18 good twist Recipes

best olive oil you can afford, leek, cleaned and cut in thin half moons, ribs of celery, finely chopped , including the leaves, fat bulb of fennel , fronds removed and reserved, shave the fennel bulb on a mandoline as fine as you can get it., garlic, minced, hearty red wine , zinfandel is good, fish stock (or 1 cup of clam juice and 1 cup of h20, crushed tomatoes in puree, mild tomatoes and green chiles (or hotter if you want), lemon rind , studded with 1 clove each, orange rind, parsley stems tied together with butcher s twine, bay leaf, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat picked over for cartilage or, substitute florida lobster tails , split down the back 1 for each person, firm white fish fillets, non oily (bass, grouper, snapper, cod) cut in 1 inch thick chunks, fresh basil leaves for garnish, sweet red pepper rouille, fire roasted red peppers, drained (smallest jar possible) and dried off. you want about 2/3 cup of pepper pieces, garlic cloves, (yes, i said five ), saffron threads , soaked in 1/8 cup of dry vermouth, shakes of your favorite hot sauce (louisiana is good, texas pete is just fine), a generous pinch of cayenne, good quality mayonnaise, french baguette or a fine quality cuban bread, cut in 1 inch thick slices and toasted

pinto black , kidney (or a combo) or 4 (6 oz) cans chili beans (or a combo), green bell pepper, chopped (can use other colors , or a combo), garlic powder, can use more, mexican seasoning (or more ), crushed tomatoes in puree (i use progresso), crushed red pepper flakes (use more or less , it will control the heat, so remember -you can always add more of whatever you use), ground cumin (to taste), chili powder (i use gebhardt s, just make sure it s a good quality brand), thick & chunky salsa, beer, top sirloin steak, cubed, pork, cubed (i use pork butt, great flavor and fairly inexpensive), butter (1 stick), ground beef, ground pork, butter (1 stick)

vodka, good quality, blood oranges , juice of (or juice of 1 navel orange and 1 tangerine), blood orange slice (to garnish )

garlic clove, olive oil, good bread , 3/4-inch thick preferably from a high quality round loaf

olive oil, onion thinly sliced, fennel bulb thinly sliced, garlic minced, diced tomatoes, chicken stock or low sodium chicken broth, clam broth, grated orange zest, saffron, mussels cleaned, shrimp peeled and deveined, monkfish membrane removed, grouper , tune, or sea bass, sea scallops, chopped cilantro (optional but good ) or flat leaf parsley, parmesan cheese grated, salt and pepper to taste

everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

green tea bags, boiling water, sugar, vodka (good quality ), lemon twist, to garnish

flounder fillets or 2 lbs other white fish fillets, lemon juice (for a nice twist, try lime juice!), parmesan cheese, butter, softened, good quality mayonnaise (best foods , hellmann s, or vegenaise), green onions, chopped, salt, hot sauce , to taste

twisted pasta salad, chicken, cooked and chopped, tri color rotini, italian salad dressing (your choice , i used good seasons), mayonnaise (not miracle whip), lemon juice, yellow mustard, onion, chopped, black olives, sliced, chopped celery

sausage , casings removed meat crumbled, olive oil, carrot, diced, celery, diced, bell pepper, sweet onion, diced, portabella mushrooms, diced (gills scraped out with a spoon and discarded), garlic cloves, arugula or 1 cup spinach, chopped and packed, salt and pepper, sugar, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh basil, chopped, dried oregano, wine, good (your choice red or white ), crushed tomatoes, half-and-half, cavatappi pasta, cooked (optional)

walnuts, good-quality plain dark chocolate, broken into chunks (or high-cocoa milk chocolate), grated orange , zest of, puff pastry, egg, milk, icing sugar

extra-sweet grape tomatoes, divided, olive oil, sweet banana peppers, seeded and quartered, sea salt, chopped red onion, natural brown sugar, crushed red pepper flakes, coarsely ground black pepper, divided, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, chicken broth, vegetable juice (recommended : v-8), egg, lemon, juiced (about 1/4 cup), heavy whipping cream, sweet cream salted butter, garlic, finely chopped, crab boil seasoning (recommended : old bay), high quality cream sherry (sweet ), crab base, fresh lump blue crabmeat (steamed or boiled ), good quality grated parmesan, red lump fish caviar, rinsed and strained

hazelnut-flavored liqueur (frangelico is brand name, but generic works as well), raspberry liqueur (razzmatazz is popular at my bar), vanilla vodka (smirnoff vanilla tastes best), drops vanilla extract

kidney beans or 1 (15 oz) can pinto beans or 1 (15 oz) can black beans, can use up to 3 cans, green bell pepper, garlic powder, crushed tomatoes , with puree (i use progresso), red pepper flakes, cumin (to taste), good quality chili powder , i use gebhardt s, ortega thick & chunky salsa, beer, cubed sirloin (or same amount of ground beef), cubed pork butt (or same amount ground pork), butter (1 cube )

italian thin sliced (use a good quality bread ), tomatoes, lightly seeded and diced, shallot, fine chopped, bibb lettuce, bacon, diced and sauteed, avocado, diced fine, mayonnaise (no miracle whip), red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, white cheddar cheese (i just go to your local grocery store deli and ask for a few slices, that way you do not have to buy)

all-purpose flour, for pans, yellow cake mix, unsalted butter, softened, eggs, buttermilk, sugar, meringue powder, lemon juice, warm water, sugar cones, piping gel, pink and orange nonpareil sprinkles, ready to use white rolled fondant icing (available at craft stores), cornstarch , for rolling fondant, pink candy coated licorice candies (recommended: good and plenty), rainbow licorice twists, 8 pink and 4 orange (recommended: swizzles), orange sour candies (recommended : starbursts), orange candies (recommended : spree), strawberry candies (recommended : starbursts), cherry candies (recommended : starbursts), white candy coated gum (recommended : chiclets), orange segment jelly candies, by 3-inch) high square cake pans, extra-large muffin pan, cardboard cake board, cardboard cake board, resealable plastic bag