542 making your Recipes

dry navy beans (or other dried white bean of your choice), rinsed, soaked and simmered anddrained, per package directions, onion, finely diced, bacon, uncooked, and diced, tomato sauce (about 14 oz or so), ketchup, water (add more toward end of cooking if needed), molasses, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, dry mustard, cayenne pepper(to taste..we like a bit of a kick to em, salt and pepper to taste, but start with a tsp, each, then add to taste, cus they re beans...they need

firm ripe roma tomatoes, salt, dried basil (optional), dried oregano (optional), dried thyme (optional)

leeks , trimmed of tough tops, leave 3 to 4 inches of green on white of leek, extra virgin olive oil, bay leaf, potatoes, peeled and sliced, salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste, good quality chicken stock (i use 4 cup. stock, 2 cup. water), garlic cloves, skin removed, whole grain french bread, cut into small pieces, thick slab bacon , 1 (1/2-inch), chives, sliced thin for garnish, crusty bread (make your favorite recipe in your bread machine, i make the dough in the machine and transfer to a b)

italian dressing (i used store bought to make this easy, but you can make your favorite as well), garlic, minced, capers (mashed , just use a fork to mash them), salami, sliced 1/8-inch thick cut into cubes, cheese filled tortellini, cooked and drained (i prefer spinach), water-packed artichoke hearts, cut in quarters, not too small, tomatoes, stuffed green olives (i love the ones with anchovies or olives, but use your favorite_), peppadew pepper, mozzarella cheese , balls, pepperoncini pepper, sopressata, prosciutto, cocktail onion, mushroom, parmesan cheese, fresh basil

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.

lean lamb (1-1/2 inch cubes , beef can be substituted), clarified butter (use samna or ghee if available, or make your , see note), salt, pepper, onion, finely chopped, plain greek yogurt, egg white, pepper, coriander (see spices note below), cumin, paprika, cardamom, whole blanched almond, pine nuts, loaves pita bread (khubz, arabic pita-type bread is used in jordan), rice , raw measure, cooked (jasmine medium grain or basmati is good), parsley or chives, chopped for garnish

brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, all-purpose flour, rolled oats, ground pecans, sliced apples (about 24 oz), salt, cinnamon, homemade caramel sauce (see my other recipes, if you do not want to make your own caramels, use store-bought caramel sauce)

lean ground beef (top round or chuck), water, shredded peeled apples, diced candied lemon peel, diced candied orange peel, citron, raisins (seeded or seedless ) or 1 lb dried currant, orange , juice and rind of, grated, lemon , juice and rind of, grated, ground beef suet, all skin removed, dark brown sugar, salt, ground allspice, cinnamon , cloves, coriander, mace, nutmeg, bourbon or 1 cup brandy, rum or 1 cup sherry wine

quick-cooking oatmeal, brown sugar, cinnamon , to taste, nuts, chopped, raisins, apple, chopped, maple syrup

butter, white sugar, eggs, buttermilk, red food coloring (i used americolor red gel food coloring and didn tsp measure it out. i just kept adding until it was t), vanilla extract, baking soda, distilled white vinegar, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, cream cheese, softened, room temperature, butter, unsalted, softened, room temperature, icing sugar (about 7 cups), vanilla extract

baking potatoes , like russets, scrubbed (2 1/2 to 3 lb), olive oil, salt, ground black pepper, sour cream, chopped green onions, baby bam , recipe follows, grated cheddar, crumbled crispy bacon, chopped ham, steamed chopped broccoli, paprika, salt, dried parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, ground black pepper, dried oregano, dried basil, dried thyme, celery salt, something to season your foods , like the grown-ups do with emeril s original essence. add another dimension by sprinkling it into everything, from soups and sauces to pizza and hamburger patties. you fearless bammers out there can kick this up a notch by adding cayenne, to taste. (i d start with about 1/4 tsp, and then take it from there.)

buttermilk, mayonnaise, sour cream, avocado, peeled and diced, apple cider vinegar, minced green onions, minced parsley, minced tarragon or dill, minced garlic, salt, ground black pepper, mixed salad greens, grape tomatoes, carrot sticks, celery sticks, peeled, sliced cucumber, garlic or herb croutons, button mushrooms , rubbed clean and thickly sliced

chicken stock, canola , vegetable or other high-temperature cooking oil, white rice, scallions , thinly sliced on an angle, chicken cutlets or chicken thighs or 6 thin pork loin chops, bundle broccolini or 1 head broccoli, salt, fresh gingerroot, peeled and finely chopped or grated, garlic cloves, finely chopped, tamari (aged soy sauce), orange marmalade, roasted unsalted cashews

red sweet potatoes, light brown sugar , packed, evaporated milk, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, ground mace, salt, egg white, beaten, jiffy pie crusts (or make your own, but 1 for a one-crust pie) or 1 already made frozen pie crust (or make your own, but 1 for a one-crust pie)

reynolds wrap foil, tilapia fillets, red bell pepper, sliced in thin strips, orange bell pepper, sliced in thin strips, sweet onion, sliced in thin strips, cajun seasoning (purchase your favorite or make your own ), ice cube, butter, softened, chili powder, fresh lime juice, lime zest, black beans, drained and rinsed, grape tomatoes, sweet corn, drained and rinsed, onions, minced, fresh cilantro, chopped, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, to taste, guacamole (purchase your favorite or make your own)

flake pie crusts can be used for main course dishes or, by adding the optional sugar, for sweet fillings and tart shells. they contain the same ingredients as other pie crusts, but it s the way the shortening is incorporated into the flour that gives these crusts theirs name and characteristics., when you break a medium flake pie crust with your fingers, it separates into flakes rather than breaking clean. a crust that breaks clean is made with short flake pastry. to make a crust short, the ingredients are put together a little differently. short crusts are equally good and used just about as universally.