1908 down lighter Recipes

sliced bacon, chopped, fresh or frozen corn, lima beans, green pepper, chopped, onion, chopped, tomatoes, cut into wedges

king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, pepper, broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 lb), cut up, canola oil, lemon juice, ketchup, molasses, canola oil, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, hot cooked rice

beef sirloin tip roast (3 lb), canola oil, reduced-sodium beef broth, cider vinegar, garlic cloves, minced, dried basil, dried thyme, head cabbage, cut into wedges, potatoes, quartered, onions, cut into chunks, carrots, cut into chunks, sweet red pepper , cut into 1-inch pieces, salt, pepper, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, cold water

ketchup, water, brown sugar, lemon juice, cider vinegar, worcestershire sauce, prepared mustard, garlic clove, minced, salt, hot pepper sauce, bay leaf, bone-in chicken breast halves (8 oz each), skin removed

boneless pork loin chops (4 oz each), canola oil, garlic clove, minced, beef broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, crushed red pepper flakes, cornstarch, cold water

onion, chopped, butter, fresh pumpkin, cubed, chicken broth, fresh ginger, chopped, curry, turmeric, half-and-half cream (or you can use lighter cream or milk depending on how creamy or light you wish to have the soup), salt

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

butter (room temp ) no margarine, granulated sugar ( i like to use raw sugar in this 1), eggs, pure vanilla extract, all purpose flour (for a lighter cake, use 2 cup flour and 1 1/4 cup cake flour), baking powder, salt, milk

finding gold is really easy. i always go on saturday morning ., best spots to find gold is scraping the moss off rocks by the river or cleaning out crevasses in bedrock along the river shore. i scrap moss as it acts like the carpet in a sluice box and traps the gold that is washed down the river during the winter. i have had pans with hundreds for pieces, just amazing to see., i designed customs tools for scraping and getting the fine dust and matter off the rocks. well i am an inventor., nothing is better than sitting down against a rock at lunch time , having a great sandwich, ice cold water, the river is flowing by, the sounds of the water, birds on the wing, lizards scooting over the rocks, and there is gold in the bag., by bag i mean , i scrap the moss or clean crevasses, put the material in a special pail, place the pail under the surface and stir to get the dirt to float out., then i put this material in my pan , swish it around, work a little of the sand out and then tilt it back and let the water roll over the sand. bang! glitter all over. now most people sit there and pan out all the sand, get down to the black sand (iron), pan out the iron, and then put the gold in bottle. total waste of time., panning is strictly recreational. i have a limited time at the river and ever minute counts. i carry my 6 mil 12 x 12 inch zip lock bags. once i see there is color in the sand, it is dumped into the bag and i go get more material. this way i can collect the most material for the 5 hours i have to pan. this is a very cool way to get gold and developed by me., once i get home , i put the material onto cookie sheets and dry it in the oven. once dry and cool, i use a special magnet and remove the iron particles. once the iron is removed, i put the sand through different size brass screens to separate the larger particles so when i pan i am not trying to move large and small particles., sunday morning i sit in my recliner , a light over my shoulder and put a tbsp of material in the green pan in the pics. watching a dvd i start panning the material, suck up the gold and put in a bottle. i do this starting with the biggest particles, love seeing the biggest pieces of gold., i work all the sand i can on sunday and if i am down to really fine particles of sand, it is put in quart containers for another day. there are so many of these containers still not panned. 1 might say there is gold in the garage., if there is a river known to have been a producer of gold close to you, go out and give it a try. i have taught many kids to pan; 1 went and found a nugget as big as my nail on my finger. it was huge! rotten kid wouldn tsp give to me for teaching him. oh, its all right, i will find my own some day. what was cool was after teaching the kids they would go back and pan on their own and find gold. how cool is that, hope you enjoyed finding gold for fun. jj - thegoldminer

olive oil, chopped onion, garlic clove, minced, cumin, curry powder, chicken broth, thyme, pumpkin puree , pack down the cup, not pumpkin pie filling, salt, pepper, sugar, black beans, rinsed and drained, diced tomatoes, undrained, fat free sour cream

olive oil, white wine, lemon juice, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic cloves, minced or 1 tsp garlic powder, shrimp, peeled, deveined , leaving tails on (you can leave the peels on the shrimp and cut down the back and devein if you prefer), parsley, chopped, lemon wedge, to garnish

brown sugar, white rum, fresh lime juice, minced seeded serrano chile, fresh pineapple cubes, diced peeled ripe mango, carambola (star fruit), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced

cornmeal, king arthur unbleached self-rising flour, baking powder, salt, onion, chopped, jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced, sugar, egg, buttermilk, canola oil

bacon strips, cut into 1/4-inch pieces, au gratin potatoes mix, boiling water, milk, chopped green pepper, chopped onion, dried thyme, eggs, pepper, shredded cheddar cheese

ground turkey or beef, onion, chopped, potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, peas, drained, condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted, condensed vegetable beef soup, undiluted, salt and pepper to taste

russet potatoes, enough canola oil to half fill your largest cooking pot or deep-fat fryer, all-purpose flour, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, paprika, kosher salt, lager beer (the lighter and fizzier, the better), skinless, boneless large-flake white fish (we use wild alaskan cod because of its quality and sustainability), enough canola oil to half fill your largest cooking pot or deep-fat fryer, kosher salt, good-quality malt vinegar , for serving

this earthy-tasting , full-flavored pork and hominy stew originated in mexico, although it is now extremely popular in the american southwest. this stew is typically accompanied by an assortment of crunchy toppings (each in a small bowl) and warm tortillas. verde means green in spanish and green pozole, not surprisingly, is lighter and more refreshing than red pozole. green pozole is prepared with lots of cilantro, fresh jalapenos, and tomatillos. these ingredients are cooked for a very short time; the flavors are bigger, brighter, and fresher than pozole with red sauce. a slightly different set of garnishes accompanies green pozole as well: diced tomato, diced avocado, and minced jalapeno. in other words, forego the cilantro, oregano, and ancho chile puree garnishes suggested for pozole rojo., stew, bone-in pork picnic shoulder roast , (about 5 lb), salt and ground black pepper, vegetable oil, onions , chopped coarse (about 3 cups), garlic cloves , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 5 tsp), chopped fresh oregano leaves , or 1 tsp dried mexican oregano, low-sodium chicken broth, hominy , white or yellow, drained and rinsed, verde sauce, tomatillos , husked, washed, and quartered, jalapeno chiles (medium) , stemmed, seeded, and chopped coarse, onion , chopped coarse, water, fresh cilantro leaves and stems (about 5 cups), limes , cut into quarters, head romaine lettuce , sliced crosswise into thin strips, radishes , sliced thin, onion , minced, fresh cilantro leaves , roughly chopped, fresh oregano , or dried mexican oregano, chopped, corn or flour tortillas , warmed

cuccidati (italian fig and date bar cookies), margarine, granulated sugar, eggs, rind of 1 orange, orange juice, flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, string of figs, raisins, brown sugar, walnuts, dates, orange, cinnamon, whiskey, black pepper, water, powdered sugar, butter, orange juice, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., crust: in large bowl, cream together first 3 ingredients. add orange juice and orange rind. in separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. add to creamed mixture along with vanilla., filling: prepare several days ahead of time. in a food grinder , grind figs and raisins. in large saucepan, simmer raisins and figs with brown sugar and water for 15 minutes. grind walnuts, dates, and orange. stir into hot mixture along with cinnamon, black pepper, and whiskey. remove from stove, mix well, cover, and let mellow for 3 days., roll dough into 3-inch wide strips on pastry cloth. lay filling down the center and wrap dough to form a long sausage-like" cookie. roll back and forth until crust seems very thin. cut in diagonal about every 1 1/2 inches. place on cookie sheet close together and bake for 10-13 minutes. cookies should be barely brown. cool and store in tins 5 days, then frost., frosting: in medium bowl, mix together margarine and powdered sugar until well blended. add enough juice to make a thick glaze. top cookies with a thin coat. let frosting dry a couple of hours then store in tins as follows., store : line tins with foil, place a layer of cookies, then a layer of wax paper (not plastic wrap). keep repeating, ending with foil and then the lid.