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meat filling for polish dumplings, makes about 1 cup, enough to fill 32 to 34 dumplings., rather than cooking onions separately for the filling , we incorporate some of the caramelized onions used to garnish the dumplings., percent lean ) ground beef, ground pork, reserved chopped caramelized onions (see step 3 of polish dumplings, related), minced fresh parsley leaves, minced fresh chives, egg white , lightly beaten, salt, ground black pepper, instructions, mix all of the ingredients together in a medium bowl until uniformly combined. use right away to fill pierogi or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed, but no longer than 2 days., mushroom filling for polish dumplings, makes about 1 cup, enough to fill 32 to 34 dumplings., rather than cooking onions separately for the filling , we incorporate some of the caramelized onions used to garnish the dumplings., white mushrooms , wiped clean and quartered, unsalted butter, garlic cloves , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 tbsp), dried porcini mushrooms , rinsed and minced, salt, reserved chopped caramelized onions (see step 3 of polish dumplings, related), sour cream, minced fresh parsley leaves, ground black pepper, instructions, pulse the white mushrooms in a food processor until finely chopped , about 15 pulses; transfer to a bowl and set aside. melt the butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. stir in the processed mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, and 1/4 tsp salt. cover, turn the heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are wet and wilted, about 7 minutes., uncover, increase the heat to medium-high heat, and continue to cook until the mushroom liquid has evaporated and the mixture clumps and is starting to brown, about 7 minutes., add the reserved chopped caramelized onions. stir in the sour cream and cook until the mixture is sticky and cohesive but not wet, about 30 seconds. transfer the mixture to a bowl; cool slightly. stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste before filling the pierogi or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed, but no longer than 2 days., potato and cheese filling for polish dumplings, makes about 1 cup, enough to fill 32 to 34 dumplings., while we prefer the flavor and texture of farmer s cheese here, an equal amount of ricotta cheese can be substituted. use either a food mill or a ricer to process the cooked potatoes for the filling; do not use a food processor or the filling will have a gummy texture. rather than cooking onions separately for the filling, we incorporate some of the caramelized onions used to garnish the dumplings., russet potato (about 9 oz), peeled and sliced 3/4 inch thick, salt, reserved chopped caramelized onions (see step 3 of polish dumplings, related), cheddar cheese , shredded (about 1/3 cup), farmers cheese (about 1/4 cup) (see note ), unsalted butter, ground black pepper, instructions, cover the potatoes by 1 inch of water in a large saucepan and add 1 tbsp salt. bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender and a fork can be slipped easily into the center, 10 to 12 minutes. drain the potatoes into a colander., a food mill or ricer over a medium bowl and process the potatoes into the bowl. add the caramelized onions. stir in the cheeses and butter until incorporated and season with salt and pepper to taste. cool slightly before filling the pierogi or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed, but no longer than 2 days.

elbow macaroni, butter (the original recipe calls for 9 tbsp. - i like to use 8 tbsp of unsalted - or 1 stick. you probably could get by with even less if you are so inclined...), shredded muenster cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, shredded monterey jack cheese, feel free to up the cheese quotient. and invite me for dinner! ), half-and-half, cubed processed cheese food (don tsp be a velveeta snob like i was - this makes the sauce so darn cheesy/creamy. if you want to remain a v-snob, then go for cream cheese, but it won tsp be the same. but hey, it s your thang - do what you wanna do. heh.), eggs, beaten, salt, dry mustard, ground black pepper, any combination ), ground meat, browned (turkey, chicken, beef, pork), breakfast sausage such as jimmy dean regular or hot (browned and drained - 1 lb.), keilbasa or andouille (cut into chunks and browned in a wee bit of olive oil), fresh chorizo, casing removed, browned and broken up, onion, diced and sauteed until translucent, jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (for a milder taste, use poblano, or go crazy and use serranos or a habanero), crushed red pepper flake to taste, roasted red pepper, chopped, i have even added, artichoke hearts, drained and loosely chopped, cheesy note : another great cheese combo and 1 of my favorite spins is using shredded asiago, provolone, mozzarella and a sharp cheddar. delish, use a pepper jack cheese in the mix . or a smoked cheddar. i adore cheese and it all works for me and makes this recipe wonderful, comforting and lusciously decadent.

combine and mix well - quick and easy to do in a good blender or food processor, prune/date fruit puree (this can also include other dry fruit like raisins and apricots), directions on how to make your own fruit puree : http://pattycake.ca/recipes/fruitpuree), eggs, melted butter (or non-hydrogenated margarine or vegetable oil), kahlua, brown sugar or sucanat, sift together in another bowl, fine whole spelt flour (or wheat), dutch-processed cocoa, raw cocoa (the is more bitter than the dutch, so if you want to use all , add 2 tbsp more sugar), salt , baking powder, tps baking soda, blend wet and dry ingredients, then mix in, roughly chopped walnuts

fourteen in 1 cookies, fourteen in 1 cookies (master recipe), makes: about 7 dozen 2 1/2-inch cookies, simplicity itself. we love this recipe , especially at holiday time, because from just 1 easy cookie dough, you can make fourteen kinds of cookies. putting the sugar through a food processor gives these cookies a wonderful lightness and fineness of texture. have all ingredients at room temperature, 68 to 70of., in a large bowl, beat on medium speed until very fluffy and well blended, unsalted butter, at room temperature, sugar , processed in a food processor for 30 seconds, or superfine, salt, add and beat until well combined, egg, vanilla extract, reduce the speed to low and beat in just until combined: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divide the dough in half and wrap in plastic. refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour., dough can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or it can be double-wrapped and frozen for up to 1 month.), bake , position a rack in the upper third and another in the lower third of the oven. preheat the oven to 375of. remove 1 disk of dough from the refrigerator and cut in half. return the unused portion to the refrigerator. either: scoop the cookie dough into 1-tbsp balls with a small ice cream scoop and roll each ball between your palms until smooth. place the dough balls on parchment-lined cookie sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. using the bottom of a smooth, flour-coated glass, flatten each dough ball to about 1/8 inch thick. or: lightly flour the work surface. roll the dough to 1/8 inch thick, using an offset spatula to loosen the dough. sprinkle the surface lightly with flours as needed to keep the dough from sticking. cut the dough into desired shapes. place the dough shapes on parchment-lined cookie sheets, spacing about 1/2 inch apart. get as many dough shapes as you can out of each sheet, because the dough should be rolled only 2 times. discard any leftover dough after the second rolling, or form the leftover dough into balls and flatten them to about 1/8 inch thick., bake , 2 sheets at a time, until the cookies are evenly golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, rotate the sheets halfway through baking for even browning. using a thin-bladed spatula, immediatel transfer the cookies to racks to cool to room temperature. decorate the cooled cookies, if desired, and transfer to an airtight container.

potato water, dried yeast cake or 1/2 compressed, or 1/4 cup homemade, sugar, salt, flour

oat flour, gluten flour, almond flour, dutch-processed cocoa powder, baking powder, splenda sugar substitute, diabetisweet artificial sweetener, salt, egg whites (at room temperature ), cream of tartar, cold water, white vinegar, egg yolks, oil, vanilla extract, liquid sweetener, cream cheese, at room temperature, unsalted butter, softened, white vanilla (to keep frosting pure white) or 1/2 tsp regular vanilla, for a cream color, splenda sugar substitute, heavy whipping cream

superfine sugar (if not available or you just want to make your own, put granulated sugar into blender and whirl unti), cake flour, dutch process cocoa, egg whites (about 16 large), cream of tartar, pure vanilla extract, salt, semisweet chocolate , chips or small pieces, butter, water

ground beef, onion, finely chopped, sweet pickle relish, drained, hamburger buns, split, processed cheese sauce (such as cheez whiz)

sized potatoes, peeled and quartered, cheez whiz , process cheese product, sour cream, green onion, chopped, black pepper

frying chickens, flour, butter, melted, evaporated milk, undiluted, cream of mushroom soup, grated process american cheese, salt, pepper, drained whole onion (2 cups), sliced mushrooms, paprika

eggs, process american cheese, broken in pieces, vegetable oil or 2 -4 tbsp butter, salt and pepper (to taste), maple syrup (optional)

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

fat free cream cheese, softened, splenda sugar substitute (pulse in the food processer to make splenda powdered sugar fine), scoop vanilla protein powder, extract (used pineapple, orange, and strawberry), fat free cool whip

milk, tb butter, salt, tb cream of wheat, pretzel crumbs; (to make the, pretzel crumbs , just process a few in a, food processor ., tb minced green onions, tb minced parsley, egg lightly beaten, soup, dried mushrooms such as, chanterelles or; soaked in warm, porcini , water until softened, beef stock, freshly ground black pepper, minced parsley for garnish

very hot brewed coffee, sugar, unsweetened dutch-processed cocoa, light corn syrup, semisweet chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter, vanilla bean, milk, heavy cream, lightly packed light brown sugar, divided, eggs yolks, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, melted, chocolate wafers (enough to make 1 1/2 cups crumbs), semisweet chocolate, bananas, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, forks, chopped peanuts or toasted coconut

cheese tortellini (tricolor or plain, the dried kind), broccoli florets, polish sausage , halved lengthwise and thinly bias-sliced (make sure it s the fully-cooked kind), butter or 1 tbsp margarine, all-purpose flour, caraway seed, milk, processed swiss cheese, shredded (4 oz), coarse grain mustard

vegetable oil, unsalted butter, peeled and deveined shrimp, essence, salt, ground white pepper, minced shallots, minced garlic, all-purpose flour, milk, heavy cream, lemon juice, shredded monterey jack cheese, divided, chopped chives, firm white bread, crusts removed, toasted and processed in a food processor to make fresh bread crumbs

ears corn, eggs, flour, sugar, cumin (omit if making crabcakes), salt, cilantro pesto, broccoli pesto, mayonnaise, minced scallion, white part only, capers, chives, lump crabmeat, shells removed, broccoli florets, grated imported parmesan cheese, grated sharp cheddar cheese, tiny pinch mace, steam the broccoli. refrigerate to cool , about 15 minutes., in a food processor or blender, make a dense paste by blending the broccoli, parmesan, and cheddar. add the mace and process again to distribute it throughout the pesto.