13 different from the others Recipes

head romaine lettuce, separated into leaves, rinsed , and spun dry, garlic clove, cut in half, fresh dill, freshly chopped, scallion , both white and green parts, trimmed and finely chopped, lemon, cut in half, extra virgin olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, kalamata olives or 1/2 cup other greek olive, feta cheese, drained and thinly sliced

punchbowl cake, recipe can be adapted to different tastes, replacing the cherries with other pie fillings such as blueberry or strawberry. 1 of the reasons why this cake is so practical for the holidays is because it can feed a big family; this recipe serves between 25 and 30 people. it is literally prepared in a punchbowl and is not sliced but spooned onto a serving dish.

semi-sweet chocolate chips (you could experiment with other chip flavors for fun and variety), honey, reduced-fat peanut butter, nonfat milk, firm bananas, halved, chopped nuts (i used walnuts, but again you could experiment with different for fun and variety), wooden sticks (i used skewers and found it hard to spear the banana securely. possibly popsicle sticks might)

poblano chile, top cut off and seeded, egg, panko breadcrumbs (or other fine breadcrumbs), cheddar cheese, grated (choose another cheese if you like), cayenne pepper (more if you like it spicy or even use a different spice and make it your own), kosher salt, black pepper

potatoes, thinly sliced, onion, thinly sliced, celery, thinly sliced, raw long grain rice, raw lean hamburger, kidney beans, undrained, tomato soup, undiluted

coleslaw mix (bag), sunflower seeds, almonds, green onions, sliced, ramen noodles, dressing, ramen noodle seasoning package, vinegar, oil (sesame seed or other light), sugar

rye bread (or any other hard bread), egg, salt, tomato, onion (or green s), hot mustard (old fashioned style mustard is best), oil (whatever kind you prefer)

salted butter, slightly softened, powdered sugar, whole egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, white almond bark (4 squares), chocolate almond bark (4 squares), pistachios, finely chopped, chocolate covered candy , such as m and m s, chopped, chocolate covered toffee bars, such as skor toffee bars, chopped, chocolate sprinkles, other variations : different candy bars, chopped; different varieties of sprinkles; different chopped nuts

cleaned young squid , body and tentacles separated, tricolor peppercorns (i prefer the different flavors of the tricolor) or 1/2-3/4 tsp black peppercorns, szechuan peppercorns (individual , to taste and depending on freshness), flour, cayenne pepper , to taste, garlic powder, sea salt, vegetable oil or peanut oil, for frying, chili-garlic sauce, for dipping (or other favorite dipping sauce)

saffron, crushed and steeped in 3 tsp. stock, broth (either chicken , or half chicken, half clam juice), diced peeled tomato, paprika , preferably spanish, turmeric (for color ), olive oil, onion, diced, diced carrot, minced garlic cloves, boneless chicken thighs, with skin, roasted peeled red pepper , cut into slices (or from jar), paella rice or 1 cup other mediterranean rice, mussels , debearded and scrubbed (or unpeeled shrimp or large scallops), spanish chorizo, chopped or 1 oz equivalent amount cooked diced pancetta, you could add artichoke heart , peas, different cooked sausages, and whatever else strikes your fancy, but adjust proportions so tha

crushed pineapple (drained ), eagle brand condensed milk, lemon juice (bottled is fine ), flaked coconut, chopped pecans, chopped maraschino cherry (you can use a litte of the juice to give the pie a pink tint), cool whip, graham cracker pie crusts , 9 inch