316 god these cosmos Recipes

wheat bread, diced, beer, split use 1/4 cup to soak bread, lean ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese, salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, minced onions, parsley flakes, cubes of monterey jack cheese or small cubes of cheddar, sauce, chili sauce, beer or remainder of can from above, cider vinegar, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, horseradish

when things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in the day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffee., a professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. when the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. he then asked the students if the jar was full. they agreed that it was., professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. he shook the jar lightly. the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. he then asked the students again if the jar was full. they agreed it was., professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. of course, the sand filled up everything else. he asked once more if the jar was full. the students respnded witha unanimous yes, professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. the students laughed., now , said the professor as the laughter subsided, i want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. the golf balls are the important things - god, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions - and if everything else was lost and only these remained, your life would still be full., pebbles are the other things that matter like your job , your house and your car., sand is everything else - the small stuff. if you put the sand into the jar first , there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. the same goes for life. if you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you., pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. play with your children. spend time with your parents. visit with grandparents. take time to get medical checkups. take your spouse out to dinner. play another 18. there will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. set your priorities. the rest is just sand., students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. the professor smiled. i m glad you asked., it just goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem, there s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

plain yogurt (you can use non-fat/fat free for these!), sour cream (you can use non-fat/fat free for these!), mayonnaise (you can use non-fat/fat free for these!), water chestnut (optional), knorr leek soup mix (knorr tastes best!), frozen chopped spinach, french bread (sourdough)

milk chocolate chips, butterscotch chips (may use 2 cups milk chocolate chips but is much much better with these) or 1 cup peanut butter chips (may use 2 cups milk chocolate chips but is much much better with these), dry chow mein noodles (i use bulk), peanuts

all-purpose flour, wheat and barley cereal, nuggets (i substituted 1/2 cup oatmeal here since i didn tsp have this ingredient), sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ripe bananas, mashed (about a cup), plain nonfat yogurt, egg substitute (i didn tsp have these either so i used 1/4 cup of eggs(about an egg and a half), vanilla extract

sugar, eggs, oil, water, cocoa, salt, vanilla, buttermilk, flour, vinegar, baking soda, egg whites (these will not be cooked - you can omit these completely - use real - or use dried egg wh), vanilla, flour, milk, white shortening, sugar

all-purpose flour, fresh thyme (or 1 tbsp dried ), salt, pepper, boneless chicken breasts (i prefer to cook these with chicken cutlets*), egg, beaten, vegetable oil, onions, thinly sliced, garlic clove, minced, white wine, chicken stock (if you would like it with more sauce like i do, increase this to 1 1/2 cups), tomato paste, granulated sugar

mango sorbet, vanilla ice cream, fresh mango, chopped, mango, slices (to garnish ), milk, cold, honey (or more, i made these without honey. plenty sweet without it), mint sprig, for garnish

leftover cooked white beans (these are best cooked with a ham hock for flavor), all-purpose flour, enough to bind patties, butter, vegetable oil, mayonnaise, white bread, onion, sliced into rings

these are sure to be a crowd pleaser. and they are easy to make, recipe details, prep time : 15 mins, cook time : 10 mins, ready in: 25 mins, jalapenos lengthwise and remove seeds., cream cheese- spiced up (garlic powder, pepper, and cayan pepper)softened, shredded cheddar cheese, bacon cut in half, toothpicks

blueberries (or any mixture of these) or 2 cups strawberries (or any mixture of these) or 2 cups raspberries (or any mixture of these) or 2 cups cloudberries (or any mixture of these), water, apple juice or 1 1/2 cups water, potato flour or 2 tbsp cornstarch, cold water (approx ), vanilla, sugar or artificial sweetener, amount to taste

olive oil, half an onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, half a red pepper, chopped, paella rice, hot fish stock. when buying the fish , i ask the fishmonger for some fish bones and heads (cut the gills out from the heads as these taste bitter) and simply simmer these in a couple of pints of water for 20 minutes together with the prawn shells and heads and a fish stock cube if you like, then strain), dried thyme, sachets saffron powder, some squid rings, chopped tomato, frozen peas, various pieces of firm-fleshed fish and seafood - for example, monkfish tail, cod fillet, salmon fillet, tiger prawns shelled and deveined, queen scallops with corals removed, mussels scrubbed and de-bearded, herring, trout, mackerel, whatever - it s up to you. use as much as you like, depending on how hungry the troops are! (be careful with mussels - before cooking, discard any that are cracked or open, and do not close when tapped sharply. after cooking, discard any which haven tsp opened.), chopped parsley, lemon wedges to serve

risotto with sausage and cranberry beans, make risotto , you absolutely must use a specific type of rice called arborio rice (carnaroli and vialone nano are also used, some say superior, but are more difficult to find). these types of rice release starch when stirred in a liquid; it is this process which makes risotto, otherwise you just have a starchy mess of mush. these types of rice are identified by their fat round grains and pearly appearance. they can be used to make other sorts of rice dishes, such as pilaf, but other types of rice cannot be used for risotto. arborio is no longer that much of a specialty product; it can be found in most large, well-stocked grocery stores in the italian section. or sometimes, misguidedly, in the asian section., okay , so now we have the rice. you will also need some good, low-salt stock or broth - it should be low-salt not for health reasons, but because a good deal of it will evaporate, leaving its salt behind, and i like to have more control over the salt in a dish. it can be homemade, but i m not going to be a snob about it because, in truth, we go through gallons of store-bought stock in this household and i don tsp see that changing anytime soon. furthermore, risotto is actually a dish which can be whipped up out of thin air when it seems as though you have nothing to eat, as long as you have butter, rice, stock, maybe a few herbs, and some leftover parmesan. i like the kind of stock purchased in tetrapak cartons, because they are resealable and can be put in the fridge and used as needed. if you really want to use homemade but you don tsp have time to make stock or don tsp like the aroma of roasting bones in your house (i don tsp blame you), you can buy really great stock at north market poultry and game - it is expensive, but can be diluted with a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio of water to stock, so it stretches. my general guideline is to plan on 1/4 cup dry rice per person, and about 4 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice. of course, this isn tsp exact and will vary depending on your elevation and the phases of the moon, but it s a good place to start. i usually just use 4 cups of stock and then dilute with water or wine (or sometimes beer, if that s all i have) if i feel i m going to run out., well, we have rice and stock covered, now we just need our setup: place the stock in a saucepan on your rear burner, bring to a simmer, and leave it there with a 6-8 oz ladle in, and place a large, wide saute pan (must be really large, plan that your rice will at least quadruple in size) or dutch oven on the burner in front. get out your favorite wooden spoon and flex your stirring arm., nice thing about using sausage is it s so full of flavor you can leave out the usual onion/garlic/shallot/celery nonsense if you re tired and don tsp feel like chopping. furthermore, sausage goes from the freezer to the pan without suffering too much. okay, let s go, risotto with sausage and cranberry beans - serves 4, links italian sausage , or 1 lb bulk (or hot, or a combination - definitely with some fennel), casings removed, cooked cranberry beans or 1 can white beans, drained, arborio rice, beef , chicken or vegetable stock, butter, freshly, finely grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish, an oz) flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely, lemon juice , or juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and black pepper to taste, red pepper flakes to taste, optional, good balsamic vinegar , optional

rice (i like brown but you can try white also ), carrot, small dice, red bell pepper, diced (try green peppers too), mushroom, sliced, green peas (fresh or frozen ), celery, finely chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, olive oil, vegetable oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic clove, pressed, fresh basil or 1 tbsp fresh dill or 1 tbsp fresh marjoram (use 1 or two of these) or 1 tsp dried tarragon or 1 tsp dried basil or 1 tsp dried dill or 1 tsp dried marjoram (use 1 or two of these), chopped tomato (to garnish ), green olives, to garnish, dried currant (optional), toasted pine nuts (optional)

salt pork, onions, chopped, carrots, cubed, fish stock, potatoes, cubed, clam juice, bay leaf, see note for these, fresh thyme, see note for these, fresh parsley, see note for these, dozen hard-shelled clams, chopped small, cold water, flour, salt, fresh ground melange pepper, cooked peas, biscuit dough

olive oil, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, diced yellow onions, chopped green onion, stalks diced celery, sliced mushrooms, cornbread stuffing mix, cream of mushroom soup, cream of celery soup, orange juice, lemon juice, chicken stock, chopped parsley, chopped walnuts (optional), italian sausages, removed from casing,cooked and crumbled (optional), diced apple (optional), dried cranberries or 1 cup raisins (i add all of these, but use cranberries, not raisins) (optional)

yellow cake mix (butter or strawberry, these flavors work best, but you can use any flavor. i prefer butter flavor), eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), pineapple chunks, drained, mandarin oranges, drained, peach halves in syrup (i like to use spiced peaches, reserve the juice from both cans), maraschino cherries, drained, bananas, sliced into small pieces, cream, instant vanilla pudding, almonds (slices or slivers(or your favorite nut), sugar ice cream cones, crushed (optional), chocolate syrup (optional)

leftover cooked white beans (these are best cooked with a ham hock for flavor), all-purpose flour, enough to bind patties, butter, vegetable oil, mayonnaise, white bread, onion, sliced into rings