38 necessary Recipes

kosher salt, creole seasoning, such as tony chachere s original or konriko, turkey , quills removed if necessary and neck, giblets, and liver removed (reserve for another use), unsalted butter, melted, plus 1 cup (2 sticks), cut into 1-inch cubes, kosher salt, coarsely cracked black pepper, white onion, roughly chopped (about 1 1/2 cups), head garlic, cloves separated, peeled , and smashed with back of knife, stalk celery, roughly chopped (about 3/4 cup), fresh sage leaves , roughly torn (about 1 oz), fresh thyme (about 45 sprigs or 1 oz), fresh parsley (about 1/2 cup), fresh rosemary, roughly chopped (about 20 sprigs), turkey gravy

tomatoes, seeded, chopped and drained (if available, use heirloom tomatoes-i sliced the tomatoes instead), cucumbers , sliced lengthwise, then thinly sliced (if organic, no peeling necessary) or 2 medium lemon , sliced (i like a combination of the two cucumber varieties), green onions, sliced (including the white part), fresh lime juice (not reconstituted !), lime zest, for garnish (optional)

steaks , approximate 1/2 to 3/4 lb, cut in strips, zucchini , in italian style sauce (i used del monte), diced tomatoes , with juices, minced garlic (i used jarred for convenience), salt , pepper to taste, crushed red pepper, diced onion , was considering using, but did not, egg noodles, water, if mixture too thick, wine , if desired it was what i had, not necessary, can also use beef broth id desired (i used a zinfandel, i did not use)

roasting chickens, white onion, quartered, fresh basil, fresh rosemary (dried rosemary may be subbed if necessary, i used fresh), butter, sliced (plus extra to rub on skin ), orange, quartered, garlic cloves, sliced lengthwise into long ovals, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, orange juice, freshly squeezed preferred, grand marnier (see description) or 4 tbsp cointreau liqueur (see description), dried apricots, finely chopped , processed, brown sugar (optional), flour (optional)

butter, room temperature, sugar, eggs, sour cream (low fat or full ), vanilla extract, all purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, water, boiling, vanilla cream filling, all purpose flour, milk (low fat is fine ), butter (or trans fat-free shortening), granulated sugar, scraped vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla extract, whisk together the flour and milk and cook in a small saucepan over medium heat until thick. this will only take a few minutes. sir continuously to prevent the mixture from clumping and do not bring all the way to a boil. when thickened (consistency will be that of a thin pudding or custard), strain with a mesh strainer into a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let cool completely to room temperature., when the milk mixture is cool , cream the butter (or shortening) and sugar together in a medium bowl until light. add in the milk/flour mixture and the scraped vanilla bean seeds (or vanilla extract) and beat at high speed with an electric mixer for 7 minutes, until light and fluffy. scrape into a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip, or a large ziplock bag with the corner cut off, and set aside until ready to fill your cupcakes., chocolate buttercream frosting, butter, room temperature, unsweetened cocoa powder, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and beat, with an electric mixer, until frosting is creamy, 3-5 minutes. add additional powdered sugar as needed to achieve a thick, but not stiff, frosting that is easy to spread. add additional milk, if necessary, to thin the frosting if it gets too thick.

melted butter or 1/4 cup margarine, cocoa, salt (regular table is better in this instance -- not kosher as i usually prefer), milk, vanilla, powdered sugar

olive oil plus additional for brushing baking pan and parchment paper, turkey sausage , casings discarded (if necessary) and sausage coarsely crumbled, garlic cloves, chopped, scallions, chopped, fresh shiitake mushrooms , stems discarded and caps chopped, fresh cremini mushrooms, trimmed and chopped, black pepper, salt, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry, water, whole eggs, egg whites, fat-free (skim) milk, grated parmigiano-reggiano (about 1/3 cup), gruyere, coarsely grated (1 cup)

shrimp, peeled, tails removed & cooked (i used ex large, but large will work fine, use what is on sale, and take advantage of the seafood co), head napa cabbage, thin sliced (i used a mix of napa and romaine, but use what you enjoy best, the napa is just very good with this ), romaine lettuce hearts , rough chopped, cucumber , cut in half lengthwise and then very thin sliced in half moons (i happen to love , but depending on the size, use as much as you want), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced (i prefer a vidalia or fl sweet onion), bean sprouts, rinsed and drained (but if available, 15 oz, or about 2 cups of fresh bean sprouts), red pepper , thin sliced in matchsticks (optional), water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and rough chopped, chow mein noodles (1 to 1 1/2 in the salad, and as much as you want as a garnish), kraft toasted asian sesame dressing , you can also serve more on the side if necessary and see the note below on dressing substitutes (lite or regular version), scallion, fine diced (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)

milk, whole (not pasteurized or organic ), citric acid (check your health food store), salt , cheese (optional but i think necessary, check with your health food store and do not use table or canni) (optional)

egg yolks, sugar, mango puree, fresh lemon juice, coconut cream, cream

egg yolks, sugar , plus, sugar, grated lemons , zest of, fresh lemon juice, egg whites, cream, lightly whipped

minus 1 tbsp sifted whole wheat flour, double-acting baking-powder (low aluminum, of course), sea salt, cinnamon, honey, minus 2 1/2 tbsp oil, eggs, vanilla extract, organic peanut butter (optional, but necessary if you want to make peanut butter-chocolate chip cookies!), organic semisweet chocolate chips or carob chips

fresh lavender flowers, stripped from their stalks, sweet white wine (such as sauterne, muscat or beaumes de venise), heavy cream, egg whites, fresh lavender flowers, stripped from their stalks, sugar

egg yolks, sugar, buttermilk, grated fresh brown breadcrumbs (dried breadcrumbs won tsp work!), heavy cream, rum, vanilla extract

bittersweet chocolate (can substitute with unsweetened ), sweetened condensed milk, instant coffee (granulated ), boiling water, salt, heavy cream