21 minutes day Recipes

boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small pieces, chopped onion, butter, diced red potatoes, carrot, grated, reduced-sodium chicken broth, water, pepper, uncooked minute ® white rice, salt

these individual meringue desserts make a delicious and almost fat free dessert for valentine s day, or during spring and summer. you don tsp have to stick with strawberries, of course. top these meringue nests with the berries or fruit of your choice., prep time : 15 minutes, cook time : 4 hours, egg whites , with absolutely no yolk, cream of tartar, ultra-fine baker s sugar (regular is fine ), fat-free whipped topping, sliced strawberries

puff pastry, unsalted butter, flour, egg yolk, water, flour, salt, getting started :.........................., combine butter and 1 tbsp of flour into a lump., pour 8 oz flour in a mixing bowl or on a clean work surface, make a hole in the middle , add egg yolk, salt and cold water. knead the mass well until it becomes firm., place on a floured work surface. using a knife , cut a 3/4 inch cross into the dough., cover the dough with the bowl and let stand for 30 minutes. using a rolling pin, shape the dough into 4 semicircles resembling flower petals. place the lump of butter in the middle, then cover with 1 of the semicircles., press down on the edges of the semicircle to seal in butter. make sure that butter cannot escape through any holes of the dough pocket., cover the pocket with the remaining semicircles. using the rolling pin, gently tap on the pocket so that butter spreads evenly. shape the dough into a long, about 1/2 inch thick rectangle., flip 1 third of the rectangle toward the center. flip the other end to the center, like folding a business letter., rotate the dough 90 degrees ., flip the left half over the right ., wrap the dough into a plastic wrap. chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes., after the dough has been refrigerated for 30 minutes, unwrap the dough. discard the plastic wrap., repeat the folding and rotating process of the dough. make sure you roll out the dough in the direction opposite to the 1 of folding., repeat the folding , rotating and refrigerating process of the dough two more times for a total of four times. if the dough becomes soft or sticky during this process, immediately refrigerate until firm., after the fourth turn , wrap the finished dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate to make sure it is well-chilled before baking., puff pastry keeps refrigerated for up to three days, or frozen for several months.

fabulous chocolate peanut butter cookies, level 3, unsweetened dutch cocoa, unbleached baking flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet baking chocolate, broken, unsweetened baking chocolate, broken, light brown sugar, chopped peanuts, unsalted butter, eggs, real vanilla, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, prepare cookies : preheat oven to 325 degrees., sift together cocoa , flour, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of wax paper. set aside., heat 1 inch of water in the bottom of a double boiler over medium heat. place semisweet and unsweetened baking chocolate in top half of the double boiler. tightly cover the top pan with plastic wrap and heat 12 to 15 minutes. remove from heat and stir chocolate until smooth. keep at room temperature. or, melt in microwave., place brown sugar and butter in the bowl of electric mixer and beat on medium speed 1 minute. scrape down bowl and beat on high speed additional 30 seconds. scrape down bowl. add eggs, 1 at a time, while beating on medium, stopping to scrape down bowl after incorporating each addition., add vanilla and beat on medium 30 seconds. add melted baking chocolate and beat on low 10 seconds more. scrape down bowl and beat additional 30 seconds. add flour mixture and beat on low until thoroughly combined, 20 to 30 seconds. remove bowl from mixer, add chocolate chips and peanut butter chips; mix thoroughly with rubber spatula. add peanuts, place 6 to 8 cookies per baking sheet (each cookie is approximately 2 tsp. put sheets in middle of oven. bake for 18 to 20 minutes, cool cookies on pans 5 to 6 minutes. transfer cookies to wire rack. repeat procedure until all cookies have been baked. cool cookies thoroughly before storing in sealed plastic container., prepare chocolate dipping sauce : heat cream, butter and sugar in saucepan over medium-high heat. when hot, stir to dissolve sugar. bring mixture to boil. place chocolate in stainless steel bowl and pour boiling cream over chocolate. let stand 5 minutes. stir until smooth. cool to room temperature. (dip can be made 3 to 4 days ahead and refrigerated. reheat, stirring. bring to room temperature before using.), put dip in a serving bowl, so guests can dip their cookies in before eating.

crushed tomatoes (aka ground peeled tomatoes), tomato paste, olive oil (optional), romano or parmesan cheese, oregano, salt, pepper (to taste)

this recipeis from an old gourmet magazine in 1997 and it s fantastic, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, cut into bits, cream cheese, cut into bits, egg yolk, vanilla, filling (apricot or cherry jam, ready made poppy seed or prune filling), in a bowl, with a pastry blender, or food processor, blend or pulse flour, sugar and salt to combine and add butter and cream cheese, blending or pulsing until mixture resembles coarse crumbs., in a small bowl, stir together yolk and vanilla and add to flour mixture, blending or pulsing just until mixture begins to come together (do not overmix). gather dough into a ball and flatten into a disk. chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 1 hour and up to 2 days., preheat oven to 375. divide the dough in half. on a lightly floured cool surface, knead half the dough (keeping other half wrapped and chilled) 2 or 3 times to make it less crumbly. roll out dough 1/4-inch thick, and with a 3-inch cutter, cut out as many rounds as possible. transfer rounds with a metal spatula to a large baking sheet, arranging about 1/2 inch apart. reroll scraps and cut out more rounds. put 1 tsp filling in centre of each round and fold up edges to form triangular cookies resembling a tricornered hat, pinching corners together and leaving filling exposed. (pinch dough tightly enough so seams are no longer visible and sides are taut enough to prevent cookies from leaking the filling as they bake.), bake hamantashen in middle of oven 20 minutes , or until pale golden. cool hamantashen on baking sheet 5 minutes and transfer to racks to cool completely. make more hamantashen with remaining dough and filling in same manner. hamantashen keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 days. makes 2 dozen., margarine or butter, softened, sugar, egg, orange juice concentrate, vanilla, salt, up to 1 tbsp. of water, cherry pie filling , slightly drained of the gooey syrup, breadcrumbs, flour, powdered sugar for garnish, in the bowl of an electric mixer , cream together the margarine or butter and sugar. add the egg, orange juice concentrate and vanilla. beat to combine. add in the flour and salt., beat in the water a few drops at a time until dough starts to come away from sides of bowl (you can do this in a food processor). place the dough on wax paper and push it into a flat disk. place another sheet of wax paper on top and wrap the dough in foil. refrigerate for at least 2 hours or as long as overnight., at baking time , preheat oven to 350. in a bowl, combine the slightly drained cherry pie filling and bread crumbs. mix to combine., on a floured surface , roll out the dough until it s about 1/4-inch thick. using a round cookie cutter, cut out circles. spoon 2 to 3 cherries and a little bit of filling onto the dough circles and form into triangles. place on a cookie sheet lined with baking paper. bake for 12-15 minutes or until just starting to turn pale golden. remove from oven and cool on rack. when cool, dust with powdered sugar and serve. makes 2 to 3 dozen depending on the size circle you cut out., margarine or butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, raspberry preserves, grease 2 cookie sheets. in an electric mixer , combine the margarine, sugar, egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy., in another bowl, combine the cocoa , flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. mix to combine and then add to the margarine mixture. do not over mix. divide dough in half and chill for 1 hour., submitted by rozie schwartzman who got it from a blog she can tsp remember .

day before potatoes, cooked potatoes, margarine, half and half, cream cheese, onion salt, seasoned salt, salt and pepper to taste, whip all ingredients until smooth. grease a 9x13 pan and pour potatoes in pan. refrigerate until the day of cooking. dot with some butter. bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

boiling water, oxo chicken bouillon, cooked turkey, chopped, tomatoes with juice, carrots, sliced, stalks celery, diced, onion, diced, minute rice, dried parsley, dried thyme

breaded chicken tenders or 1 (10 oz) bag breaded chicken nuggets, crushed pineapple with juice, shredded carrot (i use the baby carrots), sweet and sour sauce, minute rice

chicken stock or 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock, green onions, frozen peas, asparagus spears, salt and black pepper, rindless streaky bacon, vegetable oil, day-old white bread (we used fresh french bread instead), cream (we used 2 slices french goat cheese instead)

ground beef, italian sausage, tomato sauce, tomato paste, fresh zucchini, bell pepper, chopped, white onion, chopped, mushrooms, spaghetti noodles, minced garlic clove, butter, day-old white bread , presliced

sardines , canned in olive oil, pine nuts, slightly toasted, olive oil, raisins , plumped in warm, red wine , for 30 minutes, garlic, minced, peeled italian tomatoes , with juice, tomato paste, fresh fennel, cleaned,boiled and sliced thin (bulb and greens ), sugar, salt and pepper, to taste, chopped fresh parsley, oregano, st. joseph day breadcrumbs

poblano chile casserole with corn and cheese, fresh poblano chiles, butter, yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh corn kernels, or frozen thawed (from about 6 ears or two 10-oz packages), grated manchego or monterey jack cheese, cooked white rice, crema or sour cream, red salsa (see recipe below ), grated queso anejo or parmesan cheese, char chiles over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides. enclose in plastic bag and let stand 10 minutes. peel chiles. starting at stem end, carefully cut 1 slit down length of each chile, leaving stems and tops intact if possible. carefully remove seeds and veins from chiles., preheat oven to 350 degrees f. melt butter in heavy large saute pan over medium heat. add onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. add garlic and saute 1 minute longer. add corn and saute 2 minutes. season to taste with salt and pepper. cool completely. stir in manchego or monterey jack cheese. stuff chiles with corn mixture., butter 15x10-inch baking dish. place rice in prepared dish. nestle stuffed chiles in single layer into rice. mix crema and red salsa in medium bowl; pour over chiles and rice. sprinkle with anejo cheese., bake until chiles are heated through and sauce bubbles, about 25 minutes (about 40 minutes for refrigerated casserole)., red salsa, vegetable oil, yellow onion, thinly sliced, garlic, sliced, fresh jalapeno chili pepper, stemmed, seeded and thinly sliced, salt , or to taste, canned plum tomatoes with their juices, in a saucepan over medium heat , warm the vegetable oil. add the onion and saute until soft, about 10 minutes. add the garlic, chili pepper and salt and cook for 2 minutes longer. add the tomatoes and their juices and reduce the heat to low. cook the tomatoes, stirring occasionally to break them up, until soft and the juices have reduced by half, 10-15 minutes., let cool slightly , then transfer to a blender. puree until smooth, then strain through a sieve placed over a bowl. set aside to cool completely for use as a table salsa. or reheat gently over low heat to use hot. to store, cover tightly and keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.

cuccidati (italian fig and date bar cookies), margarine, granulated sugar, eggs, rind of 1 orange, orange juice, flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, string of figs, raisins, brown sugar, walnuts, dates, orange, cinnamon, whiskey, black pepper, water, powdered sugar, butter, orange juice, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., crust: in large bowl, cream together first 3 ingredients. add orange juice and orange rind. in separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. add to creamed mixture along with vanilla., filling: prepare several days ahead of time. in a food grinder , grind figs and raisins. in large saucepan, simmer raisins and figs with brown sugar and water for 15 minutes. grind walnuts, dates, and orange. stir into hot mixture along with cinnamon, black pepper, and whiskey. remove from stove, mix well, cover, and let mellow for 3 days., roll dough into 3-inch wide strips on pastry cloth. lay filling down the center and wrap dough to form a long sausage-like" cookie. roll back and forth until crust seems very thin. cut in diagonal about every 1 1/2 inches. place on cookie sheet close together and bake for 10-13 minutes. cookies should be barely brown. cool and store in tins 5 days, then frost., frosting: in medium bowl, mix together margarine and powdered sugar until well blended. add enough juice to make a thick glaze. top cookies with a thin coat. let frosting dry a couple of hours then store in tins as follows., store : line tins with foil, place a layer of cookies, then a layer of wax paper (not plastic wrap). keep repeating, ending with foil and then the lid.

bishops bread, flour, baking powder, salt, chopped nuts, chopped dates, sliced maraschino cherries, chocolate chips, eggs, beaten, sugar, stir together flour , baking powder and salt in large bowl. stir in nuts, dates, cherries and chocolate chips. in small bowl, beat eggs and sugar. stir into flour mixture. turn into well-greased and floured 9-inch by 5-inch by 3-inch loaf pan. bake at 325 degrees for 75 minutes. cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. remove from pan. cool completely, top side up on a rack. best if stored, well wrapped, for a day or two before slicing.

spinach artichoke dip, marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry, and finely chopped, mayonnaise, freshly grated parmesan cheese, coarsely grated monterey jack cheese, garlic, minced, combine artichoke hearts , spinach, mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, 1 cup monterey jack cheese and garlic. bake in 2cup small baking dish, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese. great prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, to serve later. bake dip 350 degrees about 15 minutes. put under broiler a few minutes, browns cheese serve dip warm with taco chips or crackers.

bulk sausage browned for 5 minutes, sliced mushrooms, onions, eggs lightly beaton, milk, day old italian bread cut into small slices, swiss cheese shredded

bread pudding, cubed whole-grain ) bread, preferably 1-2 days old, eggs, egg whites, evaporated skim milk, sugar, grated ginger root, raisins (soak in 1/2 cup boiling water for 10 minutes; drain and save raisin water for sauce), ginger vanilla sauce, water, reserved raisin ) water, apple juice concentrate, grated ginger root, cornstarch or arrowroot powder, water