5 just fire Recipes

best olive oil you can afford, leek, cleaned and cut in thin half moons, ribs of celery, finely chopped , including the leaves, fat bulb of fennel , fronds removed and reserved, shave the fennel bulb on a mandoline as fine as you can get it., garlic, minced, hearty red wine , zinfandel is good, fish stock (or 1 cup of clam juice and 1 cup of h20, crushed tomatoes in puree, mild tomatoes and green chiles (or hotter if you want), lemon rind , studded with 1 clove each, orange rind, parsley stems tied together with butcher s twine, bay leaf, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat picked over for cartilage or, substitute florida lobster tails , split down the back 1 for each person, firm white fish fillets, non oily (bass, grouper, snapper, cod) cut in 1 inch thick chunks, fresh basil leaves for garnish, sweet red pepper rouille, fire roasted red peppers, drained (smallest jar possible) and dried off. you want about 2/3 cup of pepper pieces, garlic cloves, (yes, i said five ), saffron threads , soaked in 1/8 cup of dry vermouth, shakes of your favorite hot sauce (louisiana is good, texas pete is just fine), a generous pinch of cayenne, good quality mayonnaise, french baguette or a fine quality cuban bread, cut in 1 inch thick slices and toasted

butter, white onion, finely diced, garlic, peeled,sliced, poblano chile , roasted,peeled,seeded,diced, ears fresh corn , roasted in husks until just tender about 10 minutes over charcoal,or 18 minutes in a 425 oven,cooled or 2 cups frozen corn kernels, roasted in single layer in oven,if you must, salt, toasted dried mexican oregano (or marjoram), lime , juice of, chihuahua cheese, grated (or substitute muenster), grated cotija cheese or 2 oz anejo cheese (or romano or parmesan cheese), vegetable oil, corn tortillas (as fresh as possible), lime wedge (to garnish ) (optional)

olive oil or 2 tsp ghee, chicken breasts, onion sliced in half and then into thin slices, more cloves of garlic chopped coarsly, carrots peeled and sliced (if organic, just slice), squash (butternut or buttercup) peeled (the peeling is the hardest part of this whole job - i suggest a vegetable peeler, lots of patience and have the kids out of reach while you re swearing cause it s so amazingly tough to peel - if you have any hints - please let me know!!!) and diced, vegetable broth (or 2 tsp better than bouillon reduced sodium and 4 cups water, garbanzo beans, drained, muir glen diced fire roasted tomatoes (or similar), turbinado sugar, lemon juice, salt, ground coriander, paprika, al - a sprinkle of cayenne pepper - although this is best added to taste when the soup is served

jiffy corn muffin mix (or you can make your own - i just happen to like theirs), diced hot fire roasted green chiles (or 2 cans if you want it spicier), eggs (as called for on the box of muffin mix), more) sour cream (omit milk called for on box of muffin mix), more) shredded cheddar or jack cheese (if you like really hot, use pepper jack)