23 cook yourself Recipes

chicken breasts, skinless, olive oil, baguette , on the diagonal, garlic clove, heads baby romaine lettuce, egg, arugula, mustard , cress, grated parmesan cheese, sunflower seeds, fat-free greek yogurt, garlic clove, dijon mustard, malt vinegar, olive oil, salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste

shrimp, pre-cooked (or cook yourself), stalks celery, finely minced, parsley, finely minced (if you don tsp have fresh, leave out), creole seasoning (can use old bay seasoning ), black pepper, fresh ground, reduced-fat mayonnaise (no miracle whip, please), frozen peas (do not cook, just rinse to separate), beef tomatoes (garden fresh are best), salt, parsley (optional), curly lettuce leaf (optional)

quick cooking oats (you will need about 1/2 cup total per serving, so the amount will depend on how many servings you want to make up--1/2 cup for 1 serving, or about 6 cups for 12...and anywhere in between), kosher or sea salt(about 1/2tsp per serving, so, again, adjust as needed), dry milk (about 1tsp per serving, adjust as above), various flavoring additions ie brown or white sugar, cinnamon, mini chocolate chips, dried fruits like blends, berries, apples, bananas(though these don tsp rehyrdate as well), i suggest starting with about 1tsp sugar per serving, 1/2t cinnamon, and about 3t of any of the dried fruits or chocolate chips, but, again, once you try it, just adjust to your preference. also, if you want to make 1 of the and cream type recipes, like peaches and cream, etc, just add another 1/2t dry milk to your ingredients

cream cheese, softened (depending on how crabby you want them), crab, cooked , picked, and flaked, green onions, chopped, worcestershire sauce, juice from 1/2 lemon, hot sauce (ie rooster or tabasco), fresh ground black pepper, wonton wrappers, peanut oil for frying

little potato, seasoned sea salt, extra virgin olive oil, crisp cooked bacon or 4 -6 slices serrano ham, diced, creme fraiche or 1/2 cup sour cream, minced fresh chives

cooked chicken (bake it yourself, rotisserie or canned), cooked rice (1 cup uncooked ), frozen chopped broccoli, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, margarine, chopped onion, shredded cheddar cheese

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

pumpkin, peeled and cut into smallish chunks (any variety is good except butternut squash), dark cooking chocolate (at least 70 per cent cocoa), cinnamon, ground almonds, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, honey, maple syrup, vanilla extract, eggs, pink peppercorns, crushed (to garnish ) (optional)

egg whites, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, grated lemon , zest of, all-purpose flour, ground almonds, baking powder, salt, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, peeled zucchini, finely grated

pizza dough, skim milk ricotta cheese, egg, sugar, chocolate chips, dried cherries, cinnamon, skim milk

jambalaya for a crowd, source : college cooking: feeding yourself and your friends, onion, green pepper, stalks celery, garlic, andouille or smoked sausage, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced tomatoes, dry chicken bouillon, water, rice, peeled and deveined raw shrimp

whole wheat elbow macaroni, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, skim milk, warmed for 1 minute in the microwave, low-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 1/4 cups), worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, ground nutmeg, whole wheat bread crumbs

fat-free greek yogurt or 2 tbsp plain fat-free yogurt, garlic clove, minced, dijon mustard, malt vinegar, olive oil, salt and black pepper

egg whites, salt, lemon juice, sugar, cocoa powder, whipping cream, sugar, fresh raspberry, shaved dark chocolate, melted dark chocolate, for drizzling

low-fat chocolate ice cream, slightly softened, low-calorie chocolate wafers (about 2 packages), low-fat milk (1-percent), pure vanilla extract

bacon, bone in chicken thighs, onion, chopped, garlic salt, cumin, chili powder, dried oregano, black beans, rinsed and drained, rotel, cream cheese, softened, flour tortilla, softened, pico de gallo (optional) or other salsa (optional), sour cream (optional), avocado , slices (optional), grated cheese (optional), cooked rice (optional)

cooked king prawns, peeled (tails left intact), deveined, avocados, cut into 2cm cubes , lightly salted and drizzled with lime juice, u>the cocktail sauceyourself), whole-egg mayonnaise (i use thomy at home), teasp worcestershire sauce, teasp tabasco, or, preferably , your own favourite louisiana-style hot sauce, lime, juiced

fresh z.squash , chopped into decent bite sized pieces, fresh yellow/sumer squash , chopped the same, onion, yellow , vidalia, or red, cut into slices and broken up, garlic , rough minced, yellow, red, green bell peppers, seeded, sliced up into strips, enough oil or oil and butter to gently saute fresh vegetables, ortega chiles, chopped or chop up the whole ones yourself, stewed tomatoes , the new spicy ones add a nice pop, kidney beans, (light or dark ) some what drained, black beans , mostly drained., corn, canned, frozen or fresh off the ear, cumin , to taste, red pepper flakes , to taste, or leave out if no heat desired, a pinch of thyme and/or marjoram, ground in your hand, a healthy pinch of kosher salt, grated sharp cheese over the top of servings, if you want to, cooked rice to serve this over is good and part of the original recipe given to me., all ingredients with an asterisk (*) i have added to the basic recipe., you can add boiled, broiled , or roasted chicken torn/cut up to this. you can also add ground beef or cooked stewed beef or other left over beef if you want meat added to this vegetable dish.