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potato , green chili, bacon and cheese cream soup with onions, water, chicken bouillon cubes, russet potatoes, medium to large dice about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch square, yellow onion small dice , 1/4 inch, chopped dried parsley or fresh if you have it, unsalted butter or your favorite low cal substitute, chopped green chilies , if you have them fresh great, canned evaporated milk, bay leaf, accent , optional, oscar mayer real bacon bits, white american cheese or use low fat

beef filets, duxelle, unsalted butter, shallot, minced, madeira wine, wild mushrooms, chopped fine (you can even use just plain white mushrooms), leaves from 2 sprigs of fresh thyme, chopped, kosher salt and white pepper to taste, de foie gras (available at specialty foods shops) at room temperature, sheet thawed frozen puff pastry, an egg wash made by beating 1 large egg yolk with 1 tsp of water, madeira wine sauce, madeira, beef stock (i use more than gourmet brand classic french demi-glace), black truffle butter (available at specialty food shops) if you can tsp find it, just use black truffle oil mixed with butter

cooked turkey, diced (you can substitute chicken), wild rice, uncooked, mushrooms, thin sliced (i use a mix of cremini, button, shitaki, morel, etc. just don tsp use 1, mix it up), sweet onions, cut in quarters and thin sliced (2 cups), leek, thin sliced, fennel bulb, cut in half and thin sliced, celery including celery leaves, thin sliced, minced garlic, turkey broth , more if you like the soup a bit thinner (chicken is fine), sherry wine, heavy cream, worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, fresh thyme, fine chopped, fresh rosemary, fine chopped, fresh parsley, fine chopped, butter, salt, pepper

sweetened condensed milk or 2 (14 oz) cans fat-free, vanilla bean (seeds scraped out from pod), citrus zest

rolled oats, low-fat buttermilk, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, eggs, brown sugar (lightly packed), unsweetened applesauce, raisins, craisins

i use a 3 1/2 to 4 lb chuck roast, well marbelized with fat, and if you can find a bone-in roast, that s better yet (but it s almost always boneless chuck that you find at the grocer). i like to quickly rinse the roast in cold water just before i lay it on the cutting board to coat it with seasoned flour. place the following ingredients in a small baggie and shake the closed bag to mix it up, flour, salt, garlic salt, crazy mixed-up salt (if you can tsp get this seasoning, use seasoned salt instead, but jane s is by far the best), pepper, use your hands to generously pat the seasoned flour into the roast, on both sides, flipping the roast a couple times and repeating the process., in a dutch oven or roasting pan large enough to hold the roast, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat - you want your pan and oil to be hot enough to sear the roast well when you put it in the pan. when the oil is just about to the smoking point, put the roast in and cover the pan. let the meat sear until nicely browned on the bottom, then flip the roast. let it sear for a minute or two on the second side, then add, beef stock (i much prefer the boxed stock to the canned broth - it just seems to give the gravy a much richer taste in the end), cover the roasting pan and place it in a pre-heated 300 degree oven. roast for 4 to 5 hours, until the meat is fork tender and falls apart easily. i check the roast each hour, quickly opening the lid, just to make sure the stock has not evaporated. as long as your pan has a good seal on it, this shouldn tsp happen. but if necessary, add more stock to the pan., an hour before the roast is done , prepare the mashed potatoes. peel 6 large red potatoes (these work better - at least for me - because they are much moister than the russets, so the mashed potatoes are creamier); cut into 1/4th, and place them in a large saucepan - rinse the cut potatoes 2 times in cold water, then cover them in fresh cold water and place the pan over medium high heat; boil until tender. this is usually about 30 minutes, but it depends on the size of your cuts, so just cook them until you can easily insert a fork into a potato. drain potatoes well, reserving 1 cup of the water for the gravy. add the following to the hot potatoes, butter, sour cream, milk, salt, crazy mixed up salt (use regular salt or garlic salt if jane s salt is not available), pepper, i use a hand masher , but you can use an electric mixer or however you chose to mash the potatoes into a creamy yet firm texture. add more milk if potatoes are too stiff. place the mashed potatoes in a buttered casserole dish, cover with foil, and place in the oven to keep warm while you make the gravy., prepare the gravy, melt 2 tbsp butter, stir in 1/4 cup flour to make a paste, stir in enough beef stock to thin the paste enough to pour., finished roast from the pan and place it on a plate; cover meat with foil to keep warm., place the roasting pan over a medium flame and bring the liquid to a gentle boil (i usually seem to have about 1 1/2 to 2 cups liquid in the pan when the roast is done - if you have less, just use the beef stock to increase your liquid)., use a whisk to gradually whisk in the butter/flour/stock liquid., add 2 tbsp beef base - i use tone s (i prefer beef base to buillon - has a richer flavor and is really worth having on hand, but if you can tsp find this, try knorr s beef buillon extra large cubes), add the 1 cup of reserved potato water, add 1/2 cup beef stock, taste the gravy and see if you want more seasoning. i usually find i don tsp need to add anything at this point, since i have the seasoning from the flour coating and the stock and the beef base. if you think you need more seasoning, add salt and pepper to your taste. beef base will also give you more saltiness., keep the gravy warm while you uncover the meat and use 2 forks to pull the meat apart into small to medium chunks., you are now ready to assemble...

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

soft butter, sugar, cocoa, eggs, flour, vanilla, salt, nuts, chopped (optional), marshmallows, powdered sugar, butter, cocoa, canned evaporated milk

pinto beans, rinsed (you can use an equal amount of cooked dry beans), cream of chicken soup, old el paso red enchilada sauce, boneless skinless chicken breasts, oil, sliced black olives, garlic cloves, crushed, chicken broth or 2 cups water, shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream (optional), tortilla chips (juanita s have the best texture for this)

very thin round steak, sliced top to bottom maybe 1/4 inch, red bell pepper, sliced top to bottom maybe 1/4 inch, green bell pepper, sliced top to bottom maybe 1/4 inch, yellow onion, cut top to bottom lay flat and sliced top to bottom inch, white mushrooms or 8 oz brown button mushrooms, roughly sliced chopstick sized chunks, garlic , smashed and chopped roughly, gingerroot , peeled smashed,then chopped, low-sodium beef bouillon powder, sugar, hoisin sauce, dark soy sauce or 1 tbsp soy miso (no salt now there s enough in the soy cute rice to go with it, optional), grain rice, water, veg-all vegetables or 1 can small mixed vegetables, drained

cream cheese (package), orange marmalade (1 jar), prepared horseradish

extra large eggs (make sure to use ex large, 4 yolks are required for this recipe), ham, diced fine (i use a good slice of quality baked ham from the deli), scallion, chopped fine (white and green parts ), celery, very fine chopped (i use a tablespoon, use what you want), capers, fine chopped (again , you can use a bit more if you like), mayonnaise (again , if you like it creamier, use a bit more, i add a tablespoon), dijon mustard (yellow mustard does not work for this), fresh parsley, fine chopped, fresh thyme, fine chopped, salt , i personally don tsp add any, but if you want (go easy as the capers and ham are y), pepper, whole wheat bread (white bread will also work), parmesan cheese, fine grated (not shredded ), paprika (optional)

dark pumpernickel bread, white cheddar cheese , 2 slices per sandwich (thick sliced, no thin), pickled cucumbers and onion, see recipe below (1/4-1/2 cup per sandwich), cream cheese with chives (or a soft herb cheese such as boursin), butter, english seedless cucumbers, peeled and cut in half lengthwise and then thin sliced (depending on the size of the cucumber), onion, cut in quarters and then thin sliced (sweet onion), apple cider vinegar (no substitutes), rice wine vinegar (no substitutes), kosher salt , you can a little more if you want it a bit saltier (no table salt), fresh ground pepper

condensed tomato soup, whole milk (see note in directions ), salsa , ranchera (i only use la victoria brand ranchera, hot, can chop finely, if desired, i leave it as is, adj)

lasagna noodles, cooked, chunky pasta sauce with mushrooms, mixed vegetables , carrots, cauliflower and broccoli, textured vegetable protein (tvp), water, boiling, liquid beef bouillon, ground round (or other soy based ground beef replacement ), tomatoes, diced with italian spices, garlic cloves, minced, cottage cheese (i use fat free), grated parmesan cheese, frozen chopped spinach, eggs, mozzarella cheese, shredded

reduced-fat vanilla wafers, mandarin orange segments, chocolate chips, low-fat evaporated milk, light margarine, powdered sugar, orange extract, multi-colored candy sprinkles

varied kinds of lettuce ., parsley without stem, jicama cut in small cubes (it s a fruit, if you can tsp find it substitute for cucumber., panela cheese (it s a soft, and light kind of cheese, (you can substitute for any kind of soft flavor cheese), carrots cut in juliane, fried tortilla cut in juliane (you can by the selection of tortilla chips for salads), sliced avocados, canned chipotles, coriander leaves, diced garlic, lemon juice, white vinegar, extra vigin olive oil, broth, salt, mustard, maggi seasoning sauce

dried corn husks, lard or vegetable shortening (i used . it adds flavor. it s not that bad once in a while, it s a saturated fat yes, but vegetable shortening is a trans fat, and i think that s worse for you. you can render your own using the cut off fat from pork roast and pork chops. do not use salt pork or bacon - ask your butcher for about 1 1/2 lb of pork fat), baking powder, blue corn meal ( is coarser than yellow, but if you want to make yellow tamales, get masa harina for tamales), water, chicken stock, preferably homemade, salt, poblano chilies, seeded and cut into a small dice, fresh or frozen corn (thawed if frozen ), monterey jack cheese , cut into a small dice