116 good you cheese Recipes

extra-virgin olive oil, fresh garlic, pureed (if you have a small food processor, it will make it easy), prosciutto, sliced thin, trimmed, and diced (if you want to be really extravagant, get prosciutto di parma...it s expensive, but the best!), fresh basil , julienned, dried oregano, fresh ground black pepper, linguine , cooked al dente according to package instructions, fresh baby spinach leaves, pine nuts, toasted (pignoli, up to 1/2 cup), parmigiano-reggiano cheese, shaved (or more, if desired. you can also use a good, fresh parmesan cheese)

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.

ripe tomatoes , preferably heirlooms (a variety of colors will add interest to the salad), balls ) burrata cheese, cut into halves, chopped fresh basil , or to taste, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste, a good extra virgin olive oil , to drizzle, aged balsamic of modena vinegar , aged 25 years or more (if you use regular balsamic, it doesn tsp have the same sweetness of a truly aged balsamic, so if you need to use this, reduce some with a bit of sugar until you have a thick syrupy glaze, or get some balsamic glace (such as colavita brand)

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.

pie pastry or 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, for the crust, eggs, heavy whipping cream, milk (any % fat ), swiss cheese (swiss type s included, but just as good with any cheese you have around), fresh nutmeg , grated on top if you use a swiss type cheese (optional)

chicken breasts, pounded thin, prosciutto ham (or you can use any good baked ham), gruyere cheese, shredded (or you can use 4 slices of swiss), hickory bacon (don tsp use thick sliced, just regular), kosher salt, ground black pepper, olive oil, butter, diced onion (i prefer shallots, but a regular onion will work fine), chicken broth, white wine (if you don tsp want to use wine, just use all chicken stock or broth), heavy cream (or you can use evaporated milk or even light cream and even milk, i just like the consistency of hea), dijon mustard (i love to mix dijon and ground mustard but if you only have dijon, that if just fine, if you like mo), fresh parsley, kosher salt, ground black pepper

fresh z.squash , chopped into decent bite sized pieces, fresh yellow/sumer squash , chopped the same, onion, yellow , vidalia, or red, cut into slices and broken up, garlic , rough minced, yellow, red, green bell peppers, seeded, sliced up into strips, enough oil or oil and butter to gently saute fresh vegetables, ortega chiles, chopped or chop up the whole ones yourself, stewed tomatoes , the new spicy ones add a nice pop, kidney beans, (light or dark ) some what drained, black beans , mostly drained., corn, canned, frozen or fresh off the ear, cumin , to taste, red pepper flakes , to taste, or leave out if no heat desired, a pinch of thyme and/or marjoram, ground in your hand, a healthy pinch of kosher salt, grated sharp cheese over the top of servings, if you want to, cooked rice to serve this over is good and part of the original recipe given to me., all ingredients with an asterisk (*) i have added to the basic recipe., you can add boiled, broiled , or roasted chicken torn/cut up to this. you can also add ground beef or cooked stewed beef or other left over beef if you want meat added to this vegetable dish.

chicken breast for every 2 people being served. i usually use boneless/skinless for this unless i am going to cook them over a wood fire. then i would use skin on and bone in, thick cut bacon (apple smoked or maple will add another flavor level). choose a bacon that you love the taste of., amounts of the vegetable you use depend upon how many people you are feeding . for only 2 i would use 1/2 of each color of bell pepper for example. for 8 i would probably use a whole or nearly whole bell pepper., red, green, yellow, orange bell peppers, cored , seeds removed, sliced into strips., vidalia onions (sweet and mild ) or red onions (zing) cut into strips, yellow and green squash cut slightly thick then in half, asparagus cut into 1 1/2 inch bites, grape tomatoes, garlic cloves left whole for now, mushrooms (your favorite type , of course!), fresh green beans, broccoli and cauliflower can be used too; but make them bite sized pieces, olive oil (have at least a cup or two available depending on how many you are cooking for. you need this to roast the vegetables and for making your croutons!), day old french or italian bread cut up into good sized bites, bigger than what would come in a box of croutons, i cut it up 1 1/2 to 2 inches., fresh grated parmesan or romano cheese, garlic granules , fresh cracked pepper, italian seasonings...or fresh marjoram, basil and thyme, (cut up the basil into small bits), some times i ll add some peas and corn to this as well. also optional would be a couple of boiled eggs..., kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper (white pepper could be added, but it is going to add a significant jolt in the heat/pepper pop department!)

lean ground beef, onion, chopped, fresh minced garlic, jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped, optional (add in if you like spicy), green bell pepper, chopped (optional), tomato juice (make sure it is a good quality , i use heinz), thick & chunky salsa (about 1-1/2 cups), red kidney beans or 1 (15 oz) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed, diced tomatoes with juice, tomato soup, undiluted, chili seasoning mix (packaged or homemade , any amount to taste, you can use half package or all of the package), shredded cheddar cheese, chopped onion (optional)

rosemary mayonnaise (see directions below ), country style bread, good quality blue cheese (rogue river smokey recommended- or other good smoked cheese), head romaine lettuce, beefsteak tomatoes , cut into 8 slices, olive oil (you could leave this out to lighten it up), chopped rosemary, grated garlic, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, lemon juice

extra large eggs (make sure to use ex large, 4 yolks are required for this recipe), ham, diced fine (i use a good slice of quality baked ham from the deli), scallion, chopped fine (white and green parts ), celery, very fine chopped (i use a tablespoon, use what you want), capers, fine chopped (again , you can use a bit more if you like), mayonnaise (again , if you like it creamier, use a bit more, i add a tablespoon), dijon mustard (yellow mustard does not work for this), fresh parsley, fine chopped, fresh thyme, fine chopped, salt , i personally don tsp add any, but if you want (go easy as the capers and ham are y), pepper, whole wheat bread (white bread will also work), parmesan cheese, fine grated (not shredded ), paprika (optional)

italian sausage, lean ground beef, olive oil, mushrooms , sliced as thinly as possible, garlic (depends on how ky you like it, i love so i use a lot), red wine (good wine or cooking wine, the better the wine, the better the sauce), italian spices (or if you have fresh italian herbs on hand,use them to your taste, but it does turn out much better), tomato sauce, peeled crushed tomatoes (you can also use fresh tomatoes, but this makes the sauce really watery), tomato paste, parmesan cheese, romano cheese (not totally necessary, but the parmesan is really good), sugar (helps cut the acidity), salt (i ve never really measured on a lot of the stuff, but it sounds about right.)

lettuce (bagged of your choice or pick, wash and hand-tear your own), hard-boiled eggs, quartered, english cucumber, sliced, tomatoes, sliced (or 4 romas ), new york strip steaks, olive oil, salt, pepper, frozen french fries (i use ore-ida golden, crinkle, or waffle, but use your favorite), seasoning salt (or you can use regular salt), pre-shredded mozzarella cheese, croutons, salad dressing (i use good seasons , but ranch or blue cheese or your favorite will work well, too, use to taste), salt, pepper

your favorite ground meat , deer, moose, elk, ground steak, and if you must, ground hamburger (drained), diced onion, red, yellow , vidalia (in season the best), red bell peppers or 1 green pepper, diced, tomato juice (better ) or 12 -16 oz v 8 vegetable juice (better), diced tomatoes (better ) or 12 -16 oz diced tomatoes and green chilies (better), pork and beans (the better the brand, the better it is), red kidney beans, sea salt or 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt, better or 1 1/2 tsp salt, prepared minced garlic (in jar or fresh crushed ), chili powder, crushed red pepper flakes (to taste or leave out ), shredded pizza cheese or 1 cup taco blend cheese or 1 cup cheddar cheese, cornmeal mix, creamed corn (yea i know but it comes out good in the end), real vitamin d milk (none of that sissy fat free stuff, why start now right), sugar (add more..don tsp ! ), good oil (not olive it burns to quick), liquid smoke (in meat while cooking(= not optional=(), water, flour

free-range chicken or 1 capon, fatty pancetta, prunes, dried fruit, cinnamon stick, ground with, whole nutmeg , and, dried gingerroot, garlic, if you like, saffron , soaked in hot water (this can be left out), glasses good dry white wine, verjuice or 1 glass bitter orange, orange peel, fresh breadcrumb, chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup almonds, chopped fresh herb (parsley,marjoram,rosemary), egg, lemon juice, grated lemon peel, grated parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup mild cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, garlic, if you like

chopped fresh mushrooms (a mix of button and cremini is good), diced zucchini, chopped green bell pepper, chopped red sweet bell pepper, vegetable broth, bulgur, dried basil, dried marjoram, dried thyme, celery seed, black pepper, head of cabbage, shredded muenster cheese, divided (you could leave out to make vegan or use parmesan cheese), lemon juice, salt, black pepper, tomato sauce, ketchup, lemon juice, maple syrup, hot pepper sauce , to taste, worcestershire sauce (optional)

ground beef, kraft freshtake italian parmesan cheese (if you do not have a freshtake, use 1/2 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs & 1/2 cup shredded parmesan), diced tomatoes (hunt s tomatoes, green pepper, onion, & celery), italian salad dressing mix (good seasons zesty italian), ketchup, mustard, worcestershire sauce

spinach pasta (you can really use any of your favorite pastas, but the spinach is best for this), italian tomatoes, onion, diced (optional), garlic, minced, white wine, fresh basil, chopped fine, olive oil, salt, pepper, boneless skinless chicken breasts (slightly pounded ), pesto sauce (a good quality store bought pesto is fine, or home made if you want), italian breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, grated, olive oil, parmesan cheese (optional)