18 room seconds Recipes

note..folks i know this looks really long..it is, easy..i just gave lots of detail..it is easy easy !! :(), wonderful oriental flair shrimp fried rice, a very colorful and delicious meal for 4, raw shrimp, shelled and deveined, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cornstarch, cooking oil, divided, eggs, beaten, stalks green onion, minced, leftover rice , grains separated well, frozen peas and carrots, defrosted, soy sauce, sesame oil, in a bowl, toss the shrimp with the salt, pepper and cornstarch., let marinate for 10 minutes at room temperature., heat a wok or large saute pan on high heat., when the pan is hot enough for a bead of water to instantly sizzle and evaporate, add just 1 tbsp of the cooking oil and swirl to coat pan., add the shrimp , quickly spreading out around the cooking surface area so that they are not overlapping., let fry , untouched for 30 seconds., flip over and let the other side fry for 30 seconds, or until about 80% cooked through., shrimp from the pan onto a plate , leaving as much oil in the pan as possible., turn the heat to medium, let the pan heat up again. add the eggs, stirring in a quick motion to break up and scramble the eggs. when the eggs are almost cooked through (they should still be slightly runny in the middle), dish out of the pan into the same plate as the cooked shrimp., use paper towels to wipe the same wok or saute pan clean and return to high heat with the remaining 1 tbsp of cooking oil, swirling to coat., when the oil is very hot , add the green onions and fry until fragrant, about 15 seconds., add in the rice and stir well to mix in the green onions throughout. spread the rice all around the wok surface area and let the rice heat up, untouched until you hear the bottoms of the grains sizzle, about 1-2 minutes., use the spatula to toss the rice, again spreading the rice out over the surface of wok., drizzle the soy sauce all around the rice and toss., add the peas and carrots, the cooked eggs, shrimp and sesame oil, tossing to mix the rice evenly with all of the ingredients., let everything heat back up again , until the rice grains are so hot they practically dance, taste and add an additional soy sauce if needed .

fourteen in 1 cookies, fourteen in 1 cookies (master recipe), makes: about 7 dozen 2 1/2-inch cookies, simplicity itself. we love this recipe , especially at holiday time, because from just 1 easy cookie dough, you can make fourteen kinds of cookies. putting the sugar through a food processor gives these cookies a wonderful lightness and fineness of texture. have all ingredients at room temperature, 68 to 70of., in a large bowl, beat on medium speed until very fluffy and well blended, unsalted butter, at room temperature, sugar , processed in a food processor for 30 seconds, or superfine, salt, add and beat until well combined, egg, vanilla extract, reduce the speed to low and beat in just until combined: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divide the dough in half and wrap in plastic. refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour., dough can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or it can be double-wrapped and frozen for up to 1 month.), bake , position a rack in the upper third and another in the lower third of the oven. preheat the oven to 375of. remove 1 disk of dough from the refrigerator and cut in half. return the unused portion to the refrigerator. either: scoop the cookie dough into 1-tbsp balls with a small ice cream scoop and roll each ball between your palms until smooth. place the dough balls on parchment-lined cookie sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. using the bottom of a smooth, flour-coated glass, flatten each dough ball to about 1/8 inch thick. or: lightly flour the work surface. roll the dough to 1/8 inch thick, using an offset spatula to loosen the dough. sprinkle the surface lightly with flours as needed to keep the dough from sticking. cut the dough into desired shapes. place the dough shapes on parchment-lined cookie sheets, spacing about 1/2 inch apart. get as many dough shapes as you can out of each sheet, because the dough should be rolled only 2 times. discard any leftover dough after the second rolling, or form the leftover dough into balls and flatten them to about 1/8 inch thick., bake , 2 sheets at a time, until the cookies are evenly golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, rotate the sheets halfway through baking for even browning. using a thin-bladed spatula, immediatel transfer the cookies to racks to cool to room temperature. decorate the cooled cookies, if desired, and transfer to an airtight container.

butter, room temperature (no subs), sugar, eggs, room temperature, lemon zest, all-purpose flour, pastry flour, baking powder (use a semi-heaping tablespoon!), salt, buttermilk, room temperature (just warm in the microwave for about 50-60 seconds), frozen raspberries, frozen blueberries, frozen blackberrie, all-purpose flour, glaze, fresh lemon juice, sugar

fabulous chocolate peanut butter cookies, level 3, unsweetened dutch cocoa, unbleached baking flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet baking chocolate, broken, unsweetened baking chocolate, broken, light brown sugar, chopped peanuts, unsalted butter, eggs, real vanilla, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, prepare cookies : preheat oven to 325 degrees., sift together cocoa , flour, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of wax paper. set aside., heat 1 inch of water in the bottom of a double boiler over medium heat. place semisweet and unsweetened baking chocolate in top half of the double boiler. tightly cover the top pan with plastic wrap and heat 12 to 15 minutes. remove from heat and stir chocolate until smooth. keep at room temperature. or, melt in microwave., place brown sugar and butter in the bowl of electric mixer and beat on medium speed 1 minute. scrape down bowl and beat on high speed additional 30 seconds. scrape down bowl. add eggs, 1 at a time, while beating on medium, stopping to scrape down bowl after incorporating each addition., add vanilla and beat on medium 30 seconds. add melted baking chocolate and beat on low 10 seconds more. scrape down bowl and beat additional 30 seconds. add flour mixture and beat on low until thoroughly combined, 20 to 30 seconds. remove bowl from mixer, add chocolate chips and peanut butter chips; mix thoroughly with rubber spatula. add peanuts, place 6 to 8 cookies per baking sheet (each cookie is approximately 2 tsp. put sheets in middle of oven. bake for 18 to 20 minutes, cool cookies on pans 5 to 6 minutes. transfer cookies to wire rack. repeat procedure until all cookies have been baked. cool cookies thoroughly before storing in sealed plastic container., prepare chocolate dipping sauce : heat cream, butter and sugar in saucepan over medium-high heat. when hot, stir to dissolve sugar. bring mixture to boil. place chocolate in stainless steel bowl and pour boiling cream over chocolate. let stand 5 minutes. stir until smooth. cool to room temperature. (dip can be made 3 to 4 days ahead and refrigerated. reheat, stirring. bring to room temperature before using.), put dip in a serving bowl, so guests can dip their cookies in before eating.

hs : while i used heirloom cranberry beans here, you can substitute another sort of bean if you like. it s better if you ve cooked them from scratch. and do your best to avoid overcooking them., cooked beans, room temperature or warm, toasted sunflower seeds (or pepitas), this dressing (or other favorite vinaigrette), or to taste, big handfuls of chopped cauliflower (stems, leaves , florets), boiled in a bit of salted water for just 20 seconds, then drained under cold water, big handfuls of tortilla chips, crumbled feta, watermelon ) radish, sliced paper thin, avocado, sliced, salad dressing, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh rosemary leaves, fresh thyme leaves, fresh oregano leaves, sweet paprika, garlic , smashed into a paste, well-crumbled bay leaf, red pepper flakes, fine grain sea salt, fresh lemon juice

strawberry cream cheese, softened to room temp, marshmallow cream, microwaved for 20 seconds, maraschino cherry juice, lemon juice, vanilla extract, graham cracker, fresh fruit, cubed

butter (i use blue bonnet for baking margarine), unsweetened baking chocolate, sugar, eggs, beaten (use large-sized eggs), pure vanilla extract, unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, walnuts, chopped (about 8-oz chopped walnut halves), semi-sweet chocolate chips (equals 1 cup chips), philadelphia cream cheese (unwrap cheese and soften in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave on high for 10 seconds or until s), butter, softened at room temperature, whole milk (i use 2% milk), pure vanilla extract, powdered sugar

butter, softened, eggs, at room temperature, self raising flour, milk, warmed for 10 seconds, icing sugar , sifted, cream cheese, caster sugar, lemon zest, finely grated, blueberries, fresh or frozen

sugar, water, light corn syrup, cinnamon oil (can be purchased at drug store), crushed vanilla wafers, chopped pecans, melted butter, light corn syrup, cocoa, bourbon, powdered sugar, crushed vanilla wafers, chopped pecans, powdered sugar, cocoa, light corn syrup, rum, powdered sugar, butter, room temperature, peanut butter, vanilla, household paraffin wax, semi-sweet chocolate chips

half of prune stuffed pork, thinly sliced, half of cooked rice, at room temperature or slightly reheated in microwave, boston or romaine lettuce leaves, washed, vinaigrette with oil and ground cumin, lime or orange zest and lime juice, chopped chives , parsley or cilantro for garnish

mushrooms, butter, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, cubed baked ham (do not use honey type hams here), all purpose flour, chicken stock, dry madeira or spanish sherry(ok here i just use any sherry), heavy or whipping cream, cream cheese pastry, butter, at room temp ., cream cheese, at room temp (use microwave for ease and heat a few seconds), all purpose flour, i do add a pinch of salt here !)

all- purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, at room temperature, granulated sugar, grated zest of 1 lemon, butter (8 tbsp) melted, whole milk mixed with juice of 1 lemon, left to sit at room temperature until thickened or microwaved for 30 seconds to 1 minute until thickened

orange cake mix (such as duncan hines orange supreme), mandarin oranges, drained, mandarin oranges, drained (second can) (optional), cream cheese frosting, room temperature, water, vegetable oil, eggs

butter, softened, sugar, light brown sugar, eggs (see note ), unsweetened chocolate (melt in microwave for about 10 seconds to just barely melt-then let cool), cake flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk (room temperature- see note ), vanilla

valley fresh premium white chicken meat, drained, frozen broccoli cuts, condensed cream of chicken soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, curry powder, shredded cheddar cheese, breadcrumbs

granulated sugar, light brown sugar , firmly packed down, vegetable oil, eggs, beaten, bananas , ripened until peels turn completely black, then peeled and mashed with a fork, low-fat milk, unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, pure vanilla extract, philadelphia cream cheese (unwrap cheese, place in a microwave on high for 10 seconds or till softened), butter, softened at room temperature, powdered sugar, pure vanilla extract