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directions included, grass-fed chicken breast (bone & skin on ), organic red pepper, stalks of organic asparagus, organic onion, organic garlic, water, organic cooked wild rice, organic cooked long grain rice, celtic sea salt and pepper to taste, in a roasting pan , oven roast 1 bone-in, skin-on chicken breast with 4 crushed cloves of garlic and 1 chopped onion on 400 until the pan has lightly caramelized. add 10 stalks of asparagus (cut in 1 segments) and 1 chopped red pepper for the last 15 minutes of roasting. remove from oven and let the chicken breast cool. put 3 cups of water in the roaster with the vegetables and be sure to let all the caramelization form the broth. dump this into a soup pot. add another 4 cups of water. shred the chicken breast and add it to the soup. add 1 cup of frozen cooked wild rice and 1 cup of frozen cooked long grain rice. simmer for 30 minutes, salt & pepper to taste.

chili powder, flour, chicken bouillon, cocoa powder, garlic salt, oregano, water, tomato sauce

pick the rice carefully , and wash it. through two or three cold waters till it is quite clean., then (having drained off all the water through a colander) put the rice into a pot of boiling water, with a very little salt, allowing as much as a quart of water to a half a pint of rice; boil it twenty minutes of more., then pour off the water , draining the rice as dry as possible., lastly , set it on hot coals (or on the stove if you have no hot coals)with the lid off, that the steam may not condense upon it and render the rice watery., keep it dry thus for a quarter of an hour., put it into a deep dish , and loosen and toss it up from the bottom with two forks, 1 in each hand, so that the grains may appear to stand alone.

lanas country potatoes au gratin by request, whole milk, condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted, butter, grated cheddar cheese, cream cheese, softened, garlic, minced, ground nutmeg, black pepper, baking potatoes , cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, onion, thinly sliced, paprika , parsley, chives (optional), heat oven to 350 degrees, par boil the sliced potaoes about 6-7 minutes (at full, prior to adding., heat milk in small saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles form around edge of pan ., add soup , cream cheese, butter, garlic, nutmeg and pepper., stir until smooth ., layer 1 fourth of potatoes and 1 fourth of onion in bottom of dish..layer equal amounts of the cheddar cheese as well., top with 1 fourth of soup mixture ., repeat layers 3 times , using remaining potatoes, cheese,onion and soup mixture., cover; cook for about 40 minutes. (take cover off for last 10 minutes.), sprinkle or garnish with paprika, chives, parsley. (optional)

add a few handfuls of peeled raw shrimp for a dinner dish...for last 3 minutes of cooking., saffron crumbled, boiling water, olive oil, yellow onions chopped evenly, into a medium dice, fennel bulbs chopped evenly, into a medium dice (reserving the stalk feathers for the garnish), garlic cloves minced, white wine, fresh basil leaves finely shredded, fresh organic tomatoes equal to a2 qt canned tomatoes chopped well, with their juice, water, salt to taste, freshly-ground black pepper to taste, shredded basil, shredded fennel feathers

butter or 1 1/2 cups margarine, creamy peanut butter or 1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter, your choice, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, salt, baking powder, baking soda, flour, peanut butter chips, nuts (optional)

fresh sea scallops per person (remove coral if attached - it s the orange-looking thing - some consider a delicacy), baby salad greens or a combination of salad greens you would like: try radiccio for color, butternut, baby spinach, endive and romaine hearts., kosher salt & freshly ground cracked pepper, butter, juice of 1 lemon, balsamic dressing - i repeat the ingredients and recipe for salad dressing here, good balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, balsamic syrup (tis the secret ingredient) (also called condensed or cream of balsamic - it can be found in ny at places such as turco s and trader joe s and specialty food stores)(and note, its slightly pricey but lasts and lasts and its very versatile and fantastic on top of fruits like strawberries, etc.), good olive oil, fresh garlic minced, fresh (if possible ) tarragon - dried ok, honey, mayonnaise (lo-fat works great too), dijon mustard, grainy mustard, kosher salt, fresh cracked pepper, equipment needed for salad dressing: bowl, whisk, container with lid for placing leftovers or reserves in fridge. i usually use a cleaned commercial salad dressing container so it can easily be squirted onto salad., equipment needed for scallops: skillet, paper towels, squirt bottle if you wish to be fancy with salad dressing in plating dish, 1 working exhaust fan in case skillet smokes.

ground beef, mixed dried beans (red, pink, white , kidney, whatever), celery stalks, chopped, carrots, peeled and chopped, strained tomatoes, chopped tomatoes (or chop canned whole tomatoes in juice), different colors of bell peppers, chopped, chili powder, cayenne pepper for hard core xxx, or 1/4 tsp for pg-13, vidalia or yellow onion, chopped, salt and pepper

chicken pieces, yogurt, tomato, chopped, cinnamon sticks or 1/2 tsp ground, cardamom pods, slightly crushed or 1 tsp ground cardamom, whole black peppercorns, cumin seeds or 1/4 tsp ground cumin, whole green chilies, saffron (optional), turmeric, cayenne pepper or 1 tsp paprika, fresh ginger, grated, garlic, grated, salt, onions, finely sliced, clarified butter (original is 1/4 cup) or 1 -4 tbsp butter (original is 1/4 cup), canola oil (original is 1/4 cup) or 1 -4 tbsp olive oil (original is 1/4 cup), prune , added the last 15 minutes of cooking (optional), fresh cilantro, to garnish, fresh mint, to garnish

digestive plain sweet biscuit crumbs, sugar, melted butter, softened cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla, sour cream, eggs

stewing beef or 1 1/2 lbs sirloin, diced tomatoes, chopped onion, fresh jalapeno, seeded and chopped (heat varies by taste, i suggest starting with 1 each and add more as desired), fresh serranos, seeded and chopped (heat varies by taste, i suggest starting with 1 each and add more as desired), chopped garlic, cumin, chili powder, pinto beans, black beans, monterey jack pepper cheese

these vintage cake icing recipes are taken from mom s old recipe scrapbooks , circa 1929. mom often used these easy cake frosting recipes to decorate cakes for birthdays and everyday use., seven minute icing recipe, egg white , 3/4 cups white sugar, 1 tbsp corn syrup, 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, 3 tbsp water, 1/2 tsp vanilla. combine all ingredients, except flavoring, in top of double boiler and beat; place over rapidly boiling water and beat 7 minutes or until frosting is fluffy and will hold shape; remove from stove, add flavor and beat 1 minute longer; spread immediately., easy vanilla icing recipe, butter , 1-1/2 cups icing sugar, 1-1/2 tbsp milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla; beat., vanilla butter cream icing recipe, butter , 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tsp vanilla, 3 cups icing sugar, 1/4 cup milk. combine all ingredients and mix., butterscotch icing recipe, in a saucepan combine 3 tbsp butter , 3 tbsp milk, 1/2 cup dark brown sugar. heat till dissolved, beat in 1-2/3 cups icing sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla; beat till creamy., icing recipes, these old-fashioned , homemade icing recipes are taken from the white house cook book by hugo ziemann, steward of the white house, and mrs. f. litre. gillette, a celebrated 19th-century cookbook author, published by the saalfield publishing company, new york, in 1913., cake frosting tips, in the first place , the eggs should be cold, and the platter on which they are to be beaten also cold. allow, for the white of 1 egg, 1 small teacupful of powdered sugar. break the eggs and throw a small handful of the sugar on them as soon as you begin beating; keep adding it at intervals until it is all used up. the eggs must not be beaten until the sugar has been added in this way, which gives a smooth, tender frosting, and 1 that will dry much sooner than the old way., spread with a broad knife evenly over the cake, and if it seems too thin, beat in a little more sugar. cover the cake with two coats, the second after the first has become dry, or nearly so. if the icing gets too dry or stiff before the last coat is needed, it can be thinned sufficiently with a little water, enough to make it work smoothly., a little lemon juice , or half a teaspoonful of tartaric acid, added to the frosting while being beaten, makes it white and more frothy., flavors mostly used are lemon , vanilla, almond, rose, chocolate, and orange., if you wish to ornament with figures or flowers, make up rather more icing, keep about 1-third out until that on the cake is dried; then, with a clean glass syringe, apply it in such forms as you desire and dry as before; what you keep out to ornament with may be tinted pink with cochineal , blue with indigo, yellow with saffron or the grated rind off an orange strained through a cloth, green with spinach juice and brown with chocolate, purple with cochineal and indigo. strawberry, or currant and cranberry juices color a delicate pink., cake in a cool oven with the door open to dry, or in a draught in an open window., almond frosting (marzipan icing recipe), whites of three eggs, beaten up with three cups of fine, white sugar. blanch a lb of sweet almonds, lb them in a mortar with a little sugar, until a fine paste, then add the whites of eggs, sugar and vanilla extract. lb a few minutes to thoroughly mix. cover the cake with a very thick coating of this, set in a cool oven to dry, afterwards cover with a plain icing., chocolate frosting, whites of four eggs , three cups of powdered sugar and nearly a cup of grated chocolate. beat the whites a very little, they must not become white, stir in the chocolate, then put in the sugar gradually, beating to mix it well., plain chocolate icing, put into a shallow pan four tablespoonfuls of scraped chocolate , and place it where it will melt gradually, but not scorch; when melted, stir in three tablespoonfuls of milk or cream and 1 of water; mix all well together, and add 1 scant teacupful of sugar; boil about five minutes, and while hot, and when the cakes are nearly cold, spread some evenly over the surface of 1 of the cakes; put a second 1 on top, alternating the mixture and cakes; then cover top and sides, and set in a warm oven to harden., all who have tried recipe after recipe , vainly hoping to find 1 where the chocolate sticks to the cake and not to the fingers, will appreciate the above. in making those most palatable of cakes, chocolate eclairs, the recipe just given will be found very satisfactory., tutti frutti icing, mix with boiled icing 1 oz each of chopped citron , candied cherries, seedless raisins, candied pineapple, and blanched almonds., sugar icing, extra-refined sugar add 1 oz of fine white starch ; lb finely together and then sift them through gauze; then beat the whites of three eggs to a froth. the secret of success is to beat the eggs long enough, and always 1 way; add the powdered sugar by degrees, or it will spoil the froth of the eggs. when all the sugar is stirred in continue the whipping for half an hour longer, adding more sugar if the ice is too thin., take a little of the icing and lay it aside for ornamenting afterward. when the cake comes out of the oven, spread the sugar icing smoothly over it with a knife and dry it at once in a cool oven., ornament the cake with it, make a cone of stiff writing paper and squeeze the colored icing through it, so as to form leaves, beading or letters, as the case may be. it requires nicety and care to do it with success.

sugar, marshmallow creme, butter or 1 cup margarine, andes mint baking chips, evaporated milk (about 2/3 cup), vanilla extract

bittersweet chocolate, sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, sour cream or 1/2 cup buttermilk, egg, egg whites, cake flour (not self-rising), dutch-processed cocoa powder or 1/2 cup natural cocoa powder (can be used interchangeably in this recipe), hot strong coffee or 2 tsp instant espresso or 2 tsp instant coffee powder (dissolved in 1 cup hot water), baking soda (added last), bittersweet chocolate, instant espresso coffee powder, boiling water, unsalted butter, melted, dutch-processed cocoa powder or 1 tbsp natural cocoa powder (plus a scant pinch of baking soda), sugar, low-fat milk (skim is fine), vanilla extract

red wine vinegar, thyme, stripped from stems, stone-ground mustard, garlic clove, lightly crushed with the side of a knife blade and quartered, honey, salt, ground black pepper, olive oil, leeks , soaked in salt water to remove grit and thoroughly rinsed, olive oil, ears fresh corn , boiled until tender and cooled to room temperature, sun-dried tomatoes , packed in oil or if dehydrated soaked in water to rehydrate, parsley

flat leaf parsley (you could substitute curly-leaf but flat for me tastes best. by bunch i mean around the size of a sm), lemon (the has to be large. if it is small or medium, the purchase two. make sure is fresh.), garlic cloves (sounds crazy but the parsley balances it perfectly.), olive oil (extra virgin if possible.), paprika, black pepper (at all possible make an effort to use freshly ground pepper. pre-ground just does not taste the same), salt

butter substitute, applesauce, creamy peanut butter or 1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter, honey, honey, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, salt, baking powder, baking soda, flour, wheat flour, peanut butter chips, nuts

cream cheese (room temperature ), marshmallow cream, vanilla extract, sugar