140 colorful cups Recipes

rice noodles, curry powder, ground cumin, turmeric, ground coriander, dry sherry, soy sauce, water, sugar, minced garlic, grated fresh gingerroot, vegetable oil, sliced red onion, peeled and julienned carrot, sliced red bell peppers (or combination of colors) or 1 cup yellow bell pepper (or combination of colors), sliced bok choy, salt and black pepper

fresh green beans, raw, bell peppers, any color or 1 cup bell pepper, mixed colors, olive oil, sea salt, sugar

ground turkey, onion (chopped ), ortega thick and smooth taco sauce, water, chilies, drained, taco seasoning mix (i prefer ortega), hard taco shells (broken, divided in half ), shredded low-fat cheddar cheese (i prefer kraft) or 1/2 cup fat-free cheddar cheese (i prefer kraft), shredded low fat sharp cheddar cheese (i prefer kraft) or 1/2 cup fat free sharp cheddar cheese (i prefer kraft), shredded low-fat monterey jack and colby cheese (i prefer kraft) or 1 cup fat free monterey jack cheese (i prefer kraft) or 1 cup colby mix cheese (i prefer kraft), tomato, chopped (for garnish ) (optional), sliced green onion (for garnish ) (optional), low-fat sour cream (optional) or 1 tsp fat free sour cream (optional), sliced or diced jalapeno pepper (optional), orange bell pepper (for color ) (optional)

dried tri-colored fusilli or 2 cups rotini pasta, cubed swiss cheese or 3/4 cup cheddar cheese or 3/4 cup provolone cheese, frozen peas, celery, sliced fresh basil leaves, creamy roasted garlic salad dressing or 1/2 cup peppercorn ranch dressing, chunk tuna in water, drained, roasted red peppers, drained and coarsely chopped, romaine lettuce leaf, roasted cashews

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

purple cabbage, cored and quartered, butter, red onion, chopped, purple potatoes (if using larger potatoes, peel and cube into eighths), chicken stock (use a light colored stock for best color) or 6 cups vegetable stock (use a light colored stock for best color), sour cream (to garnish ), chives (to garnish )

sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, orange liqueur , such as grand marnier, very finely grated orange peel , colored part only (zest), vegetable oil cooking spray, caramel ice cream topping or 1/2 cup cajeta caramel topping, butter recipe cake mix, water, tequila, butter, melted, eggs, very finely grated lime zest , colored part only, sweetened flaked coconut (optional)

rotini pasta, uncooked (i use tri color rotini), boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked, cut into 1/2 inch cubes or 2 cups cooked shrimp, de-tailed, colby cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, frozen peas, thawed or 2 cups fresh broccoli or 1 cup diced green bell pepper, pecan halves, unsalted, grapes, halved (i use red seedless grapes for color), mayonnaise, lipton recipe secrets savory herb with garlic soup mix

shredded coleslaw mix, green onion, sliced with tops, roasted sunflower seeds, cashew halves, almonds, oriental-flavor instant ramen noodles , reserve seasoning packet, grated carrot, apple, with peels, diced, sweetened cranberries, seedless cucumber, quartered, peels on, sugar snap pea, trimmed and halved, radicchio, for color (optional), grilled chicken breasts, 1/2 per person (optional), seasoning packet from soup, canola oil, sugar, cider vinegar or 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar or 1/2 cup white vinegar

sugar or 1 cup substitute, see note, unflavored gelatin, unsweetened pineapple juice or 2 cups unsweetened orange juice, mangoes or 2 cups kiwi fruits or 2 cups red papayas, peeled chopped, buttermilk, shredded lime peel or 1 tbsp lemon peel, lime juice or 1/4 cup lemon juice, drops yellow food coloring (optional) or 3 drops green food coloring (optional) or 3 drops red food coloring (optional) or 3 drops orange food coloring (optional)

duncan hines yellow cake mix (6-8 cups diced cake pieces) or 1 almond cake mix (6-8 cups diced cake pieces), water (or as specified in cake mix directions), vegetable oil (or as specified in cake mix directions), eggs (or as specified in cake mix directions), seedless raspberry jam, white rum (will depend on amount of cake pieces), anise flavoring (look for the real stuff), red food coloring (just in case , my jam wasn tsp red enough), buttercream frosting, colored sprinkles (the spherical kind)

these vintage cake icing recipes are taken from mom s old recipe scrapbooks , circa 1929. mom often used these easy cake frosting recipes to decorate cakes for birthdays and everyday use., seven minute icing recipe, egg white , 3/4 cups white sugar, 1 tbsp corn syrup, 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, 3 tbsp water, 1/2 tsp vanilla. combine all ingredients, except flavoring, in top of double boiler and beat; place over rapidly boiling water and beat 7 minutes or until frosting is fluffy and will hold shape; remove from stove, add flavor and beat 1 minute longer; spread immediately., easy vanilla icing recipe, butter , 1-1/2 cups icing sugar, 1-1/2 tbsp milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla; beat., vanilla butter cream icing recipe, butter , 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tsp vanilla, 3 cups icing sugar, 1/4 cup milk. combine all ingredients and mix., butterscotch icing recipe, in a saucepan combine 3 tbsp butter , 3 tbsp milk, 1/2 cup dark brown sugar. heat till dissolved, beat in 1-2/3 cups icing sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla; beat till creamy., icing recipes, these old-fashioned , homemade icing recipes are taken from the white house cook book by hugo ziemann, steward of the white house, and mrs. f. litre. gillette, a celebrated 19th-century cookbook author, published by the saalfield publishing company, new york, in 1913., cake frosting tips, in the first place , the eggs should be cold, and the platter on which they are to be beaten also cold. allow, for the white of 1 egg, 1 small teacupful of powdered sugar. break the eggs and throw a small handful of the sugar on them as soon as you begin beating; keep adding it at intervals until it is all used up. the eggs must not be beaten until the sugar has been added in this way, which gives a smooth, tender frosting, and 1 that will dry much sooner than the old way., spread with a broad knife evenly over the cake, and if it seems too thin, beat in a little more sugar. cover the cake with two coats, the second after the first has become dry, or nearly so. if the icing gets too dry or stiff before the last coat is needed, it can be thinned sufficiently with a little water, enough to make it work smoothly., a little lemon juice , or half a teaspoonful of tartaric acid, added to the frosting while being beaten, makes it white and more frothy., flavors mostly used are lemon , vanilla, almond, rose, chocolate, and orange., if you wish to ornament with figures or flowers, make up rather more icing, keep about 1-third out until that on the cake is dried; then, with a clean glass syringe, apply it in such forms as you desire and dry as before; what you keep out to ornament with may be tinted pink with cochineal , blue with indigo, yellow with saffron or the grated rind off an orange strained through a cloth, green with spinach juice and brown with chocolate, purple with cochineal and indigo. strawberry, or currant and cranberry juices color a delicate pink., cake in a cool oven with the door open to dry, or in a draught in an open window., almond frosting (marzipan icing recipe), whites of three eggs, beaten up with three cups of fine, white sugar. blanch a lb of sweet almonds, lb them in a mortar with a little sugar, until a fine paste, then add the whites of eggs, sugar and vanilla extract. lb a few minutes to thoroughly mix. cover the cake with a very thick coating of this, set in a cool oven to dry, afterwards cover with a plain icing., chocolate frosting, whites of four eggs , three cups of powdered sugar and nearly a cup of grated chocolate. beat the whites a very little, they must not become white, stir in the chocolate, then put in the sugar gradually, beating to mix it well., plain chocolate icing, put into a shallow pan four tablespoonfuls of scraped chocolate , and place it where it will melt gradually, but not scorch; when melted, stir in three tablespoonfuls of milk or cream and 1 of water; mix all well together, and add 1 scant teacupful of sugar; boil about five minutes, and while hot, and when the cakes are nearly cold, spread some evenly over the surface of 1 of the cakes; put a second 1 on top, alternating the mixture and cakes; then cover top and sides, and set in a warm oven to harden., all who have tried recipe after recipe , vainly hoping to find 1 where the chocolate sticks to the cake and not to the fingers, will appreciate the above. in making those most palatable of cakes, chocolate eclairs, the recipe just given will be found very satisfactory., tutti frutti icing, mix with boiled icing 1 oz each of chopped citron , candied cherries, seedless raisins, candied pineapple, and blanched almonds., sugar icing, extra-refined sugar add 1 oz of fine white starch ; lb finely together and then sift them through gauze; then beat the whites of three eggs to a froth. the secret of success is to beat the eggs long enough, and always 1 way; add the powdered sugar by degrees, or it will spoil the froth of the eggs. when all the sugar is stirred in continue the whipping for half an hour longer, adding more sugar if the ice is too thin., take a little of the icing and lay it aside for ornamenting afterward. when the cake comes out of the oven, spread the sugar icing smoothly over it with a knife and dry it at once in a cool oven., ornament the cake with it, make a cone of stiff writing paper and squeeze the colored icing through it, so as to form leaves, beading or letters, as the case may be. it requires nicety and care to do it with success.

lime roll, not only is this easy to make but it is soooooo good, flour, baking powder, eggs, sugar, pack jello lemon pie filling, lime juice, grated lime rind, prepared dream whip topping, filling: cake: green food coloring, lime slices, optional for garnish cake: grease a 15x10 jelly roll pan, line with waxed paper; grease and flour paper. sift flour with baking powder. beat eggs until foamy at high speed of electric mixer. gradually add sugar; continue beating until mixture becomes thick and light in color about 5 minutes. carefully fold in flour mixture. pour cake batter into prepared pan. bake at 400 f for 12-15 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched. immediately turn cake onto cloth which has been sprinkled lightly with icing sugar. quickly remove waxed paper. starting with narrow end, roll cake in cloth and cool for 1 hour., filling and frosting: prepare lemon pie filling as directed on package, using 1 whole egg, 1 cup sugar and reducing water to 1-1/2 cups. add lime juice and rind. add enough food coloring to tint light green. chill 1 hour. set aside 1/2 cup of pie filling. unroll cake. spread remaining pie filling evenly over cake; re-roll. fold reserved pie filling into prepared dessert topping; and use this to frost the roll. chill. garnish with lime slices. store left-over cake in refrigerator., also good with lemon juice and rind in place of lime

sugar (or substitute equivalent to 1 cup ), unflavored gelatin, orange juice, buttermilk, shredded lime peel or 1 tsp lemon peel, lime juice or 1/4 cup lemon juice, green food coloring (optional) or orange food coloring (optional) or yellow food coloring (optional)

olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, carrot cut into 1-inch pieces, butternut squash, cubed (for a quicker-cooking variation, use 1 cup yellow or crookneck squash, cubed), beans, drained (garbanzos, with their harvest gold color, are my favorite, but you could try butter beans, small red beans, or pintos - whatever pleases you), fresh or frozen corn kernels, sea salt, dried chipotle pepper (optional), water or vegetable broth, as needed, chopped fresh parsley

mung dal (split mung beans, yellow in color) or 2 1/2 cups cooked, water, turmeric, bay leaf, cinamon stick, salt, vegetable oil, garlic, finely chopped, sized onion, finely chopped, sized tomatoes, chopped

boneless chicken thighs, pam cooking spray, chicken broth (any color works well ) or 1 cup wine (any color works well)

cream cheese, softened, wildflower honey or 3/4 cup other medium colored honey, raspberry preserves or 2/3 cup strawberry preserves, apricot preserves, blackberry preserves or 2/3 cup plum preserves, toasted slivered almonds or fresh edible flower, for garnish