4781 snack that leftover halloween Recipes

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.

prepared double crust pie crust (purchased or homemade), chicken stock, leftover cooked turkey or 2 -3 cups leftover cooked chicken, diced, salt (i used jane s crazy mixed up blend, or to taste), unsalted butter (the real thing here), white lilly all-purpose flour, skim milk, cooked carrots (leftovers , i used a can of leseuer whole baby carrots), corn, cooked (leftover ), peas (whatever you had leftover) or 1 cup lima beans (whatever you had leftover) or 1 cup green beans, cooked (whatever you had leftover), cooked ham, diced, leftovers (optional), ground black pepper

microwave popcorn, popped (measure 12 cups), butter, melted, karo syrup (now i use agave syrup), brown sugar, baking soda, chow mein noodles (sold in cans or bags), peanuts, candy corn (colored halloween candies)

boiling water (do not add cold water.), jell-o brand orange flavor gelatin, yellow cake mix, tub cool whip whipped topping, thawed, halloween sprinkles

frosted cheerios toasted oat cereal, animal crackers, pretzel twists, teddy grahams snack crackers, sunkist fruit snacks, raisins

teddy grahams chocolate graham snacks, teddy grahams honey graham snacks, honey-roasted peanuts, raisins, honey nut cheerios

bugles original flavor snacks, pretzels, butter flavored crackers, wheat thins crackers, bugles nacho flavor snacks, cheese nips, parmesan goldfish crackers, mixed nuts or 1 cup peanuts, butter-flavored oil, ranch dressing mix

chocolate turtle chex mix, caramel chex cereal, pretzel stick, m & s plain chocolate candy, gummy bears, toffee pieces, marshmallows, caramel corn, cinnamon goldfish graham snacks, caramel , bites, butter toffee peanuts, cashews, peanuts, oreo cookie, candy corn, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, teddy grahams honey graham snacks, raisins, pretzel rings, cinnamon red cinnamon candies

fresh strawberries, divided, snack prepared chocolate pudding, snack prepared vanilla pudding, aerosol whipped cream

frosted cheerios, banana teddy grahams honey graham snacks, teddy grahams chocolate graham snacks, pretzel twists, peanuts, chocolate-covered raisins

yeast, warm skim milk (or any other milks really), water , that is warm, sugar, egg, melted butter, flour (or more or less as needed), salt, extra melted butter, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg

coarsely chopped leftover cooked skinless turkey breast, half the fat mayonnaise-type dressing, divided, whole berry cranberry sauce, leftover mashed potatoes, shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese

diced leftover cooked turkey, leftover turkey gravy, frozen mixed vegetables (canned or already cooked works well too), garlic powder, ground sage, pepper, salt, pie crust (optional)

toasted corn cereal, popped popcorn, dry roasted peanuts, light brown sugar , packed, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, baking soda, nestle toll house halloween shapes and morsels, milk chocolate-covered pretzels

semi-sweet chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, soft margarine, dry roasted peanuts (optional), marshmallows, wax paper, assorted small halloween candy sprinkles (such as candy corns)

butter (i ve only used , don tsp know if margarine works), sugar, light karo syrup, vanilla, orange food coloring (optional), popped popcorn, traditional candy corn, chocolate candy corn, real chocolate chips, any family favorite halloween candy

pretzel goldfish crackers, oyster crackers, butter, melted, caesar salad dressing mix (such as good seasons ), cheez-it white cheddar crackers , baked cheese snacks (should be cheez-it twisters cheddar and more cheddar), roasted wasabi green peas, swedish fish gummi candies