Ingredients
1 1/2 lb ground beef or chicken
2 cup water
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp curry powder
3 each tomatoes, diced
4 cup cooked kidney beans
1 each onion, chopped
1 each bunch green onions, sliced
1 1/2 cup grated mild cheddar cheese
Directions
In a frying pan, saute meat until lightly browned. Pour off
drippings. Add water, chili, and curry powder; simmer 5 minutes. Add
tomatoes and beans; heat through. Stir in onions. Ladle into
serving bowls and sprinkle on cheese. Serves 6
Servings: 6 servings
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The History of Recipes
It is quite feasible to follow the history of written cooking instructions way back into distant history, in fact as far into history as ancient Egypt, and possibly even further than that. However, sadly, these early records were just primitive hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing meals.
The truth of the matter is, the oldest recipe discovered, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are a few clay tablets in the Sumerian language which recount the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made anyone who drank it feel exhilarated. Later, there were two recipe books from the fourteenth century ; one book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. Surprisingly, they are not about the indian food that we all know today, but instead accounts of the types of meals on the menues of the upper classes of that period. Later, in the fifteenth century, knights returning from the crusades brought back many foods, spices and herbs from the holy land, including parsley and basil. These new herbs and spices led to an increase in recipe manuscripts, most of which are now in private libraries. During the following few hundred years, the upper-class families of Wesstern Europe competed to offer the best banquets, and consequentially the best cooks and their recipe collections were highly sought after. Nevertheless, it was during the nineteenth century that fine cookery and recipe books rose to prominence. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, spent years to collecting, testing, and recording the recipes that were being prepared for the better households. The arrival of television brings us TV cookery programs and the spin-off recipe books. And that pretty much brings us to the present day and the invention of computers and the internet, permitting us all to access massive numbers of recipes like the ones you can find on this web site. |
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