116 frozen points Recipes

bananas , over ripened to the point of blackness, frozen and thawed and brought to room temperature, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, walnuts, sliced

fresh or frozen asparagus , cut into 1-inch pieces, cornstarch, milk, divided, butter, salt, pepper, dried parsley flakes, fully cooked ham, cubed, hard-cooked eggs, chopped, shredded cheddar cheese, toast points or biscuits

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.

skim milk, unsweetened cocoa, powder, sugar, chunky peanut butter, uncooked old fashioned oats, canola oil

garlic clove, minced, frozen mixed vegetables , chopped onion and bell pepper mixture, lean ground beef, uncooked (with 7% fat), diced tomatoes with green chilies, crushed fire-roasted tomatoes, canned, chili powder , medium heat suggested, dried oregano, crushed, table salt, black pepper, pinto beans, rinsed and drained

graham cracker crumbs, artificial sweetener , i. e. splenda, light butter, melted, light cream cheese, light cream cheese, softened, egg white, reduced-fat sour cream, vanilla extract, unsweetened frozen blueberries, no-sugar-added apricot jam, water

chicken breast, uncooked, frozen, boneless, skinless, fat-free cream of chicken soup (feel free to use the cream of mushroom here instead), nonfat sour cream, onion soup mix

vegetable oil, corn (fresh or frozen ), zucchini, tomato, oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, garlic powder

oats (old fashioned or quick will work. i use old fashioned though), wheat flour, vital wheat gluten, winter squash (pureed. can be found in the freezer aisle next to the frozen spinach), sugar (or honey), baking powder, salt, eggs, skim milk (any milk should be fine though), vegetable oil (or some other fat such as melted butter), cinnamon

cream cheese, softened, cherry pie filling, graham cracker crust (9 inches)

brewed coffee (i do half caffeine, half decaf espresso), frozen raspberries, unsweetened almond milk (almond breeze), low fat chocolate frozen yogurt (i use schwan s), splenda sugar substitute (1 packet), dark chocolate syrup, cream (optional for more points)

spinach artichoke dip, marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry, and finely chopped, mayonnaise, freshly grated parmesan cheese, coarsely grated monterey jack cheese, garlic, minced, combine artichoke hearts , spinach, mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, 1 cup monterey jack cheese and garlic. bake in 2cup small baking dish, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese. great prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, to serve later. bake dip 350 degrees about 15 minutes. put under broiler a few minutes, browns cheese serve dip warm with taco chips or crackers.

best quality whole chocolate milk (this is important for good flavor! i use trader s point organic grassfed or make my own with droste coacoa powder and a bit of brown sugar to taste - just no high fructose corn syrup overly sweetened stuff please!), brown sugar - or white granulated if that is what you have. (once the mixture is frozen, it won tsp taste as sweet as it did unfrozen. trader s point is not too sweet, so i make it a bit sweeter for freezing and i like the flavor of best.), cream cheese, half tsp optional flavor extract or oil (like orange or raspberry or almond or coconut or...), egg, mexican crema , or sour cream, or ceme fraiche

plain yogurt (plain , i use fage total nonfat yogurt), light corn syrup (light ), sugar, fresh lemon juice (fresh ), lemon peel (finely grated ), fresh ginger (fresh, finely minced or grated ), crystallized ginger (i use the ginger people s chips)