212 tastes not Recipes

pork roast (pre-diced pork works well for a faster preparation. just brown with onions), cooking oil or 2 tbsp lard or 2 tbsp bacon grease, chopped onion (not traditional) (optional), head minced garlic (taste great , but also helps prevent heart burn), flour, tomatoes, drained, diced green chilies (i use big jims, roasted, peeled and frozen by the bushel every fall), tomatillos, husks removed and coarsely chopped (optional), jalapenos (optional), water (broth is not traditional, but i like the flavor better) or 5 cups chicken broth (broth is not traditional, but i like the flavor better), ground cumin (or to taste), ground chili powder (or to taste) (optional), salt

potatoes , i suggest yukon but all purpose is fine, sliced 1/4 thick and then in half, vidalia onions (not in rings though) or 2 sweet onions, sliced (not in rings though), garlic cloves (to taste), sliced portabello mushroom, whole eggs, heavy cream, fresh basil leaves, finely minced or 1 tbsp dried basil leaves, mozzarella cheese , and, cheddar cheese (either sharp or mild), salt and pepper, to taste (i use sea and fresh ground pepper but not a must), extra virgin olive oil, nonstick cooking spray (i use pam ), grated parmesan cheese or romano cheese, for garnish

dried red kidney beans , soaked overnight, rinsed, and cooked until tender, italian sausage (raw, *not* the smoked kind, hot or mild, to your taste ), ground beef (as lean as you like it), extra virgin olive oil , if necessary, onions, chopped, garlic, minced (or to taste), chili powder (hot or mild as per your tastes), cocoa, cumin, chipotle chiles in adobo (1 small can), blackstrap molasses, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, good-quality beef stock, divided, salt , to taste, liquid smoke , to taste, velveeta cheese (do not use store brand as it does not work as well) (optional), beef stock, potato flakes (mashed potato mix), fresh minced cilantro, crumbled cooked bacon, sliced green onion, shredded cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream

gone are the days where the bride and groom share a slice of a 3, 4, or 5 tier wedding cake. nowadays some people are opting for a more simple cake solution, yet they still want the elegance that a large tiered cake offers. enter on stage the simple yet elegant cupcake., versatile cupcakes are standing along side and, in some cases, replacing larger cakes these days. below are some helpful hints if you want to use cupcakes for the main cake at your wedding., tip #1 : arrangement, how you arrange your cupcakes is as important if not more important than the taste. everyone wants a breathtaking wedding cake at their reception so arranging your cupcakes to give this appearance is very necessary., my personal favorite way of arranging my cupcakes is to stack 4 or 5 boxes on top of each other to form a tree of sorts. i choose boxes that are approximately 4 to 5 inches high. i like 24 inch square boxes then 18 inches square then 12 inches then 6 inches square. this gives me a cupcake ledge of 3 inches when the boxes are stacked., decorate your boxes as you wish. beautiful paper wrapped around the boxes then a ribbon all the way around is a great decorating combination ., your wedding cake cupcakes can then be placed on the ledges and on top of the boxes for a beautiful arrangement for your wedding., arrangement idea for your wedding cupcakes is to place cupcakes underneath raised cake platters. larger cakes or more cupcakes can be placed on top of the platters., how your cupcakes taste and even how many different flavors you offer are both very important to the overall success of your wedding cupcakes. i think 1 of the best reasons to have wedding cupcakes instead of a large wedding cake would be that you can have many different kinds of cakes. not everyone prefers the same type of cake and frosting so having 2 or 3 different types of cake flavors would be ideal., three of my favorite flavors are vanilla , chocolate, and lemon cupcakes. these are a great combination for any special occasion that you may choose to serve cupcakes. you can either serve all of the different flavors in the same cups with the same decoration or you can use different cups and/or different decorations for each cake flavor you choose., skimp on the ingredients for your wedding cupcakes. fresh cupcakes made from your favorite cupcake recipes are always the best choice. boxed cake mixes just won tsp cut i for special occasion cupcakes. the same goes for frosting. make your frosting instead of buying it prepackaged from a grocery store. if you don tsp feel confident making your own, you could always buy some freshly made frosting from a local bakery., presentation is everything when dealing with weddings. you should make sure your cupcakes are just the right size so they are absolutely gorgeous when presented. the entire purpose of serving cupcakes at a wedding is to give your guests a small taste of a wonderful dessert. small is the key word here. you don tsp want cupcakes that are larger than an actual teacup. if they are, then they should be called mini cakes and not cupcakes., also, it would cost you a fortune to bake mini cakes for each of your guests. the right size cupcake will offer just the right amount of cake for each person attending and will also likely save you money., be careful not to err on the side of your cupcakes being too small. if your cupcakes are too small, you may run out of cupcakes before you guests sweet teeth are satisfied. you also run the risk of having too much frosting on a small cupcake which could ruin the overall taste of your wedding cupcakes., i ve found that the perfect size cupcakes are baked in 1/2 cup wells that i fill approximately 1/2 to 2/3 full of cupcake batter. make sure you carefully measure the cupcake batter each time you fill a well. this will make sure that your cupcakes come out of the oven all the same size., i hope that these tips will help you produce the most beautiful wedding cupcakes that anyone has ever seen! good luck

cooked dressing, eggs, well beaten, scant ) sugar, salt, dry mustard, heaping ) flour, cider vinegar, water, potato salad ingredients, cooked dressing, mayonnaise (do not use miracle whip), your taste) prepared mustard, salt and pepper, to your taste, potatoes , boiled until tender, drained well and diced, radishes, very thinly sliced, stalks celery, thinly sliced, onion, diced, hard-boiled eggs, peeled and diced

mild fish fillets (i usually use flounder or tilapia), butter, olive oil , i make my own but unflavored is fine, garlic cloves (more or less to your taste ), good white wine, not too sweet, lemon, lemon pepper, salt , add other seasonings to your taste, your favorite mix herbs , i like rosemary and oregano

shredded cooked chicken, lemon juice, cumin, jalapeno, diced (more or less, to your taste ), chopped cilantro, garlic cloves, minced, monterey jack cheese, shredded, salt and pepper, flour tortillas (about 6 inch), oil (for frying ), avocados, red onion, diced (not too small), jalapeno, diced (more or less, to your taste ), cilantro, chopped, lemon juice, tomatoes, halved (or a whole tomato, diced), salt and pepper

mayonnaise (best foods aka hellmans east of the mississippi), fresh buttermilk, sour cream, garlic granules, onion powder, blue cheese (or more to taste, crumbled , try rogue creamery s bleu vein or oregonzola), mild feta cheese (crumbled, or to taste. use plain, not seasoned or in oil), dill seed, dill weed, lemon pepper, parsley (fresh, chopped ), fresh ground black pepper, parmesan cheese (freshly grated parmegiano reggiano, if you have it, just, please, not that stuff in a shaker can)

prepared 12-inch pizza crust, head roasted garlic (**directions follow ), red pepper flakes, to your taste (omit if not to your liking), grated asiago cheese or 1 cup mozzarella cheese, works too, chopped prosciutto, artichoke hearts, drained and cup into 1/8 ths

frozen bananas (read *note below), agave nectar, to taste (honey , raw sugar, or other sugar can be substituted), coconut milk (can use other substitute including but not limited to soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, etc.), vanilla extract (not imitation ), pecans or 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted, maple syrup (*not* imitation !), coarse salt (i used sicilian sea salt)

seasonal fish and vegetables are used in tempura. the ingredients for tempura in the recipe below are only a few of the many, many common ingredients that lend themselves to this treatment. shrimp; squid; small whole fish like perch, smelt, and goby; white-fleshed saltwater fish; eggplant; green beans; onion rings; sweet potato slices; bell pepper strips; mushrooms - the list could go on for several pages. chicken, beef and pork, however, are not usually prepared as tempura because of their relatively heavier, identifiable taste. chicken and pork are deep-fried in other ways, and beef is often given a more highlighted preparation, say, in sukiyaki., http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/a/cookingtempura.htm, basic steps for cooking tempura, prepare the ingredients ., make tempura batter ., heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350f degree., lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood., drain tempura on a rack ., serve right away with tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce) or salt. tempura is best served hot. *grated daikon radish is a common condiment., tempura batter recipe - japanese recipe, http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/r/tempurabatter.htm, egg, ice water, all purpose flour, preparation, beat an egg in a bowl. add ice water in the bowl. be sure to use very cold water., add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. be careful not to overmix the batter., tempura dipping sauce recipe, tempura dipping sauce is called tentsuyu in japanese. serve this sauce with tempura., dashi soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, preparation, put mirin in a pan and heat. add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. bring the sauce to a boil., tips for making crispy tempura, by setsuko yoshizuka, tip 1: ice, use ice water for the batter. this is really important to prevent the batter from absorbing too much oil., tip 2: batter (tempura batter recipe), do not make the batter ahead of time. try not to over mix the batter and not to coat ingredients with the batter too much., if you are frying both seafood and vegetables, fry vegetables first. then, fry seafood. fry vegetables at 340f degree and fry seafood at 350f degree., tip 4: oil temperature, check the temperature of frying oil , drop a little batter into the oil. if the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it s about 360 f degree. if the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it s about 340f degree. this is said to be the right temperature to fry tempura.

olive oil (not extra virgin, i use light tasting), extra lean ground beef (i used 94% lean), onion, very very finely diced, coarsely grated carrots, fresh tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped, filtered water, pasteurized process american cheese (not processed cheese food ), uncooked pasta (choose something that chubby fingers can easily pick up, i used barilla brand pipette)

chunk light tuna , this is an institution size can, institution size cans are available at places like costco and sams, chopped sweet pickles , drained of liquid, i use mt. olive sweet pickle cubes, i personally do not like to substitute relish, hard-boiled eggs, chopped, mayonnaise , adjust to your taste, i prefer duke s, onion powder , to taste, 1 tbsp, dill weed , to taste, 2 tbsp, celery seed , to taste (optional)

vegetarian style baked beans ( these are usaully pre sweetened already), cocktail franfurters, sliced ( may not use all ), onion fine chopped and sauteed until soft and tender, worchestershire sauce to taste, good splash, white vinegar to taste, brown sugar to taste if sweetner taste is desired, dijon mustard to taste, salt and pepper to taste

you will need, roasted bell peppers( you can use jarred, if you like ), toasted walnuts ( i used a combination of pecans and walnuts... that s what i had), cumin (you can add more if you like), paprika ( or smoked ...or tomato paste), chipotle powder (or a sprinkle of chile flakes), garlic cloves, balsamic vinegar ( or pomegranate molasses, if you can find it), kosher salt to taste, olive oil ( +/-), sugar/honey, toasted whole grain bread crumbs( optional...i didn tsp use ), warm water to thin it out, place all the ingredients in a blender/food processor....except the warm water ., blend/process until fine. add more olive oil , if you like. this thins it out a bit and adds flavor as well. you can also thin out the dip by adding some warm water. blend/process again. taste and adjust seasoning. you can add more spice, seasoning or acidity according your taste. i chose not to use the bread crumbs, but the original recipe usually adds it. so feel free to do so. serve with pita chips, vegetables or even use it as a marinade for grilled meats.

olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, finely chopped, beef , arrachera (arrachera marinade), lean ground sausage (like jimmy dean), stalks celery, chopped, poblano pepper , chiopped, red peppers , roasted, peeled and chopped, cumin, chili powder , adjust to taste (i use a blend of ancho, new mexico and spice island ), oregano, tomatoes, diced , do not drain, cocoa (i use dark ), black beans, drained and rinsed, jalapenos, seeded and diced , adjust to taste, chipotle adobo sauce , adjust to taste, broth, dark beer , plus more as needed, tomato paste, salt , to taste, fresh lime, cilantro cream (see ), cheddar cheese, shredded (optional)

lean ground beef, sausage ring, sliced on diagonal (i use eckridge brand), red new potatoes, cubed (do not peel), chopped onion, chopped red bell pepper, head of cabbage, salt (or to your taste ), pepper (or to your taste ), garlic salt

bread flour, masa harina (or any comparable corn flour), active dry yeast, salt, honey, water, room temperature, jalapeno, grilled with top on, skinned and seeded, coarsely chopped, oil , for coating dough, olive oil, for pan, yellow onion, medium and diced, garlic cloves, chopped, jalapeno, seeded and diced, chili powder, paprika, ground cumin, salt, tomato ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, white vinegar, plus more to adjust acidity, hot sauce, to taste (recommended ( crystal), dark beer (i used coors), head green cabbage, shredded, carrot, grated, green onions, coarsely chopped, red bell pepper, coarsely chopped, parsley, leaves coarsely chopped, mayonnaise (preferably homemade ), coarse ground mustard, brown sugar, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, apple cider vinegar, plus more to adjust acidity, celery seed, salt & freshly ground black pepper, chili powder (preferably ancho), smoked paprika, ground cumin, dark brown sugar, cayenne pepper (adjust to personal preference), salt, taste for level, fresh ground black pepper, pork shoulder chops , no more than 3/4-inch thick, not trimmed