181 don you Recipes

honey (preferably greek thyme , but no biggy if you can tsp get it. do use a good quality , though), water, sugar, cinnamon sticks (or 1/2 tsp ground ), lemon juice, lemon peel (without pith - 4 inch-long piece), orange peel (without pith - 4 inch-long piece), coarsley ground walnuts (very fresh ), coarsley ground almonds (make sure the nuts you use are fresh, very recently purchased), sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, melted butter, phyllo dough, unsalted butter, melted (don tsp use less, this is what will make your baklava taste exceptional, and it has to be butter!)

lean but good quality ground beef, chopped onion, garlic, minced, cumin, flour, fresh marjoram (or a little dry marjoram but fresh is better), bay leaf, ground black pepper, sugar, red wine vinegar, beef base or 2 beef bouillon cubes, chopped tomatoes (don tsp substitute whole canned tomatoes, they don tsp have as much tomato in them, says cook s), pastitsio or 8 oz long other slender tubular pasta, flour, unsalted butter (don tsp use salted butter if you can help it; unsalted has better flavor and it will show in this reci), eggs, milk, nutmeg, salt , to taste, white pepper, freshly and finely grated hard cheese , like romano or 3 tbsp parmesan cheese (don tsp even think of using that canned stuff)

boneless skinless chicken thighs or 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, if you don tsp like dark meat, grape tomatoes, sliced lemons, lemon juice or 1/4 cup white wine, cracked black pepper, kosher salt or 1/8 tsp sea salt, minced garlic, kalamata olives , with the juice, itailian essence, fresh parsley, olive oil flavored cooking spray , release or 2 dashes extra virgin olive oil

potato starch, water, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, mashed ripe banana, unsweetened applesauce, matzo cake meal (if you don tsp have , put some matzo meal in a blender to make it a bit more fine than), raisins (make sure they are plump, not dry) or 1/4 cup currants (make sure they are plump, not dry)

flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice (or mixture of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves), mesquite flour (optional), cocoa powder, canola oil, soft goat cheese (if you don tsp have leftover chevre, use cream cheese), whole milk, egg, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, crushed tomatoes, dark raisins , soaked in hot water and drained

rolled oats, vanilla soymilk (if you don tsp have any on hand, try sweet ), golden raisins, honey dates, roughly chopped, apple, diced, almonds (halved or crushed ), cashew halves (i use both!) or 2 tbsp walnuts (i use both!)

butter, onion, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, bell pepper, chopped, minced garlic, minced parsley, green chilies, drained and chopped, crayfish tail, drained, salt, black pepper, ground cayenne pepper (less if you don tsp like spicy), cream cheese, flour tortillas, monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend, shredded, heavy whipping cream, jalapeno pepper, sliced

green lentil , picked over and washed, water, turmeric, ground ginger, nutmeg, olive oil, white onion, diced and chopped, carrot , cut lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick, celery rib, sliced 1/4 inch thick, fennel bulb, split lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick, garlic cloves, minced, potatoes, peeled and diced into 1 inch cubes, plum tomato, seeded and diced, cinnamon, turmeric, cumin, vegetable stock, reduced sodium soy sauce, harissa (if you don tsp have , a sprinkle of crushed), red pepper flakes , would work well here, fennel leaves, chopped, salt and pepper

vegetable oil , for greasing muffin tins, herbed goat cheese, cut into 24 pieces (if you don tsp have herbed goat cheese, mix a little chopped parsley and chives into the cheese), eggs, all-purpose flour, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, milk, heavy cream (i used 1/4)

olive oil, butter, softened, portobello mushrooms, in 1/4-inch slices (save the stems for another use) or 2 lbs cremini mushrooms, carrot, finely diced, yellow onion, finely diced, garlic cloves, minced, full-bodied red wine, vegetable broth (can also use beef broth if you don tsp need it to be vegetarian, it works with either), tomato paste, fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, all-purpose flour, pearl onions, peeled (thawed if frozen ), egg noodles , for serving, sour cream and chopped chives or parsley, for garnish

black coffee, hot and extra strong, cinnamon (if you don tsp have, just add ), brown sugar, light cream

lasagna noodles, cooked (or use the kind you don tsp have to cook first, just add some extra water to the sauce), extra lean ground beef, browned and drained, prepared pasta sauce, stewed tomatoes, fat-free ricotta cheese, low-fat firm tofu, grated lowfat mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese, minced garlic cloves, dried basil, dried oregano, black pepper

keep in mind that you can really vary the ingredients. the only thing to be cautious about is avoiding certain types of vegetables that tend to produce bitter-tasting stock., more onions , quartered. (don tsp bother taking off the skin.) i think yellow onions are nicest for stock, and it s best to have at least 1 yellow, but you can also use a combination including white and red. i use up to about 5 onions., carrots , including their tops (but not the carrot greens), chopped into a few pieces., more leeks (nice but not required), chopped and washed, garlic cloves, in their skin, crushed with the side of a knife blade, celery ribs, coarsely chopped, parsley sprigs, fresh thyme (or dry , if you don tsp have fresh), fresh sage leaves (or some dry, if you haven tsp got fresh), fresh marjoram or oregano sprigs, bay leaves, black peppercorns, sea salt to taste, cold, filtered water, potato, sliced, mushrooms, sliced, more beets (give excellent flavor and color to a vegetarian stock in recipes like french onion soup that often call for beef broth), meat-eaters variation : chicken carcass and other parts (i buy rotisserie chicken, use the meat, and then make stocks from the bones and carcass), avoid adding the following vegetables to stocks, as they tend to make them bitter, broccoli , cabbage, and other cruciferous vegetables, zucchini and other squash

prepared nopales (dona maria is my favorite), pork stew meat , cubed up into bite-size bits. if you don tsp like pork then use beef or possibly chicken. also just as yummie without any meat at all., your favorite salsa, a little fresh minced garlic to taste (i like a little more than a little!)

bow tie pasta or 12 oz spiral shaped pasta, red onion, chopped, avocado, finely diced, tomatoes, chopped, fresh coriander, chopped, fresh lime juice, olive oil, red chile, thinly sliced (and seeded if you don tsp like the heat), garlic, chopped, crabmeat (the better option) or 1 can tuna, salt and pepper

butter, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, ground mace, baking soda, sour milk (if you don tsp have , mix a few drops of vinegar with fresh milk), very over-ripe banana, mashed (3 or 4)

tomato (peeled and sliced ), yellow squash, zucchini, onion, jalapeno pepper (sweet banana, if you don tsp like hot dishes), feta cheese (crumbled ), mozzarella cheese (or other white cheese, grated), parmesan cheese (finely grated ), fresh basil (chopped, more, or less to taste), oregano, fresh parsley (chopped ), salt, pepper (freshly ground )