2018 road included Recipes

hamburger chuck, bell pepper (green) diced, onion diced, green onions chopped, petite diced tomatoes or 1 can of diced tomatoes with garlic and basil, tomato sauce (can use fresh canned if you can), kraft italian spaghetti mix (this includes 2 packets of seasoning and the noodles) the box is mostly green, ketchup, garlic powder (to your taste ), sugar (more or less depending on your taste), parsley (to taste), salt, black pepper

black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed, diced tomatoes , use it all including the juice, diced tomatoes with green chili peppers, use it all including the juice, bacon , cut across into quarter inch pieces, ground pork , unseasoned, onion, chopped (1 cup), stalks of celery, chopped (3/4 cup), water, mozzarella cheese, shredded, garlic powder, chili powder, brown sugar, coarse ground black pepper, salt

my basic broth recipe, carcass of a chicken , and partly from a bunch of turkey necks . i make broth in a large pasta pot, with a drainer insert. then, when i am done, i can pull out and strain any bones, and the depleted soup veg in 1 easy shot, leaving the clear stock behind. this 1 included leek greens. carrots , celery, a parsnip, and bay, thyme and celery leaves in a little bundle. it turned out to be pretty concentrated, with a high bones to water ratio- after 4 hours burbling away on a tiny flame. ater making my noodle soup, i still have half of the broth left in the freezer.i like to make broth a day ahead, refrigerate and skim fat., ingredients for chicken soup, rich poultry broth 1 quart, sugar snap peas, cut in half 1 cup, sliced leftover roast lemon chicken meat 1 breast, fat type noodles 6 oz. dry, salt and freshly ground black pepper, fresh basil 1/4 cup , in thin strips a/k/a chiffonade, fresh tarragon 2 tbsps minced, fresh oregano or marjoram 2 tbsps chopped, fresh chives 1/4 cup, snipped up with scissors

frozen sweet cherries (juice included) or 3 cups very ripe pitted fresh sweet cherries (see notes), sugar, milk, kirsch or other cherry liquor, fresh lemon juice

sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, heavy cream, light cream, vanilla extract, chopped pecans, marshmallows

nestle toll house semi-sweet chocolate morsels, nestle carnation sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, marshmallows, coarsely chopped walnuts

beef broth, well-marbled sirloin or 2 lbs prime beef, sliced paper thin, fresh shiitake mushrooms , brushed clean, trimmed and cut in half if large, green onions , included tops, cut diagonally into 1 1/2 -inch lengths, napa cabbage , cut into 2-inch pieces, spinach leaves, firm tofu, cut into 1 1/4 -inch cubes, udon noodles, cooked and drained, chopped green onion , including tops, for garnish, ponzu sauce or teriyaki sauce or peanut sauce

diced tomatoes (including the juice), diced tomatoes with jalapenos (including the juice), salt (optional for those watching their intake) (optional), fresh cilantro leaves and stems (i just use a good handful which is about 1/4 cup packed), yellow sweet onion (quartered ), green chilies, lime , juice of, ground cumin

good olive oil, grated lemon zest, freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons), minced shallots, celery seed, celery salt, anchovy paste, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, sliced celery hearts , tender leaves included, sliced on an angle (about 12 stalks), chunk aged parmesan cheese, toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped, whole flat-leaf parsley leaves

fresh poblano chiles, stemmed, seeded, and chopped, fresh jalapeno chiles, stemmed but chopped with seeds, fresh serrano chile, stemmed but chopped with seeds, ripe hass avocados, peeled and pitted, chopped fresh cilantro , both leaves and stems included, green onions, chopped with green tops included, shredded iceberg lettuce, salt, granulated garlic, olive oil, water

assorted unsalted nuts , including peeled peanuts, cashews, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans and whole unpeeled almonds, coarsely chopped fresh rosemary leaves, cayenne pepper, dark brown sugar, maldon or other sea salt, unsalted butter, melted

blondies, butter (2 sticks), softened, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, pure orange extract, grated zest of an orange (do not include the white part of the orange peel), glaze, powdered sugar, orange juice, grated zest of an orange (do not include the white part of the orange peel)

fruitcakes get an awful lot of bad press , especially the mass produced varieties, but a rich homemade version can be incredibly delicious., fruitcake is a mixture of fruits and nuts with just enough batter to hold them together. when wrapped in cloth and foil, saturated with alcoholic liquors regularly, and kept in in tightly closed tins, a fruitcake may be kept for months or even years, have it your way ..., if there are certain fruits you don tsp like , you can always include more of another, or some of your own favorites. dried fruits cooked in juice can take the place of candied fruits, and seeds can replace nuts. to convert a favorite dark fruitcake recipe to a light fruitcake, leave out the dark spices, use light colored fruits (golden raisins, dried apricots, etc.), and replace dark corn syrup or molasses with light corn syrup

keep in mind that you can really vary the ingredients. the only thing to be cautious about is avoiding certain types of vegetables that tend to produce bitter-tasting stock., more onions , quartered. (don tsp bother taking off the skin.) i think yellow onions are nicest for stock, and it s best to have at least 1 yellow, but you can also use a combination including white and red. i use up to about 5 onions., carrots , including their tops (but not the carrot greens), chopped into a few pieces., more leeks (nice but not required), chopped and washed, garlic cloves, in their skin, crushed with the side of a knife blade, celery ribs, coarsely chopped, parsley sprigs, fresh thyme (or dry , if you don tsp have fresh), fresh sage leaves (or some dry, if you haven tsp got fresh), fresh marjoram or oregano sprigs, bay leaves, black peppercorns, sea salt to taste, cold, filtered water, potato, sliced, mushrooms, sliced, more beets (give excellent flavor and color to a vegetarian stock in recipes like french onion soup that often call for beef broth), meat-eaters variation : chicken carcass and other parts (i buy rotisserie chicken, use the meat, and then make stocks from the bones and carcass), avoid adding the following vegetables to stocks, as they tend to make them bitter, broccoli , cabbage, and other cruciferous vegetables, zucchini and other squash

butter fish (also called pomfret or white pomfret ), thawed if frozen (see cleaning instructions below), banana leaves (or 2 sheets tin foil if steaming the fish), sea salt, fresh lemon or lime juice, green (spring ) onions, sliced (including the green stem), fresh red chili , depending on how spicy you want it, kaffir lime leaves (cut out the hard central stem and only include the soft leaf), garlic, minced , or 1/2 tbsp. bottled pureed garlic, lemon or lime juice, fish sauce, loosely-packed fresh basil leaves, coconut oil - or walnut, almond, olive, or other healhy, good-tasting oil, butter (optional), soy sauce, lemon/lime slices, sprinkling of fresh basil, spring onions cut thinly lengthwise (optional), fresh-cut chili (optional)

grated parmesan cheese, basic polenta , optional butter included, oven-baked polenta , optional butter included, salt and pepper, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, spicy tomato dipping sauce

frozen pineapple juice concentrate, tomato paste, tequila, lemon juice, distilled white vinegar, minced garlic, minced canned chipotle chili in adobo sauce (including sauce) or 1 tsp hot sauce

head napa cabbage chopped, sesame seeds toasted, almonds slivered, top ramen noodles , including seasoning (i use oriental), green onions sliced, butter, salad oil, wine vinegar, sugar, salt & pepper