white beans, a kitchen sink pasta salad (bow-tie pasta, brocolli, grape tomatoes, chickpeas, artichokes and olives), Mediterranean veggie wraps, swordfish with olive oil, lemon & parsley, blackened shrimp with pomegranate orange salsa, a triple berry pudding, old fashioned vanilla bread pudding, lemon raspberry cookies and strawberry sherbet. For Gourmet Feasts, we are offered chilled yellow soup, black cod with miso, squid pasta, paella, chicken satay, lamb stew, rosemary braised veal shanks, polka dot cheesecake, creme brulee and almond amaretto waffles.
Moving onto Casual Cuisine, we encounter Al's (Roker) chili, watermelon gazpacho, black eyed pea rice pilaf, corny salmon cakes, braised red snapper, shrimp teriyaki noodles, Kansas City sweet & smoky ribs, beer can chicken, spit roasted lamb, chocolate cherry trifle, maple glazed bananas and espresso chocolate walnut brownies, while Family Gatherings trots out Ann's (Curry) sugar cookies, baked sweet potato grain, a cold potato salad, pork tenderloin with mango salsa & blackberry syrup, perfect roast chicken, meatball lasagna, country plum cake, caramel cake peppermint ice cream and a Mexican banana split (made with churros).
The last chapter is filled with Holiday Menus ~ for a New Year's Day breakfast the fare includes a champagne Campari cocktail, potato leek pancakes and salmon scrambled eggs, while the Valentine's Sweetheart dinner rolls out Italian wedding soup, grilled pizza Margherita and blood orange panna cotta. To celebrate a 4th of July picnic, there is fresh corn salad, a grilled salmon salad, fresh lemonade and coconut cupcakes, with a Thanksgiving Feast dishing out mozzarella & squash skewers, stuffing and roast turkey.
We end the recipes with a Holiday Dinner menu (Italian Style) ~ seasoned bread crumb shrimp scampi, veal cutlets Milano (recipe by Frank Sinatra) and zeppoles (doughnuts).
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