666 don throw away Recipes

baked red potatoes, chilled, peeled and grated into hash browns (you can use 3 cups thawed frozen hash browns, but i really prefer to make my own and it s really so easy), melted butter, salt , garlic and pepper to taste, mix ingredients together ; press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of 6 heavily buttered deep custard cups (i used my non-stick popover tins). i feel that the butter helped release my hash brown cups better than cooking spray would have, but you can try the spray if you prefer. i also think the butter helped brown the hash browns as they baked. don tsp press the hash browns too thin, or you ll have trouble releasing the finished product., bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until the hash browns begin to brown., meat mixture, sausage links (i used 4 precooked patties, diced), onion, diced, red pepper, seeded and diced, grated cheese of your choice (i used a mexican cheese blend), any other filling choices you may want , but remember you have limited space in the hash brown cups, fry the sausage , onion and red pepper in about a tbsp of butter until cooked through., layer the meat mixture in the bottom of the partially cooked hash brown cups., sprinkle the cheese over the meat mixture. top with egg filling., egg filling, eggs, half and half or heavy whipping cream, salt and pepper to taste, a pinch of cayenne for some heat, optional, grated cheese of your choice (i used a mexican cheese blend), chopped fresh chives or green onion, for topping at serving, whisk together the egg mixture (except the additional cheese) and pour over the meat and cheese layer in each hash brown cup - don tsp overfill, as this filling will puff up while baking and you don tsp want it to overrun the sides of the baking dishes. top with more grated cheese.

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.

sugar, dry active yeast, tepid water (105-110 degrees ), warm milk, melted butter, sugar, egg, beaten (at room temp ), salt, all-purpose flour

french bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, olive oil flavored cooking spray, tomatoes, seeded and chopped, boneless skinless chicken breasts, cucumbers, seeded, chopped, chopped green bell pepper, chopped red bell pepper, red onion, sliced vertically, chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, vegetable juice (or other ), red wine vinegar (i sometimes throw in a sprinkle or two of balsamic vinegar), extra virgin olive oil, water, garlic cloves, minced, salt, pepper

kale, chopped (i like to use both baby and regular), napa cabbage, chopped, broccoli slaw mix, chopped, organic edamame (optional), vegetables (cauliflower and carrots, i throw a few florets and baby carrots together in the food processer and g), red onion (optional), raw sunflower seeds, raw cashews, raspberries (i like using freeze dried ones slightly crumbled), archer farms acai light raspberry vinaigrette dressing (i should make my own but something has to give sometimes and this dressing is really a pretty decent)

garlic bread, this goes great with any italian dish , and is simple to make., garlic powder, oregano, basil, dired minced garlic, kosher salt, parmesean cheese, butter, softened, italian bread, preheat oven to 375 degrees. combine spices in a mortar in pestle, and grind until the salt and minced garlic have been broken down and combined. if you don tsp have a mortar and pestle, simply put the spices in a zip loc freezer bag, and beat with the flat side of a meat tenderizer or rolling pin until crushed and combined. slice loaf in half length wise, and spread each half with a half stick of butter. divide the spice mixture in half, and spread each half evenly over each piece of bread. wrap each half in aluminum foil and bake for about 15 minutes. to crisp it up a bit, open the foil up and bake another 5 to 7 minutes.

soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil (use less if you don tsp like this or use olive oil), garlic - minced, asparagus, sesame seeds

fruitcakes get an awful lot of bad press , especially the mass produced varieties, but a rich homemade version can be incredibly delicious., fruitcake is a mixture of fruits and nuts with just enough batter to hold them together. when wrapped in cloth and foil, saturated with alcoholic liquors regularly, and kept in in tightly closed tins, a fruitcake may be kept for months or even years, have it your way ..., if there are certain fruits you don tsp like , you can always include more of another, or some of your own favorites. dried fruits cooked in juice can take the place of candied fruits, and seeds can replace nuts. to convert a favorite dark fruitcake recipe to a light fruitcake, leave out the dark spices, use light colored fruits (golden raisins, dried apricots, etc.), and replace dark corn syrup or molasses with light corn syrup

olive oil, ground beef , lean crumbles, about a half-cup sliced eggplant, onion, chopped, garlic, sliced thin or minced, nutmeg, allspice, ground oregano, yellow squash, great northern beans, canned, drained & rinsed, water

onion, chopped, chopped fresh garlic (to taste), green bell pepper, chopped, jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped, oil , as needed, ground pork, tomato sauce, tomato paste, frozen corn, thawed, black beans, drained, cumin, allspice, chili powder, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce (or to taste), yellow cornmeal (heaping), seasoning salt (can use white salt), pepper, flour, yellow cornmeal, sugar (can use white or brown ), baking powder, salt, melted butter, half-and-half or 3/4 cup milk, egg, grated cheddar cheese or 1 cup monterey jack cheese, green chili peppers (just throw in the whole can with juice)

jalapenos, serrano pepper, ground cumin, coriander, salt, olive oil

eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, coarse salt or 2 tsp kosher salt, red bell peppers or 1 large green bell pepper, seeded, cut into 1 inch pieces, yellow pepper, seeded , cut into 1 inch pieces, coarsely chopped onion, coarsely chopped celery, olive oil, italian plum tomato, drained and seeded, tomato paste, pignolis , i throw in a few extra or 2 tbsp pine nuts, sugar, zucchini , cut into 1/4 inch slices, capers, drained, white vinegar, green olives, pitted and sliced, fresh bay leaves or 1 dried bay leaf, fresh ground black pepper, white raisins, sliced mushrooms

heads bok choy, stems removed, ramen noodles, crumbled , throw out seasoning packet, scallions, chopped, sunflower seeds, unsalted (more or less to taste), almonds, slivered (more or less to taste), margarine, soy sauce, white vinegar, sugar, olive oil

margarine or 4 oz low-fat butter, caster sugar, self raising flour, milk, eggs, lemon, icing sugar

cheerios toasted oat cereal, life cereal, shredded wheat cereal, pretzel, crackers , ritz, premium, etc, etc, etc... throw in any of those stale and cereals too (any kinds you like- we use cheese nips, rice (sesame), canola oil, soya sauce (i use 1/2 light and 1/2 dark ), sesame oil, garlic powder, onion powder (i don tsp measure, so approximate)

corn tortillas, ground turkey (or 1 lb ground beef), sweet whole kernel corn, drained, black beans, drained, salsa, medium heat, taco seasoning (or you can throw in your own seasonings for a bit of personal preference, ie cumin, chili pepper fla), sour cream, mexican blend cheese

dried white beans (i use mayocaba or peruvian white beans), onion, large, chopped, anaheim chili, roughly chopped (canned or fresh roasted, peeled and seeded), chicken breast halves (frozen is fine , just throw them in the pot) or 4 chicken thighs (frozen is fine, just throw them in the pot), chicken stock (low sodium ), vegetable stock (low sodium ), bell peppers, chopped (frozen, mixed red, yellow and green peppers), dried oregano, garlic powder, dried red pepper flakes, ground cumin, chopped tomato, salt