51 good better Recipes

softened cream cheese, frozen spinach, thawed and drained, milk, garlic & onion powder, to taste, salt and pepper, to taste, parmesean or romano cheese, to taste, bacon bits, optional, egg, tubes refrigerated crescent rolls, kicked up version, i always buy bags of frozen chopped spinach. you can saute it with the seasonings , and have very little, if any liquid to drain. i like to saute with some onion and red pepper, both chopped fine, as well as a heaping tbsp of minced or chopped garlic. i like this better than the onion and garlic powder, however, those are good options that are quicker. i almost always add a squeeze of fresh lemon and a dash of worcestershire to anything using spinach. i usually add chopped fresh fried bacon instead of bacon bits. just wanted to post the original recipe as given to me by a friend for foodies who prefer the easier methods.

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

beef silverside (grade good or better (in 1 piece)), canning salt or 4 oz kosher salt, cracked black pepper (#6 mesh ), light brown sugar or 2 oz dark brown sugar, fresh ginger, peeled and minced, fresh garlic, crushed, ground coriander, cracked black pepper (#6 mesh ), white beef stock

ripe plum tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced into thin pieces, chopped garlic cloves, fresh basil leaves , finely slivered (fresh basil is the key to this recipe!), salt, fresh baguette, sliced into 1/4 inch slices, good quality olive oil (the darker the color, the better)

fish (anything is good), leeks, feta cheese (the harder, the better), bacon, eggs, salt & pepper, phyllo pastry or 2 sheets ready rolled puff pastry, butter (none if you re using puff pastry)

frozen lemonade concentrate (white is better than pink), good white rum , i like baccardi, ice cube

olive oil, onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, kale, diced small (2 small bunches), yukon gold potato, diced 1/2 inch, bratwursts (such as tofurky beer brats), butter (optional), heavy cream (optional), vegetable bouillon (better than bouillon brand is good), vegemite, salt (or to taste)

linguine, cooked, rinsed, and cooled (i ve used whole wheat and it s good too.), head napa cabbage, sliced, head purple cabbage, sliced, baby spinach (about 1/2 a bag), red bell pepper, sliced thin, yellow bell pepper, sliced thin, orange bell pepper, sliced thin, bean sprouts (or 1 small bag), green onions, sliced, cilantro , you can do as much as you like though, sunflower seeds, cashew nuts , roasted, olive oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, brown sugar (i ve left out the sugar altogether and it s just as yummy, in my opinion), fresh ginger, chopped (i ve also used the powder, but fresh does taste better), garlic cloves, chopped, lime , juice of

bourbon (little more is also good), raisins, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, bananas, thinly sliced, vanilla, chopped pecans (little more is better)

bean soup mix, rice, cooked, sweet whole kernel corn, drained, chicken bouillon (better than bouillon brand), green peppers, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, onion, chopped, chili powder (good quality ), tomato paste, salt (optional), whole chicken , roasted (most grocery stores will let you buy 1 for $5)

chilled dry red wine, chilled orange juice, good brandy , like e&j, triple sec, white corn syrup (a better choice simple syrup , ), red grapes or 1 bunch white grapes, you can freeze them, sliced orange, sliced lemon, sliced lime

delmarvelous chestnuts - whole shelled, onion, finely chopped (you can use any onion, vidalia is a good choice), port wine (use a good port), thyme ( i use fresh or fresh dried--not ground ), chicken stock (canned is ok--homemade is better), oil, butter, salt and pepper to taste

tilapia fillets, pumpernickel bread (thin sliced , 3 per sandwich), swiss cheese (very thin sliced , you need 4 per sandwich), thousand island dressing (a good store bought brand is fine), flour, cayenne, salt, pepper, butter (1 tbsp to grill the fish, 1 tbsp to grill the sandwiches), sauerkraut (a good store brand from the deli, fresh is better), red onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, caraway seed, butter

elbow macaroni , undercooked in boiling,salted water &,drained, butter, flour, dry mustard (colman s), cayenne pepper, cheddar cheese soup, melted butter, salt, milk (skim is okay, higher fat is better), heavy cream, grated medium cheddar, grated colby cheese, plain breadcrumbs , very coarsely grated from a stale loaf of crusty white bread (good country bread is best but if you use store bought crumbs, make sure they are roughly grated, no)

unsalted butter, sugar, graham cracker crumbs, white chocolate, finely chopped (3 cups, good quality ), sweetened condensed milk (1 can), key lime zest (finely grated , about 5-6 key limes), lime juice (freshly squeezed is better )

white bread, milk, onion, finely minced, garlic clove, finely minced, parmesan cheese, fresh, finely grated (no substitutes), salt, black pepper, sage, ground, fresh rosemary, finely chopped (don tsp substitute dried), ground turkey , 93% (or as lean as possible), butter, flour, chicken broth, good quality, low sodium, beef bouillon , better than bouillon brand (no substitutes), water, garlic clove, sliced in half, sage, ground, rosemary (optional), half-and-half cream

very well chilled vodka , pepper flavored is good, tomato juice , low sodium fresh made even better, drops hot pepper sauce, horseradish, black pepper, worcestershire sauce , to taste (optional), lovage, stems for straws, lovage, leaves (garnish ), lemon lime (to garnish ), extra large shrimp, cooked well seasoned (optional)

at least 2 bell peppers (i like to use red or orange, they are sweeter), broccoli: 1 head is good, fresh crushed garlic 1 or 2 cloves depending on taste, garlic salt to taste, mushrooms , however many you want, fresh spinach leaves, white onion: 1 is enough, frozen edamame : peeled is easier, brown basmati rice or multi grain rice, sea salt (optional), canola oil (also can use sesame oil for a better taste)