34189 shepherd pie make ahead freeze ahead Recipes

refrigerated pie crust, lean ground beef, onion, chopped, frozen mixed vegetables (beans, carrots, corn and peas), condensed cream of celery soup, chopped fresh thyme leaves, mashed potatoes

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

firm-ripe apricots , peaches, or plums, sugar, all-purpose flour, lemon juice, ground cinnamon or mace, salt

egg, beaten, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained, athenos traditional crumbled feta cheese, tub philadelphia garden vegetable 1/3 less fat than cream cheese, green onions, finely chopped, sheets frozen phyllo dough (14x9), thawed, butter, melted

butter, softened, grated parmesan cheese, dried parsley, garlic powder, italian bread , cut into 1 inch slices

eggs, lightly beaten, milk, half-and-half cream, vanilla extract, french bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices, butter, melted, light brown sugar, maple syrup, chopped pecans

seasoned croutons, spicy pork sausage, eggs, milk, condensed cream of mushroom soup, frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained and squeezed dry, mushrooms, drained and chopped, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, shredded monterey jack cheese, dry mustard, fresh parsley, for garnish

butter, softened, white sugar, eggs, carton sour cream, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground nutmeg, salt, brown sugar, chopped pecans, ground cinnamon

eggs, beaten, softened butter, croissants, split, smoked ham, colby-jack cheese

pumpkin, milk, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, whiskey (technically optional, but it s what makes it so good), pie crusts

vanilla ice cream, melted, instant chocolate pudding mix, graham cracker pie crust

pumpkin, unsweetened applesauce (see note below ), powdered milk (dry ), pumpkin pie spice (or to taste), splenda sugar substitute (6-8 packets), flour

pie crust dough (boxed), cold water, butter or margarine, cinnamon, sugar

flour, baking powder, salt, vegetable shortening, buttermilk

lean ground beef, onion, chopped, potatoes (peeled and cubed ), butter , to make creamed potatoes, milk , to make creamed potatoes, grated cheese, cream of mushroom soup, beef gravy, corn niblets, french style green beans, mild rotel (drained )

onion, chopped, garlic, minced, shredded carrot, mushroom, cleaned and sliced, ground sirloin, dried oregano, crushed dried thyme, ground cumin, fresh ground pepper, all-purpose flour, low sodium beef broth, dry red wine, no-added-salt tomato paste, vegetable oil cooking spray, russet potato, peeled and cut into chunks, skim milk, salt (optional), minced pickled jalapeno pepper , to taste, minced fresh cilantro, minced scallions, paprika, shredded monterey jack cheese

fruit, butter, sugar, lemon juice, ground cinnamon or 1/2 tsp other flavoring, cornstarch