63 basic very Recipes

butter (very soft but not melted , no substitutes!), sugar, eggs (room temperature ), egg yolks (room temperature , save whites for another time), pure vanilla extract, cake flour, baking powder, salt, warm milk (or use half and half cream)

very warm water, granulated sugar, active dry yeast, granulated sugar, salt, cooking oil, boiling water, egg , fork-beaten, approximately 2 1/4 cups (550 ml) white bread flour

chopped onions, butter, canola oil or 1 tbsp other vegetable oil, celery ribs, diced, peeled and diced carrot, diced potatoes, water or 3 cups basic light vegetable stock, dried thyme, bay leaf, salt, ground black pepper, green beans , cut into 1 inch pieces, red bell pepper, diced, zucchini, diced, green peas, fresh or frozen, fresh parsley, chopped, milk, cheddar cheese, grated, neufchatel cheese or 2 oz cream cheese

lean bacon, finely chopped, garlic, minced, onions, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, very lean ground beef sirloin, eggs, milk, ground fresh bread crumbs, dijon mustard, barbecue sauce, bottled horseradish, well drained, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, minced fresh thyme (or 1/4 tsp dried thyme), croutons, whole, unpeeled, garlic cloves, bay leaves, fresh thyme

cream cheese, eggs, sugar, prepared graham cracker crusts, sour cream, sugar (for topping ), vanilla

fresh strawberries, sliced, green seedless grapes, halved, cantaloupe, cut into chunks, firm bananas, sliced, fresh orange juice (100% orange juice)

yellow cornmeal, for dusting pans, bread flour, yeast, salt, warm water (100-115 degrees ), cooking spray or oil

all-purpose flour, very cold unsalted butter , , cut into 1-inch pieces, salt, ice cold water

heavy cream, very cold, powdered ( confectionary ) sugar to taste, vanilla , or almond or flavor extract of choice( orange, lemon, anise etc etc ), variations, chocolate : 1/2 cup baking cocoa, sifted in with in the icing sugar, mocha/expresso : 1 tbsp instant coffee, mixed in the cream, alcoholic : 1 - 2 tbsp rum, sherry, kaluha etc etc, pudding flavor : 2 tbsp instant vanilla pudding powder

all-purpose flour (170 g), sugar, salt, very cold unsalted butter, cut into bits (3/4 stick, 86g), egg, ice water

flour, sugar, salt, very cold butter, cut into small pieces, very cold shortening , cut into pieces

flour, sugar, salt, butter, very cold, cut into small pieces, shortening, very cold, cut into small pieces

toasted white bread , torn into bite-sized pieces, walnuts, lightly crushed, chopped celery, chopped green onion, sliced black olives, turkey giblets, finely chopped (including neck meat, i also buy extra chicken giblets and cook and use them), turkey broth (i like a very moist stuffing, you can adjust to your taste), butter, melted, salt and pepper

flour, sugar, salt, yeast (or 1 packet), very warm water, unsweetened applesauce

semisweet chocolate chips (pieces), sweetened condensed milk, water, chopped walnuts, toasted if desired, vanilla

risotto rice (we use arborio), hot chicken or vegetable stock, onion, chopped, olive oil, black pepper, grated parmesan cheese to taste, fresh crusty bread to serve

mangoes, chopped (frozen is fine ), lime juice (fresh is best ), sugar (super-fine is recommended), water