Cooking With Vegetables

2 lb Spinach, trimmed & washed

6 tb Butter, softened

Salt Pepper, freshly ground Nutmeg, pinch 1 Clove garlic, sm

1/2 c Pine nuts

1/2 c Seeded raisins

Ham, smoked (optional) Cook spinach about 5 minutes in a heavy enameled pot. After squeezing thoroughly to rid of as much water as possible, chop it coarsely and put into enameled saucepan with the softened butter and other seasonings. Stir over very low heat until butter is almost absorbed.Add small clove of garlic, crushed in garlic press, 1/2 c pine nuts, 1/2 c seeded raisins (softened 5 minutes in hot water). Cover and cook over very low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Turn into a hot vegetable dish. A cup of chopped, smoked ham may be added if desired. Mrs. Maynard C. Nicholl

3/4 lb Chicken, boneless, bite size

2 c Broccoli flowerets, cooked

2 ea Stalks green onion, chopped

4 ea Slices, ginger root,slivered

1 ea Garlic clove, chopped

1 T Wine

1 T Soy sauce

3/4 t Sugar

3/4 t Sesame oil

1 T Hot bean paste or chili sauc

1/3 t Szechwan pepper (optional)

2 T Chicken stock 2-4t

1/2 t Cornstarch (for thickening)

2 T Oil

Heat wok with oil, garlic, ginger over high heat and stir in chicken pieces. Cook for 2-2 1/2 minutes. Add remainder of ingredients except blanched broccoli flowerets and cornstarch, and stir for a further 1-2 minutes. Mix well. Thicken and place chicken in center of a dish with broccoli on each side.

1 1/2 lb Potatoes

1 ea Broccoli head, include stem

5 lg Carrots, sliced

1 sm Cauliflower, chopped

1 md Onion, finely chopped

1/2 c Ghee

Depending on the size of the potatoes, either leave them whole or quarter them, but do not cut them too small. Chop the broccoli, reserving the inner stem, but discarding the fibrous outside. Chop the head. Over boiling water, steam the potatoes, broccoli stem, carrots & cauliflower. After 10 minutes, add broccoli heads & steam until vegetables are just tender. In a heavy pot, saute the onions in the ghee till they are transparent. Mix in all the steamed vegetables except the broccoli. Cover & cook for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring often. Add broccoli & cook for another 5 minutes. Serve with bread.