Directions: Lightly coat a 13″”x9″” pan with cooking spray. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 3/4 cup sugar. Add 1/2 cup softened butter, milk and eggs. Beat at medium speed 4 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan. Place plums on top, cut side up, pushing down slightly […]

Directions: Combine the salsa ingredients at least several hours or as long as 2 days before serving; cover and refrigerate. Excellent with tortilla chips or as a topping for salmon or chicken breast. Ingredients: 2 cups chopped fresh pineapple (1/2 medium pineapple) 1 ½ cups peeled, chopped, fresh mango (1 medium mango) ½ cup finely […]

Directions: Boil green beans until tender-crisp, place in a bowl. Combine all other ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil. Pour over beans, cover bowl and let marinate in refrigerator for 8 hours. Ingredients: 2 c green beans 2 c water 2 c cider vinegar 2 Tbsp sugar 4 tsp dill seed, crushed 2 […]

Directions: In a heavy saucepan cook the onion, garlic, ginger root, carrot, celery, and thyme in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until onion is softened. Add parsnips and broth, bring the liquid to a boil, and simmer the mixture, covered, for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are very tender. Purée the soup […]

Directions: Combine the parsley, cilantro, garlic, and olive oil in a food processor and process for about 25 seconds. Add the lemon juice. Process for 15 seconds. Rub the marinade over the surface of fish, shrimp or chicken and refrigerate, the fish or shrimp for 30 minutes, and the chicken for several hours or overnight. […]