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hot dogs or hamburger bun (use those leftovers, 1 or 2 per person), pepperoni, ham, mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce (optional)

corn tortillas (this is actually a good use for those thick, tough grocery store tortillas such as pepitos brand), whole canned tomatoes, drained (see note below ), chipotle chiles in adobo (the canned chipotles), vegetable oil, chopped white onion, divided (approximately 1 large onion), garlic cloves, chopped, chicken broth (vegetable broth can be used if you prefer), salt , to taste, mexican crema (sometimes i use sour cream thinned with a little buttermilk instead), cooked chicken, coarsely shredded (see note below ), crumbly cheese (i use either cotija or dry imported feta, grated romano or parmesan would work as well), shredded mozzarella cheese (optional, we like our chilaquiles kinda cheesy ), fresh cilantro, chopped

green tomatoes, finely chopped, brown sugar, packed (divided ), fresh lemon juice, lemon flavor extract, unsalted butter, at room temperature, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, old fashioned oats, walnuts, chopped

monday, breakfast - who can eat breakfast on a monday swallow some toothpaste while brushing your teeth, lunch - send your secretary out for six gutbombers those little hamburgers that used to cost a dime but now cost sixty five cents. also serving french fries, a bowl of chili, a soft drink and have her stop on the way back for a family size bottle of maalox., afternoon snack - drink the maalox, dinner - six pack of beer and kentucky fried chicken three-piece dinner, don tsp eat the coleslaw., tuesday, breakfast - eat the coleslaw, lunch - go to the office vending machine and put ninety five cents in and close your eyes, push a button and eat whatever comes out swallowing it whole to prevent nausea., dinner - four tacos and a pitcher of sangria., wednesday, breakfast - jaws couldn tsp eat breakfast after a night out ., lunch - rolaids and a coke, dinner - drop in at a married friends house and beg for scraps, thursday, breakfast - serving out for pizza, lunch - your secretary is out sick , check mondays gutbomber sack for leftovers., dinner - go to a bar and drink yourself silly, when you get hungry ask the bartender for olives., friday, breakfast - eggs , sausage, and an english muffin at mcdonalds. eat the styrofoam plate and leave the food. it tastes better and it s better for you., lunch - skip lunch , fridays are murder, dinner - steak , well-done, baked potato, and asparagus. don tsp eat the asparagus, nobody really likes asparagus., saturday, breakfast - sleep through it ., lunch - ditto, dinner - steak , well done, baked potato, and brussel sprouts. dont eat the brussel sprouts. take them home and plant them in a hanging basket., sunday, breakfast - three bloody marys and half a twinkie., lunch - eat lunch waste a good buzz dont eat lunch ., dinner - chicken noodle soup - call a girl... called friend ... and ask her about renting a room, if that fails....there s always your mom, feed them ...and...they shall come

olive oil, onions, coarsely chopped, carrots, sliced, sliced mushrooms (reduce this quantity if you add in other veggies), sweet bell pepper, coarsely chopped, whole potatoes, quartered (you can use real potatoes, but haven tsp gotten the cooking time down for those yet), garlic, minced, pearl barley, dry lentils (i used brown, but whatever you have on hand), vegetable stock/broth, dried thyme, dried basil, ground sage, black pepper (optional), bay leaf

olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, minced (i use 1 of those frozen cubes), cooked bacon, cut up, feta cheese, fresh spinach (i use the pre-washed bagged kind)

artichoke hearts (hard leaves removed and quartered ), hearts of palm, sliced (i buy them precut in the can), mozzarella cheese, diced (i used 2 pieces of string cheese and just sliced those up), diced roasted red bell pepper, tomato, diced, pine nuts, balsamic vinegar (i use the aged sweet kind, if yours is not sweet , you may want to add 1/2 tsp sugar), olive oil (a nice, full flavored 1), seasoning salt, fresh ground pepper, fresh rosemary, minced (may add up to 1/2 tsp if you like), dried oregano

most barbecue joints serve ladlefuls of smoky , deep-flavored beans alongside the slabs of ribs and mounds of pulled pork. we wanted to make those creamy textured, saucy beans at home to accompany our own barbecue, but we couldn tsp find a pitmaster who would give up their secret recipe. we were on our own, then, to develop a recipe for cowboy beans. here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, use dried pinto or navy beans. canned beans turn mushy long before the sauce s flavors have blended., beans can be soaked overnight or quick soaked, which involves boiling the beans for five minutes, then allowing them to sit for 1 hour before draining and proceeding with the recipe. don tsp worry about timing., bacon is a convenient substitute for smoky barbecued meat., blend mustard , barbecue sauce, and brown sugar for a sweet but spicy, deep flavor. a fair amount of garlic and onion help here too., secret ingredient in cowboy beans is coffee. the roasted , slightly bitter flavor ties all the ingredients together., simmer the beans slowly in the oven to keep the beans whole. cooked too quickly, they will break apart.

loaded with eggs, meat, vegetables, and cheese, a hearty breakfast burrito seems like the perfect way to start the day on the right foot. but with all those components, burritos can be time consuming to prepare. few of us have time to spare in the morning, so we wanted to come up with a simple, easy-to-prepare burrito. here s what we discovered, cook the components together in the same pan. use a nonstick skillet large enough to accommodate all the ingredients., cook the sausage and vegetables together and remove them from the skillet before cooking the eggs., overstir the eggs. use a heatproof rubber spatula to push, lift, and fold the eggs back and forth across the skillet., tortillas in the microwave to prevent them from ripping when you roll the burritos., assembling breakfast burritos, spread a portion of the filling in a line across each tortilla , just off center., fold the sides of each tortilla over the filling , then roll the bottom edge of the tortilla tightly up over the filling and continue to roll into a burrito., folding scrambled eggs, as the eggs cook , gently push, lift, and fold them from 1 side to the other, using a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula, until large, airy curds have formed.

water, salt, asparagus , tough ends trimmed and finely diced, except for tips, which should be left whole, broccoli floret , a small head worth, cut into very small florets (original recipe discards stems, but i dice those up too), olive oil, butter, sweet onion, finely diced, carrots, peeled and diced, fresh peas or 3/4 cup thawed frozen peas, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, fresh fettuccine or 12 oz dry fettuccine, heavy cream or 1 cup half & half light cream, fresh basil leaves (i used half green and half purple!), grated parmesan cheese

cooked rice, salsa, lettuce (shredded or from those ready to use salad bags)

dried french lentils , preferably puy lentils, rinsed and drained, extra virgin olive oil, bouquet garni (several parsley stems, celery leaves, and sprigs of thyme, encased in clean cotton string or a metal), leeks or 1 onion, cleaned and chopped, swiss chard, leaves coarsely chopped (finely chop the stems and use those too!), salt & pepper, chicken stock, curry powder, cayenne pepper, canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed, cumin seeds, greek-style yogurt (to garnish ), cumin

pinto beans, cooked (or yu can use the canned kind, drained and rinsed), onion, chopped, olive oil, cheese, grated (i use the mexican blend ), tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes (if you can tsp find the 15 oz can, just use about 1 1/2 cup from the 28 oz. can), diced green chilies (i use mild but you use whatever heat you like), chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, nutritional yeast flakes, whole wheat tortillas , burrito size (i used the smaller taco size and they were corn tortillas), veggie burger, crumbles (the vegetarian burger, you can also use the boca crumbles, if you prefer those. or, you can use the ), salsa (use your favorite )

ground turkey, minced garlic, grated gingerroot, red bell pepper, diced, scallions, chopped, yellow bell pepper, diced, green apple, diced, cellophane noodles (those made with mung beans), carrots (use a vegetable peeler to peel cut carrot into paper thin strips. use knife to further cut into supe), head boston bibb lettuce, leaves washed and separated, hoisin sauce (for gf, substitute tangerine marmalade or use a gf hosisin sauce), soy sauce (for gf, use wheat free tamari sauce), sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, ground pepper, sriracha sauce (aka rooster ) (optional)

cheerios toasted oat cereal, life cereal, shredded wheat cereal, pretzel, crackers , ritz, premium, etc, etc, etc... throw in any of those stale and cereals too (any kinds you like- we use cheese nips, rice (sesame), canola oil, soya sauce (i use 1/2 light and 1/2 dark ), sesame oil, garlic powder, onion powder (i don tsp measure, so approximate)

fresh spinach, washed, olive oil, green onions, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, egg substitute, beaten (i use egg beaters or all-whites. with those, 1 egg equals 1/4 cup of the egg substitute. you could a), fat free feta cheese, crumbled, phyllo pastry sheets (follow directions on box. do not thaw.)

whole wheat spaghetti, deli-style sliced ham, pineapple chunk (i use 1 of those individual size serving cups), laughing cow light swiss cheese (wedge)

sugar, scant 2 cups corn syrup, water, food color, liquid or paste, blue and white, white vinegar, magic flowers, see recipe for magic flowers (show jq1a03), cake, see recipe for classic genoise (show jq1a03), buttercream, see recipe for basic buttercream (show jq1a03), simple syrup, see recipe for simple syrup (show jq1a03), rolling fondant, see recipe for rolling fondant (show jq1a03), royal icing, see recipe for royal icing (show jq1a03), assemble the centerpiece : you need to first make the glue to stick everything together. place the extra sugar pieces (those are remnants of the sugar that you poured freeform on to the silpat) in the microwave and heat until it begins to bubble. watch carefully to be sure it does not burn., next you need to make the sugar supports to hold the moon vertically and to support the 8-inch sugar circle that will be resting on and in the moon, creating the level stand for the cake. you will need 4 support pieces in serving to build the centerpiece. to make the supports, heat a metal triangle or metal scraper on the burner of the stove. place the heated edge on the 4-inch sugar circle allowing the heat of the metal to cut the 4-inch sugar circle into quarters. use the heated metal scraper to also cut 2 to 2 1/2 inches off 1 of the 2 pointed tips of the moon. you will need to do this on an angle of about 90 degrees, in serving to create a somewhat flat edge. this flat edge will provide a level landing spot for the 8-inch sugar circle that will be the cake stand attachment of the moon., pour some of the melted sugar into the center of the 12-inch circle and glue the moon vertically into place. the end of the moon that you cut off is now the bottom of the moon. hold the moon straight until the sugar sets. glue the first 2 support pieces (these are the pieces that you cut by quartering the smallest sugar circle) at the wide, face of the moon, gluing 1 on either side. these 2 supports should be touching both the face of the moon and the base the moon rests on vertically. these supports will steady the moon in its vertical position on the round sugar base. glue your third support piece on the narrow backside of the moon. this will create a bridge of support in the back, from the moon to the base. in other words it will prevent the moon from rolling backwards. once all 3 supports have hardened you can glue the 8-inch sugar circle to the cut edge of the moon, creating a level cake stand inside the moon. the circle will be sitting on both the cut level area and the inner curve of the moon. additionally, you might find that you need the forth support piece to steady the 8-inch level stand. glue it into place wherever you think more support is required.