51 experiments Recipes

pita bread (flat bread), pizza sauce, onion, garlic, red capsicum, zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes (optional), button mushrooms, spicy chili tuna in olive oil (if this isn tsp available, try experimenting with other flavours), grated low-fat cheese, olive oil (for crust )

semi-sweet chocolate chips (you could experiment with other chip flavors for fun and variety), honey, reduced-fat peanut butter, nonfat milk, firm bananas, halved, chopped nuts (i used walnuts, but again you could experiment with different for fun and variety), wooden sticks (i used skewers and found it hard to spear the banana securely. possibly popsicle sticks might)

tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened, all-purpose flour, snickers candy bars, or whatever other miniature candy bar or mint you want to experiment with (or cut full-size candy bars into mini pieces), red and green colored sugar

onion roll hamburger buns , or try making your own buns from the recipe posted on chefjeb page. you can find him in my friends list., mayonnaise, portabella mushrooms , a bit larger than the buns since they will shrink, cleaned and stems removed, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, walla walla or vidalia sweet onions, sliced, avocado, sliced, tomato, sliced, red bell pepper, sliced into 1/2 wide strips, provolone cheese, sliced thin (this cheese is soft, if you can have it sliced at the store, do so), spinach leaf, stems removed, recommended substitutions : keiser rolls, sourdough bread, fresh french bread, focaccia bread, red onions, yellow onions, white onions, tillamook vintage extra sharp white cheddar (http://tillamookcheese.com/), feta cheese, goat cheese, grilled onions, the kitchen sink. cup mon people, it s a burger, experiment, go for it! if you love cheese and haven tsp tired the tillamook vintage white extra sharp you are surely missing out! i highly recommend this cheese form the oregon coast.

bittersweet chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, semisweet chocolate, butter, powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, whole milk

salsa, black beans , drain half juice, hot taco sauce, garlic powder, shredded mexican blend cheese, light sour cream, tortilla chips

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

boneless chicken breasts, cut into large cubes, chicken rub mixed spice (i used mccormick, but you can experiment), vegetable oil, splash red wine, if preferred, kale leaves, coarsely chopped, stems removed (a large bag, like a gallon-size, i also added some chard from my garden), vegetable oil, garlic cloves, peeled and chopped, carrots, sliced or julienned, stalk celery, sliced, green onion , green pepper, onion, jalapeno (depending on family preference, diced), diced tomatoes, red wine , if desired, whole wheat pasta shells (about 1/2 box) or 10 oz rotini pasta (about 1/2 box), parmesan cheese, grated

white sugar, butter (you can use unsalted and add a tsp of salt or leave salt out), eggs (i use 7), cake flour (sift twice), heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, lemon extract, almond extract (experiment with the flavor to your liking)

fritos corn chips or tortilla chips, chili, salsa, tostitos cheese dip, grated cheddar cheese

maple syrup (as much as you want, i m going to experiment with a cup or two, must be the real thing!), coffee filter

frozen greens, spinach , turnip, mustard, collard etc, ground turkey, water (or as needed), dry red peppers (optl), ginger, grated, garlic, minced, spices (your favorite experiment), salt, pepper vinegar (optional), white pepper

water, unsalted butter, salt, heaping cup (4 1/2 oz) king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, eggs, heavy cream, sugar, strawberry or other jam, chocolate chips, variations, mash fruit or berries, such as strawberries, bananas, blueberries or peaches and stir into whipped cream and use as filling., add small chocolate chips to the whipped cream before filling the buns. leave out the glaze., experiment with different flavours of icing, such as maple syrup, caramel, lemon or vanilla., put a piece of creme-filled candy inside the bun for a burst of flavour., party treats : make tiny buns (use tsp or a pastry tube instead of tbsp) and fill with flavoured cream-cheese or tuna dip (mash tuna into mayonnaise and flavour with garlic and pepper). make a small hole in the side of each bun and fill, using an icing tube. serve as nibbles or appetizers.

crab and shrimp chowder, thanks bizzare foods, sweet red pepper, diced, stalks celery, diced, baking potatoes, unpeeled and diced, raw chopped shrimp, fresh crab meat, corn kernels, unsalted butter, qt chicken stock (i think they use some crab/shrimp stock also, but go ahead and experiment)

butter (1/2 cup), brown sugar, maple syrup, sliced bread, preferably french or cinnamon raisin (feel free to experiment), cream cheese, berries or thinly sliced , peeled apples, walnuts or pecans, chopped, or sliced almonds, eggs, milk (may need to adjust amount, depending on density of bread used), vanilla extract

ground beef, eggs, slightly beaten, low-sugar ketchup, seasoned salt, pork rind, crushed, onion, diced, dill pickle relish, velveeta cheese, cubed

yellow onion, sliced, garlic cloves, sliced lengthwise, tomatoes , sliced lengthwise into eighths, salt and pepper, boneless skinless chicken thighs or 4 chicken breasts, mozzarella cheese , ball cut into quarters (i used a mozzarella roll stuffed with prosciutto and gorgonzola, have fun and experiment!), halved sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil

oats (quick cooking , 1/2cup.), unsweetened applesauce, gelatin , unflavored (1 packet), nonfat cottage cheese, turbinado sugar, vanilla extract, coconut extract, almond extract, water, artificial sweetener (5 packets)