"Scott W" wrote

Ok, here's a ream of possibles. Warning this is not a short post! I found
25 recipes on a simple search of my own catagory for ya for now.

Look 'Adaption:' for notes to adapt them as some of them in the raw recipe
have to be shifted for your use. Also, you will see meat in some of these,
but used more at the garnish level. If you look at the number of servings,
that will become apparent. You'll see things like 1/2 cup shrimp, but then
you'll see 4 servings or you'll see more shrimp but a note that it adapts
down to 1/2 cup with the rest being the same.

Quite a few will have notes on possible potassium levels but you don't have
the results yet for that test so I'll just annotate that best as I can. On
a few things, I do not know the potassium potential so mentioned that.

The sodium levels are acceptable if you use the Datu Puti brand but not if
you use kikkoman etc.

They are in the order from my MM database, so the first few are actually not
the main ones you'd be looking for <grin>. The 'serve with' suggestions you
will see, have NOT been looked at or commented on if they are acceptable,
just the base recipe and it's ingredients.

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Title: Carribean Crock
Categories: Crockpot, Caribbean, Xxcarol, Beans
Yield: 12 Servings

1 ea Bag 16 oz dry beans
3 ea Left over rib bones (knawed)
2 sm Onions, chopped
1/2 c Green onions, chopped
1 c Green beans, fresh! whole
1 tb Chinese 5 spice
2 qt Water, or 'to fill pot'

Simply delicious! If you love baked beans but cant take the sugar
levels, this is for you. The meat is optional but a nice touch. The
dried beans can be almost any type, but suggested a Kidney, red
beans, pink beans, pinto, black beans, or a mix of the above for a
true fiesta pot.

Just dump it all in and let it cook.

Optional additions a Pretty colored peppers added near the end of
the cooking cycle, fresh tomatos (Italian work best due to firmness),
ripe black olives (dont use green), pecans, whole grapes.

Serve this with thin toasted slices of baby bagels or a rye toast,
and just a hint of fine white cheese such as gryere or brie.

Nutritionally complete, low in fat, low in sodium pending on the
additions, suitable for diabetics and dieters.

From the kitchen of: xxcarol From: Carol Shenkenberger Date: 09-20-99
Recipes

Adaption- use 1/2 the amount of dried beans. For the meat bones, you can
use 2 small ox tail portions. These are sold precut and will have about
1.5 oz
meat and a center core of marrow. Feel free to add lots of green bell
pepper
as that works wonderful in this.

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Title: Xxcarol's Sock Stock (Fish)
Categories: Xxcarol, Soups, Low-fat, Japanese
Yield: 12 Servings

2 lg Cotton tube socks
3 lb Fish bones/heads/tails/fins
2 Sliced carrots
2 md Sliced onions
2 Sliced stalks celery
1 Bay leaf
2 Crushed garlic cloves
6 Peppercorns
1/2 ga Water (or more)

Ok, Socks! Yikes! What's she up to now? I aint eatin socks!

No dear. The socks are clean (never been worn) bought just for
holding delicate fishbones. I tuck as much as comfortably fits then
pin it closed and use it to make sure the bones dont get lost in the
food.

Now the stock above is a sample basic fish stock. How much water is
added depends on how strong you want it. I would start with 1/2
gallon. Many people also add a cup of white wine to this. Me, I add
shoyu (soy sauce) and chinese 5 spice or ginger. Frequently I add
seaweed shredded and then use this in place of my basic dashi.

From the kitchen of: xxcarol From: Carol Shenkenberger Date: 05 Sep
98 From: Greg Mayman Date: 08-10-00 Cooking

Adaption- not needed. If your wife likes fish, just save the heads and
tails etc. This one may not be optimal for daily use but should be
ok for special times. And no, you can use something other than 'socks'
such as a fine mesh bag or some cheesecloth <grin>.


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Title: Carol's Gizzard soup
Categories: Xxcarol, Low-fat, Soups, Diabetic, Chicken
Yield: 4 Servings

1 ea Set of gizzards from chicken
1 1/2 c Water
1 ts Cumin
1 ts Salt
1 ts Pepper
1 Dash tobasco

Ok, what to do with them gizzards ya got stowed away from all them
chickens ya cooked?

This one is flexible. I showed cumin this time, but chinese 5 spice,
or just about anything else will do. Ok, oregano would be awful but
you hopefully have the idea! Remove the skin and as much fat as
easily done then:

Toss it in the pot and boil it for 2 hours on low simmer. From: Carol
Shenkenberger Date: 01-16-00 Cooking

Adption not needed but explaining is. This is 1 neck, 1 liver, and one
'gizzard' from a small chicken. Make rice and put about 1/4 cup rice in a
bowl
then pour this over it. It's 4 servings of a small size or 2 healthy
ones.

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Title: Magic Leeks!
Categories: Appetizers, Diabetic, Low-fat, Vegetables, Xxcarol
Yield: 6 Servings

2 ea Whole bunches of leeks
1 tb Soy sauce (shoyu)
1 tb Worstershire sauce
Olive oil, light drizzle
1 ts Black pepper
1 ts Salt

Ok, chop them washed leeks up. Get all the dirt out. Now mix the
seasonings (sans oil) and put that in a reclosable baggie. Shake'em
up and down (or side to side if you prefer). Add a drizzle of olive
oil to a pan and either fry them tender, or bake at 350 degrees for
20 mins. Dont let them get cold or the magic leeks out!

Suitable as a side dish to anything that would be complemented by
onions. Nice little 'knosh' all by themselves on a late night for a
dieter.

From the kitchen of xxcarol From: Carol Shenkenberger Date: 05-22-01
Cooking

Adaption: I could not find potassium for leeks. Some greens are ok, kale
is
but do not know on leeks. Omit worstershire if the sodium is too high.
I'd check
my bottle for that but Don's napping and I cant get to the kitchen without
waking
him, sorry!

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Title: Soy Onions
Categories: Appetizers, Misc, Xxcarol
Yield: 4 Servings

2 lg Onions- vidalia preferred
2 tb Butter or olive oil
2 tb Shoyu or soy sauce

Melt butter and dot on cut onion. Cook in microwave 4 mins on
medium. Add soy sauce and let stand 3 mins then serve.

From: xxcarol

Note: this makes a fine side dish for most meals and is perfect for
almost any barbaque. It can also be made with 1/2 the fat/oil added
and still taste wonderful! From: Carol Shenkenberger Date: 05-27-00
Cooking

Adaption: Not needed but must use datu puti brand soy or one even lower.
Can use 1/2 the soy listed but most of it will 'leak out'. Use just olive
oil in
your case to reduce the milk proteins and other things in milk you are
supposed
to go easy on. Just not needed here so save your allotment for where it
counts.

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Title: Pan fried Gobo and Carrot, xxcarol
Categories: Xxcarol, Japan, Vegetables
Yield: 8 Servings

1/2 lb Gobo, peeled and slivered
1/2 lb Carrots, slivered
2 tb Cooking oil
2 tb Shoyu (Soy Sauce)
1 tb Sake
2 ts Toasted sesame seeds (opt)
Su water for soaking

Here's one thing I found to do with Gobo (Burdock Root). Peel and
slice the gobo into pencil like shavings, dropping those into 'su'
water right away to keep them fresh. (2-3 tablespoons vinigar to a
quart of water is su water). Chop the carrots to the same pencil
shavings, then heat oil and add both. Stir constantly over high heat
for 2-3 minutes then glaze them by adding the shoyu, mirin, and sake.
Continue to cook about 4 mins or so the place on a plate and garnish
with the sesame seeds.

From the kitchen of: xxcarol in Japan

Adaption: I could not find the potassium level of gobo (burdock root).
Sake is 'rice wine'. In this case, white rum or vodka will do. Can use
just
2 ts of the alcohol for good effect. Can omit the alcohol with fine but
different results.


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Title: Simmered Summer Squash
Categories: Xxcarol, Japan, Soups
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb Winter squash- Butternut
3 c Dashi or chicken stock
7 tb Sugar
1/4 c Lite soy sauce (Shoyu)

From my book on cooking in Japan, a winter winner! The picture shows
a lovely cut of the squash to look like a leaf in autumnal colors.

You cut the squash into shapes, removing all peel so they do not lose
their shape. Put the Dashi (or chicken stock if you prefer that over
dashi), and sugar in a pan and set to boil. Add the cut squash and
reduce to a simmer for about 7 minutes. Turn the squash pieces over,
then add the shoyu and continue cooking til all is tender.

Serve warm with some of the broth. Reserve the rest of the broth for
another meal.

From the Japan kitchen of: xxcarol, 26DEC2003

Adaption: humm, just noted the titel and ingredients dont really match.
Caution, winter squashes are listed as higher potassium but yellow summer
and zukes are ok. The soy sauce (Shoyu in Japanese) can be cut to 3/4 TB
and the sugar to 2 TB. Save the excess broth and use that for 1/2 your
rice water
next time. Lovely stuff.

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Title: Su Water
Categories: Xxcarol, Japan
Yield: 1 Servings

9 x Water
1 x Vinegar

Su water is a mix of vinegar and water, used in japan to tenderize
vegetables. 10-20% vinegar is added to water.

This refreshes vegetables or keeps freshly cut ones of a starchy
nature from turning brown/grey before cooking and while chopping the
rest.

From the kitchen of: xxcarol in japan

Adaption not needed, added only because of the gobo recipe using it

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Title: Xxcarol's Homemade Udon
Categories: Xxcarol, Japan, Pasta
Yield: 8 Servings

4 c All purpose flour, or wheat
1 ts Salt
1 ea Egg yolk

So simple! It has one more ingredient, cold water. These are the
home noodles of Japan and much of the orient.

Sift the flour and salt together into a large bowl then add the yolk
and enough water to make a stiff paste. Kneed this completely then
let sit for about 30 mins or so. Sprinkle a board and rolling pin
with more flour then roll it out thin as possible. Roll up the
flattened noodle and cut to long thin strips (about 8 to an inch). To
cook, just boil in salted water or in Japanese fish broth (called
Dashi).

To kick this up a tad, you can add some powdered wasabi to the flour,
about a teaspoon. This won't make them 'hot' or bitter, but add just
a tang.

From the Japan kitchen of: xxcarol, Sasebo Japan, 25May2003

Adaption: Not needed unless you know something I do not? I use the
premade stuff but it has more salt that way. These critters are fun to
make
with kids. You may want to see if you can use rice flour vice wheat.

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Title: Xxcarol's Japan Coleslaw
Categories: Salads, Xxcarol, Japan
Yield: 3 Servings

3 c Nappa cabbage, shredded
1 c Brussels sprouts
1/2 c Daikon radish; grated
1 lg Carrot; grated
1/2 c Celery
1/4 c Minced onion
3 tb Hot/Sweet Mustard or Mirin
5 tb Mayonnaise

I love coleslaw and here is a slight variation based on what is
available in Japan. Note you can make it with hot-sweet mustard or
Mirin.

Mix it all together after chopping the ingredients finely or grating
them. Let set for an hour so so to let it develop.

From the Sasebo Kitchen of: xxcarol

Adaption: Brussels and Nappa (chinese) cabbbage are both higher in
potassium
so if the tests say to reduce that, omit the brussels and use instead a
mix of regular
head cabbage in green and red (both on the ok list). Was unable to find
daikon
but radishes are listed as ok. Daikon is basically a very large radish.

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Title: Xxcarol's Sardine Snack Attack
Categories: Xxcarol, Japan, Seafood, Snacks
Yield: 1 Cup

1 c Dried sardines - niboshi
2 tb Shoyu (soy sauce)
1 tb Sake
1/2 ts Lemon juice

These little fellers are sold all over the place here in Sasebo! This
is the munchie of the pacific when one is tired of rice crackers.
Serve them with beer for a football game and watch'em disappear!

'Toast' the sardines in a good heavy dry skillet for a few seconds
then combine the rest and add it. Cook a few seconds longer until
the liquid is absorbed then serve.

Note: I actually use Mirin and omit the extra sugar and the lemon.

From the Sasebo Japan kitchen of: xxcarol

Adaption: Portion control. You can fast pan-fry up just a 3 TB amount
then
save it and use a few for garnish. Some prefer it without the sake and
thats fine.
For 3 TB niboshi, use 2 ts datu puti soy and whatever level of lemon you
like.

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Title: Xxcarols Japan 'Rice Soup'
Categories: Xxcarol, Soups, Japan
Yield: 16 Servings

2 qt Chicken stock
3 c Dry rice, calrose
1/2 c Chopped green onions
1/2 c Chopped bok choy (cabbage)
1/2 c Shrimp meats, deshelled
1/2 c Mussels or clams, deshelled
1/4 c Chopped squid
1/4 c Octopus chopped
1/2 c Shredded carrots
2 oz Shreaded dry nori (seaweed)
1 tb Dry parsley
1 ts Black pepper

I've had this many times here in Japan but cant find the recipe typed
up anyplace. It's very close though to 'congee'. To serve this
right, you need a metal or very thick pottery pot with a lid and
several small bowls to serve it out in to each person. Heat the pot
by filling with hot water from the sink, and place the cover over it.

Place all the ingredients in a soup pot and let boil for 10 mins, then
serve in the preheated dinner pot.

Add raw eggs to the dinner pot and let them cook in the liquid as you
serve dinner. How many is up to you, but 6 would be normal for a 12
person dish. As this is made to be served 8 people at a time, you'd
add 4 and next meal, another 4.

The meats are all pretty much precooked and all veggies are fine
chopped or shredded. The squid can be all just the left over
tentacles and that is actually perfect for using them up. If you do
not have octopus, use more squid. The reverse also works.

Excellent place for any leftover seafood type as long as it is deboned
first. Little balls of Kamaboko (fish paste) work really well here.
The key is lots of different things, not too much of any one.

Optional additions run into the hundreds but these are good ones:
Tofu in small cubes, mild white cheese added at the serving time
(small chunks that melt in the almost boiling serving dish as the raw
eggs cook), chili powder of choice at the serving table, edamame (soy
beans, fresh), spinich.

Serving suggestions: With hard crusty bread, hot tea, and fresh
cucumbers.

From the Japan kitchen of: xxcarol 23May2005

Adaption: Before you freak, note this is 1.5 cups of 'meats' in a 12 cup
or so
dish. You can adjust the types of meats but the recipe as listed is
'authentic'
as they always have lots of little bits of various things. The real
recipe when
made there can have as many as 30 different 'tid-bits'. The Bok Choy may
not be acceptable if the potassium tests show you need to keep that down.
Can be adapted to kale or regular head cabbage or a bit of both if the
bok choy isnt a good idea.

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Title: Xxcarol's simply kangkoon
Categories: Xxcarol, Vegetables, Japan
Yield: 2 Servings

1 lb Fresh kangkoon
2 c Chicken broth
2 ea Sqizzels Patis (Tiparos)
1/2 tb Spiced Vinegar
2 ea Whole peeled garlic cloves

This is a very time honoured way to fast make a side dish in a place
where normal dinner has at least 5 items. You cant after all, spend
30 mins on each of them or your family would starve!

One thing folks in the orient do, is 'spice' the boiling water for
veggies and there's an easy way to do this repeated here. It really
does make a difference so try it if you have not. The simplist
version will take a mere 2 mins.

Take 2 cups of chicken broth or mild dashi or if neither is handy,
can use 2 cups water and 2 chicken bullion cubes and place in pot.
Add the rest and simmer for at least 5 mins. Can be simmered longer
with no ill effect or just turn the heat off and place the pot to the
side in the hot broth so you can use the burner for something else
like a japanese housewife would do. She'd use 'kangkoon' which is a
spinach type tasting item not enough different from other types to be
notable this time. Use the leaves and not the hollow stems. (save
the stems for a soup).
American fusion addition: Add a dab of butter
to the serving.

From the Sasebo Japan kitchen of: xxcarol 8JUL2006

Adaption: Kangkoon is also called Kang Kong and a few other things. It's
hollow stemed asian spinach. Can use any other type of spinach.
Potassium
note again, spinach whe cooked isnt low potassium. For the broth, if the
chicken type is too high and you like the dashi, use that instead.


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Title: Carol's Baked Squash
Categories: Low-fat, Vegetables, Xxcarol
Yield: 4 Servings

4 ea Summer yellow squash
1/4 c Lowfat cottage cheese
1/4 c Tofu, soft
1 lg Onion, chopped rough
1 ea Carrot, chopped small
1 ea Green pepper, chopped pretty
1 ts Anise
Salt and pepper to taste

Ok, this isnt haute cuisine, but it's tasty and not high in calories.
Due to the other indredients being 'fat-free' the 1/4 cup cottage
cheese makes it high fat percentage, but actually a decent meal deal
on fats because that 1/4 cup is split 4 ways. Bake at 350 degrees
for about 1 hour.

An alternative to Anise as a spice is: Cumin, celery seeds, or
chinese 5 spice. You can omit all the spices if desired and serve
with a little bottle of tobasco sauce at the side.

Goes well with: Baked chicken, pork chops, or a simple cold boiled
shrimp dish.

From the kitchen of xxcarol

Adaption: Omit the tofu for you. It will be fine without it.

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Title: Curried Apples and Shrimp, xxcarol adapt
Categories: Seafood, Fruits, Shrimp, Xxcarol
Yield: 4 Servings

1 ea Med Onion, red, chopped fine
1/2 c Daikon, shred or fine chop
4 tb Butter or Margarine
2 ea Apples, sliced
3/4 ts Curry Powder
2 ts Flour
3/4 c Water
1 ea Chicken Bouillon Cube
3/4 lb Med Shrimp, shelled & cleane
1/4 ts Patis (optional)

Saute onion and daikon in butter for 2 minutes. Add apple slices and
saute another minute. Blend in curry and flour, add bouillon cube and
water, stirring until well blended. Add shrimp, cover and simmer for
3 minutes, or until shrimp in no longer translucent.

This is excellent alone as a side dish in a small bowl or served with
rice as part of a meal. Adapted from a nameless recipe in my MM
database, I optionally add a 'squizzle' of patis. Caution note, a
little goes a long way with patis so do not add too much especially
in this dish.

Optional additions: The origonal used celery in place of the
daikon.
A mild chile pepper would not be amiss.

From the Sasebo Japan kitchen of: xxcarol 29APR2006

Adaption: I've made this with as little as 1/2 cup shrimp bits or just
garnished it
with a few dried shrimp and a niboshi or 3 when I was out of shrimp. I'd
make
this without any shrimp then use just a few dried (shrimp or niboshi or
both) at
serving time. If dried shrimp or niboshi are hard to find or dont sound
like
something you'd like, this one takes well to just 1-2 'medium' (50-60
count)
frozen peeled shrimps minced up and on top as a garnish. Possibly a fine
dish
without any meat garnish but havent tried it that way. Patis reminder,
that was
the Tiparos brand. Most of the seafoody meat flavor comes from the patis.

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Title: Skillet Slaw for 2
Categories: Salads, Vegetables, Xxcarol
Yield: 3 Servings

1 sl Bacon
2 tb Onion, fine chopped
1 tb Vinigar
1 tb Water
1 1/2 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
ds Black pepper
2 c Cabbage, finely shredded
1 sm Apple, peeled and chopped
1/4 c Sour cream

Cook the bacon strip until crisp, and save the bacon drippings.
Remove
finished bacon and add the onions, cooking for about 2 mins.
Now add the vinegar, salt, water, pepper, sugar and bring to a boil.
Add the slaw and apples and toss to coat. Cook until the cabbage
wilts (about 6 mins). Stir in the sour cream and serve topped with
the crumbled bacon.

From the kitchen of: xxcarol

Adaption: Dont top with the crumbled bacon if you do not want to but pass
it
to your poor meat starved wife <g>. Check on the sour cream, might be
higher
than you are supposed to use but seems with 3 servings it might be 'ok
levels'.

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Title: Xxcarol's Fast-n-Dirty Rice
Categories: Xxcarol, Rice, Seafood, Diabetic
Yield: 8 Servings

2 c Dry medium grain rice
4 1/2 c Water
1 tb Blackened pepper seasoning
1/2 c Chopped raw squid
1/2 c Shredded cabbage (not packed

This is a simple timesaver for those of us used to making rice all
the time in a ricemaker, and looking for a little variation. It is
not 'classic' dirty-rice.

Vary the amount of water and rice according to your rice maker's
directions. The rice type should be a medium grain 'sticky rice' like
Calrose or an aromatic like Basmati.

The blackened-pepper seasoning should be mostly spice (IE: little
salt or salt free). There are many variations on this spice and they
all work well. If you do not have a mix handy, use 1/2 TB black
ground pepper and 1/2 TB mixed 'anything else you like to make up 1/2
TB'. Comino seeds, chinese 5 spice, and a bit of garlic powder are
good choices for that.

On the chopped squid, make it small bits no bigger than 2 times the
size of your thumbnail and no smaller than a thumbnail. If you also
have some catfish or pink snapper, add 1/4 cup of roughly 1 inch
cubes.

The cabbage is optional and there mosty for making it look 'pretty'.
Strips of bok choy or KangKoon work well, but any type will do. Dont
add more than 1/2 cup loosely packed. You can also mince up a single
brussel sprout and hit this dish perfectly.

Place it all in the rice maker, stir a bit to mix, and turn it on.
Depending on your rice maker, 10-15 mins later it's ready to serve.

Serving suggestions: This is a basic 'go with' dish that is fast and
easy. Excellent to add a scoup to a bowl then pour gumbo soup over
it. Also, makes a really good rice bed to place a fast
butter-pan-fried fish on. It is low-sodium, low-fat, and low-cal.
Leftovers are perfect for 'fried rice'.

From the Sasebo Japan kitchen of: xxcarol 18SEP2005

Adaption: None needed except dont use the option to up the fish over 1/2
cup.

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Title: Xxcarol's Fried Rice
Categories: Xxcarol, Rice
Yield: 2 Servings

2 c Leftover sticky rice
2 tb Butter
3 tb Olive oil
3/4 c Chopped broccoli
1/2 c Chopped califlower
2 ts Patis

This is a fast fix with much variation possible. I make this very
rarely so MM'd this one based on what I had handy. We had a big
lunch with a good 9oz each of seafoods. The rice was the leftover
parts mixed with a bit of shrimp that was used to stuff a squid. I
wasnt even remotely hungry yet again, when the 'child alarm' went
off. (Mom, whats for dinner? ARGH!).

So, I looked in the fridge and what did I see? A container of rice
with shrimp bits galore! I spied also a platter of veggies, about to
expire, and so the meal was about to be true epicure!

Toss the butter in a frying pan, with the oil and the veggies, and
then grab the leftover rice and dump it in. Sprinkle Patis (fish
sauce) and if you like, just before done, add a raw egg and stir it
in.

This version isnt meant to be cooked til 'starting to brown' but is a
very fast 4 mins max meal. Ok, I'm guilty. There's a 'Walking with
Dinosaurs' show about to start that I havent seen yet! We both wanna
watch it.

Optional additions: Millions in other recipes, but for this butter
mix think of black olives, butter beans, green beans as perfect.

Serve with: Iced Tea, Apple juice, or if a kid 'milk rulz'!

From the Sasebo kitchen of: xxcarol 11Sep2005

Adaption: None needed except USA tastebuds may not want that much
patis (Tiparos brand). Try 1/2 ts for the fist batch then taste test.

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Title: Xxcarol's Hawaiian Eggplant
Categories: Hawaii, Vegetables, Sausage, Xxcarol
Yield: 4 Servings

1 Japanese eggplant
Filling:
Hawaiian hard dime sausage
Maui Onion
Bok Choy or mild kimchee

1 'Japanese' eggplant, sliced longways and center scouped out to leave
enough room for the filling. The eggplant was steamed and the peel
left on. Similar effect to a baked potato in that the center was
filled and you ate the flesh unside leaving a hollow shell.

Filling: Hawaiian 'hard dime sausage' (Probably Philipeno? Very
hard when cooked, little oil). About 2 oz was cooked then minced
finely. That was mixed with about the same amount of Maui Onion
(Hawaii sweet). The cavity of the eggplant was layers with a choice
of either steamed Bok Choy or mild kimchee (customer chose which)
then the meat mix was piled ontop. (Another version used sashimi Ahi
in place of the sasuage).

It was served with a choice of 3 of the following (customer choice):
Pickled veggies, rice, Poi (Plain or a fancy one I cant begin to
describe but was *perfect*), mini-veggie-dim-sum, Dashi with noodles
and tofu, fried tofu, Ono-fish cakes.

The servings were perfect sized to make a nice lunch without being a
'heavy' meal.

Best version?

The one with the sashimi Ahi, Fancy Poi, Dashi with noodles
(Alimentary paste type- Udon), pickled veggies. Ono-licious Bra!

The meal would start with the Poi, while the rest was fixed.If you
finished the Poi before the rest was ready, the soup would be served
but normally the rest came all at once (just as you eat the last of
the Poi).

Dessert? Fresh fruit slices. 'Came with' and was seasonal. Mango,
Pinapple, Papaya, or this wierd nut and smashed bannana thing that
looked awful but tasted good! oh, and fresh coconut. From: Carol
Shenkenberger Date: 07 May 00

Adaption: use only garnish levels of a sausage here if using any. 2
slices of
pepperoni will do just fine.

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Title: Xxcarol's Japan Cholula Rice
Categories: Xxcarol, Fusion
Yield: 8 Servings

1 c Medium grain rice, calrose
2 1/2 c Water
2 ds Cholula hot sauce

Cholula Hot Sauce is a mildish one from Mexico, with a distinctive
round wodden ball shaped top. It's not tobasco but is normally sold
in the same area. It lacks the vinigar base in any notable way that
gives the tang of vinigar to so many hot sauces, but instead has a
deeper richer chile roast flavor. Excellent for cooking, it retains
it's flavor well.

Fusion cookery in Japan, lead to this being a preferred brand at the
local Sasebo commisary.

One excellent use is to flavor rice making water. Just add 2 dashes
to the water and cook as normal in your ricemaker. If you want a
milder product try just one dash then serve extra in the bottle at
the table. You can also add butter to the rice at the table and the
flavors will match well.

From the Fusion Sasebo Japan kitch of: xxcarol 4June2003

Adaption: None needed but check the rice type. Calrose may have more
protein than long grain American types.

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Title: Xxcarol's Neck-O-Love
Categories: Xxcarol, Soups
Yield: 4 Servings

2 ea Chicken necks, skinned
7 ea Chopped chicken kidneys
1 ea Japanese green bell pepper
1 ea Japanese red bell pepper
1 ea Small onion, sliced fine
2 lg Garlic cloves, sliced small
4 c Water
1 ds Poulty seasoning
1 ds Cumin seasoning

It's a cloudy rainy day here in Sasebo, so what would be more natural
than a pot of soup? The fixings are adaptable and easily obtained
although finding 'chicken necks' may require a local Asian Grocery
for some parts of the world where they arent sold commonly. Of
course, you can save them up from whole dressed chickens where they
usually are in a bag inside!

The Japanese Bell Peppers, red and green, are just a stronger flavored
version than seen in the USA supermarket but you should be able to
substitute those from your area with pretty much the same effect.
Chop all the ingredients except the chicken necks, and add it all to
the pot.

Simmer for about 2 hours and add salt/black pepper to taste. Remove
the necks and either place 1/2 of one in each bowl, or pick the meat
off and return to the pot, discarding any bones.

Serving suggestion: This one does well with a lite green leafy salad
with a little olive oil and a sprinkle of grated Romano cheese. If
you can find Mochi (rice-flour based crackers), serve to the side
with the soup.

From the Sasebo Kitchen of: xxcarol, 14JUNE2003

Adaption: Change this to 4 gizzards, small ones versus the 7 kidneys.
Consider
making it 2 gizzards and cutting them in half .

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Title: Xxcarol's Refined Pancit
Categories: Xxcarol, Philippeno
Yield: 6 Servings

1/2 c Chopped cabbage, bok choy
1/2 c Baby carrots
1/2 c Chopped green bell pepper
1/2 c Chopped broccoli bits
4 c Water
1 ea Pack Pancit seasoning
8 oz Dry pancit noodles (wheat)
6 ea Large shrimp, shelled

Oh my! I make pancit all the time. This rendition is one that is
easy to make in the average American/Canadian kitchen. To me, this
is 'outastuff cooking' if you know what I mean. It uses just a bit
of everything.

Chop up all the veggies (feel free to add more!). The cabbage is more
authentic if Bok Choy but it can be Nappa or just normal 'head
cabbage'. b The bell pepper doesnt have to be green. In fact, a
yellow or red would look better. The carrots do not have to be baby,
just chop them up small if not using whole baby carrots.

Cant find Pancit seasoning? Its a mix of garlic salt, black pepper,
a bit of a mild chile powder, and soy sauce. Take about 1/3 cup soy
sauce and add about 1 teaspoon of the other spices each, and you will
be close enough. When I make my own, I add some oyster sauce but
that isnt essential.

The noodles are those hard dry brown thickish looking ones as opposed
to the thin white ones that look like (and are sometimes labeled as)
'angel hair' or 'glass noodles'. These are the more substantial
ones. The recipe will not work right with the glass type as they do
not absorb enough water.

A side note, the noodle pack will tell you to soak them first. Do not
bother with this version.

Put all but the noodles into a pan that is low and wide and flat. A
big cast iron skillet will do. This is a big recipe so cut down the
size to fit the pan if you have only a little 9 inch skillet with a 2
inch high rim.

Set this to boil for about 5 mins, then add the dry noodles and turn
the heat off. About 5 mins later, stir it then add 1-2 TB oil if
desired.

Optional additions: Pancit is like soup. Anything can go in there!

From the Sasebo kitchen of: xxcarol 23NOV2003

Adaption: If wheat is ok (didnt see that listed either way) then this
will be fine
but again, waiting for potassium results you may want to use head cabbage
vs
the bok choy. If you like kale, try 50/50 head cabbage and kale here.
For the
seasoning packet, you will have to skip it and make your own. Adapt that
though
to garlic powder vs salt and use 1/4 cup datu puti soy and enough water to
that to
make up to 1/3 cup. This makes 6 HUGE servings. You are apt to get 12
out of it.

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Title: Xxcarol's Thanksgiving Stuffing
Categories: Xxcarol, Stuffing, Holiday
Yield: 10 Servings

8 c Shredded bread
1 ea Stick butter
1/2 c Fine chopped white onion
6 oz Chopped clams with juice
1 tb Dried parsley
1/2 tb Dried ground sage
1 ts Dried poultry seasoning mix
1 ts Dried oregano flakes
1 ts Black fresh ground pepper
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1/2 ts Celery seed
4 oz Can mushrooms with juice

Now and again I like to make stuffing even though it's not a mainstay
in our home. Thanksgiving though just mandates it! Since I was out
of my usual bagged pepperidge farm which i dress up just a bit, Don
and I decided to have fun and make it from scratch this time.

We started with making a loaf of bread thats 2 cups wheat and 1 cup
white flour based and added plenty of sage and majorum. This was
meant to be a dense bread for tearing up into stuffing cubes and it
came out just right even though Don accidently turned the breadmaker
off just after the second kneeding (grin!). I turned it out onto a
pan and baked it in the oven for a longish flat loaf which we then
sliced and tore up by hand into smallish cubes, crust and all. To
this I added 4 slices of leftover normal store bought white bread.
Charlotte and I tore up the bread last night and left it spread out
on a pan in a cold oven to dry out a bit.

This morning we melted a stick of butter and added the minced onion,
can of mushrooms, and can of clams (with juice from the cans). This
was heated just enough to melt and left on the lowest heat setting
while we prepared the crumbs. The dry spices were all mixed together
in a small tea cup and then we took a handful of the bread cubes and
layered the spices over it, adding in bits til all was spiced fairly
evenly. Then the butter mix was poured over it all and stirred by
hand.

The 14 lb Turkey took about 6-7 cups of stuffing. As this recipe isnt
really 'exact' in measurements I had almost 2 cups left over which we
were going to freeze but ended up donating to a neighbor who just
moved in and had no stuffing.

Smells divine!

Optional additions/variations: Add 1/4 cup or so of sliced black
olives, use chicken broth for 1/2 the butter to reduce the fat.

From the Sasebo Japan kitchen of: xxcarol 24November2005

Adaption: You can make this without the clams. It's a bit high in butter
but
pretty sure you can use 3 TB butter, 3 TB olive oil, and 2 TB water with
good
effect. I know I've done something close to that when I was low on
butter.


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Title: Xxcarol's Crockpot Baked Apples
Categories: Crockpot, Fruits, Desserts, Xxcarol
Yield: 4 Servings

Apples, (cored if it matters
To you)
Butter
Brown sugar

Wrap in foil, and bake on low for 8 hours. Add a dabblit of butter
and brown sugar when you serve them (cut in half when serving and use
a spoon to core and use that dip for the butter and brown sugar).

xxcarol From: Carol Shenkenberger Date: 06 Jul 98

Adaption: None needed. You are allowed (and should) have 1 apple a day
from what I read.

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Title: Xxcarol's Tangoing Turnips
Categories: Xxcarol, Crockpot, Soups, Diabetic
Yield: 16 Servings

5 c Largish turnips, chopped
2 c Chopped daikon
1/3 c Diced salt 'fat back'
1 ea Bannana chile pepper (mild)
1 1/2 c Bok Choy bits, whites mostly
2 ea 16oz cans diced tomatoes
4 tb Osem chicken consomme
2 ea Cloves garlic, minced
Water to cover plus 1 inch

Yet again I find myself with some 'still live but barely' vegetables
to use up so one more 'leftover madness' recipe is born!

The Turnips are peeled then chopped into big hearty bites. I estimate
5-5.5 cups of turnips in there.

The chile is a mild bannana pepper type and was left whole except for
cutting off the stem end. The daikon is cut roughly to frenchfry
shapes (homestyle big ones). The cans are standard 14.5 oz Contadina
for one and the other was a stray local store brand called 'So Good'
(even lower sodium than contadina and I plan to get more of these at
Dollar Store as they really ARE 'So Good'). Peel and mince the
garlic fairly fine. Rough chop the salt back (pork belly or back) to
1/4 inch thick 1x1 squares and dump them in.

Set the crockpot on high for once for this one as the veggies work
better in this type of dish. Your cooking time is about 8 hours and
can be left on 'warm' mode for 2 days though the daikon will not
remain 'crisp' that long.

Anything else you have leftover, potentially goes in this dish. In
our case at the time of cooking, about 3oz gently knawed pork loin
ended up in there (we arent feeding guests with this one so thats ok
by us). I could see carrots in there easy. Leftover raw frozen
pumpkin or other winter squashes will do well in this but add a
sweetness so consider omiting the garlic if adding them.

Serving suggestions: Fresh crunchy crusty bread will be a winner.
Sliced cheese plate. Sliced pears and/or green crisp tart apples
with a dusting of 5spice or nutmeg and a drizzle of warmed honey (for
non diabetics).

From the VB kitchen of: xxcarol 13DEC2007

Adaption: Almost didnt add this one. If you are after testing, having to
watch your potassium closely, this one aint really adaptable. Rutabegas
are on the high potassium list but didnt see turnips listed either way.

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Wow, ok, I'm done for now <g>. Granted I cook pretty 'asian' so this ream
might seem a bit odd, but after reading up on your needs, most of my own
cookery turned out to be pretty easy to adapt over.