35 dancing Recipes

garlic cloves, minced, shallots, peeled and cut into thin wedges, olive oil or 2 tbsp canola oil, mushrooms (such as maitake, oyster, white button, or shiitake broken into clusters or sliced, about 8 cups), snipped fresh mixed herbs (such as tarragon, rosemary, basil, oregano, and or parsley), coarse salt or 1/4 tsp salt, cracked black pepper

white button mushrooms , wiped clean with a damp cloth, butter, divided, extra virgin olive oil, rosemary (fresh ), basil (fresh ), green onion, chopped, garlic, minced, lemon juice, parsley (fresh ), white wine or 2/3 cup broth, parmesan cheese , to taste, salt and pepper, pasta, cooked- 1/2 cup cooked per person

irish whiskey, drambuie, lemon juice, ginger ale, lemon twist

melon, chilled, fresh, ripe, sweet, halved and seeded (orange flesh, or cantaloupe), mango juice, good quality, chilled, orange juice , cara cara, fresh squeezed, chilled, lime juice, sugar (white or coloured, rimming for glass), orange slices, cara cara, lime slices

ground beef, onion, chopped, taco seasoning, water, salsa (we used sam s choice black bean & corn from wal-mart), corn kernels, drained, shredded cheddar cheese, danced-on tortilla chips

roasting chickens, salt, pepper, water, water, flour, crusty bread, cubed and toasted, onion, minced, celery ribs, minced, butter, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper

old age, i decided , is a gift., i am now , probably for the first time in my life, the person i have always wanted to be., i would never trade my amazing friends , my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. as i ve aged, i ve become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. i ve become my own friend., i don tsp chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that i didn tsp need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. i am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant., whose business is it if i choose to read or play on the computer until 4 am and sleep until noon, i will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50 s, 60 s, & 70 s, and if i, wish i will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if i choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set., will get old ., i know i am sometimes forgetful. but there again , some of life is just as well forgotten. and i eventually remember the important things.., over the years my heart has been broken ..., but broken hearts are what give us strength andunderstanding and compassion. a heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect., i am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. so many have never laughed, and so may have died before their hair could turn silver., as you get older , it is easier to be positive. you care less about what other people think. i don tsp question myself anymore. i ve even earned the right to be wrong., answer your question , i like being old. it has set me free.. i like the person i have become., i am not going to live forever, but while i am still here, i will not waste time lamenting about what could have been, or worrying about what will be. and i shall eat dessert every single day. (if i feel like it), may our friendship never come apart especially when it s straight from the heart, may you always have a rainbow of smiles on your face and in your heart forever and ever

pecan pieces, can use walnuts, brown sugar, egg white , unbeaten

baking potatoes, ground beef, bold sloppy joe sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, green onions, thinly sliced

whole maine lobster tails, unsalted european butter (recommended : plugra), puff pastry rounds, egg wash, sea salt and freshly ground white pepper, grade a foie gras, heavy cream, truffle oil, salt and freshly ground white pepper, oil, shallots, garlic, lemongrass , bottoms of stalk, kaffir lime leaves, fuji apple diced, calvados premium liquor, thyme sprigs, parsley sprigs, veal stock, heavy cream, salt and freshly ground white pepper, unsalted european butter (recommended : plugra), lemon zest , to taste, bosc pear, minced, fuji apple, minced, sherry, sugar, port wine reduction, salt and freshly ground white pepper, vegetable oil, lotus chips, chive spears, rice noodles , for serving

very fresh sushi grade ocean shrimp, thai chilies cut into thin rounds, garlic chopped, fish sauce, fresh lime juice, granulated sugar, green onion white part only chopped, coarsely chopped cilantro, mint leaves

oil, garlic , slightly smashed, pepitas (pumpkin seeds, raw and shelled), kosher salt , to taste, ground cumin , to taste, paprika , to taste, cayenne pepper , to taste (optional)

cooking oil, chopped onions, chopped green bell peppers, bbq sauce (recommended : dancing pigs original bar-b-que sauce), sugar, dry seasoning rub (recommended: dancing pigs dry seasoning ), salt, liquid smoke, spaghetti, cooked pork shoulder, diced

russet potatoes (8 to 10 oz. each), scrubbed, ground lean beef or turkey, chili powder, tomato sauce, tomato salsa, shredded cheddar or jack cheese (or 1/8 lb. of each), chopped tomato (optional), sliced green onions , including green tops, sliced ripe olives, drained, salt and pepper