75 pick your Recipes

brown sugar , firmly packed, butter or 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup shortening, softened, peanut butter (crunchy or creamy, your pick), maple syrup, egg yolk, flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, sugar

bittersweet chocolate or 10 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped, unsweetened chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter , cut into chunks. (i use vegan spread earth balance), eggs, at room temp, sugar, espresso powder or 1 tbsp brewed coffee, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, chocolate chips (dark, white , semi-sweet, bittersweet, your pick), chopped toasted pecans (optional)

bacon, cut into small pieces, baby clams , with juice reserved, potatoes, cubed, brown rice milk, potato starch (you can substitute vance s darifree to make the soup a little sweet), chicken stock (pick 1 without any of your food intolerances), dried dill weed

extra virgin olive oil, butter, button mushrooms , brushed off with damp towel and chopped, all-purpose flour, chicken stock, whole milk or 1 cup cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper, extra virgin olive oil , 2 turns of the pan, shallot, thinly sliced, portabella mushroom caps, halved and thinly sliced, fresh mixed wild mushroom , shitakes, oyster, woodear, your pick, stems trimmed and caps thinly sliced, fresh thyme, 4 sprigs, finely chopped, salt and pepper, dry white wine , eyeball it or, more stock, extra-wide egg noodles, butter, gruyere or 3/4 lb swiss emmenthaler cheese, shredded, chives , 12 to 15 blades, chopped

refrigerated biscuits, i like to use the small ones for mini sandwiches, but you can pick any size preferred, mayonnaise, yellow mustard, dill relish, pork, shredded, diced genoa ham, garlic clove, minced, olive oil, swiss cheese slices, cut to the size of your biscuit, salt, pepper

uncooked pasta rings or elbow or little shells or ditalini, etc - the smaller the pasta, the better, fresh crab meat (i prefer to use the refrigerated crab - or pick my own crab meat off the legs - over the shelved canned crab...it gives such a great fresh flavor that can tsp be matched by shelved or imitation crab meat), fresh medium shrimp, chopped coarsely, chopped green onions, whites and some of the greens, diced celery (i prefer to peel the outer stalks of the celery first, using a potato peeler - try it sometime...the celery is tender and crispy without all the stringy-ness!), mayonnaise, dried dill weed, two of old bay seasoning, juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper to your taste (if even needed - taste it first)

whole wheat lasagna noodles, diced cooked chicken (skinless ), chopped onion, minced garlic, fresh spinach (picked and cleaned), par-boiled sliced carrots, sliced zucchini, sliced mushrooms (i like mine lightly sauteed), your favorite brand marinara sauce, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, fat-free cottage cheese, grated parmesan cheese

water, tomato sauce or 1 cup of your favorite jarred spaghetti sauce, italian sausages (you pick the flavor!), casings removed, crumbled, cooked and drained, salt (optional), olive oil, garlic, minced, dried italian herb seasoning (you may want to modify if you use jarred spaghetti sauce), uncooked penne or rigatoni pasta (i used penne), grated parmesan or romano cheese for topping (optional)

peanut oil, flour, duck fat (or peanut oil), flour, onions, diced, green bell peppers, diced, celery ribs, finely diced, garlic cloves, minced, roma tomatoes, seeded and diced (if you like tomatoes in your gumbo), tomato paste, fresh okra, chopped, shrimp stock, seafood crab boil (zatarain s pro boil), dried thyme leaves, cayenne pepper, salt & freshly ground black pepper, shrimp, peeled and deveined (save heads and shells for stock), smoked andouille sausages or 2 lbs smoked sausage, sliced 1/4-inch thick, fresh live blue crabs, cleaned (optional), fresh lump crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage (not pasteurized), freshly shucked fresh oyster (not pasteurized ), cooked long-grain rice

dark, sweet cherries (reserve 24 of them for garnish), sugar, water, veal stock , beef stock, or pork stock (your pick)

bell peppers (any color is fine ), pre-cooked rotisserie-cooked chicken , picked and shredded, black beans, drained and rinsed, spanish rice, cooked (i like the near east brand ), hot enchilada sauce, pickeled jalapeno, habanero salsa (or hot salsa of your preference), shredded cheese (colby-jack, pepper jack, cheddar whatever you like best)

vermicelli, salt, extra-virgin olive oil , 2 turns of the pan, butter, cut into small bits, crushed red pepper flakes , eyeball it, medium to spicy heat level, garlic, chopped, shallots, thinly sliced, shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced, dry sherry or marsala, drained weight, lump crabmeat, shredded, crushed san marzano tomatoes, half-and-half or cream , eyeball it, shredded romano or parmigiano, your pick, optional, basil leaves, shredded

bacon, diced, onion, chopped, minced garlic, fresh thyme, navy beans, rinsed and picked over, brewed coffee, kicked up bam bq barbecue sauce , or your favorite barbecue sauce, dark brown sugar, creole mustard , or other whole-grain brown mustard, molasses, red hot sauce, freshly ground black pepper, water, salt