61 sometime Recipes

vegetable oil, sesame oil, boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced into strips (i like to cube it), broccoli , divided into small flowerets, baby corn, halved if large, red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced, soy sauce, orange juice, cornstarch (i sometimes have to add a little more at the end to get it to thicken up a bit), toasted sesame seeds, roasted shelled , unsalted peanuts (make sure you get the unsalted ones. the soy sauce makes this dish salty enough), rice or noodles, to serve

jumbo pasta shells, ricotta cheese, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained, grated parmesan cheese or 3/4 cup romano cheese, chopped onion, dried basil, garlic cloves, minced, herbox instant chicken bouillon granules, dried thyme leaves, egg, shredded mozzarella cheese , plus, shredded mozzarella cheese (divided ), spaghetti sauce (sometimes i make my own sauce. other times i use a jar sauce that is meant for baked pasta dishes. i)

white rose potatoes (fist-size, not russet) or 5 -6 medium red potatoes, boiled in their jackets, cooled, peeled and nicely diced in 1/2 inch cubes (fist-size, not russet), apple, peeled cored and finely diced (i use gala or fuji), carrot , cooked till tender but not mushy, diced into small cubes, frozen peas, lightly blanched and cooled, frozen corn kernels , defrosted, mayonnaise, to taste (best foods or hellman s, that s what they have in brazil), sliced pimento-stuffed green olives, salt and pepper, to taste (sometimes, i use lawry s )

sugar, cocoa, milk (sometimes i use almond or rice ), milk, cream (or half and half), bittersweet chocolate (optional), cayenne pepper (optional), marshmallow

generous wedge brie cheese (sometimes, i buy those very small rounds of brie or camembert and serve 1 or half per person) or camembert cheese, for each person you re planning to serve (sometimes, i buy those very small rounds of brie or camembert and serve 1 or half per person), milk, flour, egg (or 2 or 3 - again depending on how many people you re serving this to), plain breadcrumbs, butter, lettuce leaf , chiffonade (lettuce cut in thin, strips to make an attractive plating), fruit chutney or preserves, crusty bread

chopped shallot, red-wine vinegar, dijon mustard, sugar, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, thick) boneless chuck blade steaks (sometimes called chicken steaks) or steak tips, gristle trimmed if necessary and meat cut into 2-inch pieces, tomatoes such as campari or baby roma (about 2 inches wide ), okra, trimmed , leaving tops intact

frozen green beans (or you could use fresh), fresh mushrooms, almonds, garlic pepper seasoning, butter, approx, other seasoning, to your liking (sometimes i add tabasco for a kick)

imitation crabmeat (or lobster, it is usually pollack. sometimes packed in 4 oz, either is fine), celery, chopped, onion, chopped (vidalia, red or yellow), apple, chopped (or use whatever fruit is in season), plain yogurt (or greek plain), mayonnaise (if this will sit out, just use yogurt), lemon juice, salt, pepper

butter, diced onions, flour, chicken base, mixed with 8 cup. water, instant instant potato flakes, half-and-half (sometimes i use heavy cream ), seasoning salt, basil (this usually gets tripled once we got an herb garden bc its so amazingly aromatic when it s fresh...), tabasco sauce, cooked diced potatoes (no joke i made them in the microwave last week), grated cheddar cheese (grate your own), bacon, fried, drained, and crumbled, green onion tops or fresh chives

unsalted organic butter, room temperature (1 stick), organic nasturtium petals, fresh nasturtium leaves or 2 -4 a few sprigs fresh parsley, chives, leaves (optional), unsalted organic butter, room temperature (1 stick), barely open organic common chive blossoms, florets (petal clusters), fresh parsley (or 8 or 10 large chive leaves), unsalted organic butter, room temperature (1 stick), superfine sugar (sometimes called baker s sugar) or 1 tsp finely granulated sugar (sometimes called baker s sugar), almond extract, generous handful of fresh organic edible rose petal (from the fragrant old-fashioned types, such as belle of portugal, any of the rugosa roses and damask)

chicken thighs, with skin and bone (5 lb), dried wood ear mushrooms, water, divided, chicken stock (32 fl.oz. ) or 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (32 fl.oz. ), stalks burdock root (sometimes called gobo) (optional) or 2 stalks salsify (optional), distilled white vinegar or 1 tsp fresh lemon juice, canola oil, onions, coarsely chopped, fresh shiitake mushroom , stems discarded, large caps quartered, chopped peeled gingerroot, chopped garlic, mirin (japanese sweet rice wine), white miso (also called shiro miso), soy sauce, mustard greens , tough stems and ribs discarded and leaves coarsely chopped (16 cups)

casserole, sweet potatoes, washed, baked, and mashed, vanilla extract, butter, melted, sugar (fructose for diabetics), eggs, beaten, milk, brown sugar (1 cup. fructose and 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. molasses), flour, butter, softened, pecans, chopped, you may leave out the butter and/or pecans or use a different type of nut. i sometimes use just brown sugar, flour, and rolled oats. use any combination or your own topping recipe or just make the casserole without topping.

corn flake crumbs, grated romano cheese, garlic powder (we use more because we love garlic), cayenne pepper, egg whites, water, zucchini , and yellow squash cut into 1/4 inch slices, cauliflower floret (not too little), broccoli floret (not too little), cut halved white button mushrooms, pizza sauce, warmed (sometimes i use hunts four cheese shaghetti sauce or heinz bottled chili sauce for seafood but you cup)

potatoes-4 cups slice to about 1/8 in. thick, butter-4 heaping tbsp, flour-3 heaping tbsp, water -1 cup, saffron (note : some of the tulips are in bloom here,i use the yellow pollen from them--for saffron,is pollen,and sometime hard to find in the store,and when i do it is to high of a price .), salt and pepper 1/8 tsp, onion-1-finely chopped, green pepper-1-finely chopped, mushroom stems and pieces-1 (8 oz)can

tomatoes, cut in half , then sliced, shallots, finely chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, hard boiled eggs, chopped, wine vinegar (sometimes i like to use balsamic vinegar), extra virgin oil, lemon, juiced (optional), salt & pepper to taste

cream cheese (room temp ), margarine (room temp ) or 1 1/2 cups butter (room temp), sugar, eggs, vanilla, plain flour, self-rising flour, almond flavoring (optional i like to play around with the flavors and sometimes mix them) (optional) or 1 tbsp lemon flavoring (optional i like to play around with the flavors and sometimes mix them) (optional), fruit (i roll my in flour and fold in with spatula after mixing cake batter. i have used candied frui) (optional)

sugar (if using half semisweet and half sweet chocolate) or 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp (if using all semisweet chocolate), fine-quality chocolate, preferably half dark sweet (sometimes labeled german s sweet chocolate), and half semisweet, but all semisweet is also delicious; cut into small pieces, eggs, separated, shelled walnuts (1 3/4 to 2 cups), matzoh meal, accompaniments: passover confectioners sugar (recipe below ) or chocolate icing (recipe below); heavy cream, freshly whipped to soft drifts and barely or very lightly sweetened; or vanilla ice cream, garnish: walnut halves, unsalted butter or margarine, fine-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces

rinse the rice , you can either place it in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse under cool water or place it in a medium bowl and repeatedly fill the bowl with water while swishing the rice around, then carefully drain off the water. in either case, you must rinse until the water runs clear. adjust the spiciness of this dish by including the minced ribs and seeds from the chiles., sweet soy sauce kecap manis , a dark brown, syrupy-thick indonesian sauce, is often called sweet soy sauce. it is sweetened with palm sugar and sometimes seasoned with various other ingredients, such as garlic and star anise. in indonesia it s used in marinades, as a flavoring in dishes and as a condiment. kecap manis can be found in asian markets and stored indefinitely in a cool, dry place., water, jasmine , basmati, or other long-grain white rice , rinsed (see note), fresh thai , serrano, or jalapeno chiles , seeds and ribs removed, chiles minced (see note), shallots , peeled and quartered, garlic cloves , peeled, vegetable oil, sweet soy sauce (see below), plus extra for serving, salt, cucumber , peeled , halved lengthwise, and sliced 1/2 inch thick, tomatoes , cored and sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rounds, eggs , cracked into 2 small bowls (2 eggs per bowl), ground black pepper, scallions , sliced thin, recipe fried shallots (see related recipe) (optional)