30 hope Recipes

lean ground beef, onion - chopped (sweet or yellow ), minced garlic, petite diced tomatoes (or crushed , which i usually prefer), el pato (mexican hot style tomato sauce), black beans (rinsed ), light red kidney beans (rinsed ), chili beans in spicy sauce (s&w) or pinto beans (add more seasonings to chili), fire roasted green chopped green chiles, cumin, more) ground ancho chile pepper (or chipotle, pasilla or any other, per taste), mexican oregano, salt to taste

wonderful pineapple au gratin, i hope you all like this , this is 1 of my daughter s, lovely recipes, self-rising flour, sugar, unsweetened pineapple chunks, shredded cheddar cheese, butter or margarine, melted, butter-flavored crackers, crushed, in a bowl, combine flour and sugar. drain pineapple, reserving 1-1/2 cups juice., add juice to flour mixture; mix well., stir in the pineapple and cheese., pour into a greased 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan ., cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes., uncover and stir; bake 10 minutes longer., combine melted butter and cracker crumbs; sprinkle over pineapple mixture., return to oven for 10-15 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes our clean.

puff pastry sheets (round, 230 grammes each), pitted dates, rum (very good with dates), orange blossom water (can you find that i hope so! or use a good orange juice, but it won tsp be exactly the same), water, milk, whole egg, egg yolk, cornstarch, butter, superfine sugar , in france we say sucre glace, egg yolk , for brushing the galette, whole dates or 1 whole dried broad bean

spinach, strawberries, candied pecans, feta cheese if desired, rice vinegar, dry mustard, poppy seeds, vegetable oil, sugar, salt and pepper to taste

sugar, sugar, cornstarch, cornstarch, water, butter, eggs, lemon juice, fresh, salt, lemon peel, minced (rehydrate in 2 tbsp water), salt, cream of tartar, sugar, vanilla extract

there is 1 christmas carol that has always baffled me ., what in the world do leaping lords , french hens, swimming swans , and especially the partridge who won tsp come out, pear tree have to do with christmas today, i found out., until 1829, roman catholics in england were, not permitted to practice their faith openly. someone, during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young catholics., it has two levels of meaning : the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember., partridge in a pear tree was jesus christ ., two turtle doves were the old and new testaments., three french hens stood for faith, hope and love., four calling birds were the four gospels of matthew , mark, luke & john., five golden rings recalled the torah or law, the first five books of the old testament., six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation., seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the holy spirit--prophesy , serving, teaching, exhortation , contribution, leadership, and mercy., eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes ., nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the holy spirit--love , joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness , gentleness, and self control., ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments ., eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples., twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the apostles creed ., there is your history for today. this knowledge was shared with me and i found it interesting and enlightening and now i know how that strange song became a christmas carol

duck breasts, kosher salt, extra-virgin olive oil, clementine juice or orange juice, clementines , 2 cut into supremes for garnish, 3 sectioned and sections cut in 1/2, rich (hopefully homemade ) chicken stock, divided, bundle thyme, garlic, lacinato or tuscan kale, cut into 1-inch strips, washed and spun dry, pomegranate seeds, for garnish

skin-on chicken breast , wing bone attached, wing tip and tenderloin removed, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, clementines , supremed and squeezed, juice reserved, a few drops red wine vinegar, fresh thyme, thai bird chile , halved lengthwise, rich (hopefully homemade ) chicken stock, yukon gold and cauliflower puree, for serving, recipe follows, yukon gold potatoes, head cauliflower, cut into florets, kosher salt, cream, cold butter (1/2 stick), cubed, special equipment : food mill