10 great favorite hot Recipes

prepared hot cocoa, honey, vanilla extract, peppar vodka, heavy cream, cayenne powder, for garnish, cinnamon stick, for garnish, grated chocolate, for garnish, dried red chili, for garnish

marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce, garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed, more of cooked chicken , beef, turkey or any leftover meat you have available in the fridge. *you can add 2 cups of frozen meatballs after the soup comes up to a boil., chopped celery cut into large chunks (1 inch), onion cut into large chunks, dry pasta of your choice. (macaroni noodles , broken pieces of spaghetti, small round noodles, flat noodles, etc.), oregano, tb chopped, dried or dehydrated garlic, boiled water, i like to add whole leaf spinach to the soup. i use 1/2 cup of frozen spinach or a big handful of fresh spinach right before serving., this soup is great served with hot crusty rolls or breadsticks. you can sprinkle the top with either freshly shredded or dried parmesan cheese. you can also top with croutons. you can take any leftover pizza, heat it up and cut small pieces of this to add to the top of the soup before serving. its a good way to use up leftovers

vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, olive oil, paprika, crushed red pepper flakes, dried thyme leaves, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, bay leaves, ground cumin, white pepper, season-all salt or 1 tsp season salt, creole seasoning (tony chachere s is great ), fresh ground black pepper, salt, fresh garlic (chopped or minced ), serrano peppers, chopped (add more if you like it hot), green onions, finely chopped, stalks celery, finely chopped, yellow onions, finely chopped, rotel tomatoes (mild or medium) or 2 (15 oz) cans rotel tomatoes, and green chile s (1 each hot and mild), fresh okra , cut into pieces (or 1 package frozen okra), bell peppers, cut into pieces (red or green ), chicken stock, v 8 vegetable juice, clam juice, fresh crabmeat, shrimp, cleaned, tails removed, fresh scallops, fresh mussels, chicken, sliced into small pieces, catfish fillet, cut into small pieces, cooked white rice, your favorite smoked hot sausage, sliced (optional)

beef barbacoa: (make the day before in the oven ), freshly ground black pepper, dried oregano, kosher salt, ground cumin, ancho chile powder, boneless chuck steak, trimmed, water, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, fresh lime juice, eggs barbacoa, great northern beans, rinsed and drained, your favorite salsa, divided, water, corn tortillas, eggs, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, hot beef barbacoa, feta, crumbled, chopped green onions, chopped fresh cilantro, lime wedges

good quality sausage (my favorite for this is jimmy dean sage but the hot is great too!), crescent rolls ( you may rather use the large size , in which case you will not need but 1 can), cream cheese, chopped mushrooms , if desired., chives or parsley, if desired

hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cut in half lengthwise, cooked ham, chopped fine, cream cheese, softened, mayonnaise (see note ), yellow mustard (or dijon ), cayenne pepper, paprika, kosher salt, black olives, sliced in half (pimento filled work great also), texas pete hot sauce (or your favorite )

grilled chicken, 1 lb. chopped in 1/4 piece., bleu cheese or ranch dressing, 1 cup, your favorite hot sauce, (i like franks red hot buffalo ), 1 cup, cream cheese, 8 oz. package, softened, cheddar cheese, 1 cup shredded, mozzarella cheese, 1 cup shredded, great if you have leftover chicken. if not, grill or saute a couple of boneless skinless breasts, or tenderloins, in seasoned salt, garlic pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and maybe a dash of cayenne if you want it really hot

sweet onion, bacon, elbow macaroni, flour, hot milk (i use skim and it s great), cream cheese, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, salt & pepper, nutmeg