231 practical fool Recipes

banana, creamy peanut butter , to taste, hot dog bun, strawberry preserves , to taste, kiwi, chopped & peeled for relish (optional)

punchbowl cake, recipe can be adapted to different tastes, replacing the cherries with other pie fillings such as blueberry or strawberry. 1 of the reasons why this cake is so practical for the holidays is because it can feed a big family; this recipe serves between 25 and 30 people. it is literally prepared in a punchbowl and is not sliced but spooned onto a serving dish.

heavy cream, sugar, divided, sour cream, at room temperature, almond extract, fresh blackberries, lemon zest, for garnish, fresh mint

ripe mango, pitted, peeled, and cut into chunks, sugar , or to taste, fresh lime juice , or to taste, chilled heavy cream, blueberries (1/2 lb), grated lime zest to taste

frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed, grand marnier or other orange liqueur, chilled whipping cream, sugar, blanched almonds, toasted

fresh rhubarb stalks, trimmed , cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices, or 8 oz frozen rhubarb, thawed, sugar, orange juice, grand marnier or other orange liqueur, low-fat vanilla yogurt

unflavored gelatin (from 1 1/4-oz envelope), water, hachiya persimmon puree, sugar, fresh lemon juice, chilled heavy cream, firm-ripe fuyu persimmons

unflavored gelatin (less than 1 envelope), whole milk, egg, sugar, alphonso mango slices in syrup*, drained, fresh lime juice, chilled heavy cream

flour, warm water, oil (i use regular crisco. canola doesn tsp work for this.), sugar, salt

salt, rotelle pasta or 1 lb other pastas (i try for whole wheat), salsa, chopped green chilies, black beans, rinsed and drained, green onion, finely chopped

butter, room temp, brown sugar, sugar, egg, peanut butter, baking soda, salt, flour, whole wheat flour, old-fashioned oatmeal, semi-sweet chocolate chips, powdered sugar, peanut butter, milk

bread, finely crumbled (practically to a powder), milk, eggs, meatloaf seasoning mix , packet (i bought a 1.5 oz kroger brand packet), defrosted vegetarian beef substitute (i prefer quorn brand crumbles), tomato paste, olive oil (an estimation, i just eyeballed it), stocks celery, chopped at about 1/2 cm (personal preference), baby carrots , chopped at about 1/2 cm intervals (a similar amount of regular carrots acceptable), a medium yellow onion, chopped finely, more olive oil, replacement beef broth (i use edward & sons not-beef bullion cubes, veggie broth could easily work), garlic powder, salt, pepper, freshly chopped oregano (i used 5 sprigs), marjoram, red pepper flakes, allspice, cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, beef broth, spicy brown mustard, ketchup, brown sugar

flour, baking powder, salt, milk, butter, eggs, sugar substitute , for baking, vanilla extract, lemon juice, bottled is fine, sugar-free instant pistachio pudding mix, milk, kiwi fruits, skin trimmed off and sliced, cool whip , sugar free, green sugar candy sprinkles (to garnish )

butter, brown sugar, sugar, egg, peanut butter, baking soda, salt, flour, old-fashioned oatmeal, chocolate chips, powdered sugar, peanut butter, milk

basket fresh strawberries, hulled, coarsely chopped, chilled whipping cream, plain yogurt (do not use low-fat or nonfat), sugar, fresh orange juice, grated orange peel, cointreau or other orange liqueur (optional), strawberries halved

whipping cream, fresh lime juice, grated lime peel, imported white chocolate (such as lindt), chopped, chilled whipping cream, sugar, sliced hulled strawberries, kiwi fruit, peeled, thinly sliced, whole strawberries, lime slices

firm-ripe papaya (preferably caribbean or mexican), peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped (2 cups), vanilla granulated sugar (see cooks note, below), fresh lime juice, chilled heavy cream