3458 johnson choice Recipes

some thinly sliced genovese or sopressata salami, your choice or some of each., some thin wedges of brie or camembert cheese, your choice or some of each. a tip here; it s easier to slice and wrap the cheese cold and then let it come to room temp to improve the flavor., some kalamata olives or marinated button mushrooms, your choice or some of each., some fresh , crusty french bread or baguettes., a bit of olive oil for dipping the bread. real, non evo is best here. you want the rich flavor. where did all this olive oil that doesn tsp taste like olive oil come from anyway, some toothpicks ., some decent red or white grape stompings; i like a rich chianti or a riesling with this but up to you.

approx. edamame or peas which ever 1 you are using., avocados plus lemon juice a tsp or so, i and a half cups of hummus , home made or of your choice. could be store bought., salt pepper and spice of choice. i used more garlic, pumpernickel or brown bread of choice. optional if using for a dip.

ham and noodle casserole with vegetables, milk, egg, separated, margarine, melted, divided, pepper, good cooked ham cut into 1/2 inch cubes, your choice) vegetables, cooked noodles (medium width), salt, cheese for topping (your choice ), preheat oven to 375 degrees ., in small mixing bowl combine milk , egg yolk, 2 1/2 tsp margarine, and the pepper, mixing thoroughly, add ham and noodles and stir well to thoroughly combine. in separate bowl beat egg white with salt until stiff but not dry; gently fold into noodle mixture., stir in vegetable choices ., grease 2 cup casserole with remaining margarine and spoon noodle mixture into casserole., lightly top with cheese , if desired., bake until browned on top , 45 to 50 minutes.

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

favorite pasta or tomato sauce, empty jar of water or broth of choice ( ex: chicken beef, vege ), chopped ripe small tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, dried basil - or used fresh, garlic powder - or mince fresh, salt or to taste, fresh grated black pepper to taste, grated parmesan or other cheese to taste, bay leaf, pasta of choice ( i used the flat thin squares ), cream or half and half

rib-eye steaks , or steak of choice, sea salt, lemon pepper, beer of choice

vegetables, sliced (see choices above) or 4 cups vegetables, chopped (see choices above), spaghetti sauce, hot cooked spaghetti , for 5

ground chicken, egg, beaten, salt and pepper, breadcrumbs, bacon, fried & crumbled, instant minced garlic or 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced, instant minced onion or 3 tbsp fresh onions, minced, mushrooms, minced, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, barbecue sauce (your choice ), hot sauce (i like peri peri but again your choice and use as much or as little as you like), lite olive oil

hostess twinkies (they come in a 10 pack), milk chocolate confectionary coating (your choice ) or 1 (16 oz) package white candy coating (your choice) or 1 (16 oz) package dark chocolate confectionary coating (your choice), candy apple sticks, colored sprinkles or toasted coconut or miniature m&m baking bits or chopped oreo cookies or drizzle with chocolate

waffle cones, marshmallows (or malted milk balls), scoops blueberry frozen yogurt (or your choice ), scoops strawberry frozen yogurt (or your choice ), fresh berries, to top, yogurt-covered raisins, to top (or plain raisins), grape-nuts cereal, to top (or cereal of choice-try rice crispies!), cream , in a can (or dessert topping)

cooked beans of choice, cooked grains of choice rice , pasta, quinoa or cracked wheat, diced crunchy vegetable celery , fennel, carrots or bell pepper, vegetable , parboiled if need be broccoli, green beans, corn, diced red onion or sliced scallions or chives, chopped fresh herbs, up to 1/3 cup dressing of choice, salt and freshly ground black pepper

bread, cheese of choice, peppers of choice, salsa of choice (option)

oats (old fashioned or quick cooking), all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, ground flax seed (flax meal), baking powder, salt, baking soda, cold butter, cut into small pieces, diced apricots or other dried fruit of choice (dried cranberries, dried blueberries, golden raisins, etc), egg, buttermilk, melted butter

gluten-free flour blend (try our, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ginger, butter or nondairy margarine, light brown sugar, warm milk of choice, eggs, pumpkin puree, fresh cranberries, chopped, lightly toasted pecans, chopped , optional, high-protein gluten-free flour blend, bean flour (your choice), chickpea flour or soy flour, white or brown rice flour, arrowroot starch , cornstarch or potato starch, tapioca starch/flour, combine flours together. refrigerate and store in tightly covered container until used.

gluten free self-raising flour of choice, grated cheese (only if you can eat cheese - i can tsp so don tsp use it and it still tastes good), oil, herbs of choice (try chives especially if you re adding cheese, other suggestions are: mixed herbs, parsley, oregano, basil, romsemary, thyme, marjoram), milk - lactose free if lactose intollerant (amount of milk is up to your preference - i add enough to make the mixture runny because it gives it a better texture at the end but since its a muffin mixture, its not actually meant to have that much), egg

half head of green cabbage (can use red or a mixture of both), whole carrots, red onion (can use any sweet onion, i use red for color), barbecue sauce of choice (i use sweet baby rays), yellow mustard of choice, nuts of choice (almonds, pecans or walnuts)., mustard powder to taste, salt & pepper to taste, cayenne pepper & minced garlic or garlic powder.

rolled oats - for oat mixture, yogurt or kefir - for oat mixture, warm water - for oat mixture, sweetener of choice (sucanat, honey, maple syrup, rapadura, turbinado sugar, etc. - can mix these up) - a little less is ok, oil of choice (can use some applesauce or some canned pumpkin as partial substitution), eggs, cinnamon, baking powder, vanilla (optional), milk, fruit of choice (dried, frozen, or fresh )

green pepper, cooking onion , or your choice of onion, zucchinnis, a bunch of mushrooms your choice, asparagus cut and cleaned, any other veg your choice, garlic cloves chopped, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt/pepper, basil