75 better your Recipes

white bread , fresher the better, bologna , blue ribbon, processed cheese (or your favourite kind), apple (your favourite variety)

canola oil (or olive oil), onion (sliced or diced ), ground beef (i prefer lean), diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, taco seasoning mix (regular or spicy , your call), carrots, peeled and sliced into coins, frozen corn (more is better ), black beans (rinsed and drained ) or 1 (19 oz) can beans, of your choice (rinsed and drained)

oounces ) shredded cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese), diced green chili peppers, drained, sliced pitted ripe olives, drained, sliced green onions, mayonnaise, baby shrimp, rinsed and drained (or use fresh shrimp, cooked and chopped - even better), tortilla chips

pasta, of your choice (i like thin spaghetti , angel hair or 1/2 lb elbow macaroni), eggs, butter (or more to taste. tastes better than margarine, but you may use margarine)

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.

peel a banana from the bottom and you won tsp have to pick the little stringy things off of it. that s how the primates do it., take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. if you leave them connected at the stem , they ripen faster., store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. it will stay fresh much longer and not mold, peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking., add a tsp of water when frying ground beef. it will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking ., reheat pizza, heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to medium-low and heat till warm. this keeps the crust crispy. no soggy micro pizza., easy deviled eggs, put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. seal , mash till they are all broken up. add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. just throw bag away when done easy clean up., expanding frosting, when buying a canned frosting, remove frosting to a mixing bowl and beat with your electric mixer. the amount will come close to doubling., squirrel away, keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. the cayenne pepper doesn tsp hurt the plant and the squirrels won tsp come near it., flexible vacuum, get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. it can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings., reducing static cling, pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. place pin in seam of slacks and -- at da! -- static is gone., measuring cups, before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. dump out the hot water, but don tsp dry cup. next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out., foggy windshield, hate foggy windshields buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. when the windows fog, rub with the eraser! works better than a cloth, reopening an envelope, if you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. viola! it unseals easily., conditioner, use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. it s a lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. it s also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn tsp like when you tried it in your hair..., goodbye fruit flies, get rid of pesky fruit flies , take a small glass fill it 1/2 with apple cider vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. you will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever, get rid of ants, put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. they eat it , take it home, can tsp digest it so it kills them. it may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works & you don tsp have the worry about pets or small children being harmed

lean ground beef (round is good , sirloin better), ground veal, shallots, finely diced, garlic cloves, leaves fresh basil, finely chopped, fresh oregano, finely chopped or 1/2 tsp dried oregano, leaves sage, finely chopped, rosemary, stripped and chopped, fresh thyme, stripped and chopped, parsley, finely chopped, egg (beaten ), torn up bread , soaked in milk (preferred) or 1/2 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs (preferred), mozzarella cheese , in a hunk (not shredded), italian seasoned breadcrumbs (for coating ), olive oil, your favorite tomato sauce

almond milk , vanilla, better n peanut butter spread, real maple syrup, protein powder, your favorite brand (optional), oat bran, ground flax seeds (optional), ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground allspice, ice cubes

sugar, cocoa, butter or 1/2 cup margarine (we use , better for you), milk, oatmeal, vanilla, peanut butter (your choice )

cream cheese, creamy blue cheese dressing (i use tyler florence recipe, posted - very quick and easy, better than bottled), chicken breasts, taco seasoning, olive oil, shredded mexican flavor cheese (or your fave, pepper jack, etc), red hot sauce, chili powder (to taste), jalapenos slices

peeled and deveind raw shrimp (the bigger the better), sliced bacon, jalepeno peppers, bbq sauce (choose your favorite)

potatoes (less if your serving less ), tub of cream cheese, sour cream, garlic, parsley (fresh or dried) - fresh is better, pepper

english muffins, butter (i use better ,my way #117086), splenda brown sugar blend, cinnamon, nuts, chopped (your choice )

rice( brown or white ), yellow onion chopped, chopped frozen broccoli, cream of chicken soup, milk (2% or whole), your choice of shedded cheese( 2 kinds is better ), salt and pepper for taste

sugar , and extra for the top, cocoa, i like to use 1/4 cup regular cocoa and 1/4 cup dark cocoa, baking soda, flour, cinnamon, your choice, vanilla, vinegar, oil, cold strong coffee , stronger the better

cold baked beans (canned is fine, your own recipe better ), stalk celery, diced, diced onion, water or 3 cups chicken stock, cooked tomatoes (canned is fine ), butter, melted, flour, salt, pepper

ground turkey, black beans, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, pureed chipotle chile (or puree your own), jalapeno peppers, diced, serrano pepper, diced, green bell peppers, diced, red bell pepper, diced, onions, diced, chili powder, cumin, salt, lime juice, tortilla chips (better than crackers!), cheddar cheese or queso blanco or chihuahua cheese, sour cream

eggs, lemon juice (fresh is always better), water, sugar, dry mustard, salt (scant), oil (your preference), nutmeg (freshly grated is wonderful), black pepper