COOK'S CORNER : ALL-STAR INTRODUCTION TO REINER'S CHEESE COOKIE RECIPE.Byline: Natalie Haughton In response to Janet Pool's request for Carl Reiner's cream cheese cookie recipe that she lost (she had obtained it while he was on a late-night television show), Jan Frazier, the spokeswoman for Reiner, sent along his recipe with the following story. ``Around 1967, Carl was asked to emcee a big, black-tie anti-war fund-raising event at Lincoln Center Lincoln Center New York’s modern theater complex. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1586] See : Theater in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The performers that night were all A-list stars, and Carl, feeling that the celebs were so well-known by the audience that he couldn't possibly add anything in his introductions ..... opted for the unexpected instead of the expected. Before bringing each performer to the stage, he gave out an ingredient or cooking instruction followed by his/her name (i.e. one 3-ounce package of cream cheese, softened ... Miss Barbra Streisand Noun 1. Barbra Streisand - United States singer and actress (born in 1942) Barbra Joan Streisand, Streisand ). By the end of the night, everyone had been thoroughly entertained and got a fabulous recipe for Cream Cheese Cookies in the process.'' Several other readers sent along the Reiner cookie recipe, specifying 4 ounces of cream cheese rather than 3 ounces (as in the recipe Frazier sent). Either way, they're bound to be delicious. Reader Jane Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. shared another variation on the theme - her mother-in-law's recipe. Everyone who tastes the cookies love them, she noted, adding that she usually doubles the recipe, freezing two rolls to have handy to bake in the future. CARL REINER'S CREAM CHEESE COOKIES 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1/4 pound (1 stick) butter 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar 9 walnut halves, very finely chopped 1 cup flour Beat together cream cheese, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add walnuts and fold in flour, blending until smooth. Place 1 teaspoonful tea·spoon·ful n. pl. tea·spoon·fuls Abbr. t. or tsp. The amount that a teaspoon can hold. Noun 1. dough on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with back of a spoon. Then flatten each dough piece in a circle as thin as possible with a wet finger. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven 10 minutes or until edges turn golden brown. CREAM CHEESE COOKIES (Shared by Jane Cohen, West Hills) 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 1/2 cup sugar 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 egg, beaten 2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda baking soda: see sodium bicarbonate. Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in cream cheese and 1/2 of egg until well blended. Add flour, salt and baking soda. Blend well. Shape dough into 2 rolls. Wrap in wax paper and chill. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices. Place on greased cookie sheets. Brush with remaining egg. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown. Taco salad The taco salad is a Mexican inspired dish consisting of the contents of a taco on a bed of lettuce instead of a tortilla. Some forms of taco salad are served in an edible tortilla shell bowl. The Taco salad first appeared in America in the 1960s. In response to Carol Brown's recipe for taco salad that appeared in a Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church can refer to one of several churches listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places:
One current example is the "PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook" by Adobe Systems, Inc (Addison-Wesley, ISBN in the '80s, here's a sampling of recipes readers shared. Vera Khoury noted that the recipe she shared is directly from the church's cookbook. Thanks to all who sent along recipes. TACO SALAD (Shared by Vera Khoury, Northridge) 1 pound lean ground beef Salt 1 can (15 ounces) refried beans re·fried beans pl.n. Beans that have been cooked and then mashed and fried with seasonings. [Translation of Spanish frijoles refritos : frijoles, pl. 4 tomatoes, diced 1 avocado avocado (ä`vəkä`do, ăv`–), tropical American broad-leaved evergreen tree of the genus Persea of the family Lauraceae (laurel family). , peeled, seeded and diced 1 onion, chopped 1 head iceberg lettuce iceberg lettuce n. A crisp, round, compact head of lettuce with light green, tightly folded leaves. [From its pale color. , chopped 1 bottle (8 ounces) thousand island dressing Thou·sand Island dressing n. A salad dressing made with mayonnaise, chili sauce, and seasonings. [Perhaps after the Thousand Islands.] Noun 1. 1 can (7 ounces) chile salsa 4 ounces shredded shred n. 1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off. 2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence. tr.v. cheese 1 bag taco chips, crushed Brown beef and drain off fat. Add salt to taste. Stir in beans and simmer 10 minutes. Meanwhile in a large bowl, mix all remaining ingredients except taco chips. Add beef mixture and taco chips and toss. Serve immediately. CLASSIC TACO SALAD (Shared by Doris Schwartz, Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. ) 9 corn tortillas Oil for deep frying deep frying: see cooking. 1 can (15 1/4 ounces) red kidney beans 1 pound lean ground beef 1 (1 1/4 ounces) package taco seasoning mix 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded 1 medium onion, chopped 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1 cup thousand island dressing 1 large avocado peeled, seeded and sliced 4 tomatoes, cut in wedges Cut each tortilla into 8 triangles. Fry in hot deep oil until crisp. Drain on paper towels and set aside. Drain beans, rinse with cold water and drain. Brown beef in a skillet, stirring to keep crumbly crum·bly adj. crum·bli·er, crum·bli·est Easily crumbled; friable. crum  bli·ness n.Adj. 1. . Drain off excess fat. Stir in taco seasoning mix and salt and simmer 10 minutes. Add beans. Toss together lettuce, onion, cheese, dressing, tortilla chips, avocado and tomato, reserving some of chips, avocado and tomato for garnish. Toss lettuce mixture with meat or assemble meat and lettuce mixture in a salad bowl in an attractive pattern. Garnish with reserved tortilla chips, avocado and tomato. Makes 6 to 8 servings. TORTILLA CHIP SALAD (Shared by Ruth Resnick,Northridge) 1 pound lean ground beef OR chicken 1 package (1 1/4 ounces) taco seasoning mix 1 can (14 ounces) kidney beans, drained 1 head lettuce, shredded 1 medium red onion, chopped 8 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded 1 cup thousand island dressing OR your favorite dressing 1/2 package (8 ounces) tortilla chips, coarsely broken 4 tomatoes, cut into wedges 1 small avocado, cut into thin slices Brown together meat and taco seasoning 10 minutes, stirring. Pour off excess fat. In a mixing bowl, combine meat, kidney beans, lettuce, onion, cheese, dressing, tortilla chips and half of tomato. Toss lightly. Serve as a main dish salad, garnishing top with remaining tomato wedges and avocado slices. Can you help? If you have recipes that can help these readers, please send them along to us at the address below to share in a future column. While in Canada, we had a pecan pie with chocolate chips in it. Does anyone have such a recipe? It was fabulous Shirley Quickstrom Sylmar Years ago my mother made a dish called Spanish spaghetti. Before the spaghetti was cooked, it was broken into bite-size pieces. It had small pieces of chopped cooked bacon in it instead of groud beef. The spaghetti was tossed lightly in a tomato based sauce. Anyone have such a recipe? Lori Rushford Agoura MEMO: Cook's Corner welcomes recipe requests from readers. While we cannot reply to them individually, we will answer those of general interest in this column. Also, if you can help another reader with a recipe request, write to Cook's Corner, Daily News Food Department, P.O. Box 4200, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91365-4200. Please be sure recipes specify exact package sizes, can and pan sizes and baking times and temperatures. Recipes printed are from the source indicated and have not been tested by the Daily News Food Department unless noted. |
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