416 s optional Recipes

  • Shirley's Sausage Stuffing
    rolls jimmy dean sausage, margarine or 1 1/2 cups butter and
    10 More
    rolls jimmy dean sausage, margarine or 1 1/2 cups butter, turkey gizzards, chopped fine (optional) or turkey gizzard, ground (optional), turkey neck , heart, chopped fine (optional) or , heart ground (optional), turkey liver, chopped fine (optional) or turkey liver, ground (optional), onions, chopped fine, celery ribs, chopped fine, bread, crumbled, nabisco saltine crackers, crushed, poultry seasoning , to taste, salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste
    3 hour 25 min, 12 ingredients
  • Ger's Awesome Thin Buttermilk Pancakes
    eggs, buttermilk, flour, salt, baking soda, butter and
    1 More
    eggs, buttermilk, flour, salt, baking soda, butter, blueberries (optional) or raspberries (optional) or bananas (optional) or chocolate chips (optional)
    15 min, 7 ingredients
  • Jb's Classic Belgian Waffles (And Variations)
    all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk and
    7 More
    all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, vegetable oil, eggs, chopped pecans (optional) or 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) or 10 tbsp blueberries (fresh or frozen, if frozen, no need to thaw) (optional) or 5 tbsp mini chocolate chips (optional), maple syrup or fruit syrup or warm fruit, compote, fruit sauce , fresh berries or chopped fruit, chopped nuts or powdered sugar or whipped cream, ice cream or sorbet or chocolate syrup or fruited yogurt
    16 min, 12 ingredients
  • Mccormick's  original  Chili Seasoning - Chili
    lean ground beef and
    8 More
    lean ground beef, chili seasoning mix (mccormick s original recommended), dark red kidney beans, diced tomatoes or 1 (14 1/2 oz) can tomato sauce, chopped onion (optional), grated cheese (optional), sour cream (optional), chopped onion (optional), tortilla chips (optional) or frito corn chips (optional) or saltine crackers (optional)
    20 min, 9 ingredients
  • Granny's Brownies
    sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder , bitter not sweetened and
    9 More
    sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder , bitter not sweetened, flour, baking powder, salt, melted butter, eggs , largest size, beaten, water, vanilla, walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional) or 1/2 cup macadamias, broken (optional), chocolate chips or 1/2 cup grated chocolate, semisweet
    55 min, 11 ingredients
  • Mimi's Split Pea Soup
    butter (optional) or 2 tbsp margarine (optional) and
    13 More
    butter (optional) or 2 tbsp margarine (optional), onion, finely chopped, carrots, washed and coarsely chopped, celery rib, finely chopped, dried split peas, dried thyme, dried parsley, salt, pepper, cold water or 2 quarts chicken broth or 2 quarts vegetable broth, garlic cloves, finely minced (optional), potatoes, peeled and 1-inch cubed, pearl barley, ham hocks (optional) or 1 smoked turkey wings (optional)
    2 hour 15 min, 14 ingredients
  • Garlic Lover's Burger
    ground beef (or chuck or sirloin) and
    11 More
    ground beef (or chuck or sirloin), dried cilantro (or a handful of fresh chopped cilantro), minced garlic, honey, soy sauce, ginger paste, fresh ground pepper (peppercorn medley), buns (1 for each patty), fresh minced onions (optional) or dried parsley (optional), salt (optional), canned black beans (small can, drained and rinsed ) (optional), prepared spaghetti sauce (optional) or pizza sauce (optional)
    15 min, 12 ingredients
  • Quaker's Oatmeal Cookies Quaker's Oatmeal Cookies
    margarine, white sugar, brown sugar, egg, juice, flour and
    4 More
    margarine, white sugar, brown sugar, egg, juice, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, oats, nuts (optional) or 1 1/2-2 cups raisins (optional) or 1 1/2-2 cups dried fruits (optional) or 1 1/2-2 cups chocolate chips (optional)
    38 min, 10 ingredients
  • Jen's Favorite Chef Salad Jen's Favorite Chef Salad
    head washed lettuce and
    18 More
    head washed lettuce, tomatoes (handful of grape or cherry ), sliced onion (scallions,vidalia,red etc.), sliced cucumber, broccoli (optional) or cauliflower (optional) or carrots (optional) or green beans, any fresh vegtable (optional), hard-boiled eggs, cooked mini ravioli, ham, turkey, mixed hard cheese (swiss,mozerella,cheddar,provolone etc), salami or 1/4 lb pepperoni, etc, olive, any kind mix and match (optional), marinated artichoke hearts (optional), hot pepper (optional), roasted peppers (optional), chickpeas (optional), bacon bits (optional), crouton (optional), italian dressing (or any of your choice)
    30 min, 19 ingredients
  • Dad's Famous Banana Bread Dad's Famous Banana Bread
    flour, sugar, baking soda and
    6 More
    flour, sugar, baking soda, shortening (i use regular vegetable oil) or 1/2 cup oil (i use regular vegetable oil), eggs, bananas, chopped nuts (optional but recommended, i like to use walnuts) (optional), chocolate chips (optional but recommended ) (optional), cooking spray or oil , to coat pan
    1 hour 10 min, 9 ingredients
  • Mamam's Enchilada Stew With Cilantro Mamam's Enchilada Stew With Cilantro
    stewing beef (or chopped or shredded chicken) and
    16 More
    stewing beef (or chopped or shredded chicken), black beans, drained, diced rotel tomatoes (rotel or mexican style preferred), mexican-style corn, enchilada sauce, red bell pepper, chopped, onion, diced, diced green chilies (to taste), fresh cilantro, chopped, cornstarch, water, salt and black pepper, ta3te, squeeze lime juice (optional), crushed corn chips (optional) or taco chips (optional) or plain doritos (optional), sour cream (optional), shredded colby-monterey jack cheese (optional), dried ground cumin (optional)
    1 hour 20 min, 17 ingredients
  • Irma's Cream Cheese Green Onion Chip Dip Irma's Cream Cheese Green Onion Chip Dip
    cream cheese (philadelphia is best!) and
    9 More
    cream cheese (philadelphia is best!), evaporated milk (you can use regular milk too), green onions, bon appetit seasoning mix (optional) or 1/2-1 tsp beau monde seasoning, mix (optional), baby shrimp, drained (optional), onion powder (optional) or salt (optional), garlic powder (optional) or salt (optional), red chili pepper flakes (optional), dill (optional)
    15 min, 10 ingredients
  • Craig Claiborne's Walnut and Ginger Cake Craig Claiborne's Walnut and Ginger Cake
    butter, cut into 1-inch cubes, all-purpose flour and
    10 More
    butter, cut into 1-inch cubes, all-purpose flour, candied ginger, cut into 1/4-inch cubes (about 1 cup), golden raisin (about 1 1/2 cups), walnuts , preferably black , broken into pieces (about 3 3/4 cups), baking powder, salt , if desired, sugar, egg yolks (about 1/3 cups), madeira wine or 1/3 cup sweet sherry, egg whites (about 1 cup), madeira wine (optional) or dry sherry (optional) or cognac (optional) or rum (optional)
    2 hour 35 min, 12 ingredients
  • Beef and Vegetable Soup (America's Test Kitchen) Beef and Vegetable Soup (America's Test Kitchen)
    sirloin tip steak , trimmed of most excess fat, soy sauce and
    18 More
    sirloin tip steak , trimmed of most excess fat, soy sauce, vegetable oil, cremini mushroom, stems trimmed , caps wiped clean and quartered, onion, chopped medium (about 1 1/2 cups), tomato paste, garlic clove, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 tsp), red wine, beef broth, low sodium chicken broth, carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 2 cups), celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3/4 cup), bay leaf, red potatoes, cut in 1/2-inch pieces (2 cups), frozen peas (optional) or 1 cup frozen corn (optional) or 1 cup frozen cut green beans (optional), unflavored gelatin (powdered ), cold water, minced fresh parsley leaves, table salt, ground black pepper
    1 hour 15 min, 20 ingredients
  • Meow's Quick and Healthy Nachos for One (Vegetarian) Meow's Quick and Healthy Nachos for One (Vegetarian)
    low-fat tortilla chips or 10 -12 non-fat tortilla chips and
    14 More
    low-fat tortilla chips or 10 -12 non-fat tortilla chips, frozen veggie crumbles (or frozen cooked lean ground beef, if you aren tsp vegetarian), black beans (fat free if you want) or 1/2 cup refried (fat free if you want) or 1/2 cup refried beans (fat free if you want), light cream cheese (neufchatel tastes better!) or 2 tbsp neufchatel cheese (neufchatel tastes better!), roma tomato , juice and seeds removed, diced, hot sauce (to taste), red onions (optional) or 1/2 white onion, diced (optional), jalapeno, diced (optional), green peppers (optional) or 1/2-1 red pepper, chopped (optional), black olives (optional) or 1/2-1 cup green olives, sliced (optional), romaine lettuce, shredded , to taste (optional), sour cream , to taste (optional), salsa , to taste (optional), cumin , to taste (optional), kosher salt , to taste (optional)
    8 min, 15 ingredients
  • Mammy's Float Mammy's Float
    whole milk and
    4 More
    whole milk, sugar (depends on how sweet you like it i like it sweet), eggs (well beaten ), salt, vanilla (optional) or nutmeg (optional) or whiskey (optional)
    15 min, 5 ingredients
  • Paula's Easy Lasagna Paula's Easy Lasagna
    noodles (zita, spaghetti, lasagne, etc your choice) and
    10 More
    noodles (zita, spaghetti, lasagne, etc your choice), spaghetti sauce, sugar, garlic powder, cottage cheese (small container), parmesan cheese, basil leaves, oregano leaves, salt and pepper, mozzarella cheese, browned italian sausage (optional) or 1/2 lb lean beef (optional) or 1/2 lb chicken, added to sauce (optional)
    25 min, 11 ingredients
  • Pat's Almond Cookies Pat's Almond Cookies
    flour, margarine, sugar, almond extract, baking soda, egg and
    2 More
    flour, margarine, sugar, almond extract, baking soda, egg, almond halve (optional a ) (optional), red food coloring (optional b ) (optional)
    30 min, 8 ingredients




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