400 cooking two Recipes

apple, diced (peel or not to peel, your choice ), fresh lemon juice, celery, diced, red onions, diced, raisins, shredded carrots, chopped cooked chicken breast, plain fat-free yogurt, low-fat mayonnaise, nutmeg, fresh lemon juice, honey or 1 tsp maple syrup, pecans, egg white, brown sugar, lettuce cup (for serving)

creme fraiche, dijon mustard or cognac mustard, whole-grain mustard or seeded agave nectar mustard, garlic clove, minced, lemon juice, cayenne, sweet paprika, green onion, minced, smoked salmon, finely chopped, salt and pepper, hard-cooked eggs, peeled and halved lengthwise, snipped fresh chives

potato & cheese pierogies, cooked, your favoite smoked spicy sausage, cut in bite size pieces or make it meatless, raw cauliflower or 3/4 cup broccoli, raw carrot, sliced, raw mushrooms, sliced or 1 (1 oz) can drained sliced mushrooms, sweet onion, chopped, hot sauce, to taste (i use denzil s peaches & scream), condensed tomato soup or 1 (10 oz) can tomato noodle soup, salt , to taste, pepper, shredded cheddar cheese

spaghetti, butter, fresh mushrooms, sliced, garlic, minced, flour, low-fat milk, seasoning salt, black pepper, freshly ground, dry white wine, cooked shrimp, deveined, peeled, parmesan cheese, to garnish

pink grapefruit, tiger shrimp, cooked, dill, finely chopped, avocado, rocket, avocado oil, black pepper

easy mac and cheese, recipe follows, country white bread, buttered, american cheese, thick-cut smoked bacon, cooked, roma tomatoes, sliced into 1/4-inch slices, optional, hot sauce , such as frank s, optional, elbow macaroni, kosher salt, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, milk, processed cheese , such as velveeta, shredded sharp yellow cheddar, splash hot sauce , or pinch of cayenne, freshly ground black pepper

cooked black-eyed peas or 1 15 oz can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained, chopped peeled tomatoes (about two tomatoes), cooked corn, sliced green onion, jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped, salad oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, fresh thyme, dijon-style mustard, pepper

fine soft french breadcrumbs, butter, fresh asparagus, trimmed, eggs , mollet (recipe below) or 4 freshly cooked and finely chopped hard-boiled, salt, minced fresh parsley, snipped fresh chives, lemon wedge, black pepper , in a grinder

jumbo pasta shells, cooked (about 36 shells ), ricotta cheese, egg, parmesan cheese, ground beef, baby spinach leaves, finely chopped, extra virgin olive oil, carrot, finely chopped (1/2 of a carrot), celery, finely chopped (1/2 stalk of celery), chopped fresh italian parsley, onions, finely chopped (1/2 of a small onion), garlic clove, finely chopped, shredded mozzarella cheese, salt and pepper, marinara spaghetti sauce, cream, red wine (optional), grated parmesan cheese, for topping

vegetables, cooked or canned, cut into bite-size pieces (i used green beans but potatoes, carrots, mushrooms...the possibilities are endless!), your favorite thick soup (i used amy s lentil, any cream of... soup will also work), plain soymilk (optional) or 2 tbsp milk (optional), flour, garlic cloves, minced, black pepper, margarine or 1 tbsp butter, breadcrumbs

boneless fish fillets (trevally, blue-eye, or ling etc), cooked and peeled prawns (shrimps), olive oil, onion, finely sliced into rings, chorizo sausages, sliced into thick rings, garlic clove, squashed, red capsicum (bell pepper), quartered and sliced, spanish paprika, bay leaf, thyme sprigs, oregano leaves, chopped finely, potatoes, peeled and quartered, ripe tomatoes, diced, chicken stock, silver beet (finely sliced ), sea salt and cracked pepper to taste, flat leaf parsley, finely chopped

eggs, heavy cream, salt, white pepper, ground nutmeg, onion, sliced, olive oil, dijon mustard, bacon , cooked crisp, shredded gruyere, kalamata olive, roughly chopped, store bought roasted red peppers, roughly chopped, crumbled goat cheese

mixed salad greens, cauliflower floret , small, broccoli floret , small, jicama, peeled,cut into 1/2 inch cubes, radishes, sliced, english cucumber, diced, tomato, seeded and diced, sweet red peppers or 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, mushroom, cleaned and thinly sliced, shrimp, cooked,cleaned (use fresh or frozen not canned ), fat cottage cheese, tarragon vinegar (to taste), chili peppers, seeded and deveined, sugar, salt & pepper (to taste)

asparagus spears, cooked (i steamed mine), brie cheese, prosciutto, thinly sliced, butter (for sauteing ), baby bella mushrooms (washed and sliced ), onion, diced, butter, flour, chicken stock (or chicken bouillon), white wine (i used pino grigio), garlic powder, pepper, sour cream (i was out of milk,so i used up what i had), dried parsley

mesclun lettuces, extra-virgin olive oil, sherry vinegar, salt, freshly ground black pepper, rice paper wrappers, crabmeat ravigote , recipe follows, spears cooked asparagus, recipe follows, halved diagonally, vine-ripened tomatoes, vegetable oil, for frying, plus more , for plating version 2, chive oil, recipe follows, garnish, chopped parsley, garnish, essence , recipe follows, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, fresh lemon juice, minced garlic, hot red pepper sauce, salt, chopped green onions, capers, drained, minced shallots, chopped fresh parsley, hard boiled egg, peeled and sieved, lump crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, pencil-thin asparagus spears , tough woody ends removed, and spears trimmed to an even length, fresh chives, extra-virgin olive oil, salt

cooking oil, beef , chicken, goat (any 1 or two (or more) or 1 lb pork, in combination (any 1 or two (or more), peanuts (roasted, shells and skins removed) or onion, chopped (half an onion per serving), tomatoes, peeled if desired, chopped (1 tomato per serving), tomato paste, chicken (optional) or beef bouillon cube (optional), salt (to taste), black pepper (to taste), banana leaves (1 per serving), mushroom, cleaned (optional), smoked fish fillet (optional) or 1/2 cup meat (optional), plantains (1 per serving)

cooking oil, mild or hot sausages, casings removed, onions, chopped, garlic, minced, kale , tough stems removed, leaves washed well and shredded (about 1 1/2 quarts), canned diced tomatoes with their juice (two 15-oz cans), salt, fresh-ground black pepper, drained and rinsed canned cannellini beans (two 19-oz cans)

cooking spray or butter , to grease, two 11-oz cans mexican corn, drained, two 4.5-oz cans chopped green chiles, drained, grated monterey jack cheese (about 8 oz), grated parmesan, mayonnaise, corn chips, for dipping