537 shhh tell them Recipes

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

cooked corned beef or roast beef, cut into about 1 inch cubes, cooked potatoes, a large onion, cut into chunks, a green pepper, cut into chunks, dried thyme, dried dill weed , or to taste, salt and pepper, to taste, grapeseed or vegetable oil, unsalted butter, lindysez note : if using fresh potatoes, russet potatoes work best; but you can use red or yukon gold. peel (no need to peel the red or yukon gold) and cube them, place them in a pot of cold water to cover; bring just to a boil, simmer 2 - 3 minutes then drain; run under cold water to stop the cooking process. you don tsp want the potatoes overcooked, just al;dente. if using simply potatoes, or another refrigerated potato, you can process them as indicated in the recipe. if using frozen potatoes, thaw them before processing, either in the microwave, or if you ve planned ahead, in the refrigerator.

all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, white sugar, salt, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, pureed prunes baby food, eggs

butter or margarine, milk, minced garlic, minced onion, cornstarch, cold water, american cheese

rib eye steaks , 6 oz, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil leaves, garlic cloves, salt, pepper, head romaine lettuce, cilantro leaf, red radishes, avocados, tomatoes, green onion, chipotle chiles in adobo, limes, ranch dressing, basil, tarragon, garlic cloves, limes, garnish

butter, softened, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, milk, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, icing , to make numbers 12, 3, 6, and 9, chocolate chips , for remaining numbers (i use m&ms or white chips or ), licorice , for the hour and minute hands (i use twizzlers)

all-purpose flour, salt, corn oil, chilled, cold water, olive oil, minced onion, frozen spinach , cooked according to package directions, drained, squeezed dry and chopped, firm tofu, drained and crumbled, milk or 1 cup soy, dijon mustard, salt, cayenne, ground nutmeg, grated mozzarella cheese or 1 cup soy mozzarella cheese

margarine, onion powder (optional) or 1 tbsp very finely minced onion (optional), flour, shredded swiss cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, skim milk, oscar mayer shaved deli ham (or mix them, i did) or 24 slices deli turkey (or mix them, i did), pepper

parsnips , potatoes and spinach casserole, starchy potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks, parsnips, peeled and chopped into chunks, salt, peeled onion, frozen chopped organic spinach , defrosted and squeezed dry, butter, milk, heavy cream, freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, eggs, beaten, grated gruyere or parmesan, paprika, roasted mushrooms, mixed mushrooms - when you bring them home , wipe them, stem them and slice them, portobellos should be gilled and sliced, buttons may be halved, shiitakes, oysters or other wild mushrooms may be coarsely chopped, garlic, crushed, several sprigs fresh thyme, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon

okra, ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped, head boston lettuce, classic vinaigrette, chile oil , or to taste, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, dijon-style mustard, sugar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, extra-virgin olive oil, peanut oil, fresh bird chiles , or to taste, place the chiles in the oil in a fancy cruet and allow them to rest for 1 week, until they have flavored the oil. add a drop or two of the oil to your usual cooking oil for a special zap.

kitchen witch s wings #17, living in the wing capital of the world is nice! wings are everywhere - all different kinds , made all different ways, with all different dipping sauces to go with them., we get a kick out of the buffalo wing recipes that are on line - too bad they don tsp know what a real buffalo wing is, when i was running the deli a few years back i would make various types of wings - always a big hit . and of course i ve got dozens of original wing recipes that i ve come up with. this is 1 of them - and i hope you get a chance to try them., this is recipe #17 - quite popular, also cut down for home use, using your processor , whirl 3 - 4 heads (not cloves) of garlic with 1 cup vegetable oil. add 1/2 - 1 tsp tabasco sauce (or to taste)., toss wings in mixture coating well ., in shallow dish combine 1 cup fresh grated parmesan with 1 cup italian-style breadcrumbs (which i always made homemade) and a few grinds of black pepper from the pepper mill., coat the wings in the breading (coat well) and place on lightly oiled baking sheet in single layer (i used olive oil for the sheet)., any leftover oil mixtrue was drizzled over the coated wings and any leftover coating was pressed into the wings., baked in preheated 375* f. oven for 45 - 60 minutes depending on the size of the wings used., depending on personal taste you can use any number of dipping sauces - i like my parmesan marinara with these .

pasta (bowties work well), sun dried tomato halves, softened (i usually get the oil packed kind in a jar, drain them and chop them up), pine nuts, toasted, yellow onions , julienned or chopped, spinach leaves, chopped, feta cheese, crumbled, parmesan cheese, grated, oregano, extra virgin olive oil (or more to taste), white wine vinegar (or more to taste), salt & pepper to taste

beef meet or, chicken breast , or turkey, 2 sausage (whatever meat enough to make 2 portions), pitta bread (4 pieces), marinating ingredients, plain yoghurt 2tbsp, nutmeg 1/2tsp, ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp, pepper 1/2 tsp, ground garlic, salt 1/2tsp, lemon juice ...., tabule salad, onion , pickles, parsley, mint, tomato (cut them and mixed them up), pepper , salt, 1/2tbsp lemon juice, 1tbs olive oil, 1tbs yoghurt n 1 tbscream cheese

chili-flavored ramen noodles (i had to search different grocery stores, but they are out there), chili with beans (or without, if you don tsp like beans)

sliced red peppers, sliced green peppers, sliced onions, olive oil, chopped scotch bonnet pepper (or jalapenos), thyme

acorn squash, butter, onion, minced, sour cream, brown sugar , packed, cinnamon, parsley, chopped, soft breadcrumbs, salt, pepper

chicken breasts, salt & pepper, olive oil , for rubbing on chicken, scallion, cut in small pieces, scotch bonnet pepper, chopped finely, ground black pepper, garlic cloves, chopped, lime , zest of, grind (rind), sugar, thyme, allspice