13 shy Recipes

cognac, ruby red grapefruit juice, lemon juice, passion fruit, caster sugar, mint leaves, ice, to serve

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter (salted or unsalted, your choice, at room temperature), granulated sugar (scant, just shy of 1 cup!), light brown sugar (firmly packed), eggs, vanilla extract, orange extract, rolled oats, orange (zest only save juice and pulp for another use), crushed pineapple (drained well ), sweetened flaked coconut, pecans (toasted and chopped )

principal use of grandma s apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven., it was wonderful for drying children s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears., chicken coop , the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven., when company came , those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids., when the weather was cold , grandma wrapped it around her arms., those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow , bent over the hot wood stove., chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron., garden , it carried all sorts of vegetables. after the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls., in the fall , the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees., when unexpected company drove up the road , it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds., when dinner was ready , grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

warm water, sachets powdered gelatin (just shy of 4 tbsp), cream of coconut, whole milk, canned pineapple chunks in sweetened juice, maraschino cherries with stems

turkey tails (about a kilo)., chicken thighs, skinned , boned & cubed., ltrs water ., stalks celery, chopped ., yellow onion, chopped , please peel it first., carrots sliced ., garlic, diced fine ., bay leaves, sage, smoked bacon, chopped and fried a bit., salt and fresh ground pepper to taste., parsley, chopped fine ., lg leek slices long ways , thin, cilantro, chopped ., fresh thyme, chopped fine ., hand full of fresh mushrooms, sliced . optional., mild to medium hot chilies, seeded and chopped fine . optional., zucchini squash (skin on, they re shy), cubed. optional but very nice.

ground flax seed, water (1/3 cup. plus 1 tsp. plus 1 tsp.), sugar, water (each tsp. just shy of a full tsp.), ground almonds, flour, baking powder, drops almond essence

marshmallows, semisweet chocolate chips, butter, cubed, crisp rice cereal, salted peanuts

simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, ground beef, bacon, chopped, green onions, chopped, red bell pepper, diced, jalapeno, finely diced, taco seasoning mix, water

butter, frozen or fresh corn, whole milk (just shy of a cup), cornstarch, sugar, salt (or to taste), black pepper (to taste)

eggs, sesame oil, vegetable oil, green onions, tomatoes, salt, sugar