Appetizers and Beverages
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Finadene
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Banana-Lumpia
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Cheese Balls
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Finadene
By: Ligaya Owen
Ingredients:
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Equal parts of white vinegar and kikoman soy sauce
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3-4 green or 1/2 Ed yellow onions, diced
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crushed red pepper to taste
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1 lemon sliced lengthwise
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Preparations:
Using a glass jar (don't use a plastic one or the vinegar will ruin
it) mix the above ingredients together.
Squeeze the lemon juice into the mixture and put the lemon in the
jar. Let stand for at least 20 minutes before using on rice or meat.
Refrigerate it, if there's any left! |
Banana Lumpia
By: Tina
Ingredients:
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10 to 12 ripe bananas (Manila)
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sugar
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1 pkg. Lumpia wrappers
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1 egg, beaten
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Preparations:
Peel and slice bananas into half. Place a banana slice on a
lumpia wrapper and sprinkle with sugar.
Roll end once and then fold left and right side toward center and
then continue to roll. At the end, brush with egg and seal.
Heat oil and deep fry until golden brown. |
Lumpia
By: Tina
Ingredients:
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1 lb. ground beef
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2 Tbs. soy sauce
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½ c. carrots, diced or sliced
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1 pkg. Lumpia wrapper
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½ c. celery, diced
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2 to 3 cloves garlic, diced
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¼ c. onions, diced
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salt and black pepper to your taste
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1 egg, beaten
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Preparations:
Sauté ground beef, onions, garlic, soy sauce and salt and
black pepper to taste. Remove from heat and mix in carrots and celery.
Take 1 lumpia wrapper and place about a tablespoon of ground
mixture. Roll one end once and fold right and left sides towards
center and continue to roll end. At end brush egg to seal the lumpia.
Heat oil and deep fry until golden brown.
May be frozen for later use. |
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Pasta Sauce
Ingredients:
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2 tbs. oregano
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1 canned (plum) tomato
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3 cloves garlic
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2 tbs. olive oil
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0.5 tsp. honey
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Preparations:
Sauté garlic in a skillet with olive oil until they are brown
at medium heat. Reduce heat and add tomatoes, oregano and bay leaves.
Let it simmer until sauce is thick. Add honey to reduce acidity.
Serve on top of pasta. |
Cheese Balls
By: Severa T. Salas
Ingredients:
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2 8 oz cream cheese
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3 jalapeno peppers (chopped)
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2stalks green onions (chopped)
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garlic to taste
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chopped walnuts
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Preparations:
Mix creame cheese, chopped peppers, chopped green onions and garlic
salt together.
Place chopped walnuts on plate. Form cheese into a ball and roll
on walnuts.
Refrigerate before serving. Serve with Toll House crackers or any
crackers. |
Coconut Cheeseballs--Simple stuff!
By: JoAnn Zarling
Ingredients:
Cream Cheese - two or three 8 oz. pkg- soften freshly grated
coconut.
Toothpicks |
Preparation:
Soften a package or two or three of cream cheese (regular or "lite"),
roll teaspoonfuls into balls, and roll in freshly grated coconut. Stick
a toothpick in them. Oh boy, are they good! |
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