13 kitchen down Recipes

everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

kitchen witch s wings #17, living in the wing capital of the world is nice! wings are everywhere - all different kinds , made all different ways, with all different dipping sauces to go with them., we get a kick out of the buffalo wing recipes that are on line - too bad they don tsp know what a real buffalo wing is, when i was running the deli a few years back i would make various types of wings - always a big hit . and of course i ve got dozens of original wing recipes that i ve come up with. this is 1 of them - and i hope you get a chance to try them., this is recipe #17 - quite popular, also cut down for home use, using your processor , whirl 3 - 4 heads (not cloves) of garlic with 1 cup vegetable oil. add 1/2 - 1 tsp tabasco sauce (or to taste)., toss wings in mixture coating well ., in shallow dish combine 1 cup fresh grated parmesan with 1 cup italian-style breadcrumbs (which i always made homemade) and a few grinds of black pepper from the pepper mill., coat the wings in the breading (coat well) and place on lightly oiled baking sheet in single layer (i used olive oil for the sheet)., any leftover oil mixtrue was drizzled over the coated wings and any leftover coating was pressed into the wings., baked in preheated 375* f. oven for 45 - 60 minutes depending on the size of the wings used., depending on personal taste you can use any number of dipping sauces - i like my parmesan marinara with these .

unsalted butter, plus more for preparing the pan, dark brown sugar, dark rum, fresh pineapple, peeled, cake flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, fine salt, unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), at room temperature, sugar, eggs, at room temperature, whole milk, at room temperature

pineapple slices, drained, unsalted butter, maple syrup, light brown sugar, maraschino cherries, stems removed, pecan halves (optional), unsalted butter, room temperature, sugar, eggs, room temperature, buttermilk, room temperature, molasses, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon

bone-in skinless chicken breasts (about 1 3/4 lb), chicken broth, low-sodium canned or homemade, olive oil, carrots, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds, (1 1/2 cups), button mushrooms, quartered, ribs celery, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces, halved baby or small turnips, or quartered if large, kosher salt, frozen pearl onions, thawed, all-purpose flour, minced parsley, minced fresh dill, grated lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper, sheets phyllo dough, olive oil spray, paprika

extra-virgin olive oil, onions, thinly sliced (4 cups), worcestershire sauce, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, ground bison ( buffalo), multi-grain bread, low-fat swiss cheese , 2 to 3 oz

hard anjou or bosc pears, peeled, cored and quartered, freshly grated nutmeg, juice from 1 lemon (2 to 3 tbsp), unsalted butter, salt, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped crystalized ginger, all-purpose flour , for dusting, pie crust, recipe follows, or 2 refrigerated store-bought crusts , rolled together, creme fraiche , for serving, optional, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, ice water

dry elbow macaroni , (2 cups), skim milk, cornstarch, fresh parsley, fresh thyme, bay leaf, low-fat cheddar cheese, grated (about 8 oz), unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, dijon mustard, kosher salt, freshly grated nutmeg, cayenne pepper, freshly ground black pepper

unsalted butter, in small pieces, plus more for the cooker, dark brown sugar , plus for lining the cooker, dark rum, ripe medium bananas (about 6), peeled and halved lengthwise, cake flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, fine salt, unsalted butter, softened (1/2 stick), sugar, egg, at room temperature, egg yolk, at room temperature, whole milk, at room temperature, ice cream for serving

extra-virgin olive oil, onion, sliced, garlic , smashed, frozen spinach, thawed and excess water squeezed out, cooked baking potato, peeled, percent milk, egg , plus 1 white, worcestershire sauce, grated lemon zest, dried mint, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, ground lean turkey, tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, chopped flat-leaf parsley

bone-in skinless chicken breast halves, (about 1 1/2 lb), water, kosher salt, non-fat yogurt, low-fat mayonnaise, freshly squeezed lime juice, madras-style curry powder, grated fresh ginger, chopped flat-leaf parsley, sliced almonds, fresh pineapple, diced (about 1 1/4 cups), watercress, stems trimmed, wheat bread or 2 whole wheat english muffins, toasted