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freshly grated parmesan cheese, divided, rotini pasta, cooked, butter or 1/4 cup margarine, leek, diced, celery rib, diced, peeled pumpkin, chopped, chicken broth, salt (or to taste), pepper, ground nutmeg (add this to taste; i am very sensitive to the taste of nutmeg), whipping cream

red, red salad, reminiscent of the 50s favorite chopped salad , this dish indulges your whim for something red and colorful for spring and summer eating. you can dress this with an oil-and-balsamic vinegar mixture or any other preferred dressing. because this is a focal point for lunch or supper, accompany the salad with grilled cheese squares and wrap the meal up with a tempting sweet, such as a wedge of berry pie. toast the meal with icy lemonade. this makes about 8 1- to 1 1/2-cup servings., radishes, greens removed, trimmed and quartered, head red cabbage, cored and chopped, grape tomatoes, red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, red bell pepper, seeded and diced, red onion, diced, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, salad dressing to taste

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

good quality extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, minced, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, day old bread, cubed (this should be a sturdy bready, like french bread,a really sturdy, crusty italian bread, or somethin), cucumbers, peeled,seeded and diced, tomatoes, seeded and diced, red onion, sliced thin, fresh basil, shredded, parmesan cheese

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

tri-colored pasta, chopped green peppers, diced tomatoes, chopped red onions, cubed provolone cheese (optional), sliced pepperoni, sliced black olives, pompeian extra virgin olive oil, pompeian red wine vinegar (this brand is excellent in this dish), sugar, oregano, salt, pepper

pork loin chop, cooked and thinly sliced, swiss cheese (style ) jarlsberg lite reduced fat, baby spinach shredded, eggstirs , real egg product publix, carnation evaporated milk, picadillo spices, picadillo spices, this makes more than 2 tbsp but its easier to mix this way, oregano, ground cinnamon, grind these spices, black peppercorns, mustard seed

oreo cookies, pecans, melted butter, chocolate and pecan filling, grs. cream cheese, grs. sugar, cornstarch, eggs, egg yolk, grs. vanilla extract, grs cocoa, grs.caster sugar, amaretto liquor, grs ., toffee, grs. sugar, grs . whipped cream, preheat oven to 300f., combine cookie crumbs with melted butter and pecans press firmly in the base of a 24 cm. pan., in a large bowl beat the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, then the cornstarch., add egg yolk and eggs 1 by one, then the vanilla, beat until smooth., take out 2/3 of this mix and put it in another bowl, and add the cocoa, caster sugar, amaretto and pecans., toffee, in a saucepan heat sugar until light brown color and add the whipping cream, (it has to be hot) mix perfectly ( this has to be with quick movements) until perfectly blended., ensamble, pour over the crust a part of the plain cheesecake mix , then the chocolate mix and the toffee, the 3 layers in an irregular form., then do the layers again ., bake for 55 to 60 min.after it has cooled down use a knife to carefully loosen the cheesecake to better unmolding. take it out of the oven even if you think it s not done, it will stand and finish it s cooking outside, if you really feel it s undercooked leave it in the switched off oven for 25 min, or overnight.

chicken broth (i use a garlic flavored broth for this) or 1 1/2 cups water (i use a garlic flavored broth for this), uncooked couscous, dried oregano, tomatoes, chopped, diced peeled cucumber, crumbled feta cheese, ripe olives, halved, red onion, finely chopped, chickpeas, well drained (garbonzo beans), water, lemon juice, olive oil, fresh ground black pepper (or to taste), salt (to taste)

frozen lima beans , you can do a mixture of beans as i did in the picture limas and red beans, bacon, chopped onion, minced garlic cloves, olive oil, chili powder, diced tomatoes with garlic (contadina), shredded monterey jalapeno jack cheese (you can skip the jalapenos if you like it mild), worcestershire sauce (if making this recipe vegetarian, use vegetarian .), soy sauce, honey mustard, dark brown sugar, salt, pepper

chicken breasts (or pork cutlets or medalions, whatever you prefer), egg, beaten, flour, panko breadcrumbs (really use this not bread crumbs, makes all the difference), oil, for frying, salt and pepper, to taste, s &b curry roux (thi will be in the golden or black box that ay &b golden curry auce mix, in your a ian ai le.), garlic cloves, sliced and toasted till golden brown, don tsp burn, mozzarella cheese, shredded (use the cheap brick cheese in the cheese aisle and cube, not pre-shedded, not the fresh balls), rice, to serve with

orzo pasta (tiny rice shaped pasta), butter (can use more ), onion, chopped, chopped fresh garlic (or to taste), chicken broth (can use turkey broth or to make this vegetarian, use vegetable broth), canned sliced mushrooms, drained (i just use 1 or two whole cans of drained sliced mushrooms), lemon juice, salt and pepper, fresh grated parmesan cheese (can use more if desired)

hodgson mill whole wheat couscous (parmesean cheese and soy flavor), garbonzo beans, rinsed and drained ., white onion, tomato, chopped and seeded ., cucumber, chopped, you can add any fresh veggies you like to this like peppers, mushrooms or whatever you like, chopped basil, olive oil, juice of two lemons, mint leaves , chopped

fresh cayenne peppers (fresh ), boneless chicken breast, artichoke hearts, quartered (will hardly use this much, plan to prepare something else with this ingredient), parmesan cheese, grated, turkey bacon, olive oil, vegetable oil, flour, beef bouillon cubes, water, rice, butter or 2 tsp margarine

butter (use sweet cream in this recipe.), breadcrumbs, dry, baking powder, unbleached flour , sifted, cottage cheese, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, ground, cardamom, ground, ginger, ground, orange rind, grated, lemon , rind of, grated, butter, melted (use sweet cream butter in this recipe.)

eggs, reduced-sodium chicken broth, sliced green onion, garlic cloves, minced, dried dill, crushed, bagels, split (i prefer onion for this) or 10 miniature bagels (i prefer onion for this), red salmon, drained, skin and bones removed and broken into chunks, havarti cheese, shredded (or your favorite )

strawberry tossed salad, this is a awesome recipe: you can serve this with poultry,ham,and pork all throughout the year. a must to try., vegetable oil, sugar, cider or red wine vinegar, garlic clove,minced, salt, paprika, white pepper, torn romaine, torn bibb or boston lettuce, sliced fresh strawberries, monterrey jack cheese, chopped walnuts, toasted

vegetable oil, roasting chicken , jointed (you can ask your butcher to do this or buy chicken portions if you prefer), chicken broth, hot, onion, peeled and quartered, carrot, halved, celery rib, halved, bay leaves, fresh thyme, smoked paprika, garlic cloves, skin on , slightly bruised using a rolling pin, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, brandy, chorizo sausage, finely chopped, salt & freshly ground black pepper, manchego cheese, grated (use parmesan instead if not available)