269 no needed Recipes

bread cubes (just tear up bread, no need to buy ), milk, eggs, slightly beaten, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt, raisins

frozen sliced peaches (approx. 2 lb, sliced ), frozen raspberries, lemon juice (2 tbsp), white sugar (granulated ), salt, flour (no need to sift), cinnamon, melted butter (1 stick, 1/4 lb.), flour (no need to sift), white sugar (granulated ), baking powder, cinnamon, salt, softened butter, eggs, beaten

butter, red or sweet onion, chopped (or sub 2 shallots), garlic, minced, vegetable stock, mascarpone cheese (can sub softened cream cheese, but it will change the flavor a bit), juice from 1/2 lemon, fresh baby spinach (no need to chop, fresh watercress leaves (also no need to chop), half and half, cayenne (or to taste or sub hot sauce), carrot, grated, goat cheese crumbles, sea or kosher salt and fresh ground pepper

purple potatoes (no need to peel) or 1/2 lb fingerling potato, scrubbed and trimmed (no need to peel), olive oil, red onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, vegetable broth or 1 3/4 cups water, quinoa, salt

strawberries, hulled and halved, balsamic vinegar, honey, low-fat whipping cream, fresh mint, flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar, sugar, vegetable shortening, buttermilk, buttermilk (no need to separate ), egg wash , for glazing (1 egg plus 1 tblspn. milk or water or cream)

all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, vegetable oil, eggs, chopped pecans (optional) or 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) or 10 tbsp blueberries (fresh or frozen, if frozen, no need to thaw) (optional) or 5 tbsp mini chocolate chips (optional), maple syrup or fruit syrup or warm fruit, compote, fruit sauce , fresh berries or chopped fruit, chopped nuts or powdered sugar or whipped cream, ice cream or sorbet or chocolate syrup or fruited yogurt

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.

cornstarch, water, blueberries , more if needed (if using frozen, thaw first), whole blueberries (no need to thaw, if using frozen), port wine, chopped shallot, white sugar, prepared dijon mustard, prepared whole grain mustard, yellow mustard seeds, white wine

lentils, rinsed, water, bay leaves, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, chopped onion (optional), garlic clove, minced, rotel tomatoes , no need to drain (canned tomatoes and green chiles- i use the original or hot, mild would be good too), carrot, thinly sliced, stalk thinly slice celery, chopped yellow pepper, shredded jarlsberg cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, monterey jack or any combo work as well)

onion, thinly sliced, olive oil, garlic cloves, finely chopped, green bell pepper (seeded and cut into cubes), red bell pepper (seeded and cut into cubes), eggplant, cubed (no need to salt or peel if not too old), tomatoes, chopped (no need to peel), tomato puree (if not available use tomatoe sauce), red wine or 3 tbsp water, salt, pepper, freshly ground, pasta noodles, cheese, grated

ground cranberries (about 2 bags fresh , ground in processor or grinder), sugar, raspberry gelatin powder, boiling water, chopped celery, chopped apples , no need to peel, chopped walnuts or 1 1/2 cups pecans, crushed pineapple , no need to drain

frozen whole kernel corn (no need to thaw), frozen cut green beans (no need to thaw), onion, chopped, carrots, peeled and sliced, rib celery, sliced, green pepper, seeded and chopped, zucchini , cut in half lengthwise - then cut each half into 1/2-inch pieces, two 14 oz cans 100% fat-free chicken broth, stewed tomatoes (do not drain), minced garlic, ground black pepper, quick-cooking barley

smoked sausage, casings removed, crumbled, chopped carrot, chopped celery, brown potatoes, diced (no need to peel), dry lima beans (no need to presoak the beans), a-1 steak sauce (the secret ingredient), beef broth

unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla extract, light brown sugar, raspberries, fresh or frozen (no need to thaw if using frozen), semisweet chocolate chunks or 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

flour, margarine, sugar, cinnamon, flaked cereal (i used post honey bunches of oats), shredded zucchini (no need to peel, this is about 1/2 of a medium zucchini), unsweetened applesauce, oil, vanilla, whole wheat flour, unbleached all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, soymilk, or more, chopped walnuts (optional)

plain yogurt (no need to drain the yogurt), salt and white pepper, to taste, orange blossom water, lemon zest, grated, rice vinegar, fresh mint, finely minced (or about 1/2 tsp dried mint), half-and-half cream , to thin (or other similar liquid of choice but not water)

pam cooking spray, pine nuts, fresh basil leaf , no need to slice up, garlic cloves (we re fiends, so if you need less, 3 will work), grated parmesan cheese, water, quorn naked chik n cutlets (or similar soy or tsp product), salt and pepper, to taste, red potatoes, cut into quarters, pitted kalamata olives (cheaper to pit them yourself), balsamic vinegar, honey, olive oil

pumpkin (i prefer the japanese kabocha squash) or 2 cups canned , no added spice, onion, sliced thin, fresh ginger , there is no need to peel the ginger, julienne and chop fine 1 x 1 piece, olive oil, pumpkin stock (you may need more. vegetable juice can be substituted for the .), salt, mild curry paste (i think patak s is best.), fresh cream