Pam Carberry knows food brings people together; she’s been feeding Calvin Community residents, staff and guests for more than 40 years. Read on for her team’s recipes, tips and other culinary stories, and please share your own, too.
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Recipes from Calvin Community
We hope you enjoy these featured recipes from staff, residents, families and friends. Please share yours with us, too!
Parmesan Tomatoes
This is a great recipe to use when home-grown tomatoes are in big supply! This recipe makes 6 servings. Ingredients: 3 large Tomatoes, ripe 2 T. Butter or margarine, melted 1 c. Italian seasoned breadcrumbs 1/2 c. Grated parmesan cheese 1 t. Dried parsley flakes 1/2 t. Garlic powder Instructions:…
Pretzel Strawberry Salad
Makes 18 servings. Garnish with leaf lettuce and a fresh strawberry for a beautiful spring salad. Ingredients: 4 cups Thin pretzel sticks, broken up 1/4 cup Sugar 3/4 cup Margarine, melted 16 ounces Cream cheese, softened 1 1/3 cups Powdered sugar 1 cups Whipped topping 16 ounces Strawberry gelatin 2…
Quick Beef with Snow Peas Stir-fry
This traditional Chinese dish is perfect to serve in celebration of the Chinese New Year – 2022 is the year of the tiger! “The beauty of this dish is that it is both simple and adaptable: pork, chicken, or even tofu can replace the beef, and other green vegetables such…
Kitchen Tips
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Peel Ginger with a Spoon
Ginger can be tricky to peel with all its bumps and irregularities. Rather than using a paring knife or vegetable peeler, reach for the spoon. Scrape it against the skin and it’ll come right off, following every contour and minimizing waste. Tip from seriouseats.com
Peeling tomatoes
To get the skin peeled off of a tomato – plunge them into a bowl of hot water for a few minutes before peeling. The skin will come right off! This tip is from Italian chef Antonio Carluccio, in an article from Good Housekeeping. More tips for cooking with tomatoes…
Perfect Popovers
Popovers are best served fresh out of the oven and piping hot. Here’s a few tips to keep them hot throughout the baking experience. “Place popover pans in the oven while you are preheating. The popover pan must be hot for best results.” While putting ingredients together: “Warm the milk…