10432 minty your Recipes

garlic clove, parmesan cheese, cut into chunks, qts. lightly packed tender pea shoots*, separated into 4- to 5-in. pieces, divided, mint leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh cheese ravioli, sugar snap peas

dinner roll , muffin ( baked in muffin tin, i bought them in our grocery store s bakery), mayonnaise or mustard, deli turkey (your child s favorite) or 1 -2 slice deli chicken (your child s favorite) or 1 -2 slice deli ham (your child s favorite), cheese (your child s favorite)

skinless chicken (your choice on cut , i used thighs & legs), tomatoes (canned or frozen, whole or chopped with the juice), dry pasta (your choice on type , i used wide egg noodles), plain yogurt (or sour creme), shredded provolone cheese (or mozzarella, use as much as is needed to adequately cover the top), water, oregano (amount is for dried), ground oregano (amount is for dried), sweet basil (amount is for dried), garlic powder (or 2-3 cloves fresh minced garlic), crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to suit your taste), balsamic vinegar (or less to suit your taste), sugar (or less to suit your taste), salt (more or less to suit your taste)

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.

ground beef or chuck, onion diced, mild chili beans (with juice), black beans (with juice), dark red kidney beans (with juice), light red kidney beans (with juice), white kidney beans (with juice), tomato sauce, paprika-to your taste, cumin-to your taste, chili powder-to your taste, salt -to your taste, pepper-to your taste, garlic salt-to your taste, hot sauce-again to your liking

spice cake mix or 1 (18 oz) box german chocolate cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), white cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), vanilla instant pudding mix, vanilla sandwich cookies, tootsie rolls, new kitty litter box, new kitty litter box, pooper scooper

eggs, whites only,at room temperature, brown sugar, butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted, shelled walnuts (or a mixture of your choice) or 1 lb shelled pecans (or a mixture of your choice) or 1 lb shelled cashews (or a mixture of your choice) or 1 lb shelled peanuts (or a mixture of your choice)

white cake mix, egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), brownie mix, water (or as called for by your brownie mix), oil (or as called for by your brownie mix), eggs (or as called for by your brownie mix), sugar cookies (4 inches wide ), vanilla frosting, spearmint candy leaves, granulated sugar, milk chocolate frosting

all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, eggs, lemon extract (your preference) or 1 tsp anise extract (your preference), orange juice, butter, sugar, milk, orange juice, lemon extract (your preference) or 1 tsp anise extract (your preference), candy sprinkles , for shaking over cookies

sugar, water, mint leaves, chopped apples, chopped pears, cubed fresh pineapple, fresh strawberries, halved, fresh blueberries, plain yogurt

half cups of fresh blueberries, same amount of blackberries (1 and one half cups), banana, fresh orange juice, ice cubes, honey, low fat granola without raisins, fresh mint (a handful), fresh lemon

oreos (regular flavor ), ghiardelli brand mint flavored morsels, assorted sprinkles to decorate

canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock, salt, couscous, tomato, cut into small dice, frozen petite peas, thawed, chopped fresh mint, olive oil, lemon juice, fresh-ground black pepper, shrimp, shelled

fresh lime juice, jalapeo, seeded and finely minced (optional), whole (4-oz) wild-salmon fillets, garlic , finely minced 1 tbsp coarsely chopped mint, coconut or olive oil, english hothouse cucumber, freshly ground black pepper, salt, sea salt

eggplant , cut into 1/2-in.-thick slices and then into 1/2-in.-thick strips, garlic cloves, fresh mint leaves, pine nuts, butter, divided, olive oil, divided, salt, divided, red chile flakes, fusilli, grated ricotta salata cheese, divided

fresh green beans, trimmed, red wine vinegar, canola oil, minced fresh mint, garlic cloves, minced, salt

chicken broth, sliced celery, diced carrot, cooked egg noodles (your choice ) or 1 cup bow tie pasta (your choice) or 1 cup macaroni (your choice) or 1 cup spiral shaped pasta (your choice), fresh tuna, flaked or 1 (3 oz) can tuna in water, drained and flaked, chopped parsley, dried basil, crushed, pepper