585 the very mix Recipes

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

chicken breasts , cut into long, thin strips, egg, beaten, panko breadcrumbs, italian salad dressing mix (i prefer good season s zesty italian), parmesan cheese, grated, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper (i like it very spicy, so i use 1 teaspoon...adjust to your taste)

food cake mix, instant chocolate pudding mix, sour cream, butter (very soft but not melted ) or 1 cup margarine (very soft but not melted), eggs, vanilla, chocolate chips

banana-custard cream dessert, i can assure you of 1 thing..this is a fabulous dessert ., i do not care for the ones made with pudding in a box, chill time not included in prep time, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, soft butter or margarine, custard, whole milk, sugar, ap flour, salt, cream cheese (very soft ), eggs beaten well, vanilla extract, sized ripe bananas, sliced, cream or cool whip, heat oven to 375of., mix (well) graham cracker crumbs , butter ,and sugar in a medium bowl., press in bottom of un-greased square pan , 9x9x2 inches. (i also allow it to go up the sides just a bit)., bake crust about 7 minutes just to set it a bit., allow to cool completely, about 30 minutes., put sliced bananas in the bottom of your dish ., make the custard, combine the milk , flour, sugar, salt then eggs..i add the beaten eggs last., add very soft cream cheese ., cook and stir over medium. heat. let it get to the boiling point but it should not boil., when the custard is very thick remove from heat and whisk to insure smoothness., add vanilla, mix ., now , pour evenly in to the graham cracker crust., dot more bananas in the custard ., allow to cool and cover the desert with cool whip or whipped cream.

extra-virgin olive oil, separated, chicken thighs, skinless and boneless, cut into 1/2 inch strips (or skinless , boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks), salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, lemon, seeded and very thinly sliced, carrots, very thinly sliced (preferably on a mandoline), garlic cloves, very thinly sliced, water, ground cumin, sweet paprika, cinnamon, chicken stock, mixed herb-marinated pitted olive (3 oz), chopped roasted almonds , for serving, couscous , for serving

white whole wheat flour (or mix of whole wheat and all-purpose), baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, honey, light brown sugar, loosely packed (or dark brown sugar), banana, mashed very ripe (about 2 large very ripe bananas), nonfat yogurt , vanilla greek (or any yogurt), egg, beaten, milk (almond , soy , cow s , rice ), blueberries, fresh or 1 1/4 cups blueberries, frozen

chicken, black peppercorns, white peppercorns, onion powder, ground allspice, nutmeg, caraway seeds, celery seeds, thyme, rubbed sage, leaf bay leaf, paprika, salt, msg (accent) optional, red pepper (yep! cayenne), unbleached all purpose flour, cake flour (swans down), whole wheat flour (king arthur), qts vegetable oil, milk and 1 x-lg egg, flour mix, put all three flours in a plastic gallon zip lock bag and mix well ., spice mix, grind peppercorns , caraway seeds, celery seeds, thyme, and bay leaf., add salt and msg, mix spices to flour and mix very well., egg/milk mix, whisk the egg whites and milk together in a bowl., drench 6-8 pieces of chicken in the milk & egg mixture until well coated then shake 2 pieces at a time in the flour/spice mixture. place coated chicken on a wire rack

garlic cloves, thai sweet chili sauce, ginger, fresh grated, dill pickles, sliced, lime , juice and zest, rice vinegar, soy sauce or 1 tbsp fish sauce, sesame oil, peanut butter, sugar or 1 1/2 tsp honey, cabbage, finely shredded, fresh asparagus (tough ends discarded and cut into 1/2 inch pieces blanched or microwaved for 1 minute), frozen green pea, scallion, sliced, carrot, grated, celery, diced, red bell pepper (sliced very thin or diced ), fresh cilantro (choose 1 or a mix) or 1/2-1 cup fresh basil (choose 1 or a mix) or 1/2-1 cup fresh mint (choose 1 or a mix), fresh herb (optional), dry roasted peanuts (optional), sesame seeds (optional), cucumber, diced (optional)

packaged coleslaw mix, purple cabbage, chopped, scallions, chopped, ramen noodles, very broken up , use noodles only, discard flavor package, sliced almonds, sesame seeds, vegetable oil or 1 cup canola oil, sugar, accent seasoning, rice wine vinegar, salt, pepper

brown rice , rinsed three times and drained (instant or quick works, too, but not as well), water (adjust amount depending on type of rice and method used for cooking), mixed herbs, divided (herbes de provence or fine herbes, e.g.), garlic powder, divided, dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, pitted black olives, drained and rinsed (small), canned artichoke bottoms in water, drained, rinsed, and coarsely chopped, tomatoes, coarsely chopped or 2 cups grape tomatoes, carrots, shaved with a peeler into strips, stalks celery, washed and coarsely chopped, cucumber, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped, fresh parsley (chopped ), red onion, coarsely chopped , about 1 cup, roasted cashews (almonds work well, too), capers, sharp cheddar cheese, very coarsely chopped (may also use other sharp or tangy cheese, such as gruyere, feta, even blue), cooked chicken breasts, cold, coarsely chopped, mandarin orange segments, drained and rinsed, hass avocado, pitted, peeled, and chopped (1 large or two small), head bronze leaf lettuce, olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, herb seasoning mix (fine herbes or some other commercial blend, your choice), lemon juice, salt & pepper

flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla pudding mix or 1 (8 oz) box french, cinnamon, eggs, very soft butter (not melted ), sour cream (i used low fat), very ripe bananas, milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, walnuts (or nuts of your choice), vanilla

ketchup, mayonnaise, rice vinegar, lemon , zest grated and juiced, minced chives, minced parsley leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, ripe yet firm fresh tomato, very thinly sliced with a mandoline, english cucumber, peeled and very thinly sliced with a mandoline, mixed greens (organic mesclun mix such as arugula , mache, chicory, sorrel) soaked in salt water to remove grit, thoroughly rinsed, dried in a salad spinner, and shredded into 1/4-inch wide pieces, heart romaine, separated into individual leaves, shaved red onion

several years ago my sister (jan) and myself where playing with biscotti recipes. we came up with a very easy and simple way to make biscotti ( a semi sweet scone like bisquit), we used about 4 cups bisquick and about 1 cup sugar (use what fits your taste),1 cup chopped pecans and 1 cup chopped dried cranberries. mix the ingredients well (with enough milk to make a thick dough) and put on a non stick baking sheet. form the dough into a half moon shape and bake. let cool, slice and drizzle with an icing made from melted chocolate or powdered sugar, vanilla and milk mixed thick ( imperial icing). we made several kinds and this is the 1 we liked best. i hope you try this easy way, it is good., i found a hard biscotti recipe and you can see it below and it is the real way to make biscotti., we didn tsp cook the biscotti twice , because we liked it baked once. biscotti is baked once whole and then sliced and baked again. it comes out pretty crisp.

olive oil, spanish onion (grated or very very finely chopped , or pulverised in a chopping machine), pressed garlic cloves (according to taste), whole tomatoes (or 4-5 very ripe ones grated, chopped finely or pulverised in chopping machine), paprika, ras el hanout spice mix (north african spice mix), crushed saffron (it tastes much better with this than turmeric), salt and pepper (around 1 tsp each, though maybe less than tsp if using stock cubes), potatoes (chopped quite small, but not grated or pulverised in chopping machine!), stalks celery, diced (thinly sliced, but not grated or pulverised in chopping machine!!), chicken broth (around two pints), firm white fish (i used more)

salmon fillets, butter, slightly melted, brown sugar, garlic , mince fine, fresh parsley, minced, roma tomato, slice very thin (i call them roma tomas), green bell pepper, slice very thin (color of your choice), red onion, slice very thin, fresh spring greens, mix, salt & pepper

self-rising white cornmeal mix (white lily buttermilk white cornbread mix recommended or martha white hot rize), table salt, granulated sugar, very hot water, buttermilk (or milk), fresh egg, beaten lightly, melted butter or 1/4 cup bacon drippings or 1/4 cup oil (or mixture), baking soda (mix in well just before placing mixture in pan and in hot oven)

chocolate cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), skor candy bars, chopped into very small pieces, kahlua, unflavored gelatin, whipping cream, sugar

tub of whipped cream, tub of cottage cheese, crushed pineapple (very well drained ), fruit cocktail (very well drained ), powdered jello mix , strawberry, chopped walnuts (optional)