121 the and you try Recipes

fusilli (spirals-whole wheat is great!), kosher salt, olive oil, ripe tomato, medium-diced, good kalamata olive, pitted, diced (or other good black olives), good feta cheese, medium-diced (or use mozzarella if you like or try goat cheese), sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and chopped, sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained, red wine vinegar (or try lemon juice with some of the zest), extra virgin olive oil, garlic clove, minced, capers, drained, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, freshly grated parmesan cheese, flat leaf parsley, chopped (or use basil if you like)

day old bread (you can experiment with bread types, try sourdough, fruit bread or wholemeal), tinned peaches, diced, sultana, whiskey, eggs, soymilk (normal dairy milk can be substituted in if desired), vanilla essence, brown sugar, cinnamon

cooking time is from 4 to 16 hours, roma (egg ) tomatoes, fresh oregano (if you can tsp get , try fresh thyme or basil before settling for dried oregano), sea salt flakes, cracked black pepper, fine white powdered/icing sugar, extra virgin olive oil

flour, rolled oats, walnuts, chopped (or try almonds, hazelnuts, pecans), baking powder, dried dates, chopped (or try raisins, currants), cinnamon (optional), greek yogurt (plain yogurt will work as well, you can try different flavours, like e.g. walnut), honey , runny type, egg, beaten, oil

whole crabs , i use dungeness crabs at about 1 & 1/2 lbs each. (in a pinch you can use just 1 big crab), baby shrimp (you can use larger shrimp if you like), bacon, chopped, milk (i try to make it 2% milk, for health, but everyone likes it better with whole milk), butter, carrots, roughly chopped, celery ribs, roughly chopped, onion, garlic cloves, finely chopped, potatoes, chopped into medium size pieces, chili powder (which type you use will decide how spicy it gets), cayenne, salt & pepper

whole milk (if you can find goat s milk, try it) or 2 cups evaporated milk (if you can find goat s milk, try it), water (only if you are using evaporated milk), sugar, light corn syrup, baking soda, dark brown sugar (or 6 oz piloncillo see note), toasted and coarsely chopped pecans, butter, flour, baking apples (rome, winesaps, granny smiths, or mutsu), apple cider

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

granulated sugar, almonds, sea salt (you might also want to try fleur de sel or other coarse ), cinnamon (optional), water (optional)

lasagna noodles, vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped (try a red onion), garlic, minced, mushrooms (assorted or plain mushrooms, try cremini, shiitake, brown, button etc), chunky pasta sauce , any flavour, grated asiago cheese (or what you like)

uncle ben s converted white rice, onions , coarsley chopped, green bell pepper , coarsley chopped, stalks celery, chopped, minced fresh garlic (or to taste), butter, diced tomatoes , with juice (try to use italian-style tomatoes or similar they have more flavor than the regular), seasoning salt (can use regular salt), pepper, cayenne pepper (use more if you like spicy ), sliced large pimento stuffed olive, frozen peas (do not thaw), canned sliced mushrooms, chicken broth

ground turkey (you can use hamburger as well), taco seasoning, refried beans, diced tomatoes (try to find something with a mexican flavor), shredded cheddar cheese, crushed tortilla chips (i don tsp measure these, i just crush handfuls until it looks good to me)

potato (any es that you like, and are good for mashing will do fine), butter, milk, olive oil, beef chipolata sausages (i sometimes use regular sized bbq sausages,), onion, finely chopped, tomato ketchup, barbecue sauce (try to use a plain type of bbq sauce, or the taste may overpower), worcestershire sauce, french onion soup mix, water, plain flour, cheddar cheese, grated

tri-colored pasta , i prefer bow tie if i can get it, pepperoni slices, yellow pepper, orange bell pepper, red bell pepper, feta cheese (sweet red pepper and basil kind), pitted black olives, grape tomatoes (get the super sweets if you can), cucumber (dice into squares rather than slicing), italian dressing, better quality, peas, green olives, green zucchini, yellow zucchini

tri-color spiral pasta (or any pasta you like), vegetable broth (may substitute chicken broth), light coconut milk, sugar, ground coriander, garlic powder, ground cumin, chili powder, ground ginger, curry powder, green peas, currants (may substitute raisins), red pepper (chopped )

chicken, cut in cubes try to make them all the same size so they cook equally (i prefer a mix of boneless breasts and thighs, 1-inch cubes for skewers), mangoes, cut in 1-inch cubes (make sure it isn tsp too ripe, you want sweet but firm, papaya is a good substitute), red bell pepper, cut in 1-inch pieces (optional), onions, cut in quarters, lime, cut in wedges, mexican seasoning (see mexican seasoning recipe below, if you have a favorite dry rub or seasoning , you can use that as), wooden skewer (soaked in water for 30 min, so they don tsp burn), olive oil, ground red chili powder (not chili powder that you use for chili con carne, cayenne is a good substitute), mexican oregano (every day dried oregano is fine), cumin, paprika, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, pepper

extra virgin olive oil, onion, thinly sliced, garlic clove, thinly sliced, sauerkraut, drained and rinsed, sweet apple, peeled, and grated (optional), generous pinch allspice, salt, fresh ground black pepper, mayonnaise, chili sauce (or ketchup or try thai for a kick), hot sauce, fresh chives, minced, fresh dill, minced (optional), capers, chopped, fresh lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil (optional), tempeh bacon (you can leave this out or use veggie bacon, tofu bacon, seitan or wham=vegetarian ham), unsalted butter, softened, rye bread (or pumpernickel bread), dill pickles, grated swiss cheese (8 oz), kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper

olive oil, onion, finely chopped, celery, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped, lean ground beef (must be the best quality, or you could try and get a butcher to mince it for you), salt & freshly ground black pepper, red wine, tomatoes, tomato puree, bay leaf, dried oregano, courgettes , thinly sliced lengthways, roasted red peppers, sheets lasagna noodles, low-fat milk, good grating whole nutmeg, salt and pepper, cornflour, english mustard, mature cheddar cheese

smoked beef sausage, diced or 1 lb bacon, crumbled (try homemade fresh bacon bits for easy bacon bits) or 1 lb breakfast sausage, browned, eggs, scrambled, potatoes, peeled and diced, onion, diced, bell pepper, diced, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, flour tortillas, green chili sauce (canned green enchilada sauce works well if you don tsp wish to make green chili), shredded cheese