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heavy cream, sugar, apple, peeled and chopped, bananas, peeled and chopped, grapes, halved (i plan to use around 12), cashews, chopped, oranges, peeled and segmented and the covering and seeds removed (only the flesh of the fruit to be used), crush strawberry soda, peppercorns (this is the interesting part for me in this recipe....)

pizza dough, cut in 2 (use a high quality pizza dough), sliced zucchini, kalamata olives, pitted and diced, chopped turkey pastrami, shredded mozzarella cheese (sometimes i toss in some fontina), your favorite tomato sauce, crushed garlic, whole tomatoes , salted and water drained off (this is the second recipe), chicken breast, chopped into pieces (this is great if you have leftovers), black olives, pitted and chopped up, shredded mozzarella cheese, purple onion, sliced, mushrooms, sliced, crushed garlic, butter (this is for top crust ), red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese

butter, sugar (as much as i don tsp want to mess with this recipe, i intend to experiment and cut this down), eggs, bananas (should be about a cup), baking soda, sour milk, flour (how much depends on the size of your bananas, add the larger amount if your bananas are larger and a)

bourbon, shallot, minced, mandarin oranges, fresh cranberries, sugar , adjust to your taste, this is very tart with only this amount, ground black pepper , adjust to your taste, this much is very peppery

dried apricots (40 apricots), cream cheese at room temperature, a lb of walnut halves (40 walnuts), you can top this with a fresh blueberry , a pecan half, raisins, some lightly toasted sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, mini chocolate chips, a banana chip or even chopped oreo cookies for a treat any oreo fan will love

butter, onion, finely chopped, green onions, finely chopped, green bell pepper, finely chopped, stalks celery, finely chopped, garlic, minced, parsley, chopped jalepenos (less or more , depending on your taste, or you dont have to add at all), all-purpose flour, peeled crawfish tails ( can use frozen crawfish), velvetta cheese, half-and-half cream, cayenne pepper, fettuccine pasta, grated parmesan cheese, this makes a large aluminum pan full. this recipe is for a large crowd. you can cut the recipe in half to serve at home for your family., this is not the picture of mine , but something similar to mine

polenta, butter or margarine (or smart balance light-i use this), minced green onions (i left this out ), water, salt, polenta (coarse cornmeal), grated parmesan cheese, minced fresh thyme (optional), baked eggs, thick slices applewood-smoked bacon, extra sharp cheddar cheese, grated, gruyere cheese (i used monterey jack instead), grated, lg. eggs, sliced green onions (i left this out ), minced fresh thyme (i substituted fresh parsley, on top of eggs for garnish after they were done)

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

yellow onion, diced, olive oil, garbonzo bean flour, soymilk, salt, pepper, minced garlic cloves (this can be optional, i happen to like garlic) or 2 -3 garlic powder (this can be optional, i happen to like garlic)

sugar cookies (or any favorite flat cookie of your choice), candy corn (approximately ), chocolate chips (aka mini morsels -nestle makes them, for example), prepared yellow frosting (i use and like this 1 ( cream cheese frosting) or 1 cup white frosting (i use and like this one , cream cheese frosting)

butter, for greasing dish, wide egg noodles, heavy cream (no substitutions. this is a rich dish. go with it. don tsp try to slim it down.), whole milk (no substitutions), all-purpose flour (original recipe said 2 tsp, but i have used tbsp to get this to set up and thicken), salt, plus more for pasta water, fresh ground black pepper, grated fontina cheese , packed, grated parmesan cheese , packed, grated mozzarella cheese , packed, cooked ham, finely diced (optional), chopped fresh italian parsley

trimmed sirloin steaks, peppercorns, crushed well (any mix of colors), salt , to taste, olive oil , as needed, orange marmalade (i used sugar free), peach preserves (i used full sugar on this 1) or 1/2 cup apricot preserves (i used full sugar on this 1), sweet onions (vidalia) or 1 cup red onion, thinly sliced in half moons, worcestershire sauce

jumbo shrimp, peeled , devained and tails removed (jumbo is key for this dish, approximately 12-16 shrimp, depending on the size), links spanish chorizo (not mexican , which is the soft chorizo, spanish is the hard cured chorizo, you will get 5-6 slices p), pearl onions (1 box of frozen works great for this, it has approximately 16 onions), spanish olives (you could also use black olives if you prefer), fresh mozzarella ball (optional), italian salad dressing (i just use bottled , but you can always use a homemade dressing if you want), salt, pepper

sesame seeds, cornstarch, gluten-free soy sauce (wheat free), sugar, crushed red pepper flakes, orange juice, walnuts (broken into pieces), chicken breasts, sesame oil (more or less ), cooking oil (more if you need it), gingerroot (grated ), baby corn (change this to what you like), water chestnut (change this to what you like), bean sprouts (change this to what you like)

stewing beef, beef bouillon cubes, canned tomatoes or 2 (15 oz) cans tomatoes, yellow onion, chopped, garlic, minced, tomato sauce or 1 (5 oz) can, whole kernel corn, drained, zipper peas, white acre peas , with snaps, crowder peas, field peas , with snaps, butter peas, butter beans, string beans, chopped carrots, okra, sliced (don tsp worry okra will cook away), chopped fresh spinach, potatoes, large chunks (if not freezing and serving this soup for a crowd, increase potatoes to 5 lb), vegetable juice, salt and pepper, water

turkey, leftovers is perfect for this , you can substitute chicken for this as well (shredded or chopped), milk, butter, flour, sherry wine, fresh parsley, chopped fine, salt and pepper, italian seasoned breadcrumbs, asparagus , roasted (just remove the tough ends and cut in 3-inch pieces), olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, wild rice , already cooked (1 box uncle bens or similar), toasted sliced almonds

firm green new mexico mild or anaheim chiles, cooking oil, chopped wild onions or yellow onions, ground lamb, adobe bread crumbs *see note, ripe tomatoes, diced, garlic cloves, minced, salt, white pepper, dried thyme, bay leaves, chopped fresh tarragon, or 1 tsp dried, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, sour cream, garnish (optional), note: adobe bread is a yeast bread , made in the outdoor ovens called hornos, in the southwest. it is sold on the plaza by native american vendors in santa fe, new mexico however, if this bread is not available to you, any yeast non-sour dough bread can be used and made into the bread crumbs for this recipe.

bittersweet chocolate , tempered, see how to temper chocolate, method follows, how to temper chocolate, dessert circus , extraordinary desserts you can make at home by jacques torres, chocolate is tempered so that after it has been melted , it retains its gloss and hardens again without becoming chalky and white (that happens when the molecules of fat separate and form on top of the chocolate). there are a variety of ways to temper., easiest ways to temper chocolate is to chop it into small pieces and then place it in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time on high power until most of the chocolate is melted. be very careful not to overheat it. (the temperature of dark chocolate should be between 88 and 90 degrees f, slightly warmer than your bottom lip. it will retain its shape even when mostly melted. white and milk chocolates melt at a temperature approximately 2 degrees f less because of the amount of lactose they contain.) any remaining lumps will melt in the chocolate s residual heat. use an immersion blender or whisk to break up the lumps. usually, chocolate begins to set, or crystallize, along the side of the bowl. as it sets, mix those crystals into the melted chocolate to temper it. a glass bowl retains heat well and keeps the chocolate tempered longer., way to temper chocolate is called seeding. in this method, add small pieces of unmelted chocolate to melted chocolate. the amount of unmelted chocolate to be added depends on the temperature of the melted chocolate, but is usually 1/4 of the total amount. it is easiest to use an immersion blender for this, or a whisk., classic way to temper chocolate is called tabliering. two thirds of the melted chocolate is poured onto a marble or another cold work surface. the chocolate is spread out and worked with a spatula until its temperature is approximately 81 degrees f. at this stage, it is thick and begins to set. this tempered chocolate is then added to the remaining non-tempered chocolate and mixed thoroughly until the mass has a completely uniform temperature. if the temperature is still too high, part of the chocolate is worked further on the cold surface until the correct temperature is reached. this is a lot of work, requires a lot of room, and makes a big mess., a simple method of checking tempering, is to apply a small quantity of chocolate to a piece of paper or to the point of a knife. if the chocolate has been correctly tempered, it will harden evenly and show a good gloss within a few minutes.