143 lets talk Recipes

butter, melted, plus more for preparing pans, flour, plus more for preparing pans, baking powder, ground ginger or 1 tsp fresh grated, salt, sugar, brown sugar , packed, canned pumpkin (15 oz) or 2 cups fresh , pureed pumpkin, eggs, makes two loaves, glaze : once cool, if desired. combine 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar with 2-3 tbsp water, 2 tsp maple syrup in a liquid measuring cup. stir until the is smooth and thick, with no lumps. add 2/3 cup pecans. drizzle over the loaves and let set

stale bread , homemade bread, unused italian bread - use a rustic bread of any sorts, don tsp have any use at least a multi-grained bread for added interest over plain old white bread - wonder bread will not work here kids, let bread out for a few days, at least 1 day if using fresh bread., i used my sun-dried tomato bread that was left over from last weekend that maybe some of you saw the recipe and topped my last bowl of top notch tomato soup with them today) - wow oh wow, several shakes of all the following herbs, garlic powder , freshly ground pepper, red chili flakes, dried mustard, celery salt and a good amount of herbs de province (by this time you know it s a favorite of mine) and a little salt., olive oil, equipment needed, spoon , cookie sheet, 1 working oven at 350 degrees

tiny broccoli florets (and chopped stalks if you like ), garlic clove, smashed and chopped, scant 1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt, honey dijon dressing, crisp apples , cut into bit-sized pieces (if you aren tsp going to use the apples immediately, let them sit in a bowl of water with the juice of 1/2 a lemon), toasted or candied walnuts or almonds, pan-fried crunchy shallots, chives (optional)

egg yolks, freshly-squeezed lemon juice, unsalted butter , cut into pieces, white wine, white vinegar, coarse salt and pepper to taste, toast english muffin slices under the broiler or in the oven for approximately 3 minutes or until golden brown. remove from broiler, spread with 1 tsp butter. in a large frying pan, cook ham or canadian bacon slices until lightly browned and place them on each english muffin half., if you can poach an egg read no further, use a pan that is at least 3-inches deep so there is enough water to cover the eggs and they do not stick to the bottom of the pan. note: to prevent sticking, grease the pan with a little oil before filling with water. add vinegar and salt to the poaching liquid; bring the poaching liquid to a boil and then reduce to a simmer before adding the eggs (bubbles should not break the surface). hint: when you poach eggs, adding a little vinegar and salt to the water will helps the egg to hold its shape. without it, the eggs will become skeins of protein tangling up in the water., break each egg onto a saucer or into small cups or bowls. slip eggs carefully into simmering water by lowering the lip of each egg-cup 1/2-inch below the surface of the water. let the eggs flow out. immediately cover with a lid and turn off the heat. set a timer for exactly three minutes for medium-firm yolks. adjust the time up or down for runnier or firmer yolks. cook 3 to 5 minutes, depending on firmness desired., water with slotted spoon. lift each perfectly poached egg from the with a slotted spoon, but hold it over the skillet briefly to let any clinging to the egg drain off. drain well before serving. top each english muffin half with 1 poached egg. spoon warm hollandaise sauce over eggs and garnished with a small parsley sprig or chopped chives.

most every barbecue joint and shack makes some variation of barbecued beans. they all taste a little different--a pitmaster s prerogative--but share a similarly spicy, sweet, and smoky flavor. we wanted to develop a simple recipe that could be prepared alongside smoking ribs or pork shoulder. here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, cook the beans on the stovetop until soft , then transfer them to a disposable aluminum pan, wrap them tight, and nestle the pan into the bottom of the grill next to the coals (place it right in the drip pan, if using). poke holes in the pan s lid so the grill s smoke can permeate the pan and flavor the beans., used dried pinto beans ; canned beans will turn mushy and fall apart long before the sauce s flavors have blended. soak the beans in water overnight to guarantee even cooking., flavor the beans with bacon and barbecue sauce for an extra-smoky flavor. stir a little fresh barbecue sauce into the beans just before serving to sharpen the sauce s flavor., beans on the grill, our bbq beans finish cooking on the grill , where they pick up smoke and pork flavors. here s how to let the flavors in and keep the grease out., when the beans are tender and the sauce is slightly thickened, transfer the beans to a 13 by 9-inch disposable aluminum pan. wrap tightly in foil and poke several holes in the foil so that the juices from the ribs can flavor the beans., when you re ready to add more coals, nestle the beans in the pan already on the bottom of the grill. replace the cooking grate, making sure to position the ribs directly above the beans.

unsalted butter, divided, minced shallots, dry white wine, whipping cream, chopped fresh tarragon, divided, pernod or other aniseflavored liqueur (optional), sea scallops, patted dry, head of butter lettuce, leaves separated

stale loaf sourdough or other crusty bread ( let it set for 1 or 2 days), milk, chicken or vegetable broth, eggs, salt, freshly ground black pepper, dried dill, asparagus, oyster mushrooms, coarsely chopped, sliced shallots, shredded gruyere or swiss cheese

did you know, budweiser beer conditions the hair, pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish, cool whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes, mayonnaise will kill lice , it will also condition your hair, glue - paint on your face , allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads if any., shiny hair - use brewed lipton tea, sunburn - empty a large jar of nestea into your bath water, minor burn - colgate or crest toothpaste, burn your tongue put sugar on it, arthritis wd-40 spray and rub in , kill insect stings too, bee stings - meat tenderizer, chigger bite - preparation h, puffy eyes - preparation h, paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals), stinky feet - jello, athletes feet - cornstarch, fungus on toenails or fingernails - vicks vapor rub, kool aid to clean dishwasher pipes. just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet. (wow, and we drink this stuff), kool aid can be used as a dye in paint also kool aid in dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint , your kids will love it and it won tsp hurt them if they eat it, peanut butter - will get scratches out of cd s! wipe off with a coffee filter paper, sticking bicycle chain - pam no-stick cooking spray, pam will also remove paint , and grease from your hands! keep a can in your garage for your hubby, peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls, when the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on, heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar, body paint - crisco mixed with food coloring. heat the crisco in the microwave, pour in to an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice, tie dye tsp-shirt - mix a solution of kool aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the tsp-shirt and soak, preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and cup of milk of magnesia , soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for many years, a slinky will hold toast and cd s, keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with colgate toothpaste, wine stains , pour on the morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt., wax - take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel., labels off glassware etc. rub with peanut butter, baked on food - fill container with water, get a bounce paper softener and the static from the bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. soak overnight. also; you can use 2 efferdent tablets , soak overnight, crayon on the wall - colgate toothpaste and brush it, dirty grout - listerine, stains on clothes - colgate toothpaste, grass stains - karo syrup, grease stains - coca cola , it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. we know it will take corrosion from car batteries, fleas in your carpet 20 mule team borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours. maybe this will work if you get them back again., keep fresh flowers longer add a little clorox , or 2 bayer aspirin , or just use 7-up instead of water., when you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so you squeeze for freshness or softness did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week monday, tuesday, thursday, friday and saturday. each day has a different color twist tie., are, monday = blue, tuesday = green, thursday = red, friday = white, saturday = yellow ., if today was thursday , you would want red twist tie; not white which is fridays (almost a week old)! the colors go alphabetically by color blue- green - red - white - yellow, monday through saturday. very easy to remember. i thought this was interesting. i looked in the grocery store and the bread wrappers do have different twist ties, and even the ones with the plastic clips have different colors. you learn something new everyday! enjoy fresh bread when you buy bread with the right color on the day you are shopping., forget gatorade for migraine headaches. powerade won tsp work.

apple cupcakes, cupcakes / 350 degree oven, apples , granny smith, all-purpose flour, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt, eggs, oil, apple juice, vanilla, rinse and core the apples. place them on an ovenproof pan or baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes until soft. remove the apples from the oven, let cool slightly, then remove peel and mush the apple with the back of a fork. measure out 1 cup of apple mush and set aside to cool., combine flour , sugar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt in a medium-sized bowl and whisk to combine. crack the eggs into a separate medium-sized bowl and beat with a fork to break up. add the oil, apple juice, vanilla and cooled apple mush and mix to combine. combine the wet and dry ingredients until all ingredients come together., scoop into cupcake papers about 3/4 full so cupcakes will have a significant dome. bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes, rotating the pan after 15 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean., cream cheese filling, butter, philly cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, bring the butter to room temperature by letting it sit out for 1 or two hours. then beat the butter vigorously with an electric mixer. scrape the bowl and add the cream cheese and beat until combined. add the sifted powdered sugar and vanilla. beat until smooth., thick caramel, butter, brown sugar, light corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk, heavy cream, vanilla, salt, bring the butter , brown sugar, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk to a boil over medium-high heat. with a wooden spoon, stir together and then slowly add the heavy cream. continue to stir for about 20 minutes until the caramel has reached 248 degrees. it is important to continuously stir the mixture and to allow it to reach this temperature., heat and stir in the vanilla and salt. transfer to a bowl and continue to stir for two to three minutes, allowing the caramel to cool slightly.

caraway crescents, shortening, sugar, cake yeast, lukewarm water, egg, salt, milk, flour, caraway seeds, melted butter, coarse salt (kosher salt), cream shortening and sugar; add beaten egg. dissolve yeast in the lukewarm water and add to mixture. add enough flour to make a stiff dough. knead until smooth. cover and let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour., divide dough into two portions. roll out each portion into circle ; cut in 8 wedge-shaped pieces. roll up each piece, stating at the wide end; shape into half circles. brush with melted butter; sprinkle with caraway seeds and a little coarse salt. place on a baking sheet and cover with a clean cloth dish towel. let stand 1 hour or until double in bulk. remove towel and bake at 425 for 10 minutes

several years ago my sister (jan) and myself where playing with biscotti recipes. we came up with a very easy and simple way to make biscotti ( a semi sweet scone like bisquit), we used about 4 cups bisquick and about 1 cup sugar (use what fits your taste),1 cup chopped pecans and 1 cup chopped dried cranberries. mix the ingredients well (with enough milk to make a thick dough) and put on a non stick baking sheet. form the dough into a half moon shape and bake. let cool, slice and drizzle with an icing made from melted chocolate or powdered sugar, vanilla and milk mixed thick ( imperial icing). we made several kinds and this is the 1 we liked best. i hope you try this easy way, it is good., i found a hard biscotti recipe and you can see it below and it is the real way to make biscotti., we didn tsp cook the biscotti twice , because we liked it baked once. biscotti is baked once whole and then sliced and baked again. it comes out pretty crisp.

directions here are for mixing the dough in a bread machine, but baking it in your oven. if you need different directions, just message me and i will send them to you. (am using my bread machine as kitchenaide is out of commission right now)., way i added more nutrition & flavor to this loaf was by soaking my grains overnight, then adding them to machine (original recipe does not call for added grains). using a 1 cup measuring cup, i filled it 3/4 of the way full with a mixture of brown rice flour, quinoa and barley flakes (looks like oatmeal)-i dumped that into a dish and added 1/2 cup of warm water, stirred it around, and let it sit (covered) overnight so that the grains could absorb the water. i ve been reading a lot about grain (and whole grain flour soaking) and so far, this seems to have served me well. you can use any combination of whole grains-this is just what i used. next day when i was ready to make bread, i did this, i set my machine on the dough (or manual) cycle and layered these ingredients in the bread machine in the following serving, warm water, molasses, sugar, kosher salt, lemon juice (bottled ok-it helps the yeast and helps crumb be less tender), oil, whole grain mix i created, rye flour, vital wheat gluten (flour), bread flour (i usually use just a speck over 2 & 1/2 cups), active dry yeast (yes, 6 tsp), also need, egg wash to brush on top (1 egg, beaten well with a pinch of salt and a tsp of water) & oat bran to sprinkle on top & make it pretty., once the ingredients are in , press start and let your machine run thru the dough cycle., once that s complete , remove dough divide it in half, shape it freeform (i just make a round loaf), place shaped loaves on parchment lined baking sheet. cover dough with plastic wrap and let it rise until almost double in size (about an hour in my kitchen). when dough nears the end of it s rising time, preheat the oven to 375o (i bake it at 365o, but i m a bit neurotic about bread)., once oven is heated , brush loaves with egg wash, dust them with oat bran, score/slash them about 1/4 deep and load them into oven., bake 375o for about 30-35 minutes until loaf sounds hollow when bottom is tapped (or for 38-40 minutes at 365o)., cool on wire rack .

cooked, diced chicken (i usually buy the flash frozen chicken tenders at wal-mart and then grill them on my george foreman grill, let them cool and dice them), rinsed, halved seedless grapes (i think red look nicer, but i ll buy whatever is seedless and on sale), chopped celery (my husband hates celery so i usually omit this), chopped walnuts (the actual recipe probably calls for less, but i say you can never have enough nuts), ranch dressing, spicy brown mustard

fresh cranberries, white sugar, orange, over medium heat, dissolve the sugar in the orange juice, stir in the cranberries and cook until the cranberries start to pop, about 10 minutes, heat and place in a bowl, sauce will thicken as it cools, fresh cranberries, sugar, grated lemon zest, water, in a medium saucepan , combine all ingredients and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until cranberries are soft about 10 minutes, transfer to a bowl and let cool

orzo, head of cauliflower, cut into florets, butter, divided, ap flour, heated milk (i heated mine 1 min in microwave, let it set while i melted butter for the roux, then heated for 1 minute more after i added the flour for the roux, it was steamy but not boiling), fine sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, paprika, grated gruyere, grated parmesan, breadcrumbs

poblano chile casserole with corn and cheese, fresh poblano chiles, butter, yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh corn kernels, or frozen thawed (from about 6 ears or two 10-oz packages), grated manchego or monterey jack cheese, cooked white rice, crema or sour cream, red salsa (see recipe below ), grated queso anejo or parmesan cheese, char chiles over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides. enclose in plastic bag and let stand 10 minutes. peel chiles. starting at stem end, carefully cut 1 slit down length of each chile, leaving stems and tops intact if possible. carefully remove seeds and veins from chiles., preheat oven to 350 degrees f. melt butter in heavy large saute pan over medium heat. add onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. add garlic and saute 1 minute longer. add corn and saute 2 minutes. season to taste with salt and pepper. cool completely. stir in manchego or monterey jack cheese. stuff chiles with corn mixture., butter 15x10-inch baking dish. place rice in prepared dish. nestle stuffed chiles in single layer into rice. mix crema and red salsa in medium bowl; pour over chiles and rice. sprinkle with anejo cheese., bake until chiles are heated through and sauce bubbles, about 25 minutes (about 40 minutes for refrigerated casserole)., red salsa, vegetable oil, yellow onion, thinly sliced, garlic, sliced, fresh jalapeno chili pepper, stemmed, seeded and thinly sliced, salt , or to taste, canned plum tomatoes with their juices, in a saucepan over medium heat , warm the vegetable oil. add the onion and saute until soft, about 10 minutes. add the garlic, chili pepper and salt and cook for 2 minutes longer. add the tomatoes and their juices and reduce the heat to low. cook the tomatoes, stirring occasionally to break them up, until soft and the juices have reduced by half, 10-15 minutes., let cool slightly , then transfer to a blender. puree until smooth, then strain through a sieve placed over a bowl. set aside to cool completely for use as a table salsa. or reheat gently over low heat to use hot. to store, cover tightly and keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.

ground black pepper, salt, cornstarch, cayenne pepper, flour, dried oregano, baking soda, buttermilk, garlic powder, russet potatoes , scrubbed and cut into 1/4 wedges, onion powder, vegetable oil plus 3 quarts for frying, if you don tsp have buttermilk you can make it by adding 1 cup of milk and 1 tbsp lemon juice and let it set for 15 mins.

no bake chocolate peanut butter cookies, makes about 2 dozen ., granulated sugar, milk, unsweetened cocoa, butter, quick oats, peanut butter, vanilla extract, place oats , peanut butter and vanilla extract in a large bowl. set aside. combine sugar, milk, cocoa and butter in a large saucepan. bring to a boil; boil 1 minute (no longer!). remove from heat. pour over oat mixture; stir well. drop by large spoonsful onto wax paper and let cool.