1390 sneaky chef ahead Recipes

fabulous chocolate peanut butter cookies, level 3, unsweetened dutch cocoa, unbleached baking flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet baking chocolate, broken, unsweetened baking chocolate, broken, light brown sugar, chopped peanuts, unsalted butter, eggs, real vanilla, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, prepare cookies : preheat oven to 325 degrees., sift together cocoa , flour, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of wax paper. set aside., heat 1 inch of water in the bottom of a double boiler over medium heat. place semisweet and unsweetened baking chocolate in top half of the double boiler. tightly cover the top pan with plastic wrap and heat 12 to 15 minutes. remove from heat and stir chocolate until smooth. keep at room temperature. or, melt in microwave., place brown sugar and butter in the bowl of electric mixer and beat on medium speed 1 minute. scrape down bowl and beat on high speed additional 30 seconds. scrape down bowl. add eggs, 1 at a time, while beating on medium, stopping to scrape down bowl after incorporating each addition., add vanilla and beat on medium 30 seconds. add melted baking chocolate and beat on low 10 seconds more. scrape down bowl and beat additional 30 seconds. add flour mixture and beat on low until thoroughly combined, 20 to 30 seconds. remove bowl from mixer, add chocolate chips and peanut butter chips; mix thoroughly with rubber spatula. add peanuts, place 6 to 8 cookies per baking sheet (each cookie is approximately 2 tsp. put sheets in middle of oven. bake for 18 to 20 minutes, cool cookies on pans 5 to 6 minutes. transfer cookies to wire rack. repeat procedure until all cookies have been baked. cool cookies thoroughly before storing in sealed plastic container., prepare chocolate dipping sauce : heat cream, butter and sugar in saucepan over medium-high heat. when hot, stir to dissolve sugar. bring mixture to boil. place chocolate in stainless steel bowl and pour boiling cream over chocolate. let stand 5 minutes. stir until smooth. cool to room temperature. (dip can be made 3 to 4 days ahead and refrigerated. reheat, stirring. bring to room temperature before using.), put dip in a serving bowl, so guests can dip their cookies in before eating.

pie anytime (do your own make-ahead fruit pie filling), this is a make-ahead pie filling from freezer to oven. great way to use fresh fruit ., firm-ripe fresh fruit (less if berries), sugar, flour, lemon juice, ground cinnamon, salt

all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, grated orange rind, orange juice, egg, vanilla, vegetable oil, grated orange rind, sugar, cinnamon

egg, sugar (if possible try to use vanilla , it s sold in the baking aisle in yellow envelopes under the d), flour, oil (sunflower is best. any light like vegetable . please don tsp use any of the olive s beca), orange , flavour, sumol orange soda, baking soda, vanilla (you don tsp need this if you used sugar, but if you really like a lot, go ahead and add), sliced peach, drained, sour cream, cream (that vanilla sugar i told you about earlier, right next to it in a blue envelope is something called), powdered sugar

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

uncooked lasagna noodles, curd smooth -and-creamy cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, eggs, lightly beaten, refrigerated pesto, salt, shredded mozzarella cheese, divided, lean ground beef, chopped onion, tomato -and-basil pasta sauce

egg, beaten, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained, athenos traditional crumbled feta cheese, tub (8 oz.) philadelphia garden vegetable 1/3 less fat than cream cheese, green onions, finely chopped, sheets frozen phyllo dough (14x9 inch), thawed, butter, melted

unsalted butter, bread, grated cheese (for me, low-fat), eggs, milk, dry mustard, salt, a sprinkle pepper

potatoes , pared, cupsour cream, butter, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, butter, melted

vegetables, sliced carrots, sliced parsnips, cubed, peeled turnip, trimmed, halved brussels sprouts, shallots, peeled, quartered, lg. onion, cut into 8 wedges, pesto (if making ahead, let stand for bout 15 minutes at room temperature before tossing with vegetables), basil leaves, grated parmigiano-reggiano, coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted, evoo, water, fresh lemon juice, salt, garlic clove, peeled

seasonal fish and vegetables are used in tempura. the ingredients for tempura in the recipe below are only a few of the many, many common ingredients that lend themselves to this treatment. shrimp; squid; small whole fish like perch, smelt, and goby; white-fleshed saltwater fish; eggplant; green beans; onion rings; sweet potato slices; bell pepper strips; mushrooms - the list could go on for several pages. chicken, beef and pork, however, are not usually prepared as tempura because of their relatively heavier, identifiable taste. chicken and pork are deep-fried in other ways, and beef is often given a more highlighted preparation, say, in sukiyaki., http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/a/cookingtempura.htm, basic steps for cooking tempura, prepare the ingredients ., make tempura batter ., heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350f degree., lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood., drain tempura on a rack ., serve right away with tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce) or salt. tempura is best served hot. *grated daikon radish is a common condiment., tempura batter recipe - japanese recipe, http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/r/tempurabatter.htm, egg, ice water, all purpose flour, preparation, beat an egg in a bowl. add ice water in the bowl. be sure to use very cold water., add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. be careful not to overmix the batter., tempura dipping sauce recipe, tempura dipping sauce is called tentsuyu in japanese. serve this sauce with tempura., dashi soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, preparation, put mirin in a pan and heat. add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. bring the sauce to a boil., tips for making crispy tempura, by setsuko yoshizuka, tip 1: ice, use ice water for the batter. this is really important to prevent the batter from absorbing too much oil., tip 2: batter (tempura batter recipe), do not make the batter ahead of time. try not to over mix the batter and not to coat ingredients with the batter too much., if you are frying both seafood and vegetables, fry vegetables first. then, fry seafood. fry vegetables at 340f degree and fry seafood at 350f degree., tip 4: oil temperature, check the temperature of frying oil , drop a little batter into the oil. if the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it s about 360 f degree. if the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it s about 340f degree. this is said to be the right temperature to fry tempura.

potatoes, peeled and quartered, sour cream, cream cheese, softened, butter, divided, dried minced onion, salt, paprika

baking potatoes, peeled & quartered, butter, softened, green onions, finely chopped, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cottage cheese, eggs

butter, sugar, water, corn syrup, toasted chopped almonds, semi-sweet chocolate (if using squares, melt ahead of time, if using chips, they will melt on the hot toffee), toasted finely chopped almonds

semisweet chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, graham crackers, marshmallows

unsalted butter, semisweet chocolate chips, eggs, pure vanilla extract, sugar, purple puree (see make-ahead recipe below), flour blend (equal parts whole wheat, wheat germ, and white flour), rolled oats , ground in a food processor, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, butter or non-stick cooking spray, extra boost : 1 cup chopped walnuts

olive oil, boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2 in . pieces (the broth would probably be more flavorful with bone and skin, but this is what i had on hand - if you have a whole chicken, go ahead and use it, but skip adding the breast until noted below, and be sure to double the amount of water), salt, water, peeled garlic cloves (approx. 1 whole head )

this all-seafood stew from california comes together rather quickly , so there s no place to break up the work and do something ahead. since the cioppino can be on the table in less than hour, this isn tsp much of an obstacle to making this dish. serve with crusty bread to soak up any extra tomato broth., extra-virgin olive oil, garlic , coarsely chopped (about 20 cloves), dry vermouth, dozen littleneck clams , shells scrubbed, dozen mussels , shells scrubbed and beards removed (see illustration below), unsalted butter, onion , chopped medium, hot red pepper flakes, bottled clam juice, diced tomatoes, bay leaf, fresh oregano leaves , minced, fresh thyme leaves, tabasco sauce, salt and ground black pepper, sea scallops , tendons removed, shrimp , peeled