811 are forever Recipes

butter, vegetable oil, white sugar, brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar (optional), all-purpose flour, cornflakes cereal, oatmeal, coconut flakes, walnuts, chocolate chips

onions, thinly sliced, extra virgin olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh sage, water, pork legs or 4 lbs pork shoulder, at room temperature, fennel , spice ( spice rub for turkey (michael chiarello))

orange slice candy, finely chopped, sweetened condensed milk, pecans, chopped, sweetened flaked coconut, orange extract, vanilla, powdered sugar , sifted

jagermeister (actually a shot glass but it won tsp accept this measurement), pepsi or 6 oz coke or 6 oz cola

if you are in a hurry , use a quality jarred variety, if not, make your own. from my previous post , manicotti, stewed tomatoes or fresh when available, partially drained, olive oil (spanish is my new favorite.), garlic, diced, onion, chopped, sweet red wine (port is my favorite.), mushrooms or a bell pepper, chopped, basil, red pepper flakes, goat cheese (i prefer crumbled ), sourdough bread (bonus points if you make your own!)

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.

coleslaw mix (with carrots), cooked chicken (leftovers are great!) or 1 cup cooked pork (leftovers are great!) or 1 cup cooked beef (leftovers are great!), soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, garlic powder, egg roll wraps , cut into long strips, green onion, sweet and sour sauce or chinese duck sauce, vegetable oil

cold milk, orange syrup (are all good) or 2 tbsp cherry syrup (are all good) or 2 tbsp banana syrup (are all good), vanilla-flavored syrup, sparkling water

you will need : this is my own version....it doesn tsp include boiled parsnips, which are often used., chicken breasts,cooked, diced, baking potatoes, cooked,diced, carrots,boiled,diced, diced pickles, frozen peas, ex large eggs, boiled,diced, mustard, salt and pepper to taste, mayonnaise, extra ingredients for boiling chicken, if you want to make a stock, use the rib-in type of chicken breast...the ones with the rib bone attached. the bones impart a ton of flavor to the stock.you can then just remove the breast meat to use in the salad. if you don tsp want to make any stock, just use regular chicken breast. ), onion, celery stalks, carrots, parsnip (optional), use parsley , olives, reserved boiled vegetables, egg etc., important : if you would like to decorate your salad, remember to reserve some vegetables,egg,etc., boil potatoes in their skins in salted water till fork tender ., boil eggs till hard. set aside. place chicken breasts in a pot with water(sort of like making a soup). water doesn tsp have to be exact but you should have plenty(maybe 6-8 cups). place about 2-3 carrots, a stalk or two of celery and 1 onion. add some salt ( about 1 tbsp kosher salt). bring to boil and then simmer till carrots are tender and chicken is cooked. remove chicken and carrots to use for the potato salad. you can reserve the stock for a soup or freeze in small containers to use later in pan sauces, etc., dice chicken , potatoes, carrots(parsnip too, if you are using), and eggs. dice pickles and squeeze them a bit to remove some of their juice(this helps so that your salad doesn tsp become too watery). place frozen peas in a colander.place under running warm water to defrost them . drain completely and add to the rest of the diced ingredients., add mustard and pepper and 1 cup mayo., mix till combined taste for seasoning ., add more mayo to the mixture until it is tuna salad-like(for a lack of a better term) . you might need the full 2 cups. this depends on preference...use less if you don tsp want it too creamy or use more if you like it creamier. place in a nice serving dish and spread a thin layer of mayo...decorate with reserved vegetables(egg, carrots, peas, pickles, parsley, olives, chopped eggs...). since i didn tsp have too much time to decorate, wasn tsp planning on posting, and forgot to reserve some vegetables, i kept it rather simple.

pitted cherries, frozen, blueberries, frozen, raspberries, frozen, cranberry juice or 1/4 cup pomegranate juice, low-fat plain yogurt

cabbage, shredded, carrots, grated, onion, grated, vinegar, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, celery seed

pork leg or shoulder, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling, onions, thinly sliced, chopped fresh sage leaves, gray salt, freshly ground black pepper, fennel spice , recipe follows

center cut of even boneless pork chops , are nice too or 1 rack of baby-back pork ribs, honey mustard, tomato ketchup, lemon & herb seasoning, chopped garlic, sliced onion, black pepper

coarse salt , for cocktail rim, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, lime wedge, for garnish (optional)

rich rectangular crackers (such as waverly or club), sugar, butter, pure vanilla, chopped pistachios, almonds, chopped

rice noodle wraps (they are round, about 9 inches diameter, found in asian aisle of grocery store), skinny vermicelli (sp ) rice noodles, red bell pepers, green onions, cucumbers, a few large handfuls bean sprouts, bamboo shoots or sliced water chestnuts (optional), shrimp or prawns, your choice of dipping sauce, i like to use a peanut sauce and a sweet chille sauce.

white onions (sweet onions are especially good) or 3 small yellow onions (sweet onions are especially good) or 2 very large (sweet onions are especially good) or 2 very large yellow onions (sweet onions are especially good) or 2 1/2 medium (sweet onions are especially good) or 2 1/2 medium yellow onions (sweet onions are especially good), unsalted butter, flour (two small fistfuls), home-made vegetable stock or 2 cups canned low sodium vegetable broth or 2 cups homemade chicken stock or 2 cups canned low sodium chicken broth, water, salt