45 homemade your own Recipes

tortilla chips or 1 lb fritos corn chips, low-sodium taco seasoning (or make your own and leave out the salt, there are excellent recipes on this site for taco seasoning)

potatoes, smoky paprika (to your own taste ), black pepper, salt ( or flavored such as garlic , seasoning , ex.), flour, whole eggs, milk, a deep fryer / pan of oil heated to 300 degrees. ( set deep fryer to 300 i have a fry daddy with out a basket. works wonderful because if you fry anything with flour you end up with a messy oil when done..

water, vinegar, baking soda, drops grapefruit seed extract (you can find this in your healthy food store, natural antibacterial) (optional)

spaghetti, cooked, your own homemade spaghetti sauce or 1 (32 oz) jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce, ground beef, onion, diced (add only if you are using a jar or can of spaghetti sauce), italian seasoning (add only if you are using a jar or can of spaghetti sauce), basil (add only if you are using a jar or can of spaghetti sauce), salt and pepper, to taste, eggs, parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese, parsley, mozzarella cheese , to sprinkle on top of each pie

cream cheese, softened, sour cream(just to help with consistency, pizza sauce(your own or jarred ), pepperoni, chopped, italian sausage, browned, italian blend or parmesan cheese, shredded, mozzarella, shredded, cheddar, shredded, various veggie toppings , chopped ie black and/or green olives, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms(though i don tsp actually like these in this, as much as i love mushrooms), banana peppers, etc--about 1/2 cup of each addition, but i suggest limiting it to 4, corn chips or pita chips* for dipping, see my recipes for homemade pita chips

frozen dough rolls (or your own homemade and frozen ), butterscotch pudding mix (not instant , i used 1/3 cup of pudding powder), cinnamon, brown sugar, butter, milk, nuts (optional), cherries (optional)

boneless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, red potatoes, cut into 1/2 chunks, red bell pepper, diced, button mushroom, sliced, organic bottled tomato sauce (or use your own homemade sauce which i try to do), green beans (fresh or frozen ), basil, salt and pepper

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, vegetable oil (or you may substitute canola oil), eggs, vanilla, milk, chopped gumdrop (omit black if you like), vanilla frosting, for frosting (or your own homemade )

frozen 9-inch pie shell (or your own homemade ), pack pumpkin, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, vanilla extract, salt, low-fat milk or 1/2 cup whole milk, half-and-half cream (or whipping cream), eggs, english toffee , bits (3/4 cup), cream

refrigerated pie crusts (or your own homemade piecrust), granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, eggs, lightly beaten, buttermilk, butter, melted and cooled slightly, orange zest, sliced strawberry (to garnish ) (optional)

rhubarb (washed and diced ), sugar, salt, dry tapioca, eggs (beaten ), top and bottom ready-made pie crust (or your own homemade )

homemade pretzels, great recipe to make your own pretzels ., pk yeast ; active, dry, water, warm 110-120 degrees, salt, sugar, flour; unbleached, egg; large, beaten, salt (coarse ), instructions, dissolve yeast in warm water, add salt and sugar to yeast mixture, blend in flour and knead dough until smooth, about 7 to 8, minutes, cover and let dough rise until double in bulk, punch down, cut dough into small pieces and roll into ropes, ropes into pretzel shapes and place on greased cookie, using a pastry brush , bursh pretzels with egg and sprinkle, coarse salt, allow pretzels to rise until almost double in bulk, bake at 425 degrees f for 10 to 15 minutes or until browned, makes 12 6-inch pretzels .

smoked skirt steak , recipe follows, cumin seeds, limes, garlic cloves, peeled and sliced, kosher salt, crushed red pepper flakes, vegetable oil, red onions, peeled, halved and cut into 1/4-inch strips, green bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch strips, red bell peppers, cored, seeded , and cut into 1/4-inch strips, kosher salt, flour tortillas, smoky-spicy salsa, recipe follows, or your own favorite homemade or store-bought salsa, for serving, sour cream , for serving

dried corn husks, lard or vegetable shortening (i used . it adds flavor. it s not that bad once in a while, it s a saturated fat yes, but vegetable shortening is a trans fat, and i think that s worse for you. you can render your own using the cut off fat from pork roast and pork chops. do not use salt pork or bacon - ask your butcher for about 1 1/2 lb of pork fat), baking powder, blue corn meal ( is coarser than yellow, but if you want to make yellow tamales, get masa harina for tamales), water, chicken stock, preferably homemade, salt, poblano chilies, seeded and cut into a small dice, fresh or frozen corn (thawed if frozen ), monterey jack cheese , cut into a small dice

short pasta, cooked (penne, ziti, elbow, small shell, etc.), alfredo sauce (homemade or store-bought ), pesto sauce (homemade or store-bought ), sun-dried tomato, chopped, grilled chicken, cut into strips (your own or pre-packaged thawed ), vegetables, your choice (mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli florets, peppers, cauliflower florets, etc.), pepper, mozzarella cheese , gouda, cheddar or 1 1/2 cups havarti cheese, diced

spaghetti sauce, divided (or your own homemade sauce), frozen cheese ravioli, cooked and divided, ricotta cheese, divided, shredded mozzarella cheese, divided, fresh grated parmesan cheese