56 ain Recipes

garlic clove, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, caraway seeds, drained bottled roasted red peppers (from a 7-oz jar), rinsed well, patted dry, and finely chopped, olive oil, dried hot red-pepper flakes, sugar, salt, thick) boneless rib-eye steaks, black pepper

basic mashed potatoes, russet potatoes, peeled and diced, yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced, butter, heavy cream, salt and ground black pepper, to taste, place both varieties of potatoes in a large pot ., add enough cold water to cover the potatoes by about 1 inch., bring to a boil over high heat, then lower to medium-high to maintain a low boil., cook until tender , about 25 minutes., meanwhile , during the final 5 to 10 minutes of cooking, in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the butter and cream. once the butter melts, mix well and set aside., drain the potatoes. if you have a potato ricer , use it to rice the potatoes into the cooking pot. alternatively, use a large spoon to force the potatoes through the holes in the strainer, or return them to the pot whole and use a masher., season the potatoes with salt and pepper., use an electric mixer or whisk to lightly beat the potatoes. whip in half of the butter and cream mixture, then continue adding more to reach desired consistency., season with salt and pepper.

garlic cloves, minced, chili sauce, ground cumin, ginger, salt, apple cider vinegar, hot pepper sauce, honey, chicken wings

fresh green beans, plain yogurt (a little over half a cup), feta cheese, crumbled (i used greek herbed), parmesan cheese, shredded, cracked pepper, tomatoes, sliced, kalamata olives, pits removed & rough chopped, more if you wish

red new potatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh thyme, leaves stripped, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, butter, softened but not melted, ground cardamom, orange , zested, grated ginger, airline chicken breasts, on the bone , skin intact

ketchup, brown sugar, white wine vinegar or 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar, egg noodles (precooked, drained then mixed with a little oil, at room temperature for cooking), peanut oil, lean pork , cut into strips, fresh ginger, peeled chopped (1 inch), garlic clove, minced, snow peas, halved in length, carrot , cut into strips, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, drained

this is from 1 of my cookbooks , i have made desserts pretty close to this., pears, fresh pears ( 4 servings), white wine, water, sugar, peel pears and remove core from the bottom, leaving stem intact. bring water, wine and sugar to a boil in a saucepan just large enough to hold pears. simmer pears in syrup just until tender (about 5 min.). let pears cool in cooking liquid. set aside., sabayon sauce, sauternes wine, divided, whole egg, sugar, divided, cornstarch, egg yolk2 tbsp. pear liqueur, bring 2 cups wine to a boil. add 1/4 cup sugar and simmer on low heat., mix remaining 1/4 cup wine , 1/4 cup sugar, egg yolk, whole egg and cornstarch until thoroughly blended and cornstarch is dissolved. add some of the hot wine to mixture, stirring with a whisk (this is called tempering so you don tsp cook egg), then gradually add egg mixture back into remaining hot wine, mixing until sauce returns to a boil. continue whisking to prevent eggs from scrambling. when sauce is thick remove from heat and add liqueur., raspberry sauce, good raspberry preserves, raspberries, frozen, thawed, combine preserves and thawed raspberries and beat well. strain through a fine sieve and remove seeds., serve , remove pears from syrup and drain well . divide sabayon sauce in 4 dessert dishes. stand pears upright in sauce and spoon raspberry sauce over pears.

unsliced egg bread , such as challah or 1 loaf other firm bread, pitted tart red cherries, drained (canned or frozen ), cream cheese or 6 oz mascarpone cheese, softened, whipping cream, powdered sugar (optional), beaten eggs, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, butter or 1 -2 tbsp margarine, maple syrup, clover honey, chopped pecans, toasted, ground cinnamon, butter (optional) or 2 tbsp margarine (optional), grains salt (a few), apple, sliced into thin wedges (optional), mint (optional)

thick) porterhouse steaks (4 lb total ), sour cream, undrained horseradish (from a new jar), scallions, chopped, salt, black pepper

vanilla protein powder (2 scoops), water, sugar-free vanilla pudding mix, real orange juice, good vanilla flavoring, ice cubes

firm fresh white cheese or yogurt cheese, unsalted butter, softened, salt to taste, garlic, minced to a fine pulp, optional, sweet hungarian paprika, to taste (start with 1 tsp.), freshly ground white pepper , to taste, chopped, well-drained bottled pimientos or roasted red peppers (for a mild spread); or 1 tbsp. or more to taste, chopped, well-drained canned or pickled jalapeno peppers (for a hot spread)

ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey, preferably lean, olive oil, onion, chopped, carrot, cut to desired size- i shred then chop to get them tiny, celery rib, diced, green pepper, diced, garlic cloves, more if you like, red wine, canned tomatoes, whole, brown sugar, tomato sauce, tomato paste , gives a thicker sauce (optional), parsley, chopped, italian seasoning (if you dont have this make your own with 1 tsp each basil, oregano and thyme), bay leaf, dried chili pepper flakes, ground cinnamon, salt and pepper, balsamic vinegar, parmesan cheese , thickens and adds great flavor

precooked fresh chinese egg noodles (rinsed, drained, cut in half ) or 1 lb fresh fettuccine (cooked, drained, tossed with a bit of peanut oil), stalks choy sum or 5 whole small baby bok choy, peanut oil, garlic cloves, coarsely chopped, sweet soybean paste (tauco, thai style p. pra teep thong brand, kwong hung seng brand), shrimp (peeled and deveined ), mung bean sprouts, warm water, double black soy sauce (koon chun brand preferred), kosher salt, fresh ground pepper , to taste

fermented black beans, rinsed and minced, garlic, minced, chopped jalapenos, chopped serranos, ground pork, cilantro, washed, dried , picked, and chopped, grated mexican cheese , such as manchego or monterey jack, poblanos , blackened, peeled, seeds removed, slit up 1 side, and ready to stuff, salt and black pepper, corn oil, to cook, cooked long grain rice with a pinch of turmeric, corn tempura batter , recipe follows, bandera sauce red , recipe follows, bandera sauce green , recipe follows, cilantro crema , recipe follows, cilantro sprigs, for garnish, corn meal, rice flour, ice cold sparkling water, tomatoes , blackened on dry skillet and peeled, garlic , toasted in dry skillet, chipotle peppers , toasted whole in dry skillet, salt, black pepper, onion, sliced, garlic, green jalapenos , roasted, de-seeded, de-stemmed, chicken stock, corn oil, to cook, salt and black pepper, sour cream, chopped cilantro, lime, juiced, salt, pepper, cilantro, for garnish