143 making flavored Recipes

whole chicken or 3 lbs of your favorite chicken parts - with skin and bones. remember you have to have some fat to make it taste good, so don tsp fool yourself and don tsp attempt to make a stew out of skinless boneless chicken breasts. and should you decide to go this route, please don tsp blame me and don tsp give me two stars for poor flavor, yellow onions, fresh ground black pepper, cayenne, salt to taste, twigs of fresh thyme, choose 1 veggie from the list, thick sliced large mushrooms or small mushrooms - whole, thawed green peas, potatoes peeled and quartered lengthwise, quinces, quartered, cored and thickly sliced across, if you want to be really fancy, 10-15 pitted prunes (preferably, not flavored)

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

grilled cilantro-lime shrimp with spicy hass avocado puree, posted by hispanic kitchen, http://www.hispanickitchen.com/profiles/blogs/grilled-cilantro-lime-shrimp -with-spicy-hass-avocado-puree, this grilled shrimp recipe pairs tangy cilantro lime shrimp grilled for a light smoky flavor and cool and spicy avocado puree dip for an appetizer with a chic flair., limes, juiced and zested, roughly chopped fresh cilantro, ground cumin, extra-virgin olive oil, shrimp, peeled and deveined , tails intact, spicy hass avocado puree (see make-ahead recipe below), fresh sprigs cilantro, for garnish, spicy hass avocado puree, ripe, fresh hass avocados, peeled, seeded and scooped out, fresh lime juice, sour cream, green jalapeno, seeded and chopped, salt , to taste

snow , to make 1 small ball, ice cream cones, juice, flavor of your choice

cake mix(any flavor , i used funfetti this time), ingredients to make cake, frosting (i used cream cheese this time), chocolate almond bark, sprinkles or other decorations if desired

extra lean ground beef, ro-tel tomatoes, beef broth, chili powder, onion soup mix (i use lipton ), ripe avocados, good quality balsamic vinegar, lime and cilantro flavored salsa, super stuffer taco shells, shredded cheese (to make it easy i use a pre-shredded mexican mix), taco sauce (i use la victoria mild), sour cream, sea salt (ground ), pepper (ground ), shredded lettuce (optional), chopped olive (optional)

lean pork chops (remove excess fat), stewed tomatoes, any flavor , reserve juice, grain rice, uncooked, green pepper, sliced in rings, onions, tomato juice (use reserved juice and add enough water to make 2 cups liquid)

milk, sugar, egg yolks, uncooked rice (use white , brown doesn tsp come out very well), vanilla, butter (makes recipe more flavorful) (optional), cinnamon

double shot espresso, fat-free half-and-half, coffee ice cubes, vanilla flavouring syrup, caramel flavoring, cream, to top, caramel sauce , to drizzle, fat-free half-and-half, coffee ice cubes, chocolate syrup, plus extra for drizzling (the sort to make chocolate milk), sugar, cream, to top, orange , zest of

extra- firm water-packed tofu, rinsed, five-spice powder, divided, canola oil, water, oyster sauce (use oyster-flavored sauce to make it vegetarian), cornstarch, broccoli florets, trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces (4 cups), yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch dice, red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch dice, minced fresh ginger, minced garlic, unsalted dry roasted peanuts, hot sesame oil (optional)

steaks (cut in bite sized pieces), stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, potatoes (cut in bite sized pieces), corn (fresh, frozen or canned ), cut green beans (fresh, frozen or canned ), carrot (sliced ), celery (sliced ), onion (cut in bite sized wedges), worcestershire sauce, mesquite flavored fajita seasoning mix, water (use more to make as thin as you like), salt and pepper

boneless skinless chicken breast halves, crushed bacon flavored crackers, chopped pimiento, chopped onion, chopped celery, egg, slightly beaten, chives, poultry seasoning, flour, condensed golden mushroom soup, milk , to make desired thickness of sauce

vanilla protein powder (1 scoop), multi grain pancake mix, sugar free vanilla pudding mix, canola oil, egg, sugar free torani syrup (i use vanilla), milk, drop imitation butter flavoring, smart balance butter spread (or any other flavor buttery spread), crushed pinapple in juice (make sure it s not packed in syrup), splenda brown sugar

refrigerated biscuits , 8 count roll,do not use the butter flavor,makes the biscuits too greasy,generic biscuits work like a, all-purpose flour, browned jimmy dean sage sausage, drained and patted down with a paper towel to absorb excess fat, eggs, mixed with (or egg substitute may also be used), milk, shredded cheese

fresh bananas (use large banana s or 3 small), frozen strawberries (i use a berry blend, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries), non-fat vanilla yogurt (i use silk, vanilla soy yogurt, and 1 cup is the equiv. of 1 small yogurt), vanilla-flavored soymilk (just add soy milk until you get a good consistency for your shake, make it a little thin), splenda sugar substitute (1/2 tsp. splenda or 1/2 tsp. sugar or 1/2 tsp honey), ice cubes

dates, garlic-flavored hummus (buy it or make it), parmesan cheese , a small block, balsamic vinegar , the best you can afford, fresh basil leaves

yellow cake mix, eggs, apricot nectar, vegetable oil, sugar, lemon flavor instant pudding and pie filling, dark rum, raisins (i make it without them) (optional)

cake, if you re really in a hurry , use a boxed cake mix instead of this homemade 1., butter, water, any cooking oil (i ve never tried olive oil), cocoa, eggs, beaten, sugar, flour, baking soda, sour cream or buttermilk, sugar, half-and-half or whole milk, vanilla extract, shortening (regular, not the buttery flavored , and you really can tsp substitute butter for the shorteningit doesn tsp give the same end result), water, salt, powdered sugar (enough to make filling thick enough ), sugar, butter, half-and-half or whole milk, milk chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips, depending on your preference