47 not much Recipes

brown sugar , packed, whipping cream, flour, butter (not much), ready-made pie crust

chicken breasts, olive oil, flour, capers, garlic, white wine, herbs, salt and pepper (not to much)

flour, butter (chilled ), salt, water, apples (peeled and chopped up into small pieces), sugar, cinnamon, flour, butter (chilled )

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

problems, dry cookie dough, solution, measure accurately. you don tsp want too much flour or too little liquid or shortening., use room temperature shortening, not chilled or melted ., use large eggs , the size used for testing most recipes., use small eggs ., mix the cookie dough thoroughly. be careful not to undermix., help! if your dough is too dry , add 1 or 2 tbsp cream or milk., problem, dough too soft to shape or roll, solution, measure accurately. you don tsp want too little flour or too much liquid or shortening, use shortening at room temperature, but not melted and do not substitute oil., use large eggs, not extra large, if it s a refrigerator dough , be sure it is firm enough to handle, then work with small amounts, leaving the rest in the refrigerator, help! if your dough is too soft, mix in 1 or 2 tbsp flour.

cream soup (any kind ), chicken, velveeta cheese (cut in chunks ), steamable bag california-blend frozen vegetables, dry any kind noodles or 1 cup uncooked rice, cheddar cheese

canned low-fat evaporated milk, fresh mint leaves, sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, dutch-process unsweetened cocoa, plain nonfat yogurt, chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate

potato ( 1 per person ), garlic (to taste), lemon juice (to taste), plain soymilk/regular milk (not much), olive oil , melted butter, or melted earth balance margarine, salt to taste

stewing beef, reduced-sodium fat-free beef broth, fat free beef gravy, mushroom gravy, mushrooms, sweet onion , not much (light), noodles, your choice

olive oil, butter, roasted red pepper, diced, garlic cloves, minced, green onions, (use both green and white) chopped, mushrooms, chopped, frozen spinach, thawed and drained very well, and chopped, kosher salt (not much, as cheeses have a lot of sodium), pepper, eggs, egg yolks, crumbled feta cheese (you could use light), whole milk, ready made, deep dish pie crust, in tin pan, handful of parmesan cheese

cheap but meaty bacon, chopped to about 1 inch pieces, steamed cooled sliced new white potato (i m guessing), yellow onion , diced about an inch, bell pepper , diced about half an inch (red would be nice), eggs, lightly beaten with, water, diced celery, liquid smoke, chicken base (bullion grains), black pepper (not much), grated parmesan cheese, for topping

white basmati rice, washed and soaked as much as needed depending on quality, water, sea salt , to taste, unsalted butter, divided (butter is essential, oil or margarine is not to be subbed here), whole cardamom pods, crushed slightly to open a bit, turmeric powder (it s really for colour), scant 1/2 cup date molasses (dibis tamar in middle eastern shops), balkan yogurt, to serve

good sized oranges , nice unblimished peel, crushed pineapple , can be canned or fresh and chopped, lemon, toasted pecans, coconut , put an amount that looks nice, not too much, not too little, water

mahi-mahi (1/2 - 3/4 inches thick cleaned, skinned and cut into 4-6 portions), whole wheat or multi-grain flour tortillas, juice of 10 limes, cilantro finely chopped, salt, pepper, apple cider vinegar, chopped fresh cilantro, lime juice, sugar, salt, freshly ground pepper to taste, shredded red or green cabbage, plain fat-free greek yogurt, chopped fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice, lime zest, diced peeled seeded cucumber, sea salt and pepper to taste, combine all ingredients. season with salt and pepper., fresh, diced tomatoes, diced spanish onion, thoroughly washed , minced cilantro, sea salt, juice from 4 limes, mix diced tomatoes , onions and cilantro in a large bowl. add the lime juice and salt stir., fresh mangos diced, cucumber peeled and diced, sweet onion diced, red pepper diced , seeds removed, rice wine vinegar, hot pepper (we recommend either a serrano pepper which provides great flavor and not too much heat or a habanero pepper, 1 of the hottest peppers, cilantro, finely chopped, combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. set aside and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

gonna tolds you how to make mamas perfect cornbread. this is how she tolds me, shaa, dis fo two peoples, you put some of dat corn meal in dem bowls, put nough , but not too much, then you add some of dat flour , not as much as dat cornmeal, but, put nough in, put a lil bit bakin powder , and den add some of dat baking soda and salts, den ya add some milk and some oil, a little bit, but not too much, put 1 big egg in , or two lil eggs, if you ain tsp got 1 big one, oh , and shaa, if you put too much milk, you can add yourself a little bit mo flour if you want to, den ya stir everting in them bowls, stir just nough but not too much milk , ok, shaa, den you heat up dat oven till it good and hot, but not too hot ., oh , litre forgot sha, you put some oil in dat skillet when it get too hot, den ya put all dat cornbread mix in dat iron skillet, den ya put it in dat oven for thirty to twenty five minutes, until golden brown, feed more peoples , you just add yourself a lil bit more of everting or do all dis two times

problem : batter curdles and separates., solution : eggs were not added 1 at a time and beaten thoroughly after each addition; an electric mixer was set at too high a speed; and/or the eggs were too cold. try adding 1 tbsp. flour per egg and reducing the speed of the electric mixer., problem : cake didn tsp rise., solution : too much or not enough fat or liquid in the batter; batter was overbeaten; and/or oven temperature was too high., problem : cake is tough., solution : butter and sugar were underbeaten in the early stages of mixing; batter was overbeaten after the flour was added; not enough sugar; not enough baking powder; and/or not enough fat. try brushing cake layers with sugar syrup, or filling and frosting the layers with a generous layer of moist frosting., problem : cake crumb is sticky., solution : too much sugar in the batter or sugar was too coarse., problem: top crust is hard ., solution : oven temperature was too high; cake was overbaked; and/or cake was baked too close to the top of the oven. try slicing off the top of the cake layer before frosting.

risotto with sausage and cranberry beans, make risotto , you absolutely must use a specific type of rice called arborio rice (carnaroli and vialone nano are also used, some say superior, but are more difficult to find). these types of rice release starch when stirred in a liquid; it is this process which makes risotto, otherwise you just have a starchy mess of mush. these types of rice are identified by their fat round grains and pearly appearance. they can be used to make other sorts of rice dishes, such as pilaf, but other types of rice cannot be used for risotto. arborio is no longer that much of a specialty product; it can be found in most large, well-stocked grocery stores in the italian section. or sometimes, misguidedly, in the asian section., okay , so now we have the rice. you will also need some good, low-salt stock or broth - it should be low-salt not for health reasons, but because a good deal of it will evaporate, leaving its salt behind, and i like to have more control over the salt in a dish. it can be homemade, but i m not going to be a snob about it because, in truth, we go through gallons of store-bought stock in this household and i don tsp see that changing anytime soon. furthermore, risotto is actually a dish which can be whipped up out of thin air when it seems as though you have nothing to eat, as long as you have butter, rice, stock, maybe a few herbs, and some leftover parmesan. i like the kind of stock purchased in tetrapak cartons, because they are resealable and can be put in the fridge and used as needed. if you really want to use homemade but you don tsp have time to make stock or don tsp like the aroma of roasting bones in your house (i don tsp blame you), you can buy really great stock at north market poultry and game - it is expensive, but can be diluted with a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio of water to stock, so it stretches. my general guideline is to plan on 1/4 cup dry rice per person, and about 4 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice. of course, this isn tsp exact and will vary depending on your elevation and the phases of the moon, but it s a good place to start. i usually just use 4 cups of stock and then dilute with water or wine (or sometimes beer, if that s all i have) if i feel i m going to run out., well, we have rice and stock covered, now we just need our setup: place the stock in a saucepan on your rear burner, bring to a simmer, and leave it there with a 6-8 oz ladle in, and place a large, wide saute pan (must be really large, plan that your rice will at least quadruple in size) or dutch oven on the burner in front. get out your favorite wooden spoon and flex your stirring arm., nice thing about using sausage is it s so full of flavor you can leave out the usual onion/garlic/shallot/celery nonsense if you re tired and don tsp feel like chopping. furthermore, sausage goes from the freezer to the pan without suffering too much. okay, let s go, risotto with sausage and cranberry beans - serves 4, links italian sausage , or 1 lb bulk (or hot, or a combination - definitely with some fennel), casings removed, cooked cranberry beans or 1 can white beans, drained, arborio rice, beef , chicken or vegetable stock, butter, freshly, finely grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish, an oz) flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely, lemon juice , or juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and black pepper to taste, red pepper flakes to taste, optional, good balsamic vinegar , optional