4721 optional Recipes

potatoes, peeled, boiled and cubed, eggs, hard boiled, cocktail franks (or other similar), sour dill pickles, cut into small dice or 2 tbsp sour dill pickle relish, drained, fresh peas or 1 cup frozen peas, cooked if desired, onion, finely chopped, carrots, diced or 1/2 cup diced frozen carrot, cooked if desired, capers, drained, mayonnaise, sour cream, prepared mustard, dijon preferred, fresh lemon juice, salt & freshly ground black pepper, dried dill (optional for garnish ) or 1 tsp snipped fresh dill (optional for garnish), boston lettuce leaf, washed and dried (optional for serving), ripe black olives, cut in half (optional for garnish ), parsley sprig (optional for garnish ), ripe tomato, cut into small wedges (optional for garnish ), paprika (optional for garnish )

quick oats, milk, egg, cottage cheese, berries (optional) or 1/2 cup mashed bananas (optional) or 1/2 cup raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup canned pumpkin (optional) or 1/2 cup chopped fruit (optional), sugar (brown is nice instead, and splenda works too to keep it healthy), cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, sliced almonds (optional) or 2 tbsp chopped pecans (optional) or 2 tbsp chopped walnuts (optional)

granulated sugar, butter, softened (two sticks, no substitutions!), eggs, cake flour, heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, maple extract (optional) or 1 tsp butter flavor extract (optional) or 1 tsp almond extract (optional) or 2 tsp lemon juice (optional) or 2 tsp orange juice (optional)

chickpeas, sweet peas, green beans, crushed tomatoes, zucchini, chopped, carrot, chopped, yellow onion, vegetable broth (if you prefer ) or 24 oz chicken broth (if you prefer) or 24 oz beef broth (if you prefer), parsley, basil, garlic powder, salt, pepper, cayenne, dry mustard, ground beef (optional) or 1 lb ground turkey (optional) or 1 lb chopped chicken (optional) or 1 lb ham (optional) or 1 lb sausage, etc. (optional)

red potatoes, water , to cover potato, kosher salt, for boiling (don tsp increase salt for more servings), butter, cream cheese, sour cream, cream or 2 tbsp half-and-half, egg, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, minced chives or parsley, paprika, italian seasoning (optional) or 1 dash onion powder (optional) or 1 dash garlic powder (optional) or 1 dash steak seasoning (optional)

sugar, lemon zest (minced zest), orange zest (minced zest), active dry yeast, milk, heated to lukewarm (90 f to 100 f), unsalted butter, at room temperature, eggs, orange flower water, salt, unbleached all-purpose flour, plus extra, all-purpose flour , for dusting, and, olive oil , for preparing pan, candied fruit, finely chopped (optional), cream (optional) or chocolate whipped (optional) or meringues (optional) or pastry , optional for filling (optional)

gelatin (can use a smidge less for a softer set), splenda granular or 2 tbsp white sugar, boiling fruit juice (apple juice is a great neutral flavor), cold fruit juice (any but real pineapple & kiwi), mixed fruit , in fruit juice (or canned fruit of your choice), fresh fruit, cleaned and small-chunked can be substituted for canned. (do not use kiwi or pineapple because those fruits contain enzymes that prevent the gelatin from gel) (optional), lemon juice (for keeping fresh cut fruit from browning..can also use commercial product like (fruit-fresh, option) (optional) or 1 -2 tbsp orange juice (for keeping fresh cut fruit from browning..can also use commercial product like (fruit-fresh) (optional), we like the extreme colors ) (optional)

extra virgin olive oil, yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, kosher salt, chili powder, dried oregano, tomato paste, chipotle chile in adobo, coarsely chopped , with 1 tbsp sauce, ground turkey, mexican lager beer, whole canned tomatoes , with their juice, kidney beans, rinsed and drained, sliced scallions (optional) or fresh cilantro stems (optional) or avocados (optional) or sour cream (optional) or grated monterey jack cheese (optional) or tortilla chips, for garnish (optional)

agar-agar flakes or 1 tsp agar, powder, white sugar (or splenda ), boiling fruit juice (apple juice is a great neutral flavor and don tsp use real pineapple or kiwi or it wont set), mixed fruit , in fruit juice (or canned fruit of your choice-not pineapple or kiwi), fresh fruit, cleaned and small-chunked can be substituted for canned. (do not use kiwi or pineapple because those fruits contain enzymes that prevent the agar from gelling) (optional), lemon juice (for keeping fresh cut fruit from browning..can also use commercial product like (fruit-fresh, option) (optional) or 1 -2 tbsp orange juice (for keeping fresh cut fruit from browning..can also use commercial product like (fruit-fresh) (optional), we like the extreme colors ) (optional)

garlic cloves, smashed, ginger, finely chopped, dark sesame oil, dried shiitake mushrooms (for a little more flavor soak some dried shitake mushrooms in the dashi or a little bit of hot water), chicken stock, dashi stock, sake, salt, sugar, soy sauce, chicken bouillon (to taste), ramen noodles, cooked chicken pieces (optional) or chopped scallions (optional) or green onions (optional) or hard-boiled eggs (optional) or shoyu eggs (optional) or nori (optional)

boneless round steak or 1 lb stewing beef, cut into bite sized pieces, garlic powder, ground ginger, onion powder, frozen broccoli florets (or frozen cut broccoli, the florets just look nicer), soy sauce (i prefer lite , less salty), cornstarch, water, rice vinegar, brown sugar, vegetable oil (whatever you have or prefer) or 1 tbsp sesame (whatever you have or prefer) or 1 tbsp peanut oil (whatever you have or prefer), shredded carrots (optional) or 1/2 cup sliced sweet red peppers (optional) or 1/2 tsp ground red pepper (optional) or 1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional) or 1/4 cup peanuts (optional)

eggs, chocolate, sugar, butter, vanilla extract (optional) or 1 tsp raspberry extract (optional) or 1 tsp orange extract (optional) or 1/2 tsp mint extract (optional)

chocolate (chopped finely. i like to use morsels because chopping takes forever), unsalted butter, heavy whipping cream, light corn syrup, cognac (if desired and available), chocolate (enough melted to coat truffles), coconut (shredded and toasted ) (optional) or sliced almonds (shredded and toasted) (optional) or cocoa powder (shredded and toasted) (optional) or confectioners sugar (shredded and toasted) (optional)

hidden valley ranch dressing mix, lean ground beef (or extra lean, i use lean steak mince), low fat processed cheese slices (optional topping ), hamburger buns, low-fat mayonnaise (optional topping ), tomato ketchup (optional topping ), lettuce (optional topping ), sliced tomato (optional topping ), sliced red onion (optional topping )

bottled lime juice, dried mint, sugar, water, ground cumin, salt, crisp tostadas, crab, iceberg lettuce (torn and shredded), sour cream (to garnish ) (optional) or salsa (to garnish) (optional) or sliced olives (to garnish) (optional) or shredded cheddar cheese (to garnish) (optional)

tomatoes (ripe, halved or quartered if small, diced if large), mozzarella cheese, diced (optional), oil-cured olives (optional) or 2/3 cup kalamata olives (pitted and halved, optional) or 1/2 cup green olives (pitted and chopped) (optional) or 3 tbsp capers (optional), fresh herb (chopped , including basil, parsley, mint, chives, cilantro, scallion tops or a combination, more for ), lemon , freshly grated zest of (optional), extra virgin olive oil, black pepper, freshly ground, pasta (short , like fusilli, farfalle or penne), hot red pepper flakes (optional), pine nuts (toasted ) (optional)

fat free egg substitute, fat free mozzarella cheese, canned tomato sauce, chopped green bell peppers, chopped mushrooms, salt (optional) or pepper (optional) or oregano (optional) or garlic powder (optional) or onion powder (optional) or red pepper flakes, etc (optional)

cucumbers, peeled, de-seeded, large dice (about 1 1/2 cups), jicama, peeled and julienne sliced into matchsticks (about 1 1/2 cups), broccoli , slaw (pre-packaged, optional, optional) (optional) or 1 cup julienne carrot (pre-packaged) (optional), ruby red grapefruits, sectioned (remove pith and peel), dried cranberries, minced green onion (include both green and white parts), extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar (i used pomegranate flavored), orange juice, raw honey, dried dill