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ArcaMax Recipes 05/05/2004
Seasoned Oyster Crackers
Mandarin Salad
Pork Tenderloin with Apricots
Homemade Chocolate Turtles
We hope you enjoy this menu that serves 6 to 8.
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Appetizer
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Seasoned Oyster Crackers
1 pound oyster crackers
1 envelope dry ranch dressing mix
3/4 cup popcorn oil
Place ingredients in a plastic bag and shake well. Allow crackers
to sit at room temperature for a couple of hours and then
refrigerate before serving.
The Skinny: Just eat a few.
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Main Course
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Mandarin Salad
1 head Romaine lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 11-oz. can mandarin oranges, drained and reserve juice
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 6-oz. can sliced water chestnuts
Rice noodles for garnish
Dressing:
1/4 cup olive oil
Juice from drained oranges
2 Tbsp. Balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine lettuce and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl and
toss. Combine dressing ingredients and whisk together. Just
before serving pour dressing over salad and toss. Garnish
with rice noodles.
The Skinny: Take it easy on the rice noodles.
Pork Tenderloin With Apricots
1 and 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup dry vermouth
1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
1/2 cup apricot preserves
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tsp. dry mustard
Rub pork with a small amount of olive oil and sprinkle with
salt and pepper. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile combine remaining ingredients for basting sauce and
baste the pork after 30 minutes of cooking. Continue to cook
for about 30 minutes more, basting several times during this
cooking period.
The Skinny: Use the leanest pork tenderloin you can find and
trim any excess fat.
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Dessert
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Homemade Chocolate Turtles
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 7-oz. jar marshmallow creme
1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 Tsp. vanilla extract
1 pound chopped walnuts
40 caramels
Combine chocolate chips, marshmallow crème and condensed
milk in a saucepan and stir over low heat until melted.
Stir in vanilla and walnuts and cut each caramel into
several pieces and fold in. Drop tablespoonfuls onto wax
paper and cool.
The Skinny: Use fat free condensed milk.
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Grocery List
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1 pound oyster crackers
1 envelope dry ranch dressing mix
3/4 cup popcorn oil
1 head Romaine lettuce
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 11-oz. can mandarin oranges
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 6-oz. can sliced water chestnuts
Rice noodles for garnish
1/4 cup olive oil
Juice from drained oranges
2 Tbsp. Balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 and 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup dry vermouth
1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
1/2 cup apricot preserves
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tsp. dry mustard
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 7-oz. jar marshmallow creme
1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 Tsp. vanilla extract
1 pound chopped walnuts
40 caramels
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