12 month cooking Recipes

cooked brown rice, olive oil, chopped onions, chopped green pepper, cooked chicken, chopped, flour, curry powder, salt, water, lemon juice, tomato sauce, garlic, crushed

eggs, beaten, bulk sausage, cooked (or crumbled links ), chunky salsa (your choice of heat), cheddar cheese, shredded, flour tortillas (you can also use whole wheat), green pepper, finely diced (optional), potatoes, shredded and fried until cooked through (optional) or 6 hash browns (optional), jalapeno , slices (optional), chopped green chilies (optional), garlic clove, finely minced (optional), onion, finely diced (optional), tomato, peeled and chopped (optional), green onions, sliced with tops (optional)

dried italian-style bread crumbs, garlic clove, minced, grated pecorino romano, grated provolone, chopped fresh italian parsley leaves, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, flank steak, dry white wine, simple tomato sauce , recipe follows, or store-bought marinara sauce, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, carrot, chopped, crushed tomatoes, basil leaves, dried bay leaves, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter , optional, in a large casserole pot , heat oil over medium-high heat. add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. add celery and carrot and season with salt and pepper. saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. add tomatoes, basil, and bay leaves and reduce the heat to low. cover the pot and simmer for 1 hour or until thick. remove bay leaves and taste for seasoning. if sauce tastes too acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tbsp at a time, to round out the flavor., pour half the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. process until smooth. continue with remaining tomato sauce., if not using all the sauce , allow it to cool completely and then pour 1 to 2 cup portions into plastic freezer bags. freeze for up to 6 months., prep time : 15 minutes, cook time : 1 hour, 10 minutes

cooked chicken, diced, butter, onion, minced, celery, diced, eggs, beaten, milk, whole wheat bread, cubed, chicken broth, salt and pepper

danish pastry dough , posted separately, sweet butter, melted, ground cinnamon, mixed with, granulated sugar, chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped raisins, lemon rind, grated, sugar, vanilla extract, milk

sharp cheddar cheese, grated, cream cheese, softened, roquefort cheese, onion juice, mayonnaise, tabasco sauce, paprika

pastry shells, phyllo dough, puff-pastry dough, tortillas, wonton skins, breadcrumbs-homemade, grated parmigiano-reggiano, frozen vegetables, flavored butters, nuts and berries, poultry , uncooked--9 months, poultry cooked --4 to 6 months, steaks --6 to 12 months, chops--4 to 6 months, hamburger --3 to 4 months, ham, cooked --1 to 2 months, bacon --1 to 2 months, meat casseroles , cooked--3 months, lean fish--6 months, fatty fish --2 to 3 months, shellfish --3 to 6 months, vegetables --8 to 10 months, fruit pies , unbaked--8 months, fruit--6 months, butter --6 to 9 months, bread , cake and cookies--3 months, soups and stews--2 to 3 months, ice cream and sorbet--2 months

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.

fruitcakes get an awful lot of bad press , especially the mass produced varieties, but a rich homemade version can be incredibly delicious., fruitcake is a mixture of fruits and nuts with just enough batter to hold them together. when wrapped in cloth and foil, saturated with alcoholic liquors regularly, and kept in in tightly closed tins, a fruitcake may be kept for months or even years, have it your way ..., if there are certain fruits you don tsp like , you can always include more of another, or some of your own favorites. dried fruits cooked in juice can take the place of candied fruits, and seeds can replace nuts. to convert a favorite dark fruitcake recipe to a light fruitcake, leave out the dark spices, use light colored fruits (golden raisins, dried apricots, etc.), and replace dark corn syrup or molasses with light corn syrup

peeled cooked shrimp (21-25 count), thawed, tails removed, stalk celery, finely chopped, minced fresh basil, kalamata olives, pitted and finely chopped, shallot, minced, mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, black pepper, ripe tomatoes, cored, tip: save the scooped-out tomato insides to use in fresh tomato soup or pasta sauce. store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months.