75 black love Recipes

black grapes, washed and placed into ziplock bag in freezer, milk, grape flavored sugar added drink mix, quick-cooking tapioca, heavy whipping cream, wilton gel food color , sylvia use blue all others use violet, love

dozen eggs, milk or half and half or cream, asparagus, tips only (just save the rest for stock or a dinner side dish or soup, shallots, sliced into rings, fresh mushrooms, chopped, tarragon pepper blend (i buy mine from myspicesage.com and love it!) or sub fresh or dried tarragon, a lil sage, dill, and fresh ground black pepper, or fresh of the above ingredients, olive oil, gruyere, shredded, kosher or sea salt, butter

extra virgin olive oil, potatoes, cut into small cubes , about 5-6 cups (1/4-1/2 inch), salt (to taste), onions, chopped small, dried basil (optional), dried thyme (optional), diced bell pepper (i love red, but any color will do), garlic, chopped, fresh ground black pepper, sour cream, minced scallion (or chives), salsa, hot pepper sauce, ketchup

mid sized russet potatoes , scrubbed and cleaned, juice from kosher dill pickle jar ( my secret), chopped dill pickles (not pickle relish), chopped parsley, fresh chive, chopped red onion, stalks celery, chopped, chopped scallions, hard boiled eggs, chopped, mayonnaise (hellman s or best), vinegar, dijon mustard, sour cream, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, parpika and green onions for garnish, love (wink)

lean ground beef, onion, peeled and chopped fine, garlic clove, minced fine (my addition, original recipe uses no garlic), tomatoes, undrained, low sodium beef broth, tomato soup, carrots, peeled and chopped fine, celery ribs, leaves removed and chopped fine (add celery leaves to soup if you wish, i often do), bay leaves, dried thyme (original recipe used less, but i love thyme), fresh ground black pepper (even more is better), barley (pearl or pot , both work fine), salt , to taste

head cauliflower, onions, finely chopped or 2 -3 tbsp dried onion flakes (i prefer the dried minced), chopped dill pickles or 2 tbsp dill pickle relish, hard-boiled eggs, chopped (or equiv amount of chopped extra firm tofu, for vegetarian recipe), dijon mustard , to taste, salt , to taste, black pepper, garlic powder, curry powder , i love it (optional), chopped celery (optional), mayonnaise (best foods or helmann s) or 3/4 cup vegan mayonnaise (for vegetarian recipe, or a little more, depending on texture after mixing), chopped hard-boiled egg, for garnish, paprika, for garnish, dill weed, for garnish

garlic cloves, peeled, linguine, olive oil, fresh squid (about 10), cleaned and cut into 3/4-inch thick rings, tentacles cut in half, baby bam or emeril s original essence, to taste, chopped green onions, crushed red pepper , or to taste, salt, fish stock , shrimp stock, or water, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, chopped fresh parsley leaves, freshly grated parmesan, something to season your foods , like the grown-ups do with emeril s original essence. add another dimension by sprinkling it into everything, from soups and sauces to pizza and hamburger patties. you fearless bammers out there can kick this up a notch by adding cayenne, to taste. (i d start with about 1/4 tsp, and then take it from there.), paprika, salt, dried parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, ground black pepper, dried oregano, dried basil, dried thyme, celery salt

carrots, peeled,washed and thickly grated, raisins, washed and patted dry, green chili, washed and finely chopped, fresh mint leaves, washed,to garnish, lemon juice, fresh, black peppercorns, crushed, honey, salt, walnuts , kernels crushed, oil

best basic red sauce , recipe follows, or store-bought pasta sauce, egg, lean ground beef, chopped yellow onions, minced garlic, dried basil, dried oregano, dried parsley, ground black pepper, yellow mustard, ketchup, baby bam seasoning , recipe follows, salt, salt, olive oil, spaghetti

water (or boiled toor dal, yellow lentils , i used the boiled yellow lentils ), salt, oil, green chilies , slit, fresh ginger, peeled, washed and finely chopped, garlic clove, peeled, washed and finely chopped, whole black peppercorns, fresh curry leaf, washed and torn, mustard seeds, cumin seed, fenugreek seeds (methi), whole red chilies, tomatoes, washed, peeled and chopped into cubes, water (this is to be added to cook the tomatoes), red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, water (this is added to prepare the curry for rasam. you can add more or less depending on the consistency), tamarind pulp, fresh coriander leaves, washed and finely chopped (to garnish )

basmati rice, cleaned,washed ,soaked in water for 30 minutes and drained (i use the super kohinoor india s premium basmati rice), pure wesson canola cooking oil, fresh green bell pepper, washed,de-seeded and finely chopped, stalks of fresh celery, washed,ends trimmed and finely chopped, whole black peppercorns, green cardamom pods (available at any asian grocery store such as laxmi plaza on obt), onion, peeled,washed and chopped, maggi vegetable broth with onions, garlic, peeled,washed and finely chopped, hot sauce (i use smoky flavour! louisiana the perfect chipotle ), spring onions, washed,ends trimmed and chopped (both white and green portions)

unsalted butter, onions, cut into fine dice, fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, mascarpone, emmentaler, grated, parmigiano-reggiano, grated, whole eggs, beaten, freshly grated nutmeg, white bread, cut into 1-inch squares, acorn squash , seeds and strings removed, caps reserved

elbow macaroni, dill pickles, minced, black olives, minced, green onions, chopped (to taste), mayonnaise (add more to taste), yellow mustard (optional), salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), shredded cheddar cheese (to taste)

baguette (cut into slices), olive oil, feta cheese, crumbled, olive oil, fresh parsley, diced fine, scallions, diced fine (whites and greens ), fresh basil, diced fine, minced garlic, pepper, green olives, diced fine (no filling like cheese or pimentos), black olives, diced fine (i love to use a mix of kalamata and black), fresh parsley, diced fine, scallion, diced fine, onion, diced fine, minced garlic, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, red pepper flakes

gelatin powder (1/2 oz), water, sugar, strong black italian coffee (espresso or strong coffee with a little instant added), coffee liqueur, heavy cream, crystallized violets (optional, or some other lovely garnish)

chicken breasts, pounded thin, prosciutto ham (or you can use any good baked ham), gruyere cheese, shredded (or you can use 4 slices of swiss), hickory bacon (don tsp use thick sliced, just regular), kosher salt, ground black pepper, olive oil, butter, diced onion (i prefer shallots, but a regular onion will work fine), chicken broth, white wine (if you don tsp want to use wine, just use all chicken stock or broth), heavy cream (or you can use evaporated milk or even light cream and even milk, i just like the consistency of hea), dijon mustard (i love to mix dijon and ground mustard but if you only have dijon, that if just fine, if you like mo), fresh parsley, kosher salt, ground black pepper

this recipe yields calamari lighter in color than most restaurant versions , so keep this in mind when frying. follow the cooking time, not the color, and you will have perfectly cooked squid. while we love the texture and visual appeal of the tentacles, not everyone does; most fishmongers will gladly sell only bodies if you so desire. before slicing the squid, check the bodies for beaks the fishmonger might have missed. they look and feel like pieces of transparent plastic. for a specialty native to federal hill, the italian neighborhood in providence, rhode island, toss the fried calamari with thinly sliced rings of jarred pepperoncini. the spicy bite of the peppers and the tanginess of the brine are surprisingly good with fried squid. for the best results, clip a candy/deep-fry thermometer to the side of the saucepan to monitor the temperature of the oil., unbleached all-purpose flour, fine-ground cornmeal, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, egg whites, squid , bodies sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rings, tentacles left whole, vegetable oil for frying, lemon , cut into wedges

spaghetti, eggplant, cubed, zucchini , sliced into 1/2circles, shredded carrot, mushroom, pasta sauce (i love the kind with green and black olives!!), olive oil