61 not your cup Recipes

hot italian sausage, ground beef (70/30 or 80/20), tomato juice (more if you like your chili thinner) or 6 -8 cups v 8 vegetable juice (more if you like your chili thinner), ground cayenne pepper, white pepper, fresh coarse ground black pepper, salt (to taste), chili powder, tabasco sauce (original recipe, the whole 2 oz. bottle), jalapenos, sliced with juice (in jar, not drained), hot chili beans (not drained ), sliced mushrooms, drained (or to taste), white onion, coarsely chopped (according to your taste), garlic cloves (smashed, but kept whole, to taste), bay leaf, insanity hot sauce (to taste, this is the afterburner part ), temporary insanity hot sauce (for the meek and mild)

prepared lemonade (like country time powdered drink mix or enough to make it the strength you like best), ice cubes, strawberry ice cream topping, chilled lemonade (premade from the store, or 4 1/2 cups of homemade lemonade sweetened with splenda or sugar), sugar free strawberry syrup (or not sugar free, your choice) or ice cream topping (or not sugar free, your choice)

butter mac nut cookie recipe, flour, powdered sugar, butter , do not substitute margarine and have at room temperature., more of either raw or roasted macadamia nuts, chopped, i add 2 tsp of lemon zest, you can use either lemon , lime or orange zest., if you like coconut , add about a cup of sweetened shredded coconut or more depending on your preference. the more coconut, the chewier the cookie will be., chocolate chips , either semi-sweet or bittersweet, chopped pecans , walnuts, brazil nuts, hazel nuts or even peanuts., bittersweet chips and orange zest or lemon zest make a fabulous cookie!), course , you can dip your cookie in chocolate! chocoholics, unite! melt 1 cup of chips with 1 tsp of butter in the microwave for 1 minute, stir and dip the cooled cookie bars into the chocolate and lay on wax paper or aluminum to dry. you can even dip the dipped chocolate into some finely chopped nuts or coconute for a fancier cookie.

butter (1 1/2 sticks), chopped yellow onions, tart apples, cored and chunked, but not peeled (jonathan, winesap or granny smith), bulk breakfast sausage , with sage (or your favorite bulk sausage), coarsely crumbled cornbread, coarsely crumbled whole wheat bread or 3 cups multi-grain bread, coarsely crumbled french bread or 3 cups italian bread, dried thyme, dried sage, salt and pepper, to taste, chopped italian parsley, shelled pecan halves (do not chop), chicken broth (optional, for a more moist dressing)

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.

macaroni and cheese mix, use your favorite even homemade if you prefer, milk, butter (best with real butter, do not use a spread or tub product) or 1/4 cup margarine (best with real butter, do not use a spread or tub product), ground beef (see note ) or 1/2 lb ground chicken (see note) or 1/2 lb ground turkey (see note), onions, chopped or 2 tsp onion powder, adjust to taste, celery ribs, chopped, bell pepper, chopped (optional), garlic cloves, minced or 1 tsp garlic powder, salt and pepper

butter (1/2 stick), curd cottage cheese (do not use low-fat) or 3/4 cup ricotta cheese (do not use low-fat), all-purpose gluten-free flour (you can use a mix of your favourites), xanthan gum, salt, gluten free baking powder or 1/4 tsp cream of tartar & 1/2 tsp baking soda, sugar, vanilla essence , optional for sweet rolls only

ground beef, fresh (not frozen ), yellow onions, medium, diced, garlic cloves, minced, habanero peppers, jalapeno peppers, serrano chili peppers, red chili peppers, original rotel tomatoes, hot rotel tomatoes, rotel chili fixins tomatoes, baked beans (i prefer bush s vegetarian ), light red kidney beans, drained, beer (i prefer blue moon), ground cayenne pepper, barbecue sauce, your favorite kind (i prefer sweet baby ray s), sour cream, grated parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese or 1/2 cup asiago cheese, mexican cheese, shredded, white onion, diced

plain fat-free yogurt or 2 cups vanilla yogurt or 2 cups your favorite flavored yogurt, bananas, peeled and diced, crushed pineapple, drained, low sugar cereal , crush cereal for infant/toddler (grapenuts, cherrios, bran), strawberry, crushed, honey (eliminate if using vanilla yogart and do not add for any children under the age of 1)

russet potatoes, skin peeled and cubed, bacon, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces, chopped carrots, chopped celery stalks, chopped onions, minced cloves of garlic, tb. coarsley ground pepper, tb better than bouillon , chicken stock seasoning in 3 cups of water or 3 cups of chicken stock, cream cheese, cubed and at room temperature ., heavy cream or milk (and you can use 2 tb butter mixed with 2 tb flour, fried in a pan and add 2 cups of milk to this, wisking well .. a cream sauce to be added to the finished soup for thickening added along with the milk) see comment below please.., before serving, taste your soup and at that time, you can add more pepper or salt. if you re serving the soup with a salty bread or with salted crackers, you do not need to add any salt. (there is enough salt in the bouillon seasoning and in the crackers, not to mention the bacon.)

eggplants (about 3), cut crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick rounds, salt, tomatoes, olive oil, garlic cloves, finely chopped, fresh basil leaves , torn in half, black pepper, dried hot red pepper flakes, all-purpose flour, eggs, panko (japanese bread crumbs), grated parmigiano-reggiano (2/3 cup), chilled fresh mozzarella (not unsalted), thinly sliced, your liking ) of shredded italian cheese (i like the ones with mixed provolone, asiago, parmesan and mozzarella) to use in addition to the cheeses listed above. sometimes i just like to up the cheese quotient, especially on top, where it gets all puffy, chewy and a bit browned around the edges., but it will taste perfect without the additonal cheese....

gone are the days where the bride and groom share a slice of a 3, 4, or 5 tier wedding cake. nowadays some people are opting for a more simple cake solution, yet they still want the elegance that a large tiered cake offers. enter on stage the simple yet elegant cupcake., versatile cupcakes are standing along side and, in some cases, replacing larger cakes these days. below are some helpful hints if you want to use cupcakes for the main cake at your wedding., tip #1 : arrangement, how you arrange your cupcakes is as important if not more important than the taste. everyone wants a breathtaking wedding cake at their reception so arranging your cupcakes to give this appearance is very necessary., my personal favorite way of arranging my cupcakes is to stack 4 or 5 boxes on top of each other to form a tree of sorts. i choose boxes that are approximately 4 to 5 inches high. i like 24 inch square boxes then 18 inches square then 12 inches then 6 inches square. this gives me a cupcake ledge of 3 inches when the boxes are stacked., decorate your boxes as you wish. beautiful paper wrapped around the boxes then a ribbon all the way around is a great decorating combination ., your wedding cake cupcakes can then be placed on the ledges and on top of the boxes for a beautiful arrangement for your wedding., arrangement idea for your wedding cupcakes is to place cupcakes underneath raised cake platters. larger cakes or more cupcakes can be placed on top of the platters., how your cupcakes taste and even how many different flavors you offer are both very important to the overall success of your wedding cupcakes. i think 1 of the best reasons to have wedding cupcakes instead of a large wedding cake would be that you can have many different kinds of cakes. not everyone prefers the same type of cake and frosting so having 2 or 3 different types of cake flavors would be ideal., three of my favorite flavors are vanilla , chocolate, and lemon cupcakes. these are a great combination for any special occasion that you may choose to serve cupcakes. you can either serve all of the different flavors in the same cups with the same decoration or you can use different cups and/or different decorations for each cake flavor you choose., skimp on the ingredients for your wedding cupcakes. fresh cupcakes made from your favorite cupcake recipes are always the best choice. boxed cake mixes just won tsp cut i for special occasion cupcakes. the same goes for frosting. make your frosting instead of buying it prepackaged from a grocery store. if you don tsp feel confident making your own, you could always buy some freshly made frosting from a local bakery., presentation is everything when dealing with weddings. you should make sure your cupcakes are just the right size so they are absolutely gorgeous when presented. the entire purpose of serving cupcakes at a wedding is to give your guests a small taste of a wonderful dessert. small is the key word here. you don tsp want cupcakes that are larger than an actual teacup. if they are, then they should be called mini cakes and not cupcakes., also, it would cost you a fortune to bake mini cakes for each of your guests. the right size cupcake will offer just the right amount of cake for each person attending and will also likely save you money., be careful not to err on the side of your cupcakes being too small. if your cupcakes are too small, you may run out of cupcakes before you guests sweet teeth are satisfied. you also run the risk of having too much frosting on a small cupcake which could ruin the overall taste of your wedding cupcakes., i ve found that the perfect size cupcakes are baked in 1/2 cup wells that i fill approximately 1/2 to 2/3 full of cupcake batter. make sure you carefully measure the cupcake batter each time you fill a well. this will make sure that your cupcakes come out of the oven all the same size., i hope that these tips will help you produce the most beautiful wedding cupcakes that anyone has ever seen! good luck

olive oil, divided, pesto sauce , purchased (or your homemade), bread, cubed small (or torn, use up your stale white or whole wheat, french, just not sweet bread), white onion, small dice, zucchini, sliced 1/4 inch, corn , cut fresh off cobs or 2 cups frozen, sweet red pepper, diced, garlic clove, minced, mozzarella cheese, shredded

grated yellow sharp cheddar cheese, grated tillamook cheese (or your favorite mild cheddar.), elbow macaroni (or favorite tube pasta ... not salad macaroni!!), egg, slightly beaten, light cream or 3/4 cup half-and-half cream, softened butter (you won tsp be using all of it), salt & pepper

white cake mix (or use yellow cake mix), egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), frozen strawberries , completely thawed (do not drain the juice), vanilla pudding mix (or cream cheese pudding mix), half-and-half cream or 1 cup use 18% table cream, cornstarch, cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed, fresh sliced strawberry

pie crust , for a 9 inch pie your favorite recipe or a prepared/frozen crust, whole milk, unflavored gelatin, vanilla pudding mix (the cooking kind , not instant ), vanilla chip, whipping cream (heavy cream), fresh strawberries (stems removed ), vanilla chips, cooking oil (not olive oil), chocolate pudding mix, milk chocolate or 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate or 3 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips

chicken carcass or you could use a turkey carcass, along with all the left over meat, bones and trimmings., use whole chicken. i like to use the left overs from a rotisserie chicken, aromatics: *2 cups chopped celery, chopped onion, minced garlic ., herbs and seasonings, nice size bay leaves, ground or rubbed sage, or 2 tbsp fresh chopped, ground pepper , or peppercorns, crushed dried or 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme, dried crushed basil or 1 tbsp chopped fresh, curshed oregano, chopped dried rosemary or 1 tsp fresh ., stock pot or other very large pan ., enough water to fill stock pot. can use chicken or turkey broth to increase intensity of flavor, ingredients : for creamy broth, chicken broth, cornstarch or flour...or...2 envelopes of chicken or turkey gravy mix dissolved in 1 1/2 cups broth, not hot broth. or 1 can cream of chicken soup., this is now your broth for the soup., taste of broth and adjust seasonings., add vegetables to the soup, potato per person eating plus 2 for the pot, carrot per person and 1 for the pot., use baby carrots instead of peeling and slicing ones., stalks celery cut into bite size pieces, any other veggies your family likes .

carrots, chopped (i often use the little baby carrots for quickness), green peppers, chopped, celery, chopped, green onion, chopped, green beans (i like french cut frozen or 2 cups fresh , but you could use 2 cans of green ), tomatoes, chopped (i prefer 3 cups of fresh tomatoes peeled and chopped if i have time), vegetable soup mix (optional, can be added toward the end of simmering.. more calories , carbs and sodium and may not be ), beef bouillon (optional... but can use vegetable flavor too), water (or to quantity desired), salt and 1/2 tsp pepper, to taste, oregano, herbs , and spices to your personal taste, red hot sauce (start with only a bit and add to taste!)