66 especially wintertime Recipes

dried new mexico or guajillo chiles, skinless, boneless pork shoulder (boston butt), cut into 2 pieces, lager (such as modelo especial or budweiser), garlic cloves, lightly crushed, kosher salt

tuna, sweet onion, chopped fine, light mayonnaise, dijon mustard, sriracha sauce (chili sauce-brand important!), leaves romaine lettuce, sandwich bread, toasted, salt and pepper

neufchatel cheese or 8 oz cream cheese, softened, cool whip lite, sour cream or 1/2 cup light, natural-style peanut butter (smooth and unsweetened ), vanilla, fresh fruit, to serve (especially good with bananas and berries)

boneless skinless chicken breasts, poached, cooled and pulled into small shreds, not cubed, frozen peas , defrosted, frozen corn kernels , defrosted, carrot, cooked, cooled and diced (frozen is ok, too), apple, peeled, cored and diced small (gala or fuji), mayonnaise, seedless raisin, sliced stuffed green olive, shoestring potatoes, salt and pepper (sometimes i use lawry s )

canola oil, red bell peppers or 1 orange bell pepper, chopped, big tomato, chopped, salt, ground pepper, turmeric, salmon, fresh or 6 pieces salmon, thawed, water, green chili pepper , cut into strips (for especially spicy peppers, take out the seeds for a lighter spice), fresh parsley, finely chopped, garlic cloves, pealed and whole (or to your taste)

sliced strawberries, dry chilled champagne or 1/3 cup sparkling grape juice, rose petals, - make sure to use organic rose petals that have not been sprayed and are especially grown to be eat or 20 even your own garden should have some pesticide and chemical free roses

bread flour (if i use some whole wheat flour, i use less flour), sugar, salt, instant nonfat dry milk powder (powdered milk), active dry yeast (i use 4 tbsp especially with wheat flour), soft butter or 1/4 cup soft margarine, very warm water

soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, red wine vinegar, sugar, garlic powder, black pepper, ginger , especially good with poultry (optional)

oil packed olives (green or black or a mix and cerignola olives work especially well) or 1 pint brine packed olive (green or black or a mix and cerignola olives work especially well), kosher salt, black peppercorns, bay leaves, rosemary or 3 sprigs thyme, fennel seed, lightly crushed, garlic cloves, cut in half lengthwise, big pinch dried red pepper flakes (optional), lemons , zest (see instruction #2), extra-virgin olive oil

vanilla vodka, kahlua , especial, fat-free half-and-half, ice

drained nonfat yogurt or 1 cup sour cream, mayonnaise (preferably best foods or hellman s, or you can use miracle whip if you re really hard up), fresh lemon juice, cider vinegar, sugar, less to taste, curry powder, salt, assorted vegetables, chips (especially corn ), cracker, for dipping

swiss chard, butter, olive oil, fresh rosemary, chopped, raisins (golden especially nice), pine nuts, salt , to taste, black pepper, freshly-ground , to taste

tanqueray london dry gin, smirnoff no.21 vodka, captain morgan silver spiced rum, cuervo especial gold, triple sec, prepared sweet-and-sour mix, cola

hawaiian sweet roll (king s brand), spreadable butter, granulated sugar , to taste, mild cheddar cheese, shredded, diced ham, prepackaged

fresh basil, fresh italian parsley, parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese, grated, pine nuts, toasted, garlic, roughly chopped, salt, red pepper flakes, olive oil, lemon juice, water

tomatoes , for slicing, green bell peppers, monterey jack cheese, cheddar cheese (optional), an onion, jalapeno peppers, serrano pepper (optional), cilantro, lemons , juice of

butter, olive oil, sliced onions, flour, tomato puree (#10 can), chicken stock, minced garlic, red wine vinegar, salt, sugar, worcestershire sauce, crushed cumin seeds (i use mortar & pestle), black pepper, oregano, tarragon, tabasco sauce, cooked pasta (raviolis or tortellinis are excellent), garbanzo beans, chopped parsley (*) or cilantro (*), crouton, chopped onion, tofu, cubes, sausage, meatballs, bay shrimp, any kind of leftover meat, chopped, sour cream (*), lime wedge (*), sliced olive, diced bell pepper, chopped tomato, sliced sauteed mushroom, shredded cheese , especially cheddar or parmesan cheese

butter, melted, cocoa powder (use hersheys special dark cocoa), powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract