12 not pretty Recipes

italian sausage, favorite red pasta sauce(homemade or bottled---just get around that much, depending on sizes of jars available, etc, lasagna noodles (not no boil ), onion, diced, garlic, minced, shredded mozzarella, parmesan cheese, shredded(not in the green can;), ricotta, cottage cheese, dry italian seasonings(fresh is fine, of course , just double it, at least), salt and pepper

boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into small cubes or strips, butter, soya sauce, button mushrooms, sliced, red pepper , deseeded and diced (the mild kind not the hot kind), green pepper , deseeded and diced, green onions, chopped, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, milk, monterey jack cheese, grated, black pepper (or to taste), penne

orange juice, freshly squeezed, lime juice, freshly squeezed (or use lemon juice), honey, yellow mustard, salt (pref flaked sea ), virgin olive oil, zucchini, about 6-inch long and 1-inch thick, purple onion, yellow cheese, cubed (i used gouda, but use any you like), cumin seeds, grape tomatoes, baby, eggs, boiled but not hard (about 5 mins boiling time), coarse black pepper

raspberry sherbet, softened, carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled, frozen raspberries, thawed (do not drain the juice)

heavy sweet cream, melted butter, egg yolk well beaten, bread crumbs (fresh not dry ), lump crabmeat , best you can find refrigerated, whole egg well beaten, lemon rind grated fine on a rasp, juice of 1 half lemon, white worchestershire sauce, onion powder, adobo seasoning, milled pepper, cayenne pepper, hungarian sweet paprika, drops of habenero style tabasco sauce

stewing beef or 3 1/2 lbs round steaks, onions, chopped, all-purpose flour, cooking oil (or sufficient to brown the stew beef and fry the onions), milk (more if needed to thin sauce), condensed cream of mushroom soup, condensed cream of chicken soup, dill weed (packaged ), sweet paprika (not hot ), ground black pepper, uncooked egg noodles

boneless skinless chicken breast (4 breasts), smoked ham , chopped pretty fine (important to use a smoky ham, this is a key ingredient for this dish. i bought a slice of ), condensed cream of chicken soup , i use the 99% fat free (less salt), sour cream (low fat will work, but not the fat free), white wine, smoky gouda cheese, grated (smoky mozzarella or even smoky white cheddar will work), fresh tarragon (1 tbsp fresh parsley, fine chopped would be a good substitute, i use more parsley as it is not), pepper, fresh ground, salt

tuna in water, drained well (not oil ), hard-boiled eggs , chopped pretty fine, mayonnaise (not miracle whip ), mustard, louisiana hot sauce , roasted pepper, jalapeno relish, whole wheat bread, american cheese, made with real milk (again, not oil ), butter

green mango (make sure it s not only green outside, but pretty hard), lime, salt, cold water

potatoes , scrubbed and cubed (do not peel), water (from potatoes -- see below), onion , chopped pretty fine, garlic, crushed, dried basil, dried herbes de provence, whole or 2% milk, butter, melted, flour, cheddar cheese, shredded, salt & pepper to taste; paprika is nice, too. (so is turmeric, my new favorite spice - try it!)