53 easy hand Recipes

all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, unsalted butter, milk, tomatoes, seeded and diced, big handful of fresh basil , bruised and roughly chopped

whole wheat bread, mozzarella cheese (about a handful), onions, baby carrots, crushed red pepper flakes (give or take a little), basil (give or take a little)

cooked white meat chicken, broken up and shredded (by hand or fork), mayonnaise (regular or light is fine ), dijon mustard, granny smith apples or 1 small equally tart and crisp apple, diced into small pieces, raisins or 1/2 cup dried cranberries, stalk celery, diced into small pieces, pepper

black beans, drained, tomatoes , petite diced, drained, lime , juice of, whole, fresh cilantro, handful

x diced onion, x tin of tomatoes, x cubed potatoes, x finely chopped carrots, celery chopped in to small pieces, handful of red lentils, handful of green lentils, handful of white rice, x stock cubes, vegetable oil, flat leave parsley, bay leave, salt and pepper

chicken stock or 1 1/4 pint stock made from oxo or bullion, stalks lemongrass , lower 1/3 minced or mashed in a mortar (or 6tsp of prepared lemongrass from a jar), kaffir lime leaves (depending on size of leaf), juice from 2 fresh limes or 4tbsp concentrated lime juice, cocuonut milk (or 1 block of coconut cream + 1/2 pint milk), ready cooked shrimp/prawns, thai or singapore fish sauce, red chilies, minced or 1/2 -1 tsp. dried crushed chili (to suit your taste), garlic, minced (or from a lazy garlic jar), fresh ginger (or 4tsp from lazy ginger jar), generous cups of fresh shiitake mushrooms or pack of dried shiitake or chestnut or button mushroom (whatever you have in the fridge), fresh coriander, sugar (to taste, so the soup is sweeter rather than tart ), al: a handful of cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper thin sliced

refined flour ------ 1 cup, eggs-------- 3 eggs, refined oil - 3/4, baking powder ------ 1/2 tsp, baking soda - 1/2 tsp, orange peel powder - 1/2 tsp, sugar - 3/4 cup, raisin- handful, vanilla- 3 drops

crumbled feta cheese, frozen chopped spinach (hand-squeezed dry), onion (about 1/2 cup), fresh minced garlic (or to taste), mayonnaise, sour cream, firm plum tomatoes, finely chopped (hand-squeeze out some of the moisture in the tomatoes), black pepper, salt (optional), french bread (sliced fairly thick)

vegetable oil, thai red curry paste, onion, diced, coconut milk, skinless salmon fillets, cubed, green beans , topped and tailed, a lime , juice of, salt, handful coriander, roughly chopped

eggs, half-and-half (or use milk), tabasco sauce , to taste, salt and pepper, to taste, dried basil, olive oil, butter, onion, chopped, white button mushrooms, italian sausages, casings removed (or use about 1/2 lb coarsley ground beef), frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained (squeeze out excess moisture with hands), grated parmesan cheese

head broccoli, diced in small bite size pieces (i also use the stems , but just the tender stems, not the ends which are much thicker and tough), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, crouton, lightly crushed (don tsp use a food processor for this. i put them in a baggie and just use my hand to lightly crush th), garlic, red pepper flakes, butter, salt, pepper

baguette , day old is fine, chicken breast halves, salt & freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour , for dredging, egg, fresh thyme, leaves finely chopped, fresh rosemary, leaves finely chopped, fresh chives, finely chopped, 1 handful, poultry seasoning, olive oil , for sauteing cutlets

graham crackers (sometimes called graham wafers ), cream cheese, softened, real blueberry syrup, handful of frozen blueberries, thawed, note*** any kind of fruit preserves can be substituted for the syrup and frozen berries

garlic cloves, serrano chilies , seeds removed, handful fresh cilantro leaves, juice 2 limes, juice 1 orange, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, flour tortillas, whole roasted chicken, shredded, yellow rice , recipe follows, spicy black beans , recipe follows, avocados chopped, grated queso blanco or monterey jack cheese, sour cream, for garnish, cilantro leaves, for garnish, lime wedges, for garnish, grain rice, water, garlic , smashed, turmeric, kosher salt, bay leaf, dried black beans , picked over and rinsed, extra virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, jalapeno pepper, chopped, garlic, chopped, bay leaf, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

yeast, water 90-100 degrees, all-purpose flour, salt, ice cubes , just a handful

plain flour, a packet of instant yeast (10 g), a pinch of salt, warm water, oil for greasing hands

rice, cooked and chilled, vegetable oil, garlic, coarsely chopped, onion, chopped, boneless chicken, thinly sliced into 2-inch strips, egg, beaten, fish sauce, sugar, green onions , thinly sliced crosswise, cilantro leaf, fresh and coarsely chopped , a handful

whole wheat pita bread, hard-boiled egg, tomato, sliced, cucumber, sliced and peeled, pitted black olives, sliced, mushrooms, sliced, onion, chopped, handful spinach or leafy greens, hummus, pepper or paprika