300 start Recipes

raw shrimp, minced, ground pork, dry sherry, light soy sauce (thin), sugar (perhaps you might want to start with 1/2 tsp and increase to taste), salt, cornstarch, mixed with 2 tsp water, oil, to deep fry

trifle may be a holiday tradition for many families, but it is more about the tradition than the flavor of the thing. most trifles are a gloppy mass of soggy cake, grainy custard, watery fruit, and strong booze. we love the flavors, but wanted something better than that. starting with a classic southern rendition of trifle called tipsy squire, we set out to make a trifle that tasted as good as it looked. here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, stale sponge cake works better than fresh because it absorbs the liquid without turning mushy. allow the cake to sit unwrapped overnight on the counter or expedite the process by baking the cake at 200 degrees for three hours., make a quick and light custard stabilized with cornstarch., use jam , not fresh fruit, for a deep fruit flavor without a watery texture., top the trifle with small almond macaroons for their flavor and crisp texture.

chicken breast, green beans , i used frozen, curry paste , start out with 1, oil, fish sauce, sugar

boneless skinless chicken breasts, feta cheese, crumbled (fat-free is ok), fresh lemon juice, dried oregano, olive oil, chicken stock (start with the smaller amount so it s not too runny), loosely packed torn fresh spinach leaves (i use more like 6 cups), ripe tomato, chopped (i use more tomato, too), salt, pepper

whole pineapples cut in half starting at the top the greenery lenghtwise and cut out the inside of the pineapple into chunks, making sure you leave about a 2 inch thickness, whole skinless chicken breast, celery stalks diced, green bell pepper diced, butter or margarine, mircale whip salad dressing add 3 tablesppoons of sugar to the dressing mixing well then set aside, stalks of scallions sliced, salt to taste

head cabbage, red pepper flakes, salt, garlic cloves, chopped, water (to start with)

halibut fillets, garlic cloves, coarsely chopped, peeled grated gingerroot, minced fresh cilantro leaves, washed chopped cilantro roots (see note above regarding cilantro root) or 1 tbsp additional cilantro leaf (see note above regarding cilantro root), sugar, asian fish sauce or 1/4 cup soy sauce, plus more for brushing, sake or 3 tbsp chinese rice wine or 3 tbsp dry sherry, coarse salt (i found it too salty(cut in half at least to start), black pepper

whole tomatoes (1 large can-do not drain), onion, fresh tomato, ground cumin, pepper, salt (add just a little more then 1/4), fresh cilantro leaves (loosely in a cup-not chopped-can add a little more), jalapenos (with seeds, microwave for almost 2 mins), habanero (microwave for about 20 secs, slice a sliver to start), red jalapenos (red fresno peppers, microwave for 1 - 1.5 mins. may be hard to find, not necessary but good!)

white cake mix, melted rocky road ice cream (you ll need to start out with at least 2 1/2 cup frozen ice cream), eggs, marshmallow cream, hot fudge, halved, chopped nuts

carnaroli rice, butter , to start, extra virgin olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, mushrooms, finely sliced, dry white wine, chicken stock, butter , to finish, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, finely grated, sea salt (to season )

couscous, chicken broth , 2cup starting, 1c later, salt , garlic, parsley, spinach, fresh chopped, dried cranberries, dried pineapple, almonds, toasted, green pepper, diced, butter, olive oil, parsley, chopped, basil, chopped, thyme, nutmeg, cinnamon sugar

fresh tomatoes-chopped, chopped garlic or shallots, onion-chopped, minced peppers-cubanel or sweet ( we used cubanel because it s what we have in the, garden that s ready .), cumin, cilantro (dry ), vinegar to start-more or less to taste, a few squirts of lime juice, kosher salt, hot sauce or 1-2 hot peppers ( take out the seeds if you don tsp want so much fire), stuff, add scallions to taste, you can use minced celery instead of green peppers -it adds crunch ., chill and enjoy

fresh shrimp, cooked , or, shrimp, tablespoonslemon juice, butter or margarine, horseradish, salt, nutmeg, tabasco (or your favorite pepper sauce), to taste (about 1/8 tsp. to start, more if you like)

make use that your bowl and the beaters of you mixer are completely void of any grease and place them both in the freezer before starting to make the whipped cream, every 1/2 pint of whipping cream add 1 egg white and sweeten to taste.whip well, white of the egg stiffens the cream and gives it a smooth and airy taste,that can not be duplicated., enjoy

egg yolks, milk, savoiardi (lady fingers), sugar, alchermes liquor, lemon zest, flour, fresh whipping cream, warm up the milk in a nonstick sauce pan ., combine the ingredients until well mixed ., add the milk , a little bit at the time to the egg mixture, mixing well., low heat. mix the cream continuously with a wooden spoon. when it starts to thicken remove it from the heat and pour it on a large plate to cool off., stir the cream now and then so that the top doesn tsp harden., dip quickly both sides of the savoiardi in the liquor. layer them 1 at the time in a glass bowl large enough to contain 7 savoiardi., spread 1/3 of the cream and repeat the layer with savoiardi. finish with the cream., decorate the zuppa inglese with whipped cream., alchermes is liquor you should be able to find in specialty liquor stores. if you do not want to use alcohol you can substitute alchermes with strong italian coffee, but you won tsp call this dessert zuppa inglese anymore.

light n fit yogurt, smart start cereal, strawberries, halved

carton low sodium beef broth or 1 (900 ml) carton chicken broth, celery, kale , spinach or 1 bunch swiss chard, cut up, minced garlic, tomatoes, undrained,diced, tomato sauce, equal amounts water , to desired consistency, vegetable soup mix (knorr or lipton), mixed vegetables (fresh or frozen , green beans, carrots, broccoli, bok choy & zucchini), pearl barley, peeled cubed sweet potatoes or 1 cup yam, worcestershire sauce , hot sauce to taste, bay leaf, ground thyme, black pepper, lean ground turkey, ginger, chili powder, paprika, marjoram, cayenne

grouper fillets, can substitute any light fish, tilapia, flounder, halibut, cod...etc, olive oil, butter , to start, butter , for mushrooms to cook, flour, seasoning salt, lemon pepper seasoning, sliced mushrooms, garlic cloves, chopped finely, wine, chicken broth, capers