446 make own Recipes

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

jiffy cornbread mix (or use your own cornbread recipe to make a 9x13 pan of cornbread), eggs, milk, pepperidge farm herb stuffing, lean ground beef, pork sausage (i sometimes use the hot to give this added zing!), stalks celery, diced, onion, diced, bell pepper, diced, margarine, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, poultry seasoning, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

olive oil, canola oil, recommended, use whatever oil mixture makes sense to you , if you don tsp have 1 or the other, that s fine too), ice water, salt, whole wheat flour + 1/2 cup all purpose flour combined, olive oil or 1-3 tbsp. sauce, anything from enchilada sauce to the leftover tofu marinade from last night. you could throw something together with stock and spices or use meat marinade., veggies of your choice., here are some favorites of mine, broccoli , spinach, onion(a must), scallions, small diced tomatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, bell pepper, squash... needs to make about 2 cups or enough to fill shell., less healthy and more flavorful: would taste great with bacon, ham and cheese too. i d recommend stirring cheese in with the egg., eggs, milk , any kind of will work. even that awful powdered stuff will work just perfectly., decorations , it s all creative. you can use baby tomatoes to make a ring around the side, or cut a larger tomato into slices... use asparagus ends to make a sun shape in the center or onion ringlets. today i used baby spinach leaves around the edge.

salt, eggs, warm (not hot) water, all-purpose flour, extra flour for rolling the dough, potatoes (i like to use red ), butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, onion, chopped and sauted until soft, salt and pepper to taste, onions + 4 tbsp. butter for the butter sauce (optional), butter, oil, chopped onions, lean groun beef, ground pork, salt, pepper, cold water, souerkraut, drained, head of cabbage, shredded, bacon, cooked , drained on paper towels and crumbled, onion, chopped, sugar, sour cream, salt and pepper to taste, onions, chopped +4 tbsp. butter for the onion butter sauce(optional), ricotta chesse, sugar (add more if you prefer them sweeter), egg yolks, melted butter, cooled, salt, sour cream, use your favourite fruit pie filling , like cheery, blueberry, etc., or make your own.

whole chicken wings , separated into 32 - 36 pieces. discard tips or use them later to make stock for other recipes., cornstarch, salt, white pepper, sauce, white wine vinegar, white wine, sweet chili sauce, pureed garlic (from a jar), dry mustard powder, tblspn honey, thyme, paprika, tblspn corn starch, tblspn water, oil - for frying

cook time inlcudes 30 minutes should you decide to make your own cake base: genoise, sponge, or a biscuit., cake, sugar, frangelico hazelnut liquer/rum, salt, warm water, warm corn oil, cake flour, hazelnut meal, less than 1/2 tsp baking powder, egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar, chocolate praline, chocolate, praline, milk + 50g whipping cream, sugar, frangelico hazelnut liquer/rum/grand marnier, whipping cream (whipped), gelatine sheet, chocolate ganache, chocolate, butter, skim milk, decoration, hazelnuts roasted and skin rubbed off, sugar, water, cream tartar, sweet whipping cream + 1 tbsp cocoa powder (whipped)

cook time inlcudes 30 minutes should you decide to make your own cake base: genoise, sponge, or a biscuit., cake, sugar, frangelico hazelnut liquer/rum, salt, warm water, warm corn oil, cake flour, hazelnut meal, less than 1/2 tsp baking powder, egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar, chocolate praline, chocolate, praline, milk + 50g whipping cream, sugar, frangelico hazelnut liquer/rum/grand marnier, whipping cream (whipped), gelatine sheet, chocolate ganache, chocolate, butter, skim milk, decoration, hazelnuts roasted and skin rubbed off, sugar, water, cream tartar, sweet whipping cream + 1 tbsp cocoa powder (whipped)

cake flour (i used all purpose flour and it was fine), baking powder, salt, sugar, vegetable shortening

how to make dashi, there are several type of dashi , each for it s own use., ichiban dashi (1st brewed); for clear soup or noodle soup., niban dashi (2nd brewed); for general use., konbu dashi ; for nabemono and tofu., niboshi dashi ; for miso soup., ichiban dashi (1st dashi), cm square of konbu (10g dried kelp), dried katsuobushi, water ., niban dashi (2nd dashi), recycled kelp and katsuobushi from 1st dashi, cm square kelp, water, katsuobushi ., konbu dashi, cm square dried kelp, water, niboshi dashi, niboshi (dried baby sardines), water .

brown rice, black beans, pinto beans, whole kernel corn, canned, part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese, flour tortillas, own mild salsa, diced tomatoes , no salt added, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, dried oregano, ground cumin, black pepper

bacon wrapped shrimp with my lime/orange sauce below, shrimp tend to get rubbery when cooked. this recipe is good and different., then bacon keeps them from drying out. makes 2 servings, shrimp, peeled and deveined, bacon, preheat grill to medium, wrap shrimp in a half piece bacon and secure with toothpicks, lightly oil grill grate and put shrimp on grill. cook for 3 to 4 minutes, turning once. the shrimp will be done with the bacon is cooked., some variations : you can precook bacon half done and use smaller shrimp, to make this faster and easier., you can make a dipping sauce out of chipotles and honey mixing to your tastes., you can drizzle with honey and shake on cracked black pepper., make a sauce with, soy sauce and rice vinegar, brown sugar and white vinegar, hoisin sauce, glove garlic, crushed, peanut oil, a good pinch of crushed hot red pepper ., mix all ingredients and baste shrimp while cooking. this sauce works on chicken , pork and duck.

fruitcakes get an awful lot of bad press , especially the mass produced varieties, but a rich homemade version can be incredibly delicious., fruitcake is a mixture of fruits and nuts with just enough batter to hold them together. when wrapped in cloth and foil, saturated with alcoholic liquors regularly, and kept in in tightly closed tins, a fruitcake may be kept for months or even years, have it your way ..., if there are certain fruits you don tsp like , you can always include more of another, or some of your own favorites. dried fruits cooked in juice can take the place of candied fruits, and seeds can replace nuts. to convert a favorite dark fruitcake recipe to a light fruitcake, leave out the dark spices, use light colored fruits (golden raisins, dried apricots, etc.), and replace dark corn syrup or molasses with light corn syrup

pumpkin, unsweetened applesauce (see note below ), powdered milk (dry ), pumpkin pie spice (or to taste), splenda sugar substitute (6-8 packets), flour

red onion, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, garlic clove, minced, light olive oil, tomatoes, very ripe, chopped, oregano, canned jalapeno peppers, chopped, rice vinegar, fresh cilantro, chopped, salt, pepper , as desired

you can make caviar out of carp eggs ., bringing carp to north america and stocking them here has damaged our game fishing in all the parts where they now exist.carp root up the weed growth,eat fish spawn and worst of all when they are the dominant feed fish in any area,fish that eat carp minnows for the greater part of their diet die from paralysis very quickly.ranch mink fed on raw carp also die very rapidly.

all-purpose flour , sifted, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter , ice-cold, diced, 1 cup is 2 sticks (no substitute)

eggs beaten, granulated sugar, flour, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, margarine, flaked coconut