60 couple poems Recipes

taco meat, minced white onion, grape tomatoes, chopped, margarine, olive oil, chopped roasted garlic, worcestershire, cream cheese, sour cream, mayo, dry ranch seasoning, cumin, cayenne, shopped fresh cilantro, tortilla chips, next time i will add : 1 small can green chiles, chopped red pepper, and a couple of heaping spoons of salsa, dash of red pepper flakes, ripe olives, you could also add jalenpeno if you are not a wimp like me! **velveeta lovers could add a few chunks with or in place of the cream cheese.

when things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in the day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffee., a professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. when the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. he then asked the students if the jar was full. they agreed that it was., professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. he shook the jar lightly. the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. he then asked the students again if the jar was full. they agreed it was., professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. of course, the sand filled up everything else. he asked once more if the jar was full. the students respnded witha unanimous yes, professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. the students laughed., now , said the professor as the laughter subsided, i want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. the golf balls are the important things - god, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions - and if everything else was lost and only these remained, your life would still be full., pebbles are the other things that matter like your job , your house and your car., sand is everything else - the small stuff. if you put the sand into the jar first , there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. the same goes for life. if you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you., pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. play with your children. spend time with your parents. visit with grandparents. take time to get medical checkups. take your spouse out to dinner. play another 18. there will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. set your priorities. the rest is just sand., students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. the professor smiled. i m glad you asked., it just goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem, there s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

red potatoes, peeled, cut up , boiled until tender, cream cheese, sour cream, use low fat or nonfat cream cheese or sour creamit makes the casserole watery), onion, diced finely, or a couple tbsp dried, minced onion, half and half or whole milk, or enough to get the consistency you want for your potatoes, salt and pepper to your taste, if you re a garlic lover , you can add as much freshly minced garlic as you please

yukon gold potatoes, cubed and boiled until soft, yet firm, dozen eggs, hard boiled, carrots, shredded, a couple cans of whole back olives, drained and crushed, a j r or two of s l d style green olives, dr ined, vadalia onions, diced, a couple cans of mushroom pieces, drained well (or a pint of crimini s chopped), a couple cans of diced water chestnuts, drained well, a small bag of cooked cocktail shrimp (or not , if they are not on sale), kosher salt to taste, cracked black pepper to taste, a couple - three shakes of celery flakes, mayonaise (mom liked to use helman s - best foods)

mild italian sausage (if you use hot or spicy italian sausage, omit the red pepper flakes), onion, diced, red pepper flakes, or to your taste, salt and pepper, to your taste, couple pinches of italian seasoning, garlic powder, frozen or fresh sweet corn, cream cheese, zucchini (large enough to hold the filling), cut in half lengthwise and the seeds dug out of the center of each half (discard seeds), fresh grated parmesan cheese

baked nine-inch pie shell, quality strawberries (you ll have some extra berries to snitch or use for garnish), granulated sugar, cornstarch, water, butter, couple drops red food coloring (optional), whipping cream, powdered sugar

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.

possum, skinned , pieced, couple of onions , potatos, other veggies yer, choice ..chop or slice em ....however, mushroom soup, beef gravy, water, pepper , garlic salt

head of cauliflower, all-purpose flour, whole milk or half-and-half, garlic salt, onion powder, pepper, chicken bouillon granules (i like to use a tsp of chicken base for a richer flavor), vegetable oil or peanut oil, for deep frying (peanut oil tolerates the higher heat very nicely), real mayonnaise, sour cream, cider vinegar, sugar, garlic cloves, crushed, couple dashes of each: garlic powder, pepper, dry mustard, blue cheese, crumbled (if you can get maytag blue, it s the best!)

lumpia wrappers (i buy the frozen ones), bundle cellophane noodles ( the 1 i ve found come in a package with 2 or three bundles in a package), shredded carrots, chopped green onions, ground pork, soy sauce, ginger and garlic stir fry seasoning (if you can tsp find it, mince a couple cloves garlic and a tbsp fresh ), pepper, egg, beaten, egg beaten with 1 tbsp water (egg wash)

a couple leeks or a few green onions, at least 1 bell pepper - preferrably yellow or orange, but red is ok - don tsp use green peppers, a carton of grape , cherry or pear tomatoes, crumbled feta (the dry kind works better ), extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and fresh ground pepper to taste, ional: i sometimes add cucumbers cut into thin strips.

largish cherry tomatoes, balls of bocconcini cheese, basil leaves, good quality olive oil (couple tbsp), aged balsamic (or balsamic reduction), fresh ground salt & pepper to taste

a dozen delicious waffle variations, this is a great recipe for a special breakfast or brunch! lots of variations, all-purpose flour (or part whole wheat flour), baking powder, sugar (optional), salt, egg yolks, beaten, egg whites beaten until stiff, sweet milk or buttermilk, melted butter, sift dry ingredients together. beat egg yolks until light and add the milk and melted butter. combine wet and dry ingredients. fold in beaten egg whites. bake in a hot waffle iron. makes about a dozen waffles., put the waffle batter into a pitcher. it is much easer to pour the batter, overfill waffle compartments or the batter runs out on the sides of the waffle iron., waffles are done when there is no more steam rising from the iron ., after cooling , freeze extra waffles in a plastic freezer bag. separate with wax paper before freezing., variations, apple waffles - add a tsp of cinnamon to the dry ingredients. add a cup of chopped, peeled apple to batter. serve with warm applesauce & sour cream., bacon waffles - crumble a few slices of cooked, drained & crumbled bacon into the batter., banana waffles - add a chopped banana to the batter., blueberry waffles - add 1-cup fresh or frozen blueberries (thawed & drained)., chocolate waffles - increase sugar to 1/3 cup and add 1 square melted unsweetened chocolate or add 1/2-cup cocoa and a 1/3-cup sugar to dry ingredients. serve with whipped cream and chopped pecans., cinnamon raisin waffles - add a tsp cinnamon and a couple spoonfuls of plumped raisins to the batter., ham waffles - add a couple of spoonfuls of diced ham to the batter. saute it first for better flavor., molasses spice waffles - add a tsp of cinnamon and a 1/2-teaspoon of nutmeg to dry ingredients. add 3 tbsp of molasses to liquid ingredients., nutty waffles - add 1/4 cup chopped peanuts , pecans, walnuts or filberts. toast the nuts for better flavor, orange zest waffles - add a tbsp orange zest to batter. substitute 1/2 cup orange juice for 1/2-cup milk., pineapple waffles - add a cup of well-drained crushed pineapple to the batter., sausage waffles - add a couple of spoonfuls of cooked, crumbled and drained sausage to the batter.

fresh cranberries, white sugar, orange, over medium heat, dissolve the sugar in the orange juice, stir in the cranberries and cook until the cranberries start to pop, about 10 minutes, heat and place in a bowl, sauce will thicken as it cools, fresh cranberries, sugar, grated lemon zest, water, in a medium saucepan , combine all ingredients and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until cranberries are soft about 10 minutes, transfer to a bowl and let cool

six large russet potatoes, more) cloves of garlic, palmful of dried rosemary, palmful of dried chilles, butter, ish ) milk, big dollop sour cream, grated cheddar cheese, couple green onions

cookie, unsalted butter, room temperature, dark brown sugar, eggs, flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, teasp. baking soda, teasp. salt, low-fat buttermilk, teasp. vanilla, teasp. instant coffee, unsalted butter, room temperature, teasp. vanilla, teasp. mint extract or 1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh mint, powdered sugar , sifted, marshmallow fluff, couple of drops of green food coloring.

shortening, brown sugar, eggs, flour, soda, cocoa, milk, vanilla, egg whites, milk, vanilla, shortening, flour, powdered sugar, peppermint, couple drops green food coloring

olive oil, sweet onion, diced, celery stalk, diced, carrot, diced, zucchini, diced, minced garlic, salt / pepper to taste, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, fat free chicken broth, water, red wine (optional), chopped green beans, red waxy potato, diced (don tsp use a russet, it will fall apart), cooked kidney or cannellini beans, cut pasta, parmesan cheese (optional), fresh basil , to taste