35 easy few Recipes

your favorite diced tomatoes (add another can if feeding more than 4 people), frozen fish such as red snapper , cod, etc. or fresh fish of your choice., water (for four people), yellow or white onion, vegetables, chopped (see below ), chopped fresh parsley or italian flat leaf parsley, tb chopped garlic, season with salt and pepper before serving based on your personal taste., you can add as many or as few chopped vegetables as you like. you can also use more or less fish depending on how thick you like your chowder to be.), this recipe can also be made with leftover fish and leftover vegetables. i do not suggest using leftover fish sticks or any other fried fish unless you remove the breaded topping first. if you do use fish that has been cooked, just add it to the chowder about two minutes before serving to heat it to the temperature of the other ingredients in the pot., if you prefer a mexican flavor , add 1 tsp. cumin and 1/2 tsp oregano with a dash of cayenne pepper (or more for a hotter flavor), if you prefer an italian flavor , add 1/2 tsp of italian seasonings or 1 tsp oregano, vegetables to be added are based on your favorites and what you may or may not have in your pantry at the time. here are some of my favorite additions for your review, diced potatoes , celery, carrots, zucchini, leeks, mushrooms, cabbage, mild chile peppers, red onions, artichoke hearts, and green or red bell peppers. you can add a handful of fresh spinach or 1/4 cup of frozen spinach. you can always add a can of mixed vegetables and of course, you can use frozen vegetables. i do not suggest using broccoli. corn is also a good addition. you can add a can of drained corn, black beans and a few tbsp of salsa for a great mexican fish soup., use canned tomatoes that have additional vegs in them such as mexican-style with chilies and onions, italian-style with peppers or anything other blend you prefer.)

whole boneless skinless chicken breast (two halves), homemade chicken broth , fat skimmed off, onion minced, stalk of celery minced, a green pepper minced, green apple grated, vegetable oil, turmeric, cayenne, allspice, curry powder, cardamon, tomato, peeled and chopped, teapoon of salt, cooked rice, cilantro leaves chopped (a few sprigs for garnish), mint leaves chiffonade ( a few leaves for garnish)

base, butter, graham crackers , ginger cookies, vanilla cookies or digestives, finely crumbled, condensed milk, grated zest and juice of 5 limes, double cream (whipping cream or heavy cream), a few drops of green food coloring (optional), decoration, lime slices

tomato soup, water, curry powder, tabasco sauce , a few slurps, crabmeat, drained and flaked, cream, dry sherry, salt and pepper

frozen shoe peg corn, sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, townhouse cracker, butter (just a few pats for the top)

leftover meat, cut into cubes (you can use chopped ham , meatloaf, beef, chicken-- anything really. here i used cold meatballs), sliced green/spring onions , including green part, grated raw zucchini (or use other vegetable; if cooked, cube and if raw, grate or chop finely), grated parmesan cheese (depending on your other ingredients you could use cheddar or jack or....), all-purpose flour, seasoned salt (i use lawry s), few grinds black pepper, baking powder, eggs, milk, very soft butter or oil (butter-flavored is nicest)

chopped ham, cooked rice, chopped green onions, olive oil or use pam, few drops of sesame oil, salt and pepper -use the amount you like., eggs beaten

barbecue chicken, pasta spirals, lemons depending on your taste, a few handfuls of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped, crushed /minced garlic, cobs of cooked corn, olive oil, extra optional ingredients - cubed , roasted pumpkin or sweet potato, cubed fetta cheese, sundried tomato

lean ground beef (or use ground turkey or even ground chicken), onion, peeled and chopped, garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped (or press through a garlic press), whole tomatoes , whirled in blender for just a few seconds (should resemble chunky tomato juice), chicken broth, kosher salt (if using table salt, use about 1 tsp.), chili powder (optional), elbow macaroni, uncooked

cooked shrimp (i use the pre-cooked kind ), red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, splenda sugar substitute or 1 1/2 tsp sugar, extra virgin olive oil, lettuce (i use red leaf ), your favorite salad vegetables , i use celery, cauliflower and a few slices of red onion

olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, no-salt-added diced tomatoes, no-salt tomato sauce, low sodium chicken broth, oregano, thyme, bay leaf (or half of a large 1), sugar (or a large pinch), pepper , a few dashes, worcestershire sauce , a few dashes, mixed seafood

cream cheese, softened, tomatoes, peeled and chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, a few jalapeno peppers (optional), a little water, a few drops of fresh lemon juice (according to how tangy you want it), salt and pepper to taste

a few chicken thighs, skinless and boneless, japanese leeks , or green onion as desired, soya sauce, mirin or sake to taste, sugar, honey or maple syrup, wooden spears - soak in water 20 minutes before grilling

sliced peaches in heavy syrup, dry yellow cake mix, few pats of butter

olive oil, chopped fresh cilantro leaves , plus a few whole leaves for garnish, chili powder, ground cumin, kosher salt, garlic, chopped, freshly ground black pepper, cayenne, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 2 lb), julienned green bell pepper, diced red onion, plum tomato, cored and diced (about 1/4 cup), shredded colby-jack cheese

top ramen noodles, milk, flour, cracked pepper , to taste, sour cream ( can be eliminated as an ingredient or substituted with a few slices of cheese of any type)

evoo, garlic, finely chopped, fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped, fresno or italian cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, marsala wine , sherry or spicy red wine, blood orange or organic navel orange, chicken stock, honey, grated red onion, kosher or fine sea salt, garlic, finely chopped, a few sprigs fresh rosemary, lemon, sliced, skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 lb), evoo, for brushing, puttanesca-style panzanella , for serving, recipe follows, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, red onion (you can use the rest of the onion you grated for the brine, recipe above), chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, evoo, red wine vinegar, anchovy paste, garlic, finely chopped or grated, fresno or italian red cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, lemon, peasant bread, oil-cured black olives, pitted and chopped

more, packages spring salad mix , adjust for number of people, add 1 of the combinations below, more cans mandarin oranges, drained, dried cranberries, my old post office salad dressing recipe (already posted), apple wedges, walnuts, maytag blue cheese, black cherry salad dressing, mandarin oranges, pine nuts, raspberry salad dressing, black cherry salad dressing, vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, black cherry polaner all fruit, whirl in a blender for a few seconds, stir thoroughly before using, raspberry salad dressing, vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, seedless raspberry all fruit , preserves, or jam, whirl in a blender for a few seconds, stir thoroughly before using the dressing, note: could use quality bottled dressings....another time saver