12 don get Recipes

mayonnaise, heavy cream, chili sauce, worcestershire sauce, diced bell pepper (red or green- your choice ), green onion, chopped, lemon juice, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, shredded lettuce (some shredded or torn and a few whole leaves that look pretty), cooked crab meat (i have never used canned), eggs, boiled

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

st. louis ribs 1 rack, soak, sugar, salt, water to cover, sugar 1 cup, paprika 4 tbsp, black pepper 1 tsp, lawrys seasoned salt 3 tsp, molasses powder 2 tbsp ( i found powdered molasses on line, waiting for it to arrive) see ingredients for substitution., baste, ketchup 1/2 cup, brown sugar 1/4 cup, chili sauce 1/4 cup found near the ketchup in the store ., apple cider 1/4 cup, liquid smoke 1/4 cup, lemon juice 3 tsp, molasses 1/4 cup. substitute for powder. watch your end cooking time as the sugar will want to burn easily. but it gives the nice char effect and taste., pic of the slab is the prime cut of ribs. i personally think they are better than baby back ribs. st. louis have way more meat. i stand to be corrected but st. louis ribs are the section of ribs you see in the pics. you pay more but you don tsp get the brisket or top part of the whole rib cage. there is a flap of meat on the back side to cut off. the ribs you see ready to be marinated are like the fillet mignon of the rib. geez these taste so good i can tsp hardly wait to cook two sides today for the 4th. marinating since last night. i am killing myself writing this.

m ashamed to admit it but i am a lemon bar snob. i m not proud of it. well, maybe the word snob is a bit harsh. let s just say that i have very strong preferences when it comes to lemon bars., i prefer a delicate, buttery crust with a slight snap to it. and the crust should never be more than half the overall height of the lemon bar. i don tsp want to chew endlessly on an overly thick and, inevitably, tough crust. or even worse, mash my way through the gummy mess of an underdone crust., i prefer a dominant lemon flavor untainted by the milkiness of cream , evaporated or condensed milk. it should be just tart enough to make my mouth pucker a teeny bit. don tsp get me wrong. a creamy lemon confection has its place in my dessert kingdom, but not in the form of lemon bars. sorry, milk, but tart is king., i prefer my lemon filling to be smooth and soft, but not runny. when the filling hits my tongue it should be luscious. overcooking the filling will turn the lemon bar into a sponge. no 1 wants to eat a lemon flavored sponge, least of all me., i prefer my lemon bars dusted with confectioners sugar. but not so heavily dusted that exhaling will shower the table (or your neighbor) with sugar., finally, i prefer to eat my lemon bars with a fork. that s not snobbish, is it

cubed lamb pieces, water or lamb stock, onion chopped finely, red lentils, diced very ripe tomatoes, tbsn tomato paste, ground turmeric, ground cinnamon, cinnamon stick, ground ginger, salt, freshly ground black pepper, re-hydrated (cooked ) chickpeas, celery stalk with leaves, finely chopped, cannelloni pasta tubes , smashed so that you get odd size shapes (but if you don tsp have that a very small handful of any pasta smashed or crunched up a bit to add interesting texture to the soup will work, juice of 1 lemon, coriander (cilantro), chopped coarsely

beer (use your favorite. you get to drink the leftover.), egg, all-purpose flour, melted butter, salt, fresh green beans (leave whole, wash and remove tips ), vegetable oil (or shortening) for frying

hilsa fish, cut into 2 parts (if you don tsp get a hilsa fish, you can use your favourite fish!), mustard paste, khus-khus paste (soak the poppy seeds in hot water and then prepare paste as usual in a mixer), green chili paste, coriander, chopped, ginger, finely chopped, lemon juice, salt, low-fat yogurt

chicken breasts (boneless and skinless , thighs will work well too), olive oil (to saute the chicken), salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar, honey, frozen corn, bacon use a fairly lean quality bacon so you don tsp get too much pan drippings (chopped fairly fine), grated onions, heavy cream, butter, fresh basil, chopped fine, salt, pepper

butter, for greasing dish, wide egg noodles, heavy cream (no substitutions. this is a rich dish. go with it. don tsp try to slim it down.), whole milk (no substitutions), all-purpose flour (original recipe said 2 tsp, but i have used tbsp to get this to set up and thicken), salt, plus more for pasta water, fresh ground black pepper, grated fontina cheese , packed, grated parmesan cheese , packed, grated mozzarella cheese , packed, cooked ham, finely diced (optional), chopped fresh italian parsley

chili without beans (don tsp get the kind with beans- hormel is best), cream cheese (full fat, low fat or no fat), chopped bunch scallions also called green onion (grocers produce), green chilies (mexican isle), cheddar cheese (or mexican blend ), tortillas or 16 oz corn chips, pitted sliced black olives