1859 poor man mac Recipes

chicken thighs, boneless and skinless (or 4 boneless , skinless breasts), seasoning salt, garlic powder, olive oil, water (for sauteing chicken), cream cheese, cubed (if you like a thicker, richer sauce use 8 oz cream cheese), milk (adjust depending on how thin or thick a sauce you like), seasoning salt, garlic powder, ground pepper (red, white or black pepper), dried parsley flakes (to garnish ) or 2 dashes chives (to garnish)

strong coffee, hot, rich eggnog, to taste (i like wilcox brand ), cream , if desired, nutmeg , to taste

sugar, cold black coffee, shortening, salt, baking soda, baking powder, flour, vanilla extract (your choice ) or 1 tsp brandy extract (your choice) or 1 tsp cherry extract (your choice), raisins or currants or pineapple or cherries or nuts or candied peel or cranberries or diced apple

pollock fillet, thawed, breadcrumbs, for topping, lemon juice, for topping, butter, for topping, paprika, for topping

sausages , your favourite kind, flour, salt, pepper, brown sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder

heavy cream (whipping cream), sugar (you can use white or brown , but grandma always used white.), flour, butter , pats, nutmeg

ground beef, milk, cracker crumb, pepper, salt, onion, chopped, mushroom soup, water or 1 cup milk

hard white bread (stale and toasted broken into medium crumbs), fresh herbs such as basil or 2 cups a combination italian parsley, thyme, tarragon, arugula, basil etc, garlic cloves, olive oil , plus as much needed to complete consistency, hard dry cheese such as parmigiano (manchego, romano, a harder emmental or a combination), fresh grated citrus zest such as lemons (completely optional) or 1/2 tbsp orange (completely optional), salt

frozen lb cake, milk, instant coffee granules, vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix, cinnamon, semisweet chocolate

white rice, cream of mushroom soup, ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese

stale bread, milk, scalded, sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs, beaten, butter, raisins, sugar, flour, butter, vanilla, nutmeg, water

potatoes, medium sliced (soak them in water for about 20 minutes to get rid of the starch and then drain and pat dry with a cup), green bell pepper, roughly chopped or cut into thick strips (could use red pepper but is not authentic), garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped (more if you like garlic), onion, roughly chopped, olive oil, salt

zucchini (peeled and grated ), breadcrumbs (seasoned or plain ), yellow onions or 1/4 cup red onion, minced, salt, all-purpose flour, butter, melted, old bay seasoning, fresh ground pepper , to taste, canola oil or olive oil, for frying, cayenne pepper (optional, for a little extra spice)

chicken breast fillets, water, beer, old bay seasoning, seafood cocktail sauce, ice

unbaked pie shells, stale bread, crumbled, granulated sugar, flour, ground cinnamon, milk

ground beef, onion, diced, green pepper, diced, corn (don tsp drain the juice), diced tomatoes (don tsp drain the juice), diced potatoes, zucchini (optional) or squash (optional)