172 are you Recipes

green beans (i used a combo of green and purple beans) trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces, diced pancetta, (if you don tsp have pancetta , you can use bacon), extra virgin olive oil, onion, diced, whole tomatoes, peeled and diced (you don tsp have to peel them, but i like them better without the peel. if they are especially seedy, go ahead and remove the seeds otherwise, i would just leave them in. also, i peel my tomatoes by holding ad turning them, on a long fork, over an open flame until they pop, peel with a knife, the peel comes right off), dried italian herbs, red pepper flakes, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

masa flour (loose packed), salt, water, tip... you can add some chopped cilantro and a bit of lime juice to the dough for an even better flavor, in a bowl mix ingredients until the dough comes together about 2 minutes ., if the dough feels dry add a tbsp of water at a time. you want to knead it a bit... for a minute or so. it will be the consistency of sandy play dough., divide dough into 16 parts. cover with a damp towel. if you have a tortilla press, line it with 2 sheets of plastic wrap. place each ball between the plastic wrap and press until tortilla measures about 5 to 6 in in diameter. peel plastic wrap carefully. if it tears just press together again to seal. if you are careful, it just peels off., if you don tsp have a tortilla press do what i do and roll the balls between 2 sheets of plastic wrap using a rolling pin., preheat a skillet on medium -high. you may want to heat 2 skillets if you can work quickly like i did to speed the process up a bit. cook tortillas 1 a at a time for 50 seconds or so ., turn on second side and cook for an additional 50 secs or so., cover tortillas...i usually cover with plastic wrap so that the heat steams them up a bit and they do not dry out. use in your favorite dish...enchiladas tacos, etc.

mccormick pure vanilla extract, gold medal imitation vanilla extract, i found the information about temperatures in cakes and cookies to be the most informative on which to use. internal cake temps only reach 210 where in cookies are up there at 350 and most of the extra compounds in pure vanilla bake off at 280-300 so real is great for cakes and imitation works for cookies. this makes sense and matters if you do a lot of baking, if little baking, well guess a small bottle of both., here is a link to winner of the imitation, apparently an east of the mississippi item and can be mail ordered. i guess i will stick with tones from smart and final., just an interesting look again into vanilla ., http://www.cfsauer.com/products.asp bid =1

garlic, cracked from skin, onion, peeled and coarsely chopped, ground cumin , eyeball it in your palm, lemon , zested and juiced, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball the amount, water , eyeball it, ground sirloin, green olives with pimiento, finely chopped, paprika , eyeball it in your palm, worcestershire sauce , eyeball it, hot pepper sauce (recommended : tabasco) eyeball it, tomato sauce, a palm full grill seasoning blend (recommended : mccormick montreal steak seasoning, crusty rolls, split (if available to you, look for cuban rolls or portuguese rolls, they are slightly sweet, but good ole keisers work fine, too), dill pickles , thinly sliced lengthwise, sack plantain chips , on international foods aisle of market with latin foods, beefsteak tomatoes, sliced

fruitcakes get an awful lot of bad press , especially the mass produced varieties, but a rich homemade version can be incredibly delicious., fruitcake is a mixture of fruits and nuts with just enough batter to hold them together. when wrapped in cloth and foil, saturated with alcoholic liquors regularly, and kept in in tightly closed tins, a fruitcake may be kept for months or even years, have it your way ..., if there are certain fruits you don tsp like , you can always include more of another, or some of your own favorites. dried fruits cooked in juice can take the place of candied fruits, and seeds can replace nuts. to convert a favorite dark fruitcake recipe to a light fruitcake, leave out the dark spices, use light colored fruits (golden raisins, dried apricots, etc.), and replace dark corn syrup or molasses with light corn syrup

lite firm tofu, whole wheat breadcrumbs, dried spices (any kind you like ( salt and pepper usually are necessary, but the rest is up to you, italian, taco), ener-g egg substitute , equivalent to 1 egg (15 calories total)

head cauliflower or 1 lb bag of frozen cauliflower, chicken broth or water, butter (if you are dairy intolerant, you can substitute goat or dairy free alternative), salt and pepper to taste

mussels without shells (i prefer them in the shells but then you must make 100% sure they are fresh - wash and rinse them before you cook them ----- when i serve i take them out of the shells but leave a few in to use the shells as a spoon ), prepared white sauce (if you are not in the mood to make your own . ....but you should it is easy), water to cook them in (or if you like dry white wine), dry coriander, freshly ground black pepper, dry herbs, celery salt, fresh cream, tomato paste, wholewheat seed bread )

cake making is easy - but have you ever had 1 that doesn tsp turn out as you expected read on to find out some of the secrets of successful cake making., baking, if your oven temperature is questionable , invest in an oven thermometer. some ovens might be off by as much as 75of., preheat oven to the correct temperature. if you are using glass pans, reduce oven temperatures by 25of., shiny coated pans reflect the heat , and are your best choice for cake baking. grease and lightly flour the pan and cover the bottom with greased waxed paper., position pans as near to center of oven as possible. pans should not touch sides of oven or each other., cake is done when the sides shrink slightly away from the pan and a cake tester or toothpick inserted in center comes out clean., cool cake in pan 10 - 15 minutes before loosening the edge and turning it out onto a wired rack to cool.

links italian sausage (mix of hot and sweet or whatever you have. the hot sausage really makes the soup though), browned and sliced (doesn tsp have to get all the way cooked in the browning), bacon, cooked, chopped , and drippings reserved, celery stalks, diced medium, onions, chopped, carrots, chopped, yukon gold potatoes, peeled and chopped (don tsp peel when you do the other veg, wait until the soup s on and you re ready to add them, then peel and chop), lentils (brown is classic for the recipe, green/red/yellow are cool too), tomato paste (or all of 1, they re a pain to keep. if you re really cool and have it in a tube about 2 tsp), bay leaves, thyme (if you use fresh sprigs, throw 4 in), flat leaf italian parsley, chopped, lots o water (bout 8-10 cups), salt and pepper to sweat the veg and then to taste after the taters go in and cook for about 20)

flaked coconut, blanched almonds , ground. obviously, you re not limited to almonds -- if you like pecans, then used ground pecans. if you re partial to walnuts, then use walnuts., panko bread crumbs. don tsp use regular bread crumbs -- they soak up too much oil and don tsp give you the light texture you re looking for. panko is generally available, either in a decent grocery store or in an asian market. make the effort -- it s really key to making this dish., all purpose flour, beaten eggs, salt, count) shrimp, shelled, oil for deep frying, seasoning (optional). if you are going to serve these with a highly seasoned dipping sauce, then don tsp add excessive seasoning to the batter. otherwise, use your imagination -- cayenne, old bay seasoning, whatever floats your boat.

egg yolks, sucanat or 1/2 cup rapadura or 1/2 cup white sugar (if that s all you have), unsalted butter (you can use a bit less, if you like), flour, cooked carrots, grated cheddar cheese, baking powder, egg whites, walnut pieces, unsalted butter, sugar, of your choice (succanat or rapadura are naturally processed sugars that may be substituted for white sugar)

peanut butter or 1 cup hazelnut butter or 1 cup almond butter or 1 cup smooth cashew butter, salt (less if using pre- ed butter), powdered sugar, bittersweet chocolate chips , the ghirardelli 60% cocoa ones are my favorite and are non-dairy (if you like really dark chocolate)

fresh squeezed lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, fresh minced garlic cloves, oregano (if you can get fresh, use fresh and mince finely), dried basil (or you can use fresh , remember to mince finely), minced parsley, minced chives, ground black pepper, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, heads lettuce (iceberg, romaine, red...your choice), roma tomatoes, seeded and coarsly chopped, english cucumber, peeled and coarsly chopped, these are the long, thin almost seedless kind, red onion, sliced into thin rings, soak in ice water for 10-15 minutes to soften the taste, kalamata olive, hearts of palm, drained and sliced, avocados, pitted, peeled and sliced, crumbled feta cheese, boneless skinless chicken breasts (more if you choose), olive oil flavored cooking spray, lemon pepper seasoning, cracked pepper, fresh squeezed lemon juice, sea salt (to taste)

honey (you could do half , half brown sugar if the heavy sweetness of seems like too much), butter, egg, vanilla, milk, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, kosher salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, freshly grated nutmeg (i actually don tsp measure nutmeg, just have a go at it with my microplane until i think it smells nut), oats , generous cup (thick rolled are best for chewy cookies, quick cooking leave you with wimpy cookies), orange , zest of (totally optional, but it gives the cookies a nice fragrance and flavor in addition to the chocolate) (optional), chocolate chips (i ve used dark chocolate, white chocolate, even skor bits or heath chips, all are sublime)

hoagie roll (8-inches long and 3 1/2 inches wide ), good quality olive oil, red wine vinegar, shredded iceberg lettuce, ripe tomato, very thinly sliced, sliced boiled ham, sliced sopressata, sliced provolone cheese, sliced prosciutto, sliced genoa salami, sliced capicola, marinated hot peppers (or any bottled peppers of you choice, mancini fried peppers are recommended) or 1/4 cup marinated sweet pepper (or any bottled peppers of you choice, mancini fried peppers are recommended), sliced purple onion

first , you make a pot roast, as follows, chuck roast , with bone in if possible, peanut oil, red wine vinegar, a large deep skillet with a cover, like a dutch oven, whole fresh beets, tops removed, a large pot , capacity at least 15 quarts, whole tomatoes, carrots, peeled and chopped very coarsely, sliced celery , including leaves, sliced beets, onion , and 2 tsp butter, bay leaf, caraway seeds , 1 large pinch celery seeds (if you are cooking for, folks with diverticulosis, wrap these in cheese-cloth, parsley, garlic, unpeeled ., head cabbage , sliced very thinly. i prefer savoy cabbage, for its less sulphurous flavor., serve with generous dollops of sour cream , and seeded rye bread and butter, or dark whole-grain euro bread and butter.

dried figs, roasted almonds (usually, unsalted, but salted are nice also), dark chocolate that are small enough to fit inside the figs, fennel seeds(you can use more if you like ), bay leaves (optional), cinnamon bark (optional)