95 simple very Recipes

flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, orange , juice of, halved, milk, crisco shortening, oranges , zest of or 1/2 tsp dried orange zest, eggs, beaten, banana, peeled, sliced very thin, chopped walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional), maraschino cherry, drained, chopped fine (optional), nutmeg, pam cooking spray

peanut butter, shortening, white sugar, mashed very ripe banana, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, buttermilk

vegetable oil, for frying, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, generous pinch salt, plus more for sprinkling, freshly ground black pepper, sparkling water, green beans, halved if long, zucchini, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds, lemon, sliced into very thin round slices

jumbo pasta shells, cooked and drained, light ricotta cheese (use full amount if not using meat or for extra cheesey), cooked sausage, crumbled (optional), part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided, fresh parsley leaves, packed, very finely chopped, fresh romano cheese or 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated, egg, minced garlic (optional) or 2 tsp garlic powder (optional), nutmeg, grated, black pepper , to taste, marinara sauce or 1 (26 oz) jar homemade pasta sauce

beef, cooked and shredded, onion, sliced very thin, shredded cheddar cheese, uncooked egg noodles, flat and curly, diced tomato, jalapeno pepper, diced and seeded, salt, black pepper, sour cream

shortening (she always used crisco), sugar, eggs, very ripe bananas, chopped nut meats (optional), flour, baking soda, salt

tomatoes, large, ripe , pref. organic, onion, very large, sweet (vidalia or texas grano, not a sharp onion), salt , freshly ground from sea crystals (use maldon or himalayan or fleur de sel, all of which is tastier than table ), pepper, coarsely ground, dried basil

warm water , plus, water, flour (you can mix white and wheat flour), salt, sugar, yeast, sage, onion, diced, butter, garlic cloves, minced in press, celery ribs, diced, sage, thyme, salt, pepper, chicken broth , heated in microwave for about 3-5 minutes and very hot

butter, very soft, powdered sugar , unsifted, all-purpose flour

yellowtail snapper or sea bass fillets, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, red onion, very thinly sliced, limes, juiced, seeded and finely chopped jarred aji amarillo peppers or fresh habanero, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped, for garnish, canchita , recipe follows, vegetable oil, for frying (about 2 cups), canchita corn (also known as chulpe), salt

peaches, apple, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, apple crumble mix, butter, very soft, pie crusts , roll-out

sliced strawberries, blackberries, a handful of blueberries, a handful of raspberries, a few fresh mint leaves, chopped, a couple fresh basil leaves , torn, shots limoncello liquor or 3 tbsp simple syrup, lemon sorbet or vanilla ice cream, plain (vanilla ) store-bought meringue nests

extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, red wine vinegar, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, dried basil leaves, dried oregano leaves, onion powder, dry mustard, garlic cloves, crushed, red pepper flakes , to taste, mushrooms, cleaned, stems trimmed flat, snipped flat-leaf italian parsley (garnish )

olive oil, yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, pressed, tomatoes, very ripe, chopped, tomato paste, red wine, kosher salt, fresh basil

stewing beef or 3 1/2 lbs round steaks, onions, chopped, all-purpose flour, cooking oil (or sufficient to brown the stew beef and fry the onions), milk (more if needed to thin sauce), condensed cream of mushroom soup, condensed cream of chicken soup, dill weed (packaged ), sweet paprika (not hot ), ground black pepper, uncooked egg noodles

all-purpose flour , leveled, unsalted butter, very cold, cut into small pieces, sugar, salt, ice water

ripe or very ripe bananas, egg, melted margarine, honey, oat bran hot cereal, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, brown sugar, paper baking cup