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frozen pot stickers, sugar snap peas, trimmed (about 4 cups), carrots, sliced, low-sodium soy sauce, sesame oil, bean sprouts (about 1 1/2 cups), roasted peanuts, chopped, scallions, sliced

frozen pot stickers, olive oil, carrot , thinly sliced on the diagonal, head napa cabbage, thinly sliced, soy sauce, salted peanuts

butter, cold, yellow cake mix, pie filling (your choice ), chopped walnuts

beef shoulder (preferred , but you can use your favorite cut of meat) or 3 1/2 lbs cross-rib roasts, rolled and tied (preferred, but you can use your favorite cut of meat), fresh ground black pepper , to taste, best-quality olive oil, beef stock (i ve used canned beef broth in a pinch), dry red wine (don tsp skip the wine!), parsley, chopped fine ((i prefer about a half a bunch. save the rest for garnish.), salt, whole cloves (this and the wine are what make it so good ), coarsely chopped yellow onions, peeled carrots, 1 inch chunks, potatoes , scrubbed and cut into thirds (i peel mine), canned italian plum tomatoes , with juice (gotta be italian), diced celery

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped into bite size pieces, ground coriander, smoked paprika, ground cumin, montreal steak grill seasoning, ground turmeric, ground cinnamon, olive oil, an onion (white, yellow or red, your choice ), chicken stock , from a box, raisins (if you want, you can use more), prune (if you want you can use more), couscous (optional, any flavor you want )

creamy peanut butter, jam (pick your favorite) or 2 tbsp jelly (pick your favorite) or 2 tbsp preserves (pick your favorite), bread

chicken bones, with skin (add extra wings if you can, they help richness), celery ribs, chopped (no leaves), carrots , chunked, onion, yellow, halved with skin on, peppercorns, bay leaf, garlic clove, canning salt, saffron thread, water , filtered (or fill to the top of your crock pot)

pot roast, onion, no salt tomatoe sauce, italian dressing package

ground pork, bottled grated ginger, egg, well beaten, grated carrot, green onions, minced, minced cabbage, sesame oil, soy sauce, pot sticker or goyza skins, peanut or canola oil, water

margarine, honey or 2 tbsp maple syrup, white sugar or 1 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, flour, quick oats, nuts (optional), peanut butter (optional), cinnamon (optional), ginger (optional), your favorite chocolate chips or 1/2 bag peanut butter chips or 1/2 bag butterscotch chips or 1/2 bag cinnamon bark

meatloaf recipe (your favorite ), hot dogs, mashed potatoes, grated cheese

low-fat milk, low-fat vanilla ice cream, frozen blueberries or 3/4 cup frozen strawberries, etc, your choice

bean soup mix (find the the dried bean aisle in grocery), ham hock (or you could use fat back or salt pork), ground beef (use more if you want to stretch it out), onion, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, crushed roma tomatoes, cheddar cheese (you pick!) or 1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese (you pick!) or 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese (you pick!), chopped fresh mushrooms, salt and pepper, worcestershire sauce

eggs beaten ., frozen shredded hash browns or two smaller bags., jimmy dean sausage or your favorite (i like the tennessee pride hot the best)., onion chopped ., shredded cheddar cheese (or your favorite )., tub of sour cream ., cream cheese softened ., cream of mushroom soup ., any other ingredients that sound good to you like peppers, mushrooms, hot sauce, etc. (you can add or delete as needed).

a is for vitamin a. we all know that vitamin found in carrots, but it s also found in green vegetables like asparagus and artichokes, asparagus , cut into 1 inch pieces, artichoke bottoms (hearts) cut into quarters, b is for broccoli. former president bush was famous for not enjoying broccoli, but his wife barbara loved it, and she was dedicated to the cause of reading, all across this country. i hope you ll join me in thanking barbara bush for all of her work with literacy., heads of broccoli (and their trimmed stalks ) cut into pieces, is for carrots , yummy! i love carrots; they re sweet, crunchy and good for the eyes, teeth and bones., carrots, peeled and cut into pieces, d is for daikon , a vegetable used a lot in asian cuisine. it adds a wonderful flavor to soup., daikon, peeled and cut into pieces, is for lemongrass , which is used a lot in asia. if you can tsp find it, you can substitute a little lemon juice, or a little of its peel., minced lemongrass or 1/2 tsp yellow lemon peel, grated, m is for maize, the native american word for corn, kernels of 3 ears of corn, n is for nutmeg, a wonderful spice that smells good too, nutmeg, o is for onion. my favorites are the big white ones, the sweet yellow ones, and the spring green ones, white onion, peeled and diced, yellow onion, peeled and diced, green onions, diced, v is for vegetable; the vegetable of your choice that isn tsp in the pot yet (maybe cabbage, squash, bell pepper, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, garlic cloves, anything you can think of!), v is also for victory. while i stir this soup, i thank god for my victory over illiteracy. not only can i read wonderful recipes, i can write them too, for you to read and to enjoy preparing, w is for water, which won tsp be necessary if you cover the pot while the soup is simmering (this may be a good moment for you parents to explain to your kids how liquid evaporates, or rises in the form of steam)., if your pot is uncovered , add 1/4 cup water, if you plan to use a lid, you can chop some watercress or water chestnuts, to make sure that there is a w in the soup.

great northern bean, water , added only as needed, salt , this is estimated add to your taste, pepper , this is estimated add to your taste, boneless pork chops or 1 ham bone, hot pepper flakes , u can also use 1 whole dried red hot chili pepper instead and if you like em hot use more, butter