45 food works Recipes

bread , torn up into small pieces (any type, dry works better than fresh, fruit s nice, i like malted best), milk (use as much or as little to taste, any type works, i use soya but you can use normal or flavoured et), sugar or 1 tbsp splenda substitute, maple syrup (optional, if using , omit the sugar or splenda), cinnamon (optional) or 1 tsp ginger (optional) or 1 tsp mixed spice, etc (optional), raisins (optional) or 1 tbsp sultanas (optional) or 1 tbsp dried fruit, etc (optional), sugar (optional)

oatmeal (generic works just fine ), wild bird seed, glitter (any color )

corn tortillas (assuming they re the small ones that have about a 6-inch diameter), olive oil (corn oil works great, so does canola oil. this is an estimate, i think i had a little left over last), kosher salt, for sprinkling (table salt works too but coarse kosher works far better. sea salt is fab as well)

ground beef, bread, broken into small bits (potato bread works great, but i usually use white bread), onion soup mix, dry, salt, to taste (because of the soup mix , you may not need it, although we still do), pepper, ketchup, garlic powder, parsley flakes, eggs, brown gravy mix, water

low-fat sour cream or 1 cup well drained nonfat yogurt or 1 cup low-fat yogurt (i use my yogurt cheese, yogurt cheese - labanee , in arabic for a thicker consistency), good quality mayonnaise (best foods or hellman s works best, or miracle whip if you re really hard up), fresh lemon juice, cider vinegar, sugar, curry powder, salt , to taste

elbow macaroni, butter (the original recipe calls for 9 tbsp. - i like to use 8 tbsp of unsalted - or 1 stick. you probably could get by with even less if you are so inclined...), shredded muenster cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, shredded monterey jack cheese, feel free to up the cheese quotient. and invite me for dinner! ), half-and-half, cubed processed cheese food (don tsp be a velveeta snob like i was - this makes the sauce so darn cheesy/creamy. if you want to remain a v-snob, then go for cream cheese, but it won tsp be the same. but hey, it s your thang - do what you wanna do. heh.), eggs, beaten, salt, dry mustard, ground black pepper, any combination ), ground meat, browned (turkey, chicken, beef, pork), breakfast sausage such as jimmy dean regular or hot (browned and drained - 1 lb.), keilbasa or andouille (cut into chunks and browned in a wee bit of olive oil), fresh chorizo, casing removed, browned and broken up, onion, diced and sauteed until translucent, jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (for a milder taste, use poblano, or go crazy and use serranos or a habanero), crushed red pepper flake to taste, roasted red pepper, chopped, i have even added, artichoke hearts, drained and loosely chopped, cheesy note : another great cheese combo and 1 of my favorite spins is using shredded asiago, provolone, mozzarella and a sharp cheddar. delish, use a pepper jack cheese in the mix . or a smoked cheddar. i adore cheese and it all works for me and makes this recipe wonderful, comforting and lusciously decadent.

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

glue (be sure to use water soluble ), water, green food coloring (the neon stuff works great !), borax

ground turkey, eggs or 2 egg yolks, beaten, carrot, pureed (baby food works well ), applesauce, wheat bran (unprocessed and natural) or 1/4 cup oat bran (unprocessed and natural), breadcrumbs, basil, garlic powder

crab, imitation works, green onion, capers, param. cheese, eggs, butter, enough to coat bottem of pan, salt and pepper to taste

gluten-free flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, xanthan gum, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, pecans, chopped, egg substitute, water, agave syrup, cooking oil, carrot puree (about 5 medium carrots, or carrot baby food works too)

whole wheat flour (white is fine too), baking powder, salt, brown sugar (white works too), cinnamon, optional but i like the added flavor, egg, beaten, oil (optional but i think improves consistency esp if you use whole wheat flour ), baby food (i use natures garden stage two which are 4 oz each), vanilla (optional), milk (or as much as is needed to reach desired consistency)

heavy cream, bittersweet chocolate (i use a bag of chocolate chips), cocoa (preferably , but not absolutely, valrhona or cocoa barry extract. supermarket cheap stuff works also), boiling water, vanilla, mayonnaise (i use fat free and it works fine), cake flour (i rarely ever sift as i find that seems to always measure right. i know.. i should), sugar, baking soda, salt

fresh or unsweetened frozen raspberries, raspberries preserves or jam, water, granulated sugar, fresh or frozen blueberries (small berries work better here), egg whites, butter to grease pan (if using a pan without a removable bottom), all-purpose flour , or 1 1/4 cups cake flour, granulated sugar , or 2 cups confectioners sugar, cream of tartar, freshly squeezed lemon juice, vanilla extract, sugar (optional), by 4-inch tube pan or 9 to 10-inch round cake pan with sides at least 3 inches high, a removable bottom is helpful )

food cake mix (any chocolate cake is fine), eggs, water, applesauce (i sub this for the oil here, it works fine, but use oil if you prefer), chocolate pudding, low-fat milk, heath candy bars, crushed, cream, strong coffee (or the condensed milk or kaluah)

vegetable broth (or water, any kind of stock or broth will do), roasted buckwheat groats, sea salt, shakes smoked paprika, white pearl onions, frozen (whole foods sells 12-oz frozen bags), eggs, olive oil (any kind works , i prefer olive), smoked paprika, sea salt, black pepper

powdered sugar, powdered egg whites, warm water, drops food coloring (paste food coloring works best )