27 ice not your Recipes

chocolate syrup (if chocolates not your thing, just add less), sugar-free vanilla syrup (i use torani sugar free vanilla), ice cubes (like an 8oz glass full of ice, roughly), milk (like an 8oz glass full, basically)

butter, sugar (depending how sweet you want the lemon layer), egg yolks, slightly beaten, juice from fresh lemons to make 1/3-1/2 cup, zest from 1 lemon, pre baked pie shell (you can use pastry, graham, sugar cookie, even chocolate, to your preference), vanilla ice cream (a lesser quality ice cream is actually fine to use, here...i suggest just a plan vanilla, though, not vanilla bean, french vanilla, etc)slightly softened(until just spreadable)

white individually wrapped lifesavers candies (wintergreen, peppermint, your choice), dozen jelly belly jelly beans , about 1/2 cup,colors will vary,depending on whether you know the sex of the baby or not,possibilitie, tube white cake icing , not the gel,that doesn tsp dry completely,with a thin attachment for application, lengths of thin curling ribbon , can coordinate with your jellybean colors if you d like,length to your liking,long enough to fit aro (approx. 24 )

chocolate chip cookies, divided (must be store-bought not soft cookies), melted butter or 1/4 cup margarine, sugar, hot fudge topping, divided (or use favorite brand ), ice cream, divided (slightly softened but not melted, use any flavor desired ), cream (use any amount desired to garnish), maraschino cherry (use any amount to garnish)

oreo cookies (crushed ), butter (melted ), vanilla ice cream (softened-not melted ), chunky peanut butter, vanilla, peanuts (crushed ), chocolate syrup

butter, softened, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla extract, flour, unsweetened cocoa powder (not dutch-processed), baking powder, baking soda and salt, vegetable oil for your hands, batch salted caramel peanut-butter ice cream, softened slightly

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

prepared lemonade (like country time powdered drink mix or enough to make it the strength you like best), ice cubes, strawberry ice cream topping, chilled lemonade (premade from the store, or 4 1/2 cups of homemade lemonade sweetened with splenda or sugar), sugar free strawberry syrup (or not sugar free, your choice) or ice cream topping (or not sugar free, your choice)

ripe tomatoes , diced w/ juice (use large can if fresh not available), rotel diced tomatoes w/ green chillis, rinsed and drained, onion, diced (choose size depending on your preferences; i use my food processor and dice these with the pulse setting.), fresh chopped cilantro (about a handful), garlic, finely minced (you can substitute 1 tbsp. minced garlic here.), juice of 1 lime, diced jalapeno peppers or variety of your choice (i love to use pablanos.), black beans, rinsed and drained, shoepeg or yellow corn, whatever else you choose to add or delete, don tsp omit the cilantro! it makes all the difference

pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls (any brand will work), diced frozen potatoes (i prefer the oreida o brien brand which has peppers and onions. if you can only find plain diced p), diced ham (i cut it down to 3/4 cup if using sausage-pre-cooked and drained or bacon pre-cooked since they are ), shredded cheese , 1 1/2 cups (i prefer a monterey jack or colby blend), eggs (i used extra large, large would be fine, but jumbo were too big), milk, hot sauce , to taste, dried parsley, all purpose seasoning, your favorite blend (not a seasoning salt, but a general all purpose brand, there are many available these days), salt, pepper

granulated sugar, egg, vanilla, vegetable oil, shortening, water, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder (not dark ), baking powder, baking soda, salt, chocolate icing (your favorite recipe ), heavy cream, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, cream cheese, softened, oreo cookies , original flavor (not double stuffed), knox unflavored gelatin, water, white baking chocolate, egg yolk, honey or 1 1/2 tsp corn syrup, milk, heavy cream, oreo cookies, crushed, egg, heavy cream, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, semi-sweet chocolate chips, chocolate chips (1/2 bag)

trifle sponge cakes, fruit cocktail in light syrup (not sure about exact size of cans), instant pudding mix (choose flavours from above), whipping cream (your average tub about this size), icing sugar, milk

milk, strong brewed coffee (chilled ), sugar (more or less to your liking), ice (shaved or not )

cold butter , cut into pea size pieces, all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling, sugar, salt, lemon , zested, egg yolk, ice water, sugar, apple cider (not vinegar), lemon, juiced, vanilla bean , seeds scraped, butter, cut into pats, apples , such as golden delicious, granny smith, mcintosh or 6 your favorite baking , peeled, cored and quartered, mascarpone cheese, sugar

all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling, unsalted butter, very-cold, cut into 1 inch cubes, salt, granulated sugar (for sweet pies i use 3 tsp), ice water, egg wash for a pie: not necessary, but it helps your top crust to get a glossy finish with a nice golden color., egg yolk, heavy cream , half and half, or milk, mehod, beat egg yolk with milk and brush on the surface of the pie with a pastry brush.

green cabbage (any dark green variety), water, ice, salted butter (softened but not melted ), anchovies (in oil), garlic cloves, fresh rosemary leaves, grated lemon rind

evaporated milk, sugar, kosher salt, egg yolks, half-and-half, whipping cream, vanilla extract, bananas , at least 1 very ripe, lemon juice