11 french don Recipes

onions, thinly sliced, beef broth, pepper, mozzarella cheese, grated, french bread, toasted

frozen french style green bean, cooked, lemon juice, olive oil, black olives, sliced, garlic salt, oregano

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

chicken pieces, heads garlic , with skins intact (about 40 cloves), olive oil, salt, pepper, mixed herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, basil-i usually don tsp bother to measure the herbs, i just throw em), potatoes, flour, water (to make paste with flour), lightly toasted french bread

italian bread (don tsp use ends) or 12 slices french bread (don tsp use ends), lemon spread, eggs, beaten, milk, butter, thawed frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, cornstarch

baking soda, good laundry detergent , such as cussons morning fresh (don tsp bother with any weak cheap stuff), your favourite scented essential oil , such as rose or lavender oil (both are antibacterial and antifungal and smell delicious. but you can also use tea tree oil for a g), white vinegar (don tsp use malt or balsamic vinegar, or you ll end up with some very interesting stains)

lukewarm water (you can use cold water, but it will take the dough longer to rise. just don tsp use hot water or you m), granulated yeast (use any kind of yeast-instant, rapid rise, bread machine, active dry or cake yeast(1.3 oz), kosher salt (recommend morton s), unbleached all-purpose flour (recommend gold medal and pillsbury flour), cornmeal , for pizza peel, water, dried thyme leaves (optional), dried rosemary leaves (optional)

beer (use your favorite. you get to drink the leftover.), egg, all-purpose flour, melted butter, salt, fresh green beans (leave whole, wash and remove tips ), vegetable oil (or shortening) for frying

whole onions , yellow onion (don tsp peel, (leaving peel on during simmering adds a deeper color & richness to your stock) or 1 sweet onion (don tsp peel, (leaving peel on during simmering adds a deeper color & richness to your stock), head garlic , unpeeled cut in half 4 carrots chunks, celery ribs, leaves & ends work well here, approximately shrimp shells (from 1 1/2 lbs shrimp), chicken stock, water, lemon, cut in half, mushroom stems , reserve from cremini mushrooms listed below, bay leaves, olive oil, shallots, diced, red onion, diced, cremini mushrooms, diced, carrots, peeled & diced, celery ribs, diced, red new potatoes, diced, chorizo sausage, casings removed, diced, garlic cloves, minced, fresh plum tomatoes, diced, pinot grigio wine, smoked sweet paprika, diced tomatoes (variety italian stewed, petite diced, etc.), tomato paste, lemon , julienne zest & chop finely (about 2 tsp), parsley, chopped finely (about 3-4 tbsp), chives, chopped finely (about 2 tbsp), thyme , rosemary, oregano create bundle & tie together, salt, pepper, cod fish fillet, red snapper fillet, salmon fillet (use your choice of fresh fish here), shell on shrimp (31-40 per lb), french baguette , sliced on the bias, garlic clove (root end chopped off), butter