285 taste cups Recipes

filtered water, cinnamon stick, minced cardamom pod, slightly crushed, black peppercorns, fennel seed, vanilla pod, split open lengthwise, star anise, saffron threads, anise seed, freshly ground nutmeg, ground ginger, loose black tea leaves (read *note) or 2 tea bags (read *note), milk (soy is good, too) or 2 cups rice (soy is good, too), honey , for sweetening, to taste (i prefer to sweeten my chai but i also like cane sugar-aka sucanat)

sweet potatoes, salt, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted, half-and-half, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg (optional), vanilla, sugar (optional, to taste) or 1/2 cup brown (optional, to taste), marshmallows (i use miniature )

boneless chicken breasts , deboned and flattened to preferred thickness with meat mallet, salt, pepper, olive oil or other oil, you prefer, ritz cracker, butter (1/2 lb) or 1 cup margarine (1/2 lb), heavy cream or 2 cups half-and-half or 2 cups milk, flour, grated cheddar cheese (you may want more cheese, add to your taste), fresh broccoli florets or 1 lb frozen broccoli floret, cooked to tender crisp

seven steaks, onion, sliced in rings, bell pepper (optional), canola oil or 1/2 cup olive oil, salt, to taste (or more ), black pepper, red peppers or 1/2 tsp cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, garlic cloves (optional), beef stock (or more )

clean, separate the pumpkin seeds from the stringy membrane of a freshly carved pumpkin. rinse the pumpkin seeds in a colander , until they are free of any membrane matter. dry with paper towels., roast or toast, coat 1/2 cup of seeds with 1 tsp olive oil and 1/2 tsp seasoning of your choice. you can use any seasoning blend you like. adjust the amount to your taste buds.

bacon drippings - can use oil in place of bacon drippings, flour, lrg. onions, chopped, ribs celery, chopped, garlic, chopped (love garlic go for 6 cloves, chopped), lrg bell pepper, chopped, water, bay leaves, tabasco sauce or emeril s hot sauce or hot sauce of choice (to your taste for heat), salt and pepper, worcestshire sauce (matter of taste. . .i use a 1 tsp.), tomato sauce, raw crabs , cleaned (**i use dungeness. . . use a lrg crab in your area. can be blue crab or whatever offered but needs to be meaty), shell the crabs but leave the large front crab legs in tact. break into sections at the joints to be dropped into the gumbo when ready, parsley, chopped (i prefer about 1/8 cup. chopped ), raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, scallops (**note : can use manila or cherrystone clams in place of scallops. i alternate or sometimes add both scallops and clams.), cooked rice - whatever type you personally enjoy - this gumbo goes over the rice .

salad, chopped romaine lettuce, diced tomato, diced persian cucumber, diced celery, carrots, diced or sliced, diced red onion, pepperoncini (mild), sliced, kalamata olives, quartered (+pitted ), fresh dill, chopped, feta, crumbled, add pickled beets if you like, about 1/2 - 1 cup, chopped, dressing, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, fresh oregano (or 1 tsp dried ), garlic, minced, sea salt & black pepper to taste, freshly ground (about 1/4 tsp each), if you d like , use your favorite red wine vinaigrette or even italian (i love newman s own) and add oregano.

red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, vegetable stock or 4 cups chicken stock, butter, shallot, finely chopped, dried chili pepper flakes , to taste or 1 fresh chili pepper, chopped, to taste, risotto rice (e.g. arborio or carnaroli, a little more than 1 cup), tomato puree, fresh thyme leave, freshly grated parmesan cheese, sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, creme fraiche or sour cream, to garnish

water, granulated sugar (to taste) or 1/2 cup splenda sugar substitute (to taste), zest strips of 1 lime (green part only no white pith), green tea bags, fresh lime juice (about 4-6 limes)

leftover mashed potatoes or 2 cups instant mashed potatoes, prepared, hardboiled egg, celery, fine chopped, sweet relish or 2 tbsp chopped sweet pickles, sweet onions, salad dressing (regular, light or free), salt & pepper, to your taste

couscous (whole wheat if possible), salt-free vegetable bouillon cube, frozen green pea, thawed, walnut oil or 2 tbsp flax seed oil, chopped cashews, curry powder (or more to taste), grated fresh ginger (or more to taste) or 1 tsp jarred ginger (or more to taste), turmeric, raisins or 1/2 cup dried cranberries or 1/2 cup dried cherries, green onions, thinly sliced, salt & freshly ground black pepper

milk, vanilla, cinnamon, egg yolks, sugar, captain morgan s spiced rum (you may add in more to suit taste), whipping cream (unwhipped), half-and-half cream (can use 4 cups whipping cream), vanilla, ground cinnamon

country bread, lightly rubbed with olive oil, natural whole almond, hazelnuts, garlic, to taste (or more ), red pepper flakes (see note ), fat plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped, fresh italian parsley, roughly chopped, sweet paprika or 2 tsp bitter or 2 tsp spanish hot paprika, red bell peppers or 1 large pimentos , roasted, red wine or 1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar, virgin olive oil , plus, extra virgin olive oil , preferably spanish, salt , to taste, fresh milled pepper , to taste

apple cider or 8 cups apple juice, frozen raspberry concentrate, sugar (to your taste ), cinnamon stick, frozen raspberries

garlic bread (costco 2 loaves to a bag), whole wheat french (costco 2 loaves to a bag), prosciutto 1/2 lb (freeze slightly so you can chop into bite sized strips, salami 1/2 lb (pick something exotic from the deli when you buy the prosciutto) sliced thin, italian olive medley 1 pint, pitted ( buy where you can taste and pick ones you like), chopped, roasted red peppers 1 jar, 7 oz, chopped, artichoke hearts 7 oz, sliced, red onion 1 small, sliced thin, english cucumber, peeled & sliced, parmesan cheese 1.5 cups grated, garlic olive oil or any that you like, fresh herbs 1/4 cup (rosemary, lavender marjoram, thyme & basil is what s in my garden) chopped, fresh ground pepper, sea salt, italian dressing (optional)

heads broccoli, snipped , small flowerettes taste best, red onion, chopped, mozzarella cheese, bacon, cooked , ripped into small pieces, mayonnaise, white vinegar, sugar, low-fat mayonnaise or 1 cup fat-free mayonnaise, white vinegar, splenda sugar substitute , a 3-4, hormel real bacon bits

bisquick baking mix, salt, cold water (plus maybe 1-2 tbsp more, if the dough won tsp come together while kneading), lean ground beef or 1 lb extra, chopped onion, salt, dried oregano, lightly crushed (you can leave this out if it makes the dish taste a little too italian) (optional), fresh ground black pepper, garlic granules, onion powder, cayenne pepper , to taste, chopped seeded green bell peppers or 1/4 cup red bell pepper, fine dry breadcrumb, tomato sauce, white wine or 1/2 cup beer or 1/2 cup broth or 1/2 cup water, something wet, eggs, beaten, milk or 1/4 cup heavy cream, salt, dry mustard, more to taste, yellow mustard or 1 tbsp dijon mustard, if desired, fresh ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, bisquick baking mix, sliced onion, more to taste, curd cottage cheese, shredded cheddar cheese (about 8 oz)

vegetable oil, onion, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, ground beef, mild chili powder , to taste (or 3 - 4 tbsp chili seasoning mix), vegetable juice (i use a 11.5 oz can of v8 juice you can also use plain tomato juice), kidney beans, undrained, oregano, dried (crumble in your palm), ground cumin, salt (if using chili mix, check seasoning before adding ), grain rice, uncooked, canned corn niblets, drained (or 1 cup frozen corn), black olives, sliced, cheddar cheese, shredded (or your favorite )