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jalapeno-flavored tostados or 6 other flavored tostados, avocados, very ripe and mashed, onion, roughly chopped, salsa, your choice, cooked chicken, shredded (i use the best shredded chicken (crock pot)), olive, chopped, pickled jalapeno pepper, chopped, cheddar cheese or 1 cup mexican blend cheese, shredded

back ribs (side ribs will work but will take longer to cook), onions, garlic cloves, sliced, olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, lemon pepper, ketchup, chili sauce, your favorite barbecue sauce

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

melt-in-your-mouth cookies recipe, salted butter, real vanilla extract, brewed espresso coffee, heaping tbsp confectioners sugar , sifted, all-purpose flour , sifted, sea salt, toasted pine nuts, coarsely chopped, sugar

good beef stew meat , cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces. (or 2 lb cut up chuck or brisket), boneless pork cutlets or chops cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces., raw white or yellow onions, cut into large chunks, rotel brand chopped tomatoes and green chiles (or 1 large can of diced tomatoes, drained.), chili powder (or more to suit your taste), water, chopped garlic, tb. ground cumin, pinto beans, drained and rinsed with water, dark kidney beans, drained, rinsed, ground chil pepper (or 2 chopped jalepeno peppers) (or both), salt to taste, thickening : 2 tb masa flour mixed with 1/4 cup. water, sour cream, chopped onions of your choice, soda crackers or tortilla chips, a handful of shredded monterey jack cheese

low-sodium chicken broth, cider vinegar, light soy sauce, brown sugar, canola oil, boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, your favorite vegetables (broccoli cut into bite-size pieces, shredded carrots, thinly sliced red bell peppers, chopped onion or thin green beans), minced garlic, pineapple chunks , canned in juice, drained, optional, cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp. cold water, cooked brown rice or whole-grain noodles

cereal (gotta have your bowl), front seat, back seat (pick 1), convertable vehicle top down, friend by your right

bisquick reduced-fat baking mix (on the box for the pancake mix it says it makes 14 pancakes, but i make them big, so it usually come), skim milk, egg, sweet n low (2-3 packets or to your taste ), vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, bananas , sliced up into semi thin circles

garlic, crushed, fresh parsley, chopped or 1 tsp dried parsley, unsalted butter, room temperature, kaiser rolls, sliced in half (square tops for even grilling) or 8 slices thick-cut sourdough bread, 5-inches in diameter, barbecue sauce (your favorite flavor ), aged cheddar cheese (thinly sliced or grated ), deli sliced roast beef or 8 oz thinly sliced leftover steak or 8 oz roast beef

rolled oats, raw sunflower seeds, sliced almonds (or your favorite chopped nut), honey, dark brown sugar or 1/4 cup sucanat, earth balance margarine or 2 tbsp butter, vanilla or 2 tsp almond extract, salt, flax seed meal, chopped dried fruit

hot dogs , cut lengthwise, rye bread, butter (1 tsp to saute the onions, 1 to cook the hot dogs), sauerkraut, drained, peppardew bell pepper, chopped (you can use any pepper you want, i like a bit of spice and sweet but jalapeno, cubanelle works well ), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, kosher garlic dill pickles, chopped, cheese (2 per sandwich, i like white cheddar but use your favorite), mayonnaise, yellow yellow mustard, caraway seed

bread (your choice , but it needs to be thick), pesto sauce, cheddar cheese, seedless watermelon (cut about 1/3 inch thick and about as the same width as your bread), tomatoes, bacon , cooked crisp, lettuce leaves

beef , chunked how you want, extra virgin olive oil, red onions , rough chopped, garlic cloves, rough chopped (depends on taste), flour , for dusting, red wine , of your choosing, beef broth, celery ribs, rough chopped, celery leaves, chopped up for a good deep flavor, baby carrots or 2 regular carrots, rough chopped, sweet potato , rough chopped, potatoes or 2 -3 medium do all sweet , rough chopped, diced tomatoes, flour, mixed with 1/2cup water to thicken stew, salt , to taste

farfalle pasta, butter, boneless chicken breasts, red bell pepper, finely diced, onion, finely diced, garlic cloves, minced, black pepper, salt, lemon-pepper seasoning, basil, oregano, orange peel, cayenne pepper, heavy cream, your choice wine, grated parmesan cheese

six oz jars of marinated artichoke hearts, drained well, romano or asiago cheese, your favorite, eight oz package of cream cheese, mayonnaise, dill weed, garlic, minced, juice of 1/2 lemon, blanched slivered almonds

powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, icing, powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg white, salt, almond extract, sprinkles (optional), instead of doing the icing - before baking make a small holiday cutout in the center of your cookie (i.e. a star or christmas tree) and place 1 life saver in the cutout

apple pie filling (or any filling your prefer, unbaked pastry shell (9 inches), ground cinnamon, butter, divided, crushed pecan shortbread cookies (as in pecan sandies)

course chili meat or ground beef, ground pork, ground italian sausage, mexican chorrizo sausage, shiner bock beer ( use what you like to drink) or 750ml zinfindel, jalapeno peppers chopped ( or more depending on where your are from ), chili powder, crushed garlic, chopped green onions, black pepper, dry oregano, cumin powder, salt, tomato sauce ( your choice ), chopped green bell pepper