149 cream not your Recipes

sliced mushrooms (fresh organic is the best ), i can tsp believe it s not butter spread, garlic, chopped (to your liking), cashews, water, chili powder (add as little or much as you like), mixed italian herbs (add a little at a time), salt (add as little or much as you like), ground nutmeg (add as little or much as you like)

butter, wild mushroom, sliced, sweet onion, thinly sliced, honey mustard , sweet russian, creamed horseradish (optional), balsamic vinegar, white, sea salt, coarse, black pepper, freshly ground, sirloin steak (cooked to your preference, thinly sliced), lemon juice, fresh squeezed, tomatoes , sweet chocolate (or other sweet variety, thinly sliced), ripe avocado, thinly sliced (optional), salt, black pepper, ground, mayonnaise (or miracle whip), italian rolls or 2 bread

butter, softened, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla extract, flour, unsweetened cocoa powder (not dutch-processed), baking powder, baking soda and salt, vegetable oil for your hands, batch salted caramel peanut-butter ice cream, softened slightly

graham cracker pie crust (or your own ), fat free cream cheese, fat-free cool whip, white chocolate chips

cream of mushroom soup, milk, cream (your choice, light, heavy , etc.), cream cheese, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, fresh ground black pepper, egg noodles, uncooked, tuna (not in oil, drained), carrot , julienned (1 inch in length), mushroom, thinly sliced, celery, chopped, onion, grated, frozen peas, fresh parsley, chopped, breadcrumbs

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

white cake mix, coconut extract, egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), coconut extract, coconut milk (not lite ), sweetened condensed milk (not lite ), sweetened flaked coconut, toasted, cream , stiffly beaten with, powdered sugar

prepared lemonade (like country time powdered drink mix or enough to make it the strength you like best), ice cubes, strawberry ice cream topping, chilled lemonade (premade from the store, or 4 1/2 cups of homemade lemonade sweetened with splenda or sugar), sugar free strawberry syrup (or not sugar free, your choice) or ice cream topping (or not sugar free, your choice)

extra large egg (egg white only), cornstarch, soy sauce, boneless skinless chicken, cut in 1-inch bite size pieces (i use a mix of thighs and breasts), sesame oil (to saute the chicken), peanut oil , to saute the chicken (vegetable or canola oil will work fine, do not use olive oil), unsalted whole cashews, peanut oil (vegetable or canola oil will work fine, do not use olive oil), soy sauce, chicken broth, sherry wine (do not use cooking sherry or cream sherry, just use a cook dry sherry), sugar, red pepper, very very thin sliced in 1-2-inch pieces, diced scallion, white and green parts, crushed red pepper flakes, rice (use your favorite, i serve about 1 cup per person, you can make more if you like ), water chestnuts, cut in thin strips

beef arm roast or 3 1/2-4 lbs chuck roast or 3 1/2-4 lbs blade roast, oil, salt, fresh coarse ground black pepper, prepared horseradish (not the cream added kind, the real-deal !!), prepared whole grain mustard (use your favorite !) or 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard (use your favorite!) or 1/4 cup dijon mustard (use your favorite!), beef broth, 2 if your roast is 4 lbs. (or more ), onion, sliced, red potatoes, unpeeled, quartered, carrots , peeled, cut into thick slices (can ease this step with baby !), butter

butter, granny smith apples, sliced 1/2-inch thick, macintosh apples, sliced 1/2-inch thick, sugar, light brown sugar , packed, lemon, juiced, all-purpose flour, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, salt, pecan pieces, deep-dish pie crusts (frozen section of grocery)., egg, beaten, wisconsin sharp cheddar, grated, scoops vanilla ice cream, not a baker , so i don tsp make my own crust, but you can certainly do so. you can also use the dough that comes in a roll in the refrigerated section of your grocery and roll out your own.)

cabbage, finely shredded, water , salted, margarine, salt (i also add ground black pepper, but it s not part of the recipe), flour, milk (i use low fat ), breadcrumbs, cheese, grated (your favorite )

unsweetened cocoa, sugar, light corn syrup, evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed milk), sour cream, sweet (unsalted) butter, vanilla extract

butter (1/2 cup) must be , margarine doesn tsp work in this recipe., granulated sugar, eggs, all purpose flour, baking soda, salt, very ripe mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla (real not imitation), chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped, jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped , for medium to hot heat level, white onion, chopped, cilantro leaf, finely chopped (substitute parsley if cilantro is not to your liking), salt, extra virgin olive oil, ground sirloin, garlic cloves, chopped, onion, chopped, jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, salt, dark chili powder, ground cumin , half a palmful, cayenne pepper sauce , giving you medium to hot heat level, black beans, 15 oz, drained, butter, all-purpose flour, milk, monterey jack pepper cheese, shredded , about 2 1/2 cups, sour cream, chopped scallion, chopped black olives, sliced avocado, dressed with lemon juice, hot pepper , sauces

boneless skinless chicken breasts, shredded monterey jack pepper cheese (2 per chicken breast), plain tortilla chips (crushed fine in the food processor), flour, salsa, use your favorite , but a smooth salsa, not the chunky kind, a picante sauce also works, eggs, well beaten, olive oil (to saute the chicken), salt, pepper, avocados , rough chopped, fresh jalapenos , fine diced ribs and seeds removed, sour cream (don tsp use low fat), milk (more if you prefer the sauce a bit thinner), lime juice, fresh cilantro, fine chopped, salt, pepper

white cake mix (or use yellow cake mix), egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), frozen strawberries , completely thawed (do not drain the juice), vanilla pudding mix (or cream cheese pudding mix), half-and-half cream or 1 cup use 18% table cream, cornstarch, cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed, fresh sliced strawberry

pie crust , for a 9 inch pie your favorite recipe or a prepared/frozen crust, whole milk, unflavored gelatin, vanilla pudding mix (the cooking kind , not instant ), vanilla chip, whipping cream (heavy cream), fresh strawberries (stems removed ), vanilla chips, cooking oil (not olive oil), chocolate pudding mix, milk chocolate or 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate or 3 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips