1274 della nonna special Recipes

eggs, splash or two of tabasco or other hot pepper sauce, salt or more to taste, dried basil or oregano, freshly milled black pepper or more to taste, olive oil, unsalted butter, yellow onion, diced, lean freshly ground beef , preferably chili grind (a bit coarser than hamburger grind), fresh spinach , preferably the crinkly savoy variety, trimmed of stems and chopped, or 1 10-oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

all purpose flour, quick-cooking oats, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, room temperature, sugar, golden brown sugar, eggs, mashed ripe bananas (about 2 large), vanilla extract, mild sweet chocolate (such as hershey s special dark), cut into 3/4-inch pieces, pecans, toasted, chopped

chicken (about 3 1/2 lb), halved lengthwise, matchsticks of peeled ginger, peanut or vegetable oil, garlic cloves, minced, fresh hot thai chiles, minced , including seeds, coarsely chopped cilantro, water, soy sauce, rice vinegar (not seasoned )

vegetable-oil cooking spray, whole-wheat pancake mix, skim milk, egg (for 33 mg less cholesterol, 0.5 g less saturated fat and 65 mg more omega-3 fatty acids, look for omega-3 specialty s such as land s best.), maple syrup, frozen blueberries or frozen strawberries, thawed (optional), reduced-fat (30 or 40 percent ) center-cut bacon, vegetable-oil cooking spray, egg whites (or 1/2 cup egg substitute), whole eggs (for cholesterol and saturated fat savings, use eggland s best.), nonfat milk, black pepper, onion powder (optional)

light rum, curacao, pineapple juice, lime juice, ice cubes, pineapple, maraschino cherry

cube sugar, angostura bitters, chilled champagne, lemon or orange peel

cube sugar, angostura bitters, chilled champagne, lemon or orange peel

carton cottage cheese, eggs, beaten, vegetable oil, dry onion soup mix, chopped walnuts, corn flakes (i use special k whole grain), chopped onion

pot roast, cheddar cheese soup, condensed golden mushroom soup, french onion soup

butter or 1 cup margarine, vegetable shortening, powdered sugar (8 cups), salt, meringue powder (optional), vanilla, almond extract, clear butter flavoring, whipping cream

crisco shortening, salt, vanilla, sugar , sift if lumpy, milk

chicken legs-thighs (leg/thigh combo), butter, melted, raspberry jam (seedless ), balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, crushed red pepper flakes

red potatoes, with skins on, mayonnaise (more or less depending on how you like it, do not use fat free or low fat), onion, finely diced, stalks celery, finely diced or 1 tsp celery seed, carrots, finely diced, green pepper, finely diced, hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped, fresh finely chopped chives, green olives, finely chopped, yellow mustard, cider vinegar, sugar, salt, black pepper

bacon, cooked and crumbled, eggs, american cheese or 1 slice cheddar cheese, bread, toasted, salt and pepper