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carrots, peeled and chunked (i usually buy the peeled baby carrots for convenience, and you could do that, but, i wanted large chunks), rigs celery , chunked, yellow onion, large diced, tub fresh mushrooms, quartered (i actually bought the larger mushrooms that you indivdually bag, and eyeballed it to match the amount in the tubs), red pepper, chopped large, margarine, chicken or veg stock, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, veg-it seasoning (i think ms. dash would work, too), worcestershire, lea & perrins chicken marinade, splash or two of dry white wine, cream of selery soup, handful grated parmesan, pepperidge farm stuffing mix

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.

most barbecue joints serve ladlefuls of smoky , deep-flavored beans alongside the slabs of ribs and mounds of pulled pork. we wanted to make those creamy textured, saucy beans at home to accompany our own barbecue, but we couldn tsp find a pitmaster who would give up their secret recipe. we were on our own, then, to develop a recipe for cowboy beans. here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, use dried pinto or navy beans. canned beans turn mushy long before the sauce s flavors have blended., beans can be soaked overnight or quick soaked, which involves boiling the beans for five minutes, then allowing them to sit for 1 hour before draining and proceeding with the recipe. don tsp worry about timing., bacon is a convenient substitute for smoky barbecued meat., blend mustard , barbecue sauce, and brown sugar for a sweet but spicy, deep flavor. a fair amount of garlic and onion help here too., secret ingredient in cowboy beans is coffee. the roasted , slightly bitter flavor ties all the ingredients together., simmer the beans slowly in the oven to keep the beans whole. cooked too quickly, they will break apart.

mustard greens (can also use collard greens) *i prefer the bagged greens because they are already cleaned and cut., stalks of celery chopped, onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, sweet banana peppers, ham hocks, smoked, turkey leg , smoked (optional) *you can also use three s if you do not want to use ham hocks, sugar, freshly ground pepper, crushed red pepper (to taste), fresh lemon juice, idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters, butter

casserole, cooked mashed sweet potatoes (if you want to cook them the old fashioned way, bake the sweet potatoes at 350 until they re tender about 45 minutes for average sized potatoes; if you re in a hurry, boil / steam them in about a half inch of water. i cook mine skins on, but it really doesn tsp matter)., eggs, sugar (according to your taste), butter, softened (don tsp substitute margarine here!), vanilla extract, brown sugar, self-rising flour, butter, softened, pecans, coarsely chopped (tip : pulse on chop setting in your food processor.)

tomatoe paste, hot red pepper paste, garlic paste, whole diced onion, diced tomatoes, diced green pepper, diced red bell pepper, chopped fresh parsley, leaves of fresh coriander, olive oil, lemon juice, blackpepper and salt if wanted

chicken or vegetable stock (you may need a bit more, so i recommend to have at least an additional 1 cup of stock to the side, you can also use warm milk), instant polenta *(the book called for 2 1/3 cups of polenta, i used only 2/3 cups), butter, freshly grated parmesan, plus more to serve, salt and freshly ground black pepper - taste it before seasoning, since the chicken/vegetable stock is already giving it quite a bit of flavor and you don tsp want to over it.

pre-heat oven to 350 degrees, butter ,1 cup sugar,4 eggs, cream butter & sugar,add eggs 1 at a time, mixing in well., calif. green chillis(shredded & chopped ), chili or more if you want it hotter or no ), cream style corn, shredded jack cheese, shredded mild cheddar cheese, flour, yellow corn meal, baking powder, salt

shortcrust pastry, bacon, chopped, those who cannot or do not eat bacon, thicker slices of beef salami roughly chopped work just fine., dry cider, onions, chopped, cooking apples, peeled and chopped, egg, parsley, cornflour, salt and fresh ground black pepper, this original recipe does not call for cabbage but if i want to make this an authentic irish dish, i add 1/4 wedge of cabbage, finely sliced and par-boiled.

you want to take 3 eggs, break into a jug, now you want the same amount of flour as the eggs, same amount of milk, salt, cold water

fresh, whole green beans, red onion, sliced thin in rings, juice of 1 lemon, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, mashed or pressed (extra if you want more!), dried oregano, salt and pepper to taste

waxy potatoes , i like the yukons, or fingerling, you want the cup size (small ones) and if you are able, pick out the largest of these, between golf ball and super ball size, onion , don tsp try a whole small 1, it doesn tsp do as well and it s more work, garlic sliced thin lengthwise, evoo, crushed red pepper, cracked black pepper, sherry vin, paprika

i use a (very crappy) dial-up conection, and most times get knocked offline., my computer is quite old , and nearing its demise, i believe., i have been unable to rate recipes from my cooking buddies for quite some time. sorry about that., i really want to rate recipes, but often computer freezes and i have to reboot several times just to get back online., i have seen some really nice recipes on this website , and wish to rate them, but am not able to., keep up the good work guys

all amounts are adjustable ; you can use as much or as little of anything as you like., mushrooms of your choice, potato, chopped, ginger sauce, green onions, sliced, spices--i use italian blend but parsley or oregano work too, garlic, minced, zucchini, chopped (optional), olive oil (you can use more or less if you want), salt, pepper

spinach ala tom, i wanted to add that some cream cheese, sour cream added to this mixture would make a great dip, just add some milk to the cream cheese if needed to make it less thick, just don tsp over do it. i would add after all the other ingredients are cooked., a recipe something like my dad used to make , except he put 2 eggs in it and scrambled it all together, i don tsp do that. i also added a few things to it. of course all you velveeta fans can add that instead of the fresh parmesan., green giant frozen chopped spinach, oscar mayer chopped bacon ( in the yellow plastic pouch in the salad isle of your store) it s really lower fat and easier to use than regular bacon and it also tastes good., a small yellow onion diced, unsalted butter, amount of fresh shredded parmesan cheese for garnish .

i wanted some rice and i didn tsp have a lot of ingredients, so i came up with this........great and cheap, i would only add a little tomato sauce if i make this again and i know i will make it again., rice almost like taco bell s, wal-mart par boiled rice (very cheap), taco seasoning, paprika, water, chopped chipotle (add more if you like hot rice), garlic powder, chicken bullion, onion powder, tblsp dehydrated , chopped onion, tblsp butter or margarine at end of cooking

easy rice, and a 1/3 cups rice ( i use wal-mart parboiled rice, cheap and good), water (depending how mushy you want the rice, i mostly use a 1 to 1 ratio for rice and when using a rice cooker)., deseeded , diced jalapeno, chicken bullion cubes, fond from cooked meat pan (fond is the tiny bits left in the pan after you fry meat), be bacon , beef , pork or hamburger, salt if desired

chicken leg quarter or large chicken breast (enough chicken to feed two people)., side dish rice. (uncle ben s, rice-a-roni, or store brand), any flavor you want, boiling water ., frozen vegetables , whatever kind you want., shredded cheese (optional)