24 favorite classic Recipes

corn syrup (i use 1/2 cup light and 1/2 cup dark ), eggs (slightly beaten ), sugar, butter or 2 tbsp margarine, melted, vanilla, pecans, deep dish pie shells or 1 graham cracker crust, your favorite vanilla ice cream (optional)

tequila, cointreau liqueur , triple sec or 2 oz another favorite orange-flavored liqueur, fresh lime juice , takes about 2 limes, simple syrup or 1/2 tsp sugar, lime, rounds (to garnish )

white tuna in water, drained, mayonnaise, chopped celery, chopped onion, chopped parsley, red wine vinegar, sugar (secret hint), salt, freshly ground black pepper, seedless rye bread ( or your favorite ), ripe tomato, swiss or cheddar cheese (or both!), fresh dill or kosher pickle

bone in chicken, cut up (a whole fryer is best, leg quarters second best, in my opinion), stalks celery, chopped, onion, diced, carrots, chopped(i like to use baby carrots), dried parsley, or 1/3 cup fresh, chicken stock, poultry seasoning or your favorite season salt blend, sea or kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, dumplings, flour, baking powder, dried parsley, season salt blend (with salt, garlic, onion, etc), butter, melted, milk (or butter )

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (5 to 6 oz each), essence , recipe follows, salt, plus more for seasoning pasta, all-purpose flour, egg, lightly beaten, milk, dried bread crumbs, olive oil, recipe oven roasted tomato sauce , recipe follows, or your favorite red pasta sauce, smoked mozzarella, sliced, grated parmigiano-reggiano, extra-virgin olive oil, linguine , cooked al dente and kept warm, freshly ground black pepper, chiffonade fresh basil leaves

water, fresh gingerroot, sliced, black peppercorns, fennel seed, cardamom seed, black tea leaves (or your favorite tea) or 2 tea bags (or your favorite tea), milk, use mild honey or sugar, to sweeten

head iceberg lettuce, diced tomato (seeded ), sliced red onions (very thin), cooked bacon, chopped ., blue cheese, crumbled. (more if you like ), fresh pepper, dressing, blue cheese ,green goddess (see my recipes) , thousand island or, your favorite dressing, chilled plates

all-purpose flour, salt, chilled unsalted butter , cut into 1/2 inch pieces, chilled vegetable shortening , cut into 1/2 inch pieces, ice water (about), vegetable oil cooking spray, sweet apples , such as spartan or golden delicious,peeled,cored,thinly sliced (about 5 1/2 cups), tart apples , such as granny smith or pippin,peeled,cored,thinly sliced (about 5 1/2 cups), sugar , plus, sugar, fresh lemon juice, cinnamon , plus, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, diced, whole milk

classic pizza crusts, red raspberry preserves, hickory smoke-flavored barbecue sauce (or other favorite flavor ), chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped (from 7-oz. can), grilled chicken breast strips, cubed, red onion , cut into thin strips, mozzarella cheese, shredded (6 oz), parmesan cheese, grated, fresh cilantro, chopped

onion, finely chopped, fresh minced garlic, butter, favorite barbecue sauce, sugar, brown sugar, hormel real bacon bits, liquid smoke, hot sauce, tabasco sauce, classic coke, apple juice

roasting chicken, preferably organic or amish olive oil, favorite dry spice-rub recipe, divided, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, beer

tomato paste, water, white vinegar, celery juice, barbecue seasoning, your favorite blend, sugar, cornstarch, drop liquid smoke (recommend wright liquid smoke), salt

tomato paste, water, white vinegar, celery juice, your favorite bbq seasoning blend, sugar, cornstarch, drops liquid smoke (recommended : wright liquid smoke), salt

ground beef (85% lean), egg beaten, onion diced, milk, bread crumbs, ketchup, salt, black pepper, light brown sugar, white vinegar, worchestershire sauce, ketchup, yellow mustard

gorgonzola, crumbles finely chopped (or your favorite shredded cheese), bisquick, anchovies , onion or 5 oz pimento stuffed green olives, melted butter, cayenne, worcestershire sauce, ground black pepper

condensed cream of chicken soup (your choice try the classic cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken or cream of celery soup), milk (my favorite is the cream) or 3/4 cup cream (my favorite is the cream), pepper (to taste), green beans or 2 (14 1/2 oz) cans cut , drained, canned fried onions, ground meat try ground turkey , etc or 1 -1 1/2 lb sausage, filling etc or 1 -1 1/2 lb ground beef, etc, mashed potatoes

baby chickens, olive oil, salt and fresh ground pepper or classic bbq rub, recipe follows, favorite bbq sauce or sassy brown sugar and bourbon sauce, recipe follows, smoky paprika, kosher salt, sugar, brown sugar, ground cumin, chili powder, freshly ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, celery salt, oregano, crushed, crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, molasses, bourbon, ketchup, american-style chile sauce, apple-cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, classic bbq rub, see recipe, unsweetened cocoa, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

duncan hines classic white cake mix, sour cream, egg whites, water, vanilla, almond extract, flour, may ice with your favorite icing or, check out my recipe for buttercream frosting