5 blanched vegetables basic Recipes

head broccoli or 1 head cauliflower or 1 head asparagus, ice water, olive oil (optional) or butter, just to cover bottom of pan (optional), pine nuts, toasted (optional), seasoning salt , to taste (optional), garlic cloves, sliced and sauteed till tender (optional)

onions, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, vegetable oil, ripe tomatoes, diced, green beans, cut into 2-in pieces, blanched for 1 minute, ground cumin, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, canned chipotle chile in adobo (with a bit of the marinade), fish stock (i like kitchen basics) or 2 cups water, mixed with a cubes (i like kitchen basics), raw shrimp, peeled, fresh cilantro stem, lime, cut into wedges

butter, chopped onions, chopped celery, flour, chicken stock, half and half, diced potatoes, blanched, diced carrots, blanched, sweet peas, shredded chicken, cooked, chopped parsley, recipe basic savory crust, salt and pepper, basic savory pie crust, flour, salt, cold lard or solid vegetable shortening, ice water

butter, chopped onions, chopped celery, salt, freshly ground white pepper, flour, seafood or chicken stock, milk, diced potatoes, blanched, diced carrots, blanched, sweet peas, diced baked ham, lobster meat, cooked and diced, water, recipe basic savory crust (recipe included), rolled out to the size of the pan, flour, salt, cold lard or solid vegetable shortening, ice water