13 basi Recipes

cooked riced (warm and set aside ready for serving when the time comes), fresh chicken and shrimp broth (the how to s are below), cut up cooked breast of chicken, sweet italian sausages - sliced thin, hot italian sausages - sliced thin, more of sweet or hot suprasatta sausage (thinly sliced and cut into fourths) (found in your italian deli s - you can have them slice it or do it yourself at home, just make sure if there is a skin - it s been removed), bacon (thick sliced is best ), shrimp per person de-veined but with tails and shells still on, onion or more, diced, big red sweet pepper, diced, green sweet peppers, diced, diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can), tomato paste (6 oz can), shakes of red chili flakes, several shakes each of tabasco & franks hot sauce, good red wine, better than bouillon beef flavor - it is a thick paste and basis for broths - found in the soup section of your grocery stores - and comes in a variety of flavors., water (only if you are not using the homemade broth), salt, more of fresh ground pepper, all purpose flour, bacon and sausage fat, more cloves of garlic - freshly minced, scallions minced, all spice (whole seed pods - preferred), more cumin, more of old bay seasonings, freshly chopped parsley, bay leafs, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, basil, fresh cilantro sprigs as garnish (optional)

cooked chicken (i use my pressure cooker chicken pressure cooker chicken fillets, basis for savory pies etc), frozen peas, potatoes (thinly sliced ), butter, sweetcorn (fresh or canned ) (optional), zucchini (sliced ) (optional), sweet red pepper (sliced ) (optional), leek (sliced finely) (optional), broccoli (small pieces, microwaved first for 3-5 minutes) (optional), carrot (sliced , microwaved first for 3-5 minutes) (optional)

dandelion and bitter greens with spicy lemon-basil vinaigrette, dandelion greens, stems removed and discarded, head chicory , outer ribs discarded and remainder torn into 1-inch pieces, head radicchio , leaves torn into bite-sized pieces, belgian endive , sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick, baby spinach, chopped parsley, carrots, grated, stalks celery , thinly sliced on the diagonal, dressing, olive oil, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, minced fresh basil leaves, garlic cloves, pressed, cayenne pepper

cooking oil, chopped garlic, chopped birds eye chilies, sliced or minced chicken breast skinned, thai fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, holy basil leaves

stiff porridge (the basis), water, salt, butter or margarine, mealiemeal, onions, chopped, butter or margarine, oil, whole tomatoes, chopped (410 g), salt, aromat or simular spices, bacon, chopped, pitted corn (not sweet corn), grated cheese, mushrooms, chopped, milk, cream

olive oil, onion, chopped, dried oregano, dried basil (or 2 tsp. fresh basi), garlic cloves, minced, yellow squash, thinly-sliced, zucchini, thin-sliced, carrot, thin-sliced, fresh corn (about 2 ears (or 1 can), chicken broth, ditalini, great northern beans, rinsed and drained, baby spinach, fresh, salt (to taste), fresh coarse ground black pepper (to taste), pesto sauce, prepared

crushed garlic, tomato, chopped, good vinegar (i like apple cider vinegar in this dressing), yogurt, fresh parsley, dried basil or 1 1/2 tbsp fresh basis., dried oregano or 1 1/2 tbsp fresh oregano, salt, fresh ground pepper, celery seed, olive oil .

frozen or shelf-stable potato gnocchi, frozen or fresh whole kernel corn, half-and-half, cream cheese cut up, salt , garlic powder, dried basis or (oregano), ground black pepper, fresh arugula torn

extra-virgin olive oil, divided, garlic cloves, minced, veggie broth, uncooked couscous, chopped tomato (about 1 1/4 lb), seeded, chopped veggie chicken, cooked (preferably fried ), sliced fresh basil, balsamic vinegar, salt, black pepper, crumbled feta cheese, sliced black olives (optional), juice of half of a lemon (optional)

honey, lemons juiced and zested, salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, trimmed green beans, match-stick style shredded carrots, ribs celery , thinly sliced on a long basis, leaves fresh basil, roughly chopped or torn with your hands

garlic cloves, chopped, fresh parsley, fresh oregano leaves, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, good quality olive oil, ciabatta, unsalted butter, at room temperature