13 all things Recipes

unsalted butter, softened , plus additional for buttering pans, dried cranberries or 3/4 cup dried sour cherries, chopped mixed candied fruit , fine-quality candied fruit such as pears, citron, and candied orange peel (1/4 lb), port wine, walnuts (4 1/4 oz), all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, sugar, eggs, active dry yeast (from two 1/4-oz packages), warm water (105 115 f, 40-45 cup), molasses (not blackstrap), honey

flour, baking soda, salt, butter, at room temperature, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, jello lemon flavored instant pudding, eggs, lemon extract, flaked coconut, dried tropical fruit (pineapple, mango, papaya) chopped, toasted macadamias, coarsely chopped

all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the lord god made them all., but what we never mention , though goodness knows it s true, lo , when he made the goodies, he made the baddies too., all things spray and swattable, disasters great and small, all things paraquatable , the lord god made them all., greenfly on the roses , the maggots in the peas, manure that fills our noses - he also gave us these, fungus on the goosegogs , the club root on the greens, slugs that eat the lettuce , and chew the aubergines, drought that kills the fuchsia , the frost that nips the buds, rain that drowns the seedlings , the blight that hits the spuds, midges and mosquitoes, the nettles and the weeds, pigeons in the green stuff , the sparrows on the seeds, fly that gets the carrots , the wasp that eats the plums, how black the gardener s outlook , though green may be his thumbs., but still we gardeners labour, midst vegetables and flowers, pray what hits our neighbour s will somehow bypass ours, all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful - the lord god made them all., dalone peel : chronicle of st. barnabas, autumn 1997.

uncooked long-grain white rice, water, vegetable oil, fresh mushrooms, sliced, scallops, butter, all-purpose flour, whole milk, tomato paste, lemon, juiced, salt and pepper to taste, shredded gruyere cheese, shelled cooked cocktail shrimp, imitation crabmeat

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

russet baking potatoes (6-8 oz.each) or 2 yukon gold baking potatoes (6-8 oz.each), unsalted. butter (less if possible) or 3 tbsp unsalted margarine (less if possible), chopped onion, chopped celery, sliced button mushroom, all-purpose flour, dried thyme, crushed, salt, ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes (optional, more if needed ), half-and-half (we used 2% milk) or 4 cups light cream (we used 2% milk) or 4 cups milk (we used 2% milk) or 4 cups soymilk (we used 2% milk), tomatoes (for color ), shredded sharp cheddar cheese (5 oz), low sodium chicken broth or 1 cup low sodium vegetable broth, peppery rubbed bacon (crispy broken pieces, please the real thing) or 8 slices turkey bacon (crispy broken pieces, please the real thing), sliced green onions, sour cream

smoked paprika, ground cumin, curry powder, ground white pepper, onion powder, honey, water, dark brown sugar, zucchini, halibut, fillets cut into 1-inch cubes (see note ), spinach (i use the whole thing, stems and leaves, because i m lazy), unsalted butter, shallot, finely diced, all-purpose flour, heavy cream, dry white wine, dry fettuccine, vegetable oil, olive oil, for drizzling

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

all-purpose flour, cold unsalted butter , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, salt, ice water, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, sliced boiled ham, unsalted butter, onions, thinly sliced, all-purpose flour, coarse-grained mustard, carrots, coarsely grated, coarsely grated swiss cheese, egg

onion, tips (the ends and skins of whole onions and also scallions and leeks, the dark green tops and white botto), broccoli stem, carrot, tops (and the bottom you usually cut off), asparagus spear (use the stems for the broth), celery top (and leaves ), pea pods (i use edamame pods too), corn cobs (after the corn is cut off), bread , heels (whole grain and dark s are best), rind brie cheese (if not going vegan), tomato, tips, beet, tips and leaves, cauliflower stem, and leaves, potato skins (regular and sweet ), bay leaf, peppercorns, parsley (i grab a handful from the garden), salt

extra virgin olive oil or canola oil or safflower oil, for deep frying (i use extra virgin, but canola or saflower oil is also okay to use), onion soup mix, all-purpose flour, baking powder, eggs, dijon mustard or 1 tbsp prepared mustard, beer (of your choice), broccoli florets, cauliflower florets, button mushrooms, zucchini, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds (do not peel)