26 straws olive Recipes

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

grapeseed oil or olive oil, divided, thai red curry paste, tomato paste, canned unsweetened coconut milk, low-salt chicken broth, straw mushrooms, drained, kaffir lime leaves or 2 tsp grated lime peel, fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam), golden brown sugar, tomatoes, cornish game hens, thawed if frozen , halved lengthwise, backbones removed, fresh basil leaves, fresh or dried red chiles** (optional garnish )

fresh shiitake mushrooms, straw mushrooms, finely sliced, carrot, potato, roasted sunflower seeds, roasted cashew nuts, chopped, roasted black sesame seeds, salt, pepper, olive oil, leaves of parsey for garnish

wide rice stick noodles (banh pho), olive oil, sliced onion, water, fresh lime juice, grated lime rind, brown sugar, fish sauce, green curry paste, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, whole peeled straw mushrooms, drained, light coconut milk, sliced bamboo shoots, drained, cornstarch, water, skinless, boneless chicken breast , cut into 1/4-inch strips, minced fresh cilantro