3035 colorful critters Recipes

rice (i used long grain ), low sodium chicken broth, tomato paste, butter, onion, diced small, garlic clove, minced, diced green chilies, pepper, red pepper flakes, cilantro or parsley, for color

ketchup, low sodium soy sauce or 4 tsp regular soy sauce, your choice, salt, worcestershire sauce, sugar, sesame oil, cayenne pepper (depending on how much heat you can handle!), chicken broth, cornstarch, sugar, salt, whole double boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into cubes, oil, minced fresh ginger, minced garlic, onion, chopped, bell pepper, any color,sliced into strips (2 small peppers can be used, to give more color contrast), mushrooms, sliced, carrot , thinly sliced on diagonal, snow peas, cashews, sesame seeds, toasted

ground beef, milk, breadcrumbs, egg, onion powder, salt, nutmeg, pepper, condensed cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, milk, kitchen bouquet, for color

cooked rice, ground beef or 1/2 lb ground lamb or 1/2 lb ground turkey, diced onion, garlic cloves, chickpeas, seasoning, are to taste, allspice, cinnamon, seasoning salt (more if desired) or 1 tbsp salt (more if desired), garlic powder, black pepper, diced red pepper (for color ) (optional)

sugar, karo syrup, water, cinnamon oil or 2 tsp oil peppermint extract, red food coloring or green food coloring, powdered sugar

boneless skinless chicken , cut into 1/2 inch strips, cooking oil, button mushroom, quartered, onion, medium diced, garlic cloves, minced, salsa, i use medium heat, monterey jack cheese, shredded, chicken stock, cooked rice, salt and pepper, parsley or cilantro, for color, cumin, ground cayenne pepper (optional)

tri-color spiral pasta (or your favorite - cooked and drained according to package directions.), onion, diced, green bell pepper, diced, roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped, ripe black olives, drained, cheddar cheese, grated or diced, bacos bacon bits, your favorite bottled ranch dressing (i use kraft free ranch), water , add to dressing if it very thick (optional), fresh black pepper

hass avocadoes (black in color,slightly soft to the press ), limes , juice of, white onion (diced ), loosely packed fresh cilantro (chopped finely), tomato (diced-make sure it isn tsp overly ripe), salt, chopped fresh jalapeno (optional)

uncooked tri-colored rotini pasta, bacon, mayonnaise, dry ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, milk (more , if needed), tomatoes, chopped or 15 grape tomatoes, cut in half, sliced black olives, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, salt and pepper

red sweet peppers or 1 1/2 cups green sweet peppers, seeded,veins removed, jalapeno, seeded ,veins removed, white vinegar, liquid pectin, drop red food coloring or 1 drop green food coloring (optional), sugar

cucumbers, peeled and scored with a fork,lengthways,sliced crossways,medium thick, white onions or 1 large yellow onion, quartered,then sliced crossways,1/2 inch thick, bell peppers, any color,cut in 1 inch squares., white vinegar, water, salt, black pepper, garlic powder

skirt steaks, garlic cloves, peeled and mashed, vegetable oil , plus, vegetable oil, tequila, salt, fresh lime juice (from real limes), white onion , sliced into thin crescents (half rings), green bell peppers or 3 assorted color bell peppers, cut into strips, ground cumin

chicken stock or 1/2-1 1/2 cup vegetable stock, cornstarch, soy sauce, dry sherry, red chili paste with garlic, sugar, red wine vinegar, toasted sesame oil, egg whites, cornstarch, salt, spaghetti, olive oil , plus, olive oil, boneless skinless chicken breast, cut in 3/4-inch cubes, whole chinese dried red chili peppers (don tsp eat these, they are for color and heat), unsalted dry roasted peanuts, minced garlic, coarsely-chopped scallions, greens and whites

cream of coconut (coco lopez brand preferred), cream cheese, powdered sugar, maraschino cherry juice (just for coloring)

almond paste, sugar, almond extract, margarine or 3/4 cup butter, room temp, eggs, all-purpose flour , sifted, salt, apricot preserves (pressed into a coarse sieve to remove any large pieces of fruit), semisweet chocolate, vegetable shortening (butter flavored crisco preferably)

bone-in chicken breast halves, with skin, honey, dijon mustard or 6 tbsp honey mustard, jalapeno jelly , preferably the red colored 1, salt and black pepper