ArcaMax Recipes 04/20/2005

Bacon Cheese Dip
Chicken and Beef Kabobs
Pear and Baby Green Salad
Orange Rum Cake

We hope you enjoy this menu that serves 6 to 8.
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Appetizer
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Bacon Cheese Dip

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
3 oz. real bacon bits
1 cup sour cream
1 loaf round bread

Cut the top off of the loaf of bread and hollow out the inside
of the bread leaving the shell. You may save the bread to be
served with the dip if you wish. Combine cheeses, garlic,
onions, bacon bits and sour cream, mix well and place mixture
in bread shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve
with crackers and bread.

The Skinny: Use low fat sour cream and cheeses.
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Main Course
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Chicken and Beef Kabobs

2 pounds flank or round steak cut in 1-inch pieces
4 boneless chicken breasts cut in 1-inch pieces
16 oz Italian salad dressing
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 16-oz. can pineapple chunks, drained
2 white onions, chopped
1 pint cherry tomatoes
8 oz. fresh mushrooms
2 green, yellow or red peppers, sliced
8 metal or bamboo skewers

Marinate beef and chicken in Italian dressing, garlic and soy
sauce for 1 - 2 hours in the refrigerator. If you are using
bamboo skewers, it is best to soak them in water for 20
minutes or so to soften them. When beef and chicken are
finished marinating, alternate placing chicken, beef, pineapple
chunks, onion slices, tomatoes, mushrooms and peppers until
skewer is full. Grill over medium-hot coals until meat is
fully cooked. Serve with hot rice or pasta.

The Skinny: Use low fat Italian salad dressing, low sodium
soy sauce and skinless chicken breasts.

Pear and Baby Green Salad

1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tsp. sugar
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
3 Bartlett pears, cored and thinly sliced
6 cups baby greens
1 avocado, peeled and diced

Combine olive oil, lemon juice, sugar, basil and salt and
pepper in a cruet and shake well. Arrange pears and baby
greens in a large bowl. Just before serving pour dressing
over greens and toss. Garnish with diced avocado before
serving.

The Skinny: The avocado has some fat but really adds to
the taste and presentation for this dish. You decide...
to avocado or not to avocado.
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Dessert
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Orange Rum Cake

1 cup butter, softened
1 and 1/2 cups sugar
2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. orange zest, grated
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup rum

Cream together butter and sugar. Add remaining ingredients and
mix well. Grease and flour a tube pan. Pour batter into pan and
bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 50 minutes. If you don't want to
use rum you may increase orange juice to 1/2 cup and use 1 tsp.
of rum extract.

The Skinny: Use your favorite sugar and egg substitutes.
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Grocery List
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1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
6 cloves garlic
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
3 oz. real bacon bits
1 cup sour cream
1 loaf round bread
2 pounds flank or round steak
4 boneless chicken breasts
16 oz Italian salad dressing
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 16-oz. can pineapple chunks, drained
2 white onions, chopped
1 pint cherry tomatoes
8 oz. fresh mushrooms
2 green, yellow or red peppers, sliced
8 metal or bamboo skewers
3 Bartlett pears, cored and thinly sliced
6 cups baby greens
1 avocado, peeled and diced
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tsp. sugar
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
1 cup butter, softened
1 and 1/2 cups sugar
2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. orange zest, grated
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup rum






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