11 little them Recipes

butter, softened, mashed potato (if don tsp have - i used 2 reg. sized baked potatoes - peeled and mashed them and added milk... - it s about same), plain (all purpose ) flour, plus extra for dusting, salt, egg, beaten, caraway seeds, variations, though butter gives a lovely rich flavour , a little like shortbread, vegetable or olive oil may be used for a pareve food, or if serving with a meat meal., if you prefer not to use caraway seeds , other delicious toppings such as cracked wheat, poppy seeds or sesame seeds may be used., recipe servings more like 4-6 people

brussel sprouts, cut them in half, core just like a big cabbage , use a triangle cut and remove the bottom of the brussel sprout., everything will separate, cut the brussel sprouts into thin slices, really thin, across the grain., if any leaves come off roll them up and slice them, lemon halved, olive oil, butter, salt and pepper to taste.

chicken wieners ( nitrate-free, organic), makes 12 small wieners ., grass-fed chicken breast, organic sunflower oil, organic flour, total of the following spice mixture, celtic grey sea salt , organic garlic powder, organic onion powder, organic beet powder, organic cayenne, organic pepper,organic curry., organic honey powder or fine organic sugar., organic flour for rolling ., grind all of the above ingredients in a food processor until it of a very fine paste consistency. (not so fine for sausage)., in a large pot bring 8 cups of water to a rolling boil., take the meat mixture a heaping tbsp at a time an roll into a large tight meatball. then on a floured board with the palm of your had roll into a weiner shape, coating with flour. continue until 12 are made using all meat mixture., place all weiners in the water for 10 minutes until they float. fish them out with a slotted spoon. refrigerate or freeze. eat as is or you can fry them for breakfast or bbq them and serve on a bun., i like to fry them in a little organic maple syrup for a nice breakfast side dish. or serve as-is with cheese and pickle.

popcorn, popped (i do 1/3 cup at a time in the whirly pop), nuts (optional, but pecans are nice ), brown sugar, light corn syrup, unsalted butter (plus a little more for the pans or just spray them), kosher salt (up to 1/2 tsp if you like the saltiness), vanilla extract, baking soda

seasonal fish and vegetables are used in tempura. the ingredients for tempura in the recipe below are only a few of the many, many common ingredients that lend themselves to this treatment. shrimp; squid; small whole fish like perch, smelt, and goby; white-fleshed saltwater fish; eggplant; green beans; onion rings; sweet potato slices; bell pepper strips; mushrooms - the list could go on for several pages. chicken, beef and pork, however, are not usually prepared as tempura because of their relatively heavier, identifiable taste. chicken and pork are deep-fried in other ways, and beef is often given a more highlighted preparation, say, in sukiyaki., http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/a/cookingtempura.htm, basic steps for cooking tempura, prepare the ingredients ., make tempura batter ., heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350f degree., lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood., drain tempura on a rack ., serve right away with tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce) or salt. tempura is best served hot. *grated daikon radish is a common condiment., tempura batter recipe - japanese recipe, http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/r/tempurabatter.htm, egg, ice water, all purpose flour, preparation, beat an egg in a bowl. add ice water in the bowl. be sure to use very cold water., add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. be careful not to overmix the batter., tempura dipping sauce recipe, tempura dipping sauce is called tentsuyu in japanese. serve this sauce with tempura., dashi soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, preparation, put mirin in a pan and heat. add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. bring the sauce to a boil., tips for making crispy tempura, by setsuko yoshizuka, tip 1: ice, use ice water for the batter. this is really important to prevent the batter from absorbing too much oil., tip 2: batter (tempura batter recipe), do not make the batter ahead of time. try not to over mix the batter and not to coat ingredients with the batter too much., if you are frying both seafood and vegetables, fry vegetables first. then, fry seafood. fry vegetables at 340f degree and fry seafood at 350f degree., tip 4: oil temperature, check the temperature of frying oil , drop a little batter into the oil. if the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it s about 360 f degree. if the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it s about 340f degree. this is said to be the right temperature to fry tempura.

unsalted butter, cold, cut into small cubes, unbleached flour, salt, eggs , 1 of them beaten with a little water, for egg wash, ice water, grated parmesan cheese, sized , different colored heirloom tomatoes, sliced fairly thin, fresh goat cheese, half-and-half, salt and pepper, fresh basil leaves , julienned

pork spareribs , the little ones, scallions, finely sliced, sesame seeds (optional because i have been out of these and they are scrumptious without them too), salt, fish sauce, honey, flour, sugar, garlic cloves, finely minced, sugar, lime juice or 2 tbsp lemon juice, warm water, fish sauce, ground red chili pepper

eggs , 4 (or as many as you wish!), green chilies , 2 (or as many as you wish!), tomato , 1 (yup.. or as many as you want), onion , 1 (..you know the drill by now), parsley (less than a handful), green bell pepper , 1/2 (if you wish to use them), link sausage (optional), oil, for the frying pan (i like to use extra virgin olive oil, because it s low in cholesterol), white ground cumin (1 teaspoon), red chili powder (half tsp or go-ahead make it hotter by using 1 teaspoon) (optional), black pepper (a pinch or a little more to make it more spicier), salt (a pinch)

flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, margarine, eggs, buttermilk, sour cream, vanilla extract, ginger ale