44 nativity Recipes

all-purpose flour, baking powder, seasoning salt or 1 tsp table salt, steaming tap water, vegetable oil (for frying )

shortening, sugar, egg yolk, water, molasses, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, sugar, egg white, water, cream of tartar

sugar , plus, sugar, lard or 2/3 cup vegetable shortening, egg, unbleached flour , sifted, baking powder, vanilla extract, anise seed, milk, pine nuts, chopped, ground cinnamon

pine nuts , plus, pine nuts, yellow cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, catfish fillets, vegetable oil

soy bacon (and add a little olive oil to cook it), fresh green beans, cut in half and ends trimmed, onions, chopped into large pieces, garlic, sliced, red potatoes, with skin, halved, dried basil, marjoram, water (or as needed), salt & pepper to taste

water, fruit (wild strawberries, wild blackberries, any fresh berry or perhaps peaches), honey (to taste)

active dry yeast (2 (1/4-ounce) packets), warm water (105 to 110 degrees f), all-purpose flour, salt, lard

yellow hominy or 1 (19 oz) can white hominy, drained, lean hamburger, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, diced tomatoes, salt, pepper

tomatoes, cut in half , then sliced, shallots, finely chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, hard boiled eggs, chopped, wine vinegar (sometimes i like to use balsamic vinegar), extra virgin oil, lemon, juiced (optional), salt & pepper to taste

water, wild rice, uncooked , rinsed in cold water, drained, butter, onions, diced, fresh button mushrooms, sliced, fresh rosemary, stemmed, minced or 3/4 tsp dried rosemary, crumbled, flour, chicken broth, salt, fresh ground black pepper, whipping cream, sherry wine or 2 tbsp dry white wine

chuck steak or buffalo meat, cut into small cubes, ground chuck, olive oil, peeled whole tomatoes (hand crushed with juice added), chopped yellow onions, fresh minced garlic, ears of corn - kernels scraped off or 1 box frozen white corn, chopped green chiles, red kidney beans, molasses, garlic salt, chili powder, brown sugar, ground cumin, be purred in a blender or added straight to the pot if you chop the jalapeno and poblano chiles), water, gin, poblano chiles in adobo sauce, fresh jalopenos, ground black pepper

flour, baking powder, smidgen salt, water , to make a dough, oil (for frying ), sugar or tomato sauce or honey

water, dried navy beans (or dried butter beans), oil or 1 tbsp butter, onion, sliced, salt, maple syrup, dry mustard, powdered ginger

macadamia nuts, all-purpose flour, paprika, salt, freshly ground pepper, yellowtail snapper fillets (about 1 1/2 lb), olive oil, white wine or sherry, grated orange rind, fresh orange juice, grated fresh ginger, fresh lemon juice, light brown sugar, bananas, cubed

canola oil, kosher salt, chicken stock, rack bison back ribs (about 2 lb), cut into 8 ribs, freshly ground pepper, mesa grill barbecue sauce (available at bobbyflay.com), bison loin, trimmed, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, bobby flay steak rub (available at bobbyflay.com), canola oil, green and red chile sauces (at right), cilantro leaves, for garnish (optional)