100 not that Recipes

sweetened condensed milk - (not evaporated !), lemon juice, crushed pineapple(drained ), pecans or walnuts, cool whip, graham cracker crusts (home-made is best....but store-bought is fine)

pumpkin , not pie mix, evaporated milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, melted, duncan hines butter recipe cake mix, pecans, chopped, cream cheese, powdered sugar, cool whip

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.

diced tomatoes (3 jumbo cans, 1 smaller regular sized can, you can drain them or not, i drained mine to keep it chun), sliced peaches (chopped into small pieces), yellow onion (diced ), red pepper (diced ), yellow pepper (diced ), orange bell pepper (diced ), minced garlic (or to taste), kosher salt, white vinegar, honey (or to taste), sugar, jalapenos (for medium spiced salsa keep 2 with seeds and ribs, the other two remove all ribs and seeds- diced), whole lime , juice of, tomato paste, tomato sauce, fresh cilantro (or desired amount- i used about 10 pieces of fresh- riped into tiny pieces, so im guessing that is a), cayenne, hot sauce (i use sriricha- to taste)

butter (do not substitute!), all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, milk, sliced peaches , do not drain (i use a quart of my own canned peaches in light syrup, so i am guesstimating on the store bought), nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar, lemon peel

rolled oats, wheat germ, raw sunflower seeds, walnuts or 1 cup almonds, chopped coarsely, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, corn oil or 1/2 cup canola oil, honey (i used orange blossom flavored ), brown sugar ( sucanat ) or 1/4 cup unbleached cane sugar ( sucanat ), pure vanilla extract (not imitation ), raisins, tart dried cherries, dried strawberries

boneless skinless chicken breasts, real butter, water, fresh green beans, italian dressing (not creamy or you can always make your own), firm tomatoes or 3 roma tomatoes, chopped (optional)

dried corn husks, lard or vegetable shortening (i used . it adds flavor. it s not that bad once in a while, it s a saturated fat yes, but vegetable shortening is a trans fat, and i think that s worse for you. you can render your own using the cut off fat from pork roast and pork chops. do not use salt pork or bacon - ask your butcher for about 1 1/2 lb of pork fat), baking powder, blue corn meal ( is coarser than yellow, but if you want to make yellow tamales, get masa harina for tamales), water, chicken stock, preferably homemade, salt, poblano chilies, seeded and cut into a small dice, fresh or frozen corn (thawed if frozen ), monterey jack cheese , cut into a small dice

eggs (beaten ), flour, sugar, vanilla, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, vegetable oil, bananas (chopped not mashed ), crushed pineapple (not drained ), chopped nuts (optional)

eggs, beaten (not egg substitute), tomato, rinsed and diced (fresh tomatoes, not canned), green onion, rinsed and chopped

venison steak or 2 lbs beef steaks, ground venison or 1 lb ground beef, kidney beans, black beans, red beans, chili beans, chili con carne , with no beans (for texture), tomatoes, chopped, spaghetti sauce (classico with basil), chili powder, garlic powder, hot sauce (it s not that hot with all the other ingredients), black pepper

active dry yeast, warm water, all-purpose flour, salt, water, coarse cornmeal, egg white, cold water

butter , for coating cake pans, sugar, cake flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, unsweetened cocoa , preferably dutch process, instant coffee, boiling water, sour cream, vanilla extract, egg whites, at room temperature (you may want to save yolks to use in the frosting), unsalted butter, melted, but not hot, soft and creamy double chocolate frosting, egg substitute , or 4 egg yolks (left over from cake), with enough milk added to equal 1/2 cup, plus additional milk, if necessary, unsweetened cocoa, instant coffee, vanilla extract, salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, unsweetened chocolate, melted, sugar (sifted if it contains hard lumps), light corn syrup

hot mashed potatoes (i used yukon potatoes), chopped celery, plus leaves, sour cream, mayonnaise, red onion, diced small, milk (for even richer flavor use whipping cream), white wine vinegar, yellow mustard , to taste, fresh curly-leaf parsley, minced (not dried ), salt , to taste, white pepper , to taste, paprika, red pepper ring, for garnish

butter , for coating cake pans, sugar, cake flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, unsweetened cocoa , preferably dutch process, instant coffee, boiling water, sour cream, vanilla extract, egg whites, at room temperature (you may want to save yolks to use in the frosting), unsalted butter, melted, but not hot, soft and creamy double chocolate frosting , recipe follows, special equipment : 2 (8-inch) cake pans, egg substitute , or 4 egg yolks (left over from cake), with enough milk added to equal 1/2 cup, plus additional milk, if necessary, unsweetened cocoa, instant coffee, vanilla extract, salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, unsweetened chocolate, melted, sugar (sifted if it contains hard lumps), light corn syrup

tricolor cheese tortellini (may use plain white or green if not available), diced pepperoni (small pieces), diced sharp provolone cheese, mccormicks salad supreme dry seasoning, good seasons italian dressing or 1 (8 oz) bottle seven seas italian dressing, grated parmesan cheese

buckwheat groats (whole , not flour), water, frozen spinach , defrosted, chopped dill, feta cheese, black pepper, lemon juice, olive oil (optional), chopped onion, chopped garlic cloves, butter, olive oil, garlic salt , to taste, sheets phyllo dough , defrosted, olive oil

berries, fresh or thawed (unseeded, like blueberries or cranberries, not strawberries), lemon, lime (1 inch slice), apple, pear, splenda sugar substitute