417 evening culinary compromise Recipes

low-fat milk or 1 cup nonfat milk, reg. vanilla instant pudding mix or 1 (3 1/2 oz) package fat-free instant vanilla pudding mix, orange juice, ground cinnamon, almond extract, frozen whipped topping, thawed (creamy, reg., lite , or fat-free works well), fresh fruit (strawberries or red grapes or green grapes or melon cubes or bananas or even canned pineapple chunks)

shea butter (available in health food stores or store that sells soap making supplies), olive oil, evening primrose oil or 1/2 tsp vitamin e oil

all purpose flour plus 2 tbsp. flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, room temperature (2 sticks), sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips (or milk chocolate or even dark chocolate), pecans, chopped (or walnuts)

sweet potatoes , even in size and scrubbed, brown sugar, butter, room temperature, cream cheese, room temperature, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, salt & freshly ground black pepper

plain flour, butter, cubed, grated cheddar cheese, lemon , juice and zest of, rind finely grated, water, broccoli florets, cut into small, even pieces, sliced leg ham , cut into thick strips, gouda cheese , slices, cut into thick strips, fresh ricotta, eggs, lightly whisked, milk, green shallots, chopped, salt , to taste, ground black pepper , to taste

elbow macaroni, butter, flour, milk, hot sauce, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, top with shredded parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs, top evenly with shredded sharp cheddar cheese (my personal favourite)

egg, nonfat milk (could use any kind or even heavy cream), olive oil, splenda sugar substitute, vanilla

hot very strong coffee (you can even use flavored coffee for this, such as chocolate almond or irish cream, etc) or 2 cups espresso coffee (you can even use flavored coffee for this, such as chocolate almond or irish cream, etc), sugar (or to taste), vanilla, cream

cream cheese, softened, sugar, brandy extract (optional), instant coffee , dissolved in 1 tbsp. warm water, semi-sweet chocolate baking square, shaved, divided, fresh mixed berry (strawberries, raspberries, or even better, mixed with blueberries)

self-raising flour, ground hazelnuts, chocolate chips, orange rind, finely grated, brown sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, grapeseed oil or 1/2 cup olive oil, whole eggs, beaten (for even less cholesterol) or 3 egg whites (for even less cholesterol), freshly squeezed orange juice, soymilk or 1/3 cup plain yogurt, orange marmalade (optional)

red potatoes, peeled & chopped into even pieces, onion, finely chopped, sour cream, sweet chili sauce, dijon mustard, chives, chopped, hard-boiled eggs, chopped

dates, soaked, water, bananas (i use half or even all frozen for a frosty treat), fresh mint leaves, raw carob powder

zucchini, grated cheddar cheese, light sour cream, margarine, crushed corn flakes, salt, pepper

fennel bulb, stalks discarded, carrots (1/2 lb), red potato, kalamata olive , slivered, grated fresh lemon zest, fresh thyme leaves, garlic, minced, extra virgin olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, center-cut salmon fillets, skinned and fish cut into 4 square pieces, butter , quartered evenly, lemon , juice of

cooked unsweetened cornbread , equal to 1 9 x 11 pan, green onions, finely chopped, yellow onion, finely chopped, stalks celery, finely chopped, cream of chicken soup (i know, but it works), cooked sausage , pulsed to fine crumbles in food processor (not sage), leaves finely minced fresh sage, chicken broth , homemade is even better, shredded chicken meat (optional), salt, fresh ground pepper

honey (you could do half , half brown sugar if the heavy sweetness of seems like too much), butter, egg, vanilla, milk, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, kosher salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, freshly grated nutmeg (i actually don tsp measure nutmeg, just have a go at it with my microplane until i think it smells nut), oats , generous cup (thick rolled are best for chewy cookies, quick cooking leave you with wimpy cookies), orange , zest of (totally optional, but it gives the cookies a nice fragrance and flavor in addition to the chocolate) (optional), chocolate chips (i ve used dark chocolate, white chocolate, even skor bits or heath chips, all are sublime)

flank steaks, trimmed and pounded evenly to 1/2 inch thickness, garlic salt, pepper, bacon, cooked, chopped parsley, onion, sliced, mushroom, sliced (about 8-12)

boneless skinless chicken breasts, rotel tomatoes & chilies, onion, sized squash, butter, minced garlic, classico alfredo with sun dried tomatoes, penne pasta, salt and pepper, monterey jack pepper cheese , to add even more spice parmesan or 2 oz cheddar cheese