418 state fair kettle Recipes

tomato , sliced fairly thickly, pesto sauce, fresh is best, pine nuts, toasted

red kidney beans , with juice, white kidney beans, drained, lentils, drained, black beans , with juice, baked beans, chickpeas (aka garbonzo s), romano beans, green peppers, chopped, cooking onions, chopped, garlic, crushed, celery ribs, finely chopped, carrots , sliced then halved again, crushed tomatoes , with juice, tomato paste, ground beef (can use ground venison), chili powder, paprika, onion powder, black pepper, salt, oregano, cumin (optional), tabasco sauce or cayenne pepper or hot pepper, all to your liking (for fairly mild i add just 2 drops of tabasco, a dash of cayene and 1 small chopped chili pepper,) (optional)

all-purpose flour (unbleached for hard, bleached for more tender), baking powder, baking soda (1/8 tsp. less if you want paler colour, more if darker), salt (change to 1/4), fresh ground black pepper , fairly fine (changed to 1 1/2 tsp., go easy at first), unsalted butter, sugar (changed to 3/4 cup ), eggs, orange zest or 1 tbsp lemon zest (or combination of all) or 1 tbsp tangerine zest (or combination of all), vanilla, walnuts, toasted, cooled and chopped fine (better done by hand), pine nuts (eliminated, used more walnuts)

italian sausages, buns , bratwurst-type, green bell pepper, trimmed and de-seeded, cut into chunks, red bell pepper, trimmed and de-seeded, cut into chunks (or yellow ), fresh jalapeno peppers, de-seeded and chopped, sweet onions, peeled and cut into chunks, olive oil, beer, divided (not lite )

butter, onion, chopped, stalk celery, sliced, carrot, sliced (fairly thin), potato, cubed (thin skinned ), tomatoes, diced, vegetable stock, fresh basil, chopped, cauliflower , broken into flowerets, zucchini, sliced, fresh green peas (haven tsp found frozen i liked yet), salt and pepper, grated parmesan cheese

white bread (thin slices), unsalted butter, softened, strawberries, cleaned and hulled , sliced fairly thickly, fine sugar, fresh ground black pepper (optional)

potatoes, cut into 1 1/2-2 inch chunks, onion, cut in half and sliced fairly thick, cider vinegar (any vinegar is fine), mayonnaise (we prefer hellmans), cut fresh chives or 1 tbsp fresh dill, salt, water (of course)

baking potatoes, bacon, thickly sliced, onions , sliced fairly thick, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, grated cheddar cheese

salt and pepper, tomatoes (must be ripe and fairly large), bacon, bread (or 2 split buns, use your favorite of either), leaves iceberg lettuce, buttermilk ranch dressing (hidden valley ranch)

blanched whole almonds (about 7 oz), powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, ground cinnamon, bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened ) or 3 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped fairly fine, almond extract (generous), egg whites, sugar , for rolling out cookies

black beans, chicken broth, water, onion, chopped, carrots , sliced fairly thin, green peppers, chopped or 1 cup frozen diced green pepper, stalks celery, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped fine, lime juice, bacon, thyme, allspice, cinnamon, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, olive oil, soy bacon bits (they do add a nice flavor) (optional)

whole rotisserie-cooked chicken, skinned, removed from bone and cut into small pieces, water, chicken bouillon , according to package directions (i use paste style, as it s less salty than cubes), carrots, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces, celery ribs, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces, onion, chopped, pearl barley, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh sage, chopped, fresh rosemary, chopped, fresh thyme, chopped

whole wheat bread, toasted, tuna in water, drained and flaked, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, celery salt (optional), onion salt (optional), fresh ground black pepper , to taste, cheese, roma tomato , sliced fairly thick

italian sausage, hot or sweet, bell peppers, italian crushed tomatoes, garlic, crushed, salt , to taste, pepper, oregano, oil (i use olive )

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in half, head garlic, minced, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh sage, chopped, fresh rosemary leaf, fresh thyme, onion salt (to taste), black pepper (to taste), dry white wine, whole lemon , juice of, large fresh

crumbled feta cheese, frozen chopped spinach (hand-squeezed dry), onion (about 1/2 cup), fresh minced garlic (or to taste), mayonnaise, sour cream, firm plum tomatoes, finely chopped (hand-squeeze out some of the moisture in the tomatoes), black pepper, salt (optional), french bread (sliced fairly thick)

scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced, chicken broth, shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced (15oz), baby corn, drained, chinese cabbage , sliced fairly thin green and white part (or you can use boc choy, any green), water, frozen pot stickers

sweet potatoes, eggs, flour, butter, melted, salt, water (enough to thin the mixture into a fairly soft dough) or milk (enough to thin the mixture into a fairly soft dough), eggs, beaten, breadcrumbs, for coating, oil (for frying )