30 longer Recipes

kung pao chicken, boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced into 1/2-inch pieces, rinsed and drained, cooking wine, soy sauce, water, vegetable oil, divided use, whole dry chili peppers (smaller than 3 inches; if longer, cut in half), diced green onion, white part only, in 1/2-inch pieces, ground ginger, ground garlic, crushed red chili pepper, cornstarch mixed with 1/2 tbsp water, sesame oil, dry roasted peanuts, marinade, water, salt, egg, cornstarch, vegetable oil

frozen blueberries, spirulina, nonfat plain yogurt, ground flax seeds, almond butter, soymilk

frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry (i freeze fresh spinach no longer able to be used for salad and wait for the day i make this recipe), shredded sharp cheddar cheese, dry breadcrumbs (i use fine ), egg, cod (i use pollock sometimes)

risotto with sausage and cranberry beans, make risotto , you absolutely must use a specific type of rice called arborio rice (carnaroli and vialone nano are also used, some say superior, but are more difficult to find). these types of rice release starch when stirred in a liquid; it is this process which makes risotto, otherwise you just have a starchy mess of mush. these types of rice are identified by their fat round grains and pearly appearance. they can be used to make other sorts of rice dishes, such as pilaf, but other types of rice cannot be used for risotto. arborio is no longer that much of a specialty product; it can be found in most large, well-stocked grocery stores in the italian section. or sometimes, misguidedly, in the asian section., okay , so now we have the rice. you will also need some good, low-salt stock or broth - it should be low-salt not for health reasons, but because a good deal of it will evaporate, leaving its salt behind, and i like to have more control over the salt in a dish. it can be homemade, but i m not going to be a snob about it because, in truth, we go through gallons of store-bought stock in this household and i don tsp see that changing anytime soon. furthermore, risotto is actually a dish which can be whipped up out of thin air when it seems as though you have nothing to eat, as long as you have butter, rice, stock, maybe a few herbs, and some leftover parmesan. i like the kind of stock purchased in tetrapak cartons, because they are resealable and can be put in the fridge and used as needed. if you really want to use homemade but you don tsp have time to make stock or don tsp like the aroma of roasting bones in your house (i don tsp blame you), you can buy really great stock at north market poultry and game - it is expensive, but can be diluted with a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio of water to stock, so it stretches. my general guideline is to plan on 1/4 cup dry rice per person, and about 4 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice. of course, this isn tsp exact and will vary depending on your elevation and the phases of the moon, but it s a good place to start. i usually just use 4 cups of stock and then dilute with water or wine (or sometimes beer, if that s all i have) if i feel i m going to run out., well, we have rice and stock covered, now we just need our setup: place the stock in a saucepan on your rear burner, bring to a simmer, and leave it there with a 6-8 oz ladle in, and place a large, wide saute pan (must be really large, plan that your rice will at least quadruple in size) or dutch oven on the burner in front. get out your favorite wooden spoon and flex your stirring arm., nice thing about using sausage is it s so full of flavor you can leave out the usual onion/garlic/shallot/celery nonsense if you re tired and don tsp feel like chopping. furthermore, sausage goes from the freezer to the pan without suffering too much. okay, let s go, risotto with sausage and cranberry beans - serves 4, links italian sausage , or 1 lb bulk (or hot, or a combination - definitely with some fennel), casings removed, cooked cranberry beans or 1 can white beans, drained, arborio rice, beef , chicken or vegetable stock, butter, freshly, finely grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish, an oz) flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely, lemon juice , or juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and black pepper to taste, red pepper flakes to taste, optional, good balsamic vinegar , optional

carrot (cut in 1/2 in coins & cooked to near tender), unsweetened coconut milk, fish sauce, curry powder (per pers pref, but i use the larger amt), garlic powder, raisins, crushed pineapple (well-drained ), cucumber (washed, left unpeeled & cut in 2-3 in julienne strips), leek (washed & cut in 2-3 in julienne strips), baby shrimp (more or less per container size you use or pers pref), baby corn (halved , opt veggie add), snow peas (halved , opt veggie add), white rice (cooked )

plain low-fat yogurt, garlic (chopped ), dill weed, chicken cutlet (cut into strips), cornstarch, salt, olive oil, yellow onion (chopped ), yellow squash (cut into strips) or 2 small zucchini (cut into strips), sugar snap peas (trimmed ), tomatoes

lukewarm water (you can use cold water, but it will take the dough longer to rise. just don tsp use hot water or you m), granulated yeast (use any kind of yeast-instant, rapid rise, bread machine, active dry or cake yeast(1.3 oz), kosher salt (recommend morton s), unbleached all-purpose flour (recommend gold medal and pillsbury flour), cornmeal , for pizza peel, water, dried thyme leaves (optional), dried rosemary leaves (optional)