Munchin' at the Mosaic, Recipes from the Ancients Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

Let's get communal and share our favorite recipes..

Mmmm -I'm feeling quite hungry already!  :p    :kungfu:  :love:    

Here goes the start... please add on...
~Cleo

For the 1/2 Hungarian blood in me:

Hungarian Goulash Soup

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 pound top round beef, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1-1/2 cups chopped onions
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons paprika
3 tablespoons tomato paste
4 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) chicken broth, plus enough water to equal 8 cans
1 can (14 oz.) whole tomatoes drained and chopped, juice reserved
4 potatoes, peeled and grated
4 large carrots, diced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds, crushed
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup sour cream

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef and brown on all sides, 5 minutes. Transfer to plate with slotted spoon; set aside.
2. Add onions and garlic and cook, 5 minutes. Add beef, flour, and paprika; cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Stir in tomato paste until smooth. Add chicken broth and water, tomatoes, and reserved juice, potatoes, carrots, bay leaf, marjoram, caraway seeds, and pepper. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until beef is just tender and vegetables are cooked through, 45 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Top each serving with sour cream. Makes 14 cups.

CHEERS!

[Nefertiti]

Well, Cleo!

That sounds yummy but not as yummy as this!  Of course, this is MY SECRET recipe so I'll have to kill you after you read this!  :D  :p

Big Surprise -

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened a bit
1 overflowing teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 3/4 - 3 cups all purpose flour
12 oz. package chocolate chips
Nuts if you want 'em

Mix sugars and butter at medium speed in large bowl until light and creamy.  (This takes a few minutes.)  

Add eggs and vanilla - be generous! and mix at medium speed until well blended.

Add salt and baking soda.  I sprinkle both evenly over the dough so they get mixed in thoroughly.  Nothing worse than a salty bite of cookie! :O Stir in at medium speed.

Next, mix in flour at low speed, 1/2 cup at a time until you get the consistency you prefer.  (I don't like runny or crunchy cookies. I like mine full bodied!   )

Stir in chocolate chips and nuts, if you're in a nutty mood.

Drop teaspoon size globs of dough on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 10 minutes.  This may vary depending on how your oven bakes and what type of cookie sheet you use. You may want to check after 8 minutes.

Let cool for a minute or two so you don't burn your tongue then scarf 'em down!  Don't forget, you can always lick your fingers as you go along and I won't tell if you eat the dough!

Okay, now that you have this top secret info, you must die!    

Big Better than Mrs. Field's Cookie Hugs,
Nef