540 our first Recipes

semolina flour (+a bit more for baking), plain wheat white flour, warm water, instant high activity dry yeast, a bit of olive oil, sea salt, sesame seeds (to taste), egg (for brushing )

roughly a century ago , the founder of wellesley college held that, pies, lies, and doughnuts should never have a place in wellesley college. students honed their fudge-making skills in secret. we wanted to see what all the fuss was about. here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, it seems decades of chocolate overload have desensitized the modern palate , and far more chocolate flavor was required of our cake. we substituted some of the bar chocolate for cocoa powder bloomed in hot water to deepen its flavor., our thick , fudgy frosting required an extra-sturdy cake to support it. all-purpose flour in place of pastry flour gave the cake more stability., traditional recipes called for thick sour milk, an ingredient we weren tsp quite prepared to call for. instead, we used buttermilk to give our cake a hint of tang., our filling recipe needed to be simple, so we immediately scrapped anything that required a candy thermometer. we found an unexpected solution that called for evaporated milk., our frosting kept falling apart when we added chocolate to the warm sugar mixture. the heat was causing the fat in the chocolate to separate, a problem easily solved by adding butter and evaporated milk first to cool it down a bit.

olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, dijon mustard, shallot, minced, garlic, minced, salt and ground black pepper to taste

mcintosh apples - peeled, cored, and chopped, white sugar, dark brown sugar, vanilla extract (optional), ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger

baked beans, plain, butter, brown sugar, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, ketchup, yellow mustard

butter or 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup shortening (we prefer ), sugar, eggs, milk , 2% is fine, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, lemon , rind of, lemon , juice of, sugar

hand warm water, dried fast rising yeast (or, 1 oz fresh yeast, added to a little warm water with 1 tsp sugar.), sea salt, unbleached white bread flour (6 1/2 us cups)

lea & perrins worcestershire sauce, plus, lea & perrins worcestershire sauce, divided, lemon juice or 2 tbsp lime juice, olive oil, instant minced onion, salt, instant minced garlic, sirloin steaks, butter or 2 tbsp margarine, chopped parsley

ground pork or 1 lb ground sausage, ground beef, canned tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, fresh parsley or 2 tbsp dried parsley, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, dried oregano, minced onion, sugar, dried basil, salt, curd cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, eggs, grated parmesan cheese, salt, ground black pepper, dry lasagna noodles, mozzarella cheese

beef roast (sirloin tip preferred), good seasonings italian salad dressing mix, au jus mix, beer, hot peppers or 1 jar mild bell pepper (, depending on your tastes), pepperoncini pepper

ground beef, onion, chopped, white beans , in tomato sauce, kidney beans, drained, condensed tomato soup, taco seasoning, cumin, chili powder, cheddar cheese

dry yeast, warm water, soft butter, molasses, honey, salt, whole wheat flour, white flour

ground sausage, refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed, shredded cheddar cheese, eggs, milk, salt, ground black pepper, grated parmesan cheese

ground beef, i use ground round, onion, diced, tomatoes , i use petite diced, tomato paste, sugar, salt , i usually omit this, oregano leaves, thyme leaves, red pepper flakes, garlic salt , i use garlic powder, bay leaf, lasagna noodles, eggs, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, shredded

ground turkey breast, spring mix baby greens, to taste (50/50 mix from fresh express is my preference since i like to get the spinach in there), taco seasoning , to taste, black pepper , to taste, garlic , to taste, sugar snap pea, grape tomatoes, broccosprouts (i like as they are really good for you - 4oz a week!!), four-cheese mexican blend cheese, more to taste or 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, if preferred more to taste, salsa, to taste (we like tostitos hot ,or make our own- for dressing), sour cream, garnish to taste, tostito baked white corn chips, garnish to taste, black olives, sliced for garnish (optional), jalapenos (optional) or green chili, garnish (optional)

egg, onion soup mix, ground beef, all-purpose flour, milk, cheddar cheese, shredded, bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled (like bacon bits almost), eggs, crushed salted cracker, vegetable oil