1246 once week points Recipes

crumbled blue cheese, room temperature, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, toasted, chopped pitted kalamata olives, crackers , for serving or french baguette, slices for serving

vine-ripened tomatoes, salt & freshly ground black pepper, red onion, sliced, lemon, blue cheese, crumbled, basil leaves , julienned, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar

boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, chicken broth, regular or low sodium, soy sauce - again, regular or low sodium, quarter-size or more piece of fresh ginger, peeled and either slivered or chopped, garlic cloves, minced, baby spinach, boiling water, store bought hoisin sauce , honey garlic sauce, sweet and sour sauce, dumpling dipping sauce, or homemade sesame soy sauce or peanut sauce., here is the recipe for sesame-soy dipping sauce., soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, peeled and grated fresh ginger, garlic, minced, scallions (white and tender green parts), thinly sliced on the diagonal, sesame seeds (optional), in a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, oil, vinegar, ginger, garlic, and scallions, stirring to blend., at this point, you can cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week., stir in the sesame seeds just before serving.

you will need a very large crock , glass or enamel container, heavy duty plastic bucket or even wood, all must be totally clean, put through a dishwasher or clean with the hottest water if you can), minimum of 2 heads of cabbage ( about a total of 5 lbs ), may be regular or savoy or 1 part red cabbage to 3 parts green, kosher , or sea salt, or use salt which has no additives, no anti caking, no iodine etc., not table salt which causes a soft and limp outcome, sometimes pickling or canning salt will change taste and texture too, i simply use kosher salt, some tips here to prevent problems ( molds and yeasts ) with your sauerkraut, never use aluminum utensils, absolute cleanliness is necessary for a healthy brew, prepare the cabbage , remove and discard the outer leaves., wash and drain and then cut the cabbages into halves or quarters while removing the core in the process., step 1), shred cabbage - may use food processor for speed and ease., if you shred by hand , make sure the shreds are no thicker than a nickel or dime, step 2), mix, with wooden spoon or very clean hands, 5 lb of shredded cabbage with 4 tbsp of kosher salt and toss and mix thoroughly until kosher salt dissolves, you can make as much as you wish as long as you use the ratio of 5 lbs. cabbage to 4 tbsp. salt.), step 3), when juice starts to form on cabbage from tossing - pack the cabbage firmly and evenly into a clean crock, glass or enamel container., press firmly to encourage juice formation ., fill the utensil no closer than 5 inches from the top ., step 4), make sure juice covers the cabbage completely! (this does not always happen unless the cabbage is fresh from the garden ), may need to prepare additional brine by putting 1 1/2 tbsp of kosher salt into 1 quart of boiling water., dissolve salt and cool brine to room temperature before adding to the pot of cabbage., step 5), once cabbage is immersed in brine water , place a large food grade, plastic bag filled with brine water and lay on top if cabbage..., i use 2 large bags, 1 inside the other - sometimes a 2 gallon freezer bag - with a couple of quarts of cooled brine water inside - this if the bag breaks it will not water down the cabbage into a tasteless mess), cabbage must be well sealed all around with the bag, so no air can get in and contaminate the sauerkraut with unwanted yeasts or molds, step 6), now cover the container with plastic wrap, then a heavy towel or cloth and tie securely into place., do not remove this until fermenting is complete, step 7), put in an area where the temperature will not be above 75 degrees. fermentation will begin within a day , depending upon the room temperature., step 8), if room temperature is 75 degrees allow 3 weeks for fermentation., if temperature is 70 degrees allow 4 weeks ., if temperature is 65 degrees allow 5 weeks ., if temperature is 60 degrees allow 6 weeks ., step 9), once fermented taste to see if your required tartness exists., tartness will weaken as you process in canning ( cooking ) so make sure it is a wee bit more tart than you like, be eaten immediately if you desire

point-end veal breasts , boned, fat trimmed (about 2 1/2 lb each after boning), bones reserved and cut into pieces, dried thyme, onions, quartered, all purpose flour, button mushrooms, thickly sliced, chicken stock or canned low-salt broth, dry imported marsala, dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed, drained, garlic cloves, generous ) ground allspice, fresh thyme (optional)

unsalted butter, dijon mustard, thyme, fresh chopped fine, gray sea salt, blue cheese , point reyes original crumbled (you can substitute your favorite brand)

pointed cabbage leaves, grain rice, cooked, fresh coriander, red onion, peeled and roughly chopped, garlic, peeled and roughly chopped, cm fresh gingerroot, peeled and roughly chopped, red chile, roughly chopped, lime , zest and juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt

pointed sweet red pepper, king prawns, peeled and cooked, olive oil, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, spicy tomato salsa

fat free cream cheese, softened, stalks celery, finely chopped, green onions, finely chopped, dill pickles, drained and finely chopped, fat-free mayonnaise, low-sodium worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, pepper

point-cut beef brisket, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, all-purpose flour, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onions, cut into thin wedges, garlic , smashed, tomato paste, full-bodied red wine, sugar, leafy inner stalks celery, fresh rosemary, bay leaves, carrots , halved crosswise, garlic , smashed, kosher salt, fresh horseradish, peeled, roughly chopped fresh parsley, dijon mustard

baguette, olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, nectarines, bleu cheese dip (recommended : point reyes bleu cheese dip), bamboo skewers , soaked in water 30 minutes

points 2, sugar, fat-free evaporated milk, light margarine, semisweet chocolate, chopped, marshmallows, vanilla extract

frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed, chopped fresh rosemary, salt, pepper, butter or margarine, olive oil

best quality whole chocolate milk (this is important for good flavor! i use trader s point organic grassfed or make my own with droste coacoa powder and a bit of brown sugar to taste - just no high fructose corn syrup overly sweetened stuff please!), brown sugar - or white granulated if that is what you have. (once the mixture is frozen, it won tsp taste as sweet as it did unfrozen. trader s point is not too sweet, so i make it a bit sweeter for freezing and i like the flavor of best.), cream cheese, half tsp optional flavor extract or oil (like orange or raspberry or almond or coconut or...), egg, mexican crema , or sour cream, or ceme fraiche

okra, ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped, head boston lettuce, classic vinaigrette, chile oil , or to taste, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, dijon-style mustard, sugar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, extra-virgin olive oil, peanut oil, fresh bird chiles , or to taste, place the chiles in the oil in a fancy cruet and allow them to rest for 1 week, until they have flavored the oil. add a drop or two of the oil to your usual cooking oil for a special zap.

plain flour or 250 g all-purpose flour, caster sugar or 120 g granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger, salt (two pinches), egg, canola oil or 3 tbsp sunflower oil, buttermilk (not greek style) or 200 g plain yogurt (not greek style), grated orange zest, balls stem ginger in syrup, roughly chopped (about 2-3 tbsp once chopped, candied ginger), poppy seeds, bananas, peeled, sliced thinly into rounds (not mashed ), bittersweet chocolate or 80 g milk chocolate, roughly chopped, demerara sugar (sugar in the raw)

whole wheat pastry flour or semolina flour, whole milk ricotta cheese, room temperature, drained (alternatively, use fresh feta cheese, rinsed), egg, beaten, whole herbs, honey or infused, directions for making infused honey : about a week or two before use, add a few whole leaves of bay, some sprigs of oregano, or a handful of dried rose petals (or other herbs of your choice) to honey, cover, and let sit in a cool place. remove herbs before first use.

bake quick breads on the center oven rack for best heat circulation., quick breads from the pan after about 10 minutes cooling for easier pan removal., cool quick breads completely before slicing. use a sharp thin-bladed knife and a light sawing motion to cut cleanly through the loaf., after cooling , wrap loaves tightly and store in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months., muffin batter should be lumpy after stirring the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. stir just until moistened for muffins that are tender and nicely rounded., use a spring-handled #20 or #24 ice cream scoop to fill muffins cups or a melon ball-size scoop for mini-muffins., fill empty , greased muffin cups with water to prevent burning the grease during baking.