73 paige presentation Recipes

fresh green beans, cleaned, trimmed and quartered, tomatoes, halved, pine nuts, toasted (1/4 will be reserved for presentation), red onion , sliced thin into half moons, fresh basil , sliced into thin strands (chiffonade), balsamic vinegar (use a good 1), olive oil, garlic cloves, dijon mustard, sugar

baby shrimp (finely chopped ), cream cheese (softened ), seafood cocktail sauce (i use heinze), lime , juice of (optional), chopped parsley (for presentation)

diced kielbasa, unsalted butter, divided, diced onion, diced green bell peppers or 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced celery, garlic cloves, minced, dry sherry or 1/2 cup dry white wine, coarsely crushed butter flavored crackers (such as ritz or townhouse), low sodium chicken broth, minced fresh parsley, salt , to taste, fresh ground pepper , to taste, jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined and butterflied (approx. 1 lb, leave tails on for presentation), grainy mustard, mayonnaise, minced scallions, honey, chicken broth, lemon , juice of

sesame oil (2 tbsp), onion, -finely chopped, cm fresh gingerroot, peeled and grated (1 inch), soy sauce (2 tsp), mayonnaise (8 tbsp), salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), peeled prawns (8 oz), white crabmeat, flaked (8 oz), red pepper, diced, cucumber, diced, fresh bean sprouts (2 oz), green salad leaves (for presentation), lime , juice of, lime slice (garnish ), unpeeled prawns (garnish )

overripe banana, egg, vanilla extract, plain fat-free yogurt, water ( and yogurt can be replaced with 1/2 cup skim milk), baking powder, baking soda, sweetened cocoa powder (20g), whole wheat flour (i used whole wheat white), powdered sugar , for presentation (optional)

cream cheese, softened, sour cream, mayonnaise (or salad dressing), shrimp (cooked and roughly chopped ) or 3 cups prawns (cooked and roughly chopped), seafood cocktail sauce (i use this kicked up cocktail sauce), mozzarella cheese, shredded, green bell pepper, chopped fine, green onions, chopped, tomato, medium size seeded and diced, prawns, cooked with tails on for presentation (optional)

button mushrooms, sliced thickly (10 oz), olive oil, onion, finely chopped, green chili, finely chopped, crushed garlic, ground cumin, ground coriander, chili powder (not mexican style ), salt, tomato puree, water, snipped chives , for presentation

butter, marshmallows, rice , krispies, canned frosting or decorating gel, assorted candy, red string licorice

unsulphured molasses, butter, all-purpose flour , sifted, double-acting baking powder, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, dark brown sugar, egg, lightly beaten, hard candies, crushed, meringue powder, cold water, powdered sugar, decorative candies (for decorating), fruit leather, red and green striped, chocolate (andies mint candies), spearmint, leaves rolled flat and cut with a cookie cutter, fondant, toffee pieces, chocolate mint stick, marshmallow (twisted sticks), fondant, chocolate bar, chocolate (present wrapped), red licorice, candy cane, fondant (for santa s bag)

sweet italian sausage (removed from casing if present), onion, chopped fine, carrot, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, undrained, tomato sauce, garlic clove, minced, dried oregano, crushed, dried rosemary, crushed, dried basil, crushed, dried thyme, crushed, fennel seed, crushed, bay leaf, dried orzo pasta, shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

boneless skinless chicken breast half, garlic salt, butter or 2 tbsp margarine, shallots, chopped, onion, minced, fresh mushrooms, sliced, frozen puff pastry, thawed, milk, dry sherry, grated parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, frozen puff pastry, thawed, sliced swiss cheese (12 slices), sliced country ham (12 slices), egg white, lightly beaten, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted, dijon mustard, poppy seed, lemon juice

pasta (i prefer small sea shells or elbow macaroni), black beans, pinto beans, dark red kidney beans, frozen corn, thawed, monterey jack pepper cheese, cubed, black olives, sliced, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, cucumber, diced, green onions, coarsely chopped, carrot, peeled & shredded, bell pepper, seeded & diced (assorted colors add to presentation and flavor), extra virgin olive oil, limes , juice of (enhances flavor of olive oil) or 1 lemon, juice of (cuts olive flavor), garlic cloves, finely chopped, chili powder, cumin, dried oregano, dried thyme, dried cilantro, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper (optional)

butter, honey (we tried and liked blackbeary), unbleached flour, salt, milk or 3/4 cup cream, butter, melted, honey, softened, eggs

graham cracker crumbs, butter, melted, sugar, cream cheese, softened, sugar, vanilla, eggs

sliced mushrooms, fresh, english cucumber, unpeeled, cornstarch, rice vinegar, soy sauce, vegetable oil, raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (leave tails on for presentation), garlic cloves, minced, red pepper flakes, red bell pepper , cut into short thin strips

pork tenderloin, cut in thin slices and then in half to make half moons, cooked rice , if you want, use boil in bags if that works best (i like brown, but basmati or jasmine would also work great too), scallion , cut in 1-inch pieces on an angle (just for presentation), green pepper, thin sliced, red pepper, thin sliced, onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, peaches , you can also use frozen which work well, canned doesn tsp work (i prefer fresh (2-3 ), lemon juice, garlic, minced, peanut oil (vegetable or canola will work fine too), soy sauce, apple juice, chinese plum sauce, cornstarch

hot italian sausage (casings removed if present), chopped red sweet peppers (2 medium), chopped green sweet peppers (2 medium), chopped onion (1 medium), garlic clove, thinly sliced, stewed tomatoes, drained, salt, ground black pepper, instant polenta, water, salt, instant polenta, grated parmesan cheese (2 oz)