62 good enough Recipes

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.

garlic head, olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, ground chuck, salt & freshly ground black pepper, roasted garlic paste, good crusty bread , cut into 2 sections just big enough to surround the burger with a 1/2 inch border

chocolate wafer cookies (such as nabisco famous chocolate wafers, enough for 1 1/3 cups cookie crumbs), almonds, sugar, divided, melted butter , plus 2 tbsp. butter cut into small cubes, egg yolks, milk, cornstarch, salt, good-quality bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped, plus more for grating over pie, vanilla extract, whipping cream

wide egg noodles (any kind of noodles that you prefer will work fine), tuna in water , drained. (i sometimes use 2, but that depends on how strong you like your tuna), sweet peas, drained, shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup colby-monterey jack cheese, cream of mushroom soup, cream of celery soup, milk, salt and pepper, sliced velveeta cheese, enough to cover a casserole dish (american cheese works good to), butter

head cabbage, shredded, diced tomatoes (i prefer to used the diced ones seasoned with oregano and basil) or 1 (14 1/2 oz) can stewed tomatoes (i prefer to used the diced ones seasoned with oregano and basil), green beans, cut style, broccoli, mushroom, onion, minced garlic, chicken broth (enough to cover ), oregano, basil, salt, pepper, red potatoes, cubed (great for the winter) (optional), carrot (not a fan, but they go good with the soup) (optional)

lard, sugar, egg, salt , a good pinch, buttermilk, soda, lg tsp baking powder, enough flour to mix real stiff, pt sour cherries, drained and juice reserved, sauce, reserved cherry juice, water, sugar, flour, salt, butter

mayonnaise, or enough to hold tuna together when mixed, good squirt of yellow mustard (about a tsp), old bay seafood seasoning, salt and pepper, to taste, just a splash of fresh lemon juice, albacore tuna in oil, drained well (tuna packed in water will not yield the same flavor), stalk celery, sliced thin, onion, finely diced, water chestnuts, finely diced, hard boiled eggs, diced, shredded cheddar cheese, english muffins, split in half and toasted, tomato slices (optional, but oh so good !)

enough sliced tomatoes to fill a 9 x 13 casserole dish (several layers), sour cream, good quality mayonnaise, mrs. dash garlic and herb seasoning, seasoned salt, coursely ground black pepper, parmesan cheese, grated (or more to taste), roll ritz crackers, crushed, unsalted butter, melted, paprika, chives for sprinkling

good sized bone-in chicken thighs, low sodium chicken broth + enough water to make 1/2 gallon of liquid, onions, medium dice, stalks celery, medium dice, frozen peas & carrots blend, mrs dash original seasoning , to taste, poultry seasoning, salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, wide egg noodles

caster sugar, butter, vanilla pod, seeds scraped out (or a good extract)., chocolate (70 per cent cocoa solids), broken into pieces, water, cocoa powder, ready-made chocolate brownies enough to line the base of the tin., white chocolate liqueur (optional), scoops good quality chocolate ice cream, scoops good quality vanilla ice cream, free-range egg whites, sugar

log plain or herbed montrachet, extra-large egg whites, beaten with 1 tbsp water, fresh white bread crumbs, good cider vinegar, good champagne vinegar, sugar, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, extra-large egg yolk, good olive oil, enough mixed salad greens for 6 servings, olive oil and unsalted butter, for frying

lime roll, not only is this easy to make but it is soooooo good, flour, baking powder, eggs, sugar, pack jello lemon pie filling, lime juice, grated lime rind, prepared dream whip topping, filling: cake: green food coloring, lime slices, optional for garnish cake: grease a 15x10 jelly roll pan, line with waxed paper; grease and flour paper. sift flour with baking powder. beat eggs until foamy at high speed of electric mixer. gradually add sugar; continue beating until mixture becomes thick and light in color about 5 minutes. carefully fold in flour mixture. pour cake batter into prepared pan. bake at 400 f for 12-15 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched. immediately turn cake onto cloth which has been sprinkled lightly with icing sugar. quickly remove waxed paper. starting with narrow end, roll cake in cloth and cool for 1 hour., filling and frosting: prepare lemon pie filling as directed on package, using 1 whole egg, 1 cup sugar and reducing water to 1-1/2 cups. add lime juice and rind. add enough food coloring to tint light green. chill 1 hour. set aside 1/2 cup of pie filling. unroll cake. spread remaining pie filling evenly over cake; re-roll. fold reserved pie filling into prepared dessert topping; and use this to frost the roll. chill. garnish with lime slices. store left-over cake in refrigerator., also good with lemon juice and rind in place of lime

pie dough (enough for 2 pie crusts), good-sized apples (peeled and sliced into 1 inch thick slices), sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, flour, butter

ground beef, smoky barbecue sauce (your own or bottled ; i like uncle dougie s from barrington, il), tabasco chipotle pepper sauce, liquid smoke (or to taste), onion, thinly sliced, smoked gouda cheese or 1/4 lb cheddar cheese, preferably at room temperature (enough to have 2 tbsp. per burger), sliced smoked ham (enough for 3 or 4 thin slices per burger), olive oil, good sandwich buns (i like the ones dusted with cornmeal), more barbecue sauce, i like to use a little jack daniels hickory smoke mustard

russet potatoes, enough canola oil to half fill your largest cooking pot or deep-fat fryer, all-purpose flour, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, paprika, kosher salt, lager beer (the lighter and fizzier, the better), skinless, boneless large-flake white fish (we use wild alaskan cod because of its quality and sustainability), enough canola oil to half fill your largest cooking pot or deep-fat fryer, kosher salt, good-quality malt vinegar , for serving

sweet onions, sliced thin, butter, olive oil (not evoo), kosher salt, black pepper, sugar (may add more if onions not sweet enough), ap flour, good beef stock, unpasteurized apple cider, cognac, dry white wine, bouquet garni (thyme sprigs, bay leaf and parsley), garlic , smashed not chopped, good crusty bread, butter, garlic powder, parmesan cheese, gruyere cheese, shredded, mozzarella cheese, shredded

stew, half a kilo of stewing beef or any cut you prefer chopped into 1 inch cubes, onions chopped roughly, carrots sliced (not to thin), sized swede (chopped ), fennel bulb (chopped ), pumpkin (skinned and chopped ), celery (de stringed and sliced), meduim to large old potoatos (chopped) or 10 new potatos cut in half., minature marrows (sliced ), button mushrooms left whole, half a cup of red lentils, half a cup of pearl barley, good pinch of salt and pepper, dried herbs, vegetable stock cube, beef stock cube, gravy thickening granuals, enough water to just cover the stew ingredients for cooking, dumplings, self raising flour, vegetarian suet or beef suet, good pinch of salt and pepper. you can add herbs if you wish but use sparingly.

shredded velvetta cheese, green onions, chopped pecans, enough good quality mayonaise to make it stick.. mayo is used as a binder.. i use krafts or hellmans, strawberry jam (seedless )