1583 confit bag Recipes

mixed greens (the salad bags work fine ) or 9 oz spinach (the salad bags work fine), pomegranate (seeds), avocado, cubed, dried cranberries, grape tomatoes, halved, nuts (i used sunflower seeds), feta cheese, olive oil balsamic vinaigrette (i used wishbone)

unsalted butter (16 tbsp or 2 sticks), softened, light brown sugar, eggs, dark molasses (not blackstrap), pure vanilla extract, cake flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking soda, salt, gingerbread house templates , recipe follows, sugar , plus more as needed, egg whites, heavy cardboard base for the house, pastry bag with a medium plain tip and a small plain tip, frosted shredded mini-wheats for the roof, as needed, tootsie rolls for a fence, as needed, white hershey kisses for roof top spikes, as needed, candy canes for a lamp post outside the door, as needed, granulated sugar for snow drifts, as needed, necco wafers for a cobblestone path, as needed, marshmallows , for snow man, pretzel sticks, for snowman arms, as needed, whole cloves, for snowman eyes, graham crackers to build a shed, as needed, assorted candy such as gum drops , peppermint drops, m & m s, white chocolate chips, red hots, non-pareils or snow caps, silver dragees, green mint jelly leaves, life savers, and animal crackers

how to wrap a tamale, time required : 2 minutes per tamale, how, sort the husks, go through the corn husks removing any debris. separate the larger usable pieces from the smaller bits and pieces. save the smaller pieces for later., soak the husks, place the husks into a large bowl. cover husks with warm water. set a heavy item (like a heavy bowl) on top of the husks to keep them submerged., prepare the husks, husks from the water and pat dry. place into a covered dish or a large plastic bag to prevent from drying out. use only the larger and medium sized husks for the tamales. the smaller ones can be used later for ties or patches. when looking at the husk, they have a narrow end, a broad end, and 2 long sides., adding the dough, lay a husk on a flat surface. place 1-2 tbsp of dough onto the husk. when spreading the dough , leave a space of about 4 inches from the narrow end of the husk and about 2 inches from the other end. spread the dough to the edge of 1 of the long sides and 2 inches away from the other long side. try to keep the dough approximately 1/4 to a 1/2 inch thick., spread about a tbsp of filling down the center of the dough ., folding, locate the long side with a 2 inch space with no masa. fold that over, slightly overlapping the other side so the edges of the dough meet. wrap the extra husk around the back., then fold the broad end over the top and then the longer narrow end over the broad end., tying, create strips of husk by cutting or tearing 1/4 inch lengths off of some of the smaller or unusable husks. use these to tie across the middle of the tamale to hold the flaps down., steaming, tamales upright in a steamer. you can buy large steamers made just for this purpose. you may have something else you can use to create the same effect. the key is to have a small amount of boiling water on the bottom of the pot and a colander or mesh of some sort to keep the tamales away from the water., steam for about 90 minutes

grated potatoes (for four people) or use a large bag of frozen hash browns or a package of dehydrated hash browns, soaked in hot water until soft., oil for frying (if you have a non-stick pan, use only a tbsp of oil. i prefer to use sunflower or vegetable oil.), green onions or scallions, finely chopped, sour cream or as much or little as you like, salt and pepper, i used 4 cups of dehydrated hash browns in my pictures. this amount would make three stacks of three layered stacks. remember , you can make as many stacks as you want in any size you like and with as many hash brown round as you like.

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

egg whites at room temperature for 30 minutes, sugar, unsalted butter , cut into pieces, cornstarch, thawed frozen passion-fruit pulp, sugar, whole large egg, egg yolks, chilled heavy cream, special equipment : a 15- by 12-inch sheet of parchment paper; a pastry bag with a 1/3-inch plain tip and an 1/8-inch plain tip; a long thin platter or a foil-wrapped cardboard rectangle (at least 15 by 4 inches)

ground cranberries (about 2 bags fresh , ground in processor or grinder), sugar, raspberry gelatin powder, boiling water, chopped celery, chopped apples , no need to peel, chopped walnuts or 1 1/2 cups pecans, crushed pineapple , no need to drain

smooth peanut butter (i find that jif peanut butter has the best flavor and works the best), butter, powdered sugar, oats, paraffin wax block (optional), semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional, i m not really sure of the size bag to get, but it s the basic, most common size bag of ch) (optional)

warm water (100 degrees f), yeast or 1 1/2 tsp fast rising, sugar, salt, flour (can do half white and half wheat), olive oil, minced garlic, dried italian herb seasoning, green bell pepper, cut in strips, white button mushrooms, thinly sliced, onion , cut into thin strips, black olives , smashed in half, hunt tomato sauce with basil garlic and oregano, red pepper flakes, oregano, pizza seasoning, basil, garlic powder, black pepper, vegan mozzarella cheese or 5 oz , sliced thin or 5 oz equivalent shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese or 1 (12 oz) bag shredded soy cheese (veggie mozzarella shreds)

picante sauce, green onions with tops, thinly sliced, chopped fresh cilantro, vegetable oil or 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, garlic clove, minced, salt, pinto beans, drained, tomatoes, seeded and diced, ripe avocado, peeled, seeded, and diced, sirloin steaks (i substitute 1 bag of quorn meat-substitute grounds) or 1 lb top round steak (i substitute 1 bag of quorn meat-substitute grounds), salt and pepper, shredded lettuce

butter, garlic, minced, vidalia onion, finely chopped, fire roasted tomatoes (with their juices), homemade chicken stock, barbecue sauce, worcestershire sauce, light brown sugar, cayenne pepper, smoked pulled pork, half 16-oz bag frozen corn kernels, half 16-oz bag frozen baby lima beans, salt and ground pepper, hot sauce , for serving, cornbread or soda crackers, for serving

whipping cream, half and half, sugar, honey, vanilla beans, split and scraped, mint leaves, zest of 1 lemon, tea bags of lemon lift * or lemon tea, egg yolks, ginger, a viewer , who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. the fn chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

vine-ripened plum (roma ) tomatoes, cored and cut into thin wedges, salt and freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh oregano leaves , or 1 tsp dried oregano, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced garlic, minced red onion, rinsed, drained, and roughly chopped capers, roasted red or yellow bell peppers, coarsely chopped, pitted and sliced greek olives (such as kalamata or gaeta olives), fresh lemon juice, pepper olive oil or 1/2 tsp dried chili flakes, extra-virgin olive oil, dried linguini, brown paper lunch bags or 4 large sheets parchment paper or waxed paper (see note), swordfish steaks

coffee ice cream, softened, butterscotch caramel topping, chopped pecans, toasted, vanilla ice cream, softened, chocolate caramel cookie bars (20 sticks total ), milk chocolate candy bar, shaved, special equipment : pastry bag (or resealable plastic bag) and a # 6 star tip

garlic bread, this goes great with any italian dish , and is simple to make., garlic powder, oregano, basil, dired minced garlic, kosher salt, parmesean cheese, butter, softened, italian bread, preheat oven to 375 degrees. combine spices in a mortar in pestle, and grind until the salt and minced garlic have been broken down and combined. if you don tsp have a mortar and pestle, simply put the spices in a zip loc freezer bag, and beat with the flat side of a meat tenderizer or rolling pin until crushed and combined. slice loaf in half length wise, and spread each half with a half stick of butter. divide the spice mixture in half, and spread each half evenly over each piece of bread. wrap each half in aluminum foil and bake for about 15 minutes. to crisp it up a bit, open the foil up and bake another 5 to 7 minutes.

big bag spinach or two small bags baby spinach leaves, bacon, balsamic vinegar, garlic clove, minced, eggs, hard boiled, grape tomatoes, crutons

salad greens , cut yourself or from a bag mix (a romaine/iceberg blend is good), lightly crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheddar or mexican/taco blend cheese, prepared ranch salad dressing, sour cream, chunky salsa, medium heat (we like tostitos)

bacon - crisp-cooked and crumbled, olive oil, onion - diced, garlic - crushed, frozen bag of black-eyed peas, chicken stock to cover peas (water can be substituted), frozen bag of collard greens, red pepper flakes - to your taste for spice, salt and fresh ground pepper to taste