477 sure thing Recipes

chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces, butter, brown sugar, catsup, chopped celery, chopped red pepper, chopped green pepper, chopped onion, salt and pepper

olive oil, crushed garlic, chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, bruschetta, salt, red wine, turbinado sugar, jumbo pasta shells, extra firm tofu, drained, onion, quartered, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained, pesto, mozzarella-style vegan soy cheese

shortening, butter, sugar, eggs, baking powder, cake flour, milk, vanilla, peach jam

water, quick-cooking grits, butter, jalapeno peppers, diced, poblano pepper, diced, onion, diced, cheddar cheese, grated, monterey jack cheese, grated, eggs, slightly beaten, salt , to taste

when things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in the day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffee., a professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. when the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. he then asked the students if the jar was full. they agreed that it was., professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. he shook the jar lightly. the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. he then asked the students again if the jar was full. they agreed it was., professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. of course, the sand filled up everything else. he asked once more if the jar was full. the students respnded witha unanimous yes, professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. the students laughed., now , said the professor as the laughter subsided, i want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. the golf balls are the important things - god, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions - and if everything else was lost and only these remained, your life would still be full., pebbles are the other things that matter like your job , your house and your car., sand is everything else - the small stuff. if you put the sand into the jar first , there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. the same goes for life. if you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you., pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. play with your children. spend time with your parents. visit with grandparents. take time to get medical checkups. take your spouse out to dinner. play another 18. there will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. set your priorities. the rest is just sand., students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. the professor smiled. i m glad you asked., it just goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem, there s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the lord god made them all., but what we never mention , though goodness knows it s true, lo , when he made the goodies, he made the baddies too., all things spray and swattable, disasters great and small, all things paraquatable , the lord god made them all., greenfly on the roses , the maggots in the peas, manure that fills our noses - he also gave us these, fungus on the goosegogs , the club root on the greens, slugs that eat the lettuce , and chew the aubergines, drought that kills the fuchsia , the frost that nips the buds, rain that drowns the seedlings , the blight that hits the spuds, midges and mosquitoes, the nettles and the weeds, pigeons in the green stuff , the sparrows on the seeds, fly that gets the carrots , the wasp that eats the plums, how black the gardener s outlook , though green may be his thumbs., but still we gardeners labour, midst vegetables and flowers, pray what hits our neighbour s will somehow bypass ours, all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful - the lord god made them all., dalone peel : chronicle of st. barnabas, autumn 1997.

fully ripe gooseberries , to make 5 1/2 cups gooseberry juice, water, pectin (sure-jell ), butter or 1/2 tsp margarine, sugar , measured into separate bowl

beef brisket (approx. 4 lbs.- 1st or 2nd cut), oil, chopped onion, chopped celery, salt , pepper, crushed garlic, paprika, ketchup, water, onion soup mix, spaghetti sauce mix, cola

beef brisket, oil, chopped onion, chopped celery, kosher salt and pepper, paprika, garlic cloves, minced, tomato paste, water, onion soup mix, any brand spaghetti sauce mix, coke or 1 cup pepsi, bay leaf, carrots, coarsely chopped

frying chicken , cut into pieces, oil (preferably peanut ), head garlic , chopped (yes, a whole head), dried hot peppers or 1 tbsp chili pepper flakes, distilled white vinegar, soy sauce, honey

orange sherbet, white cake mix, almond extract, coconut (6 cups)

slightly stale raisin bread, thick slices, softened butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, homogenized milk, vanilla extract, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, dried fruit (raisins, chopped apricots, dried cranberries are all good) (optional)

all-purpose flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, baking soda, salt, shortening, buttermilk

whole graham crackers, marshmallows, milk chocolate bars, split into 2

firm tofu, whole milk ricotta cheese (try soy yogurt or silken tofu as a non dairy alternative) or 4 tbsp cottage cheese (try soy yogurt or silken tofu as a non dairy alternative), pureed prune, pear, diced, banana, diced, canned apricots or 1 -2 fresh apricot, blanched and peeled, instant baby rice cereal flakes (make sure to use the instant kind that resembles flakes and needs to be reconstituted with a liquid,) or 2 -6 tbsp instant baby oat cereal flakes (make sure to use the instant kind that resembles flakes and needs to be reconstituted with a liquid,) or 2 -6 tbsp other instant baby cereal flakes (make sure to use the instant kind that resembles flakes and needs to be reconstituted with a liquid,)

sesame seeds, toasted, sunflower seeds, toasted, unsweetened coconut, toasted, spelt, flakes (about 1 cup once crushed), fennel seeds (make sure you use the seeds, not the leaves), anise seed ((make sure you use the seeds, not the stars), dill seed (make sure you use seeds, not the leaves), caraway seed, golden raisin, crunchy peanut butter, molasses, honey, sugar, chocolate chips (optional)

cooked cannellini (if you re using canned beans be sure to drain and rinse) or 2 cups pinto beans (if you re using canned beans be sure to drain and rinse) or 2 cups great northern beans (if you re using canned beans be sure to drain and rinse), extra virgin olive oil (i use 1 or 2 tsp of oil and use a tbsp of bean juice if needed to thin), prepared horseradish (i prefer 2), scallions, trimmed and minced, salt , to taste, crushed garlic (optional)