Baked Honey Tomatoes

March 11, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Easy, Easy Vegetable Recipes, New Recipe, New Vegetable Recipes, Side Dish

Ingredients to make Baked Honey Tomatoes

8 Tomatoes, medium
1/2 c bread crumbs, fresh, coarse
2 ts Salt
2 ts Pepper
1 ts Tarragon, dried
4 ts Honey
4 ts Butter

Directions to make Baked Honey Tomatoes

Step 1:Preheat oven to 350F. Slice off stem ends of tomatoes and carefully scrape out seeds. Place open side up in buttered baking dish.

Step 2:Mix bread crumbs, salt, pepper and tarragon. Drizzle honey over tomatoes, rubbing it down into cavities. Sprinkle tomatoes with crumb mixture and dot with butter.

Step 3:Bake uncovered for 30 minutes, till tomato skins begin to wrinkle. Place under broiler for another 5 minutes or till crumbs begin to brown.

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Tags: Bread Crumbs, Butter, Honey, Quick, Simple, Spice, Sweet, Tarragon, Tomato, Veg, Vegetarian

Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Soup

January 14, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Appetizer, Buffet, Easy, Easy Vegetable Recipes, New Recipe, New Vegetable Recipes, Side Dish, Soup, Starter

Ingredients to make Vegetarian Sweet & Sour Soup

3 oz Olive oil
7 oz Onion, chopped
10 1/2 oz Cabbage,chopped
10 1/2 oz tomatoes, chopped
1 pt Water
3 1/4 oz Lemon juice
4 tb Honey
3 1/4 oz Orange juice
1 oz Tofu balls

Directions to make Vegetarian Sweet & Sour Soup

Step 1:Heat oil & saute onions till translucent. Add cabbage & saute 5 minutes more. Add tomatoes, water, lemon juice, honey & simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt & pepper & remove from heat. Let Cool.

Step 2:Pour soup into food processor & puree to a smooth consistency. Refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours. Before serving, blend soup with orange juice. Place tofu balls in a dish & pour soup over the top. Garnish with julienned cabbage & chervil leaves.

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Tags: Cabbage, Chilled, Citrus, healthy, Homemade, Honey, Lemon, Lunch, Onion, Orange Juice, Quick, Simple, Tofu Balls, Tomato, Veg, Vegetarian

Cranberry Filled Acorn Squash

November 18, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Vegetable Recipes, Microwave, New Recipe, New Vegetable Recipes, Side Dish

Ingredients to make Cranberry Filled Acorn Squash

4 small acorn squash
8 tablespoons butter, or margarine
8 tablespoons honey
16 ounces whole-berry cranberry sauce
Salt

Directions to make Cranberry Filled Acorn Squash

Step 1:Wash and dry squash. Place squash in microwave Oven and heat, uncovered, 15 minutes or until they feel soft to the touch. Let stand 5 minutes.

Step 2:Cut in half and remove seeds. Sprinkle with salt. Place 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of honey in each half. Heat, uncovered, in microwave oven for 4 minutes or until butter has melted. With a brush or spoon, spread honey-butter mixture over cut surfaces of squash.

Step 3:Place a spoonful of cranberry sauce in each squash half. If warmed cranberry sauce is desired, return filled squash halves to Microwave Oven for 6 minutes or until cranberry sauce is hot.

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Tags: Acorn, Butter, Cranberry, healthy, Honey, Quick, Simple, Squash, Sweet, Veg, Vegetarian