452 theme and variations Recipes

sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened baking chocolate, semisweet chocolate chips, vanilla, walnuts, chopped, ingredients for variations, almond roca fudge : stir in 3/4 cup almond brickle chips instead of nuts, sprinkle 2 tbsp brickle chips on the top., mounds fudge : stir in 1 cup coconut instead of nuts., rocky road fudge : stir in 1 cup miniature marshmallows and 1/2 cup peanuts instead of the nuts., milk chocolate fudge : use milk chocolate chips instead of semisweet chips., peanut butter cup fudge : use chocolate flavored eagle milk, 10 oz. package peanut butter chips instead of plain eagle milk and chocolate chips. when melted, add 1/2 to 3/4 cup peanut butter with the vanilla. may use either smooth or chunky peanut butter and may add chopped peanuts if desired.

lemon juice, freshly squeezed (from about 12 lemons), sugar, water, divided, lemon slice, to garnish, ice, pineapple juice, apricot nectar, ginger ale, fresh strawberries, stemmed and pureed, heavy cream, fresh gingerroot, peeled and grated, honey, fresh mint leaves , torn, club soda

turkey legs, carbonated lemon-lime beverage, sugar, hot sauce, crushed red pepper flakes, black pepper, sweet onion, sliced, honey, steak seasoning, ground black pepper (optional)

frozen chopped spinach, marinated artichokes, parsley, chopped, eggs, lightly beaten, savory, thyme, cheddar cheese (i use a combo of swiss, cheddar and monterey jack just for variation) or 1 1/2 cups swiss cheese, grated (i use a combo of swiss, cheddar and monterey jack just for variation), onion, chopped, salt and pepper

eggs, almond milk, unsweetened, splenda granular, sugar substitute, vegetable oil, pumpkin, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cardamom, ground allspice, salt, lemon juice, baking soda, baking powder, soy flour, flax seed meal, wheat bran, walnuts, chopped

uncooked rotini pasta , divided in 3 batches, theme color #1), theme color #2), italian salad dressing, mccormick salad supreme seasoning, assorted raw vegetables (tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, yellow squash, or red onions)

mixed fruit, boiled chickpeas, dates,pitted, chaat masala, sugar ,to taste, variations, apricot sauce, orange juice, yogurt,whisked

elbow macaroni cooked, redskinned potatoes, unpeeled, cubed and cooked, carrot coarsely shredded, minced red onion, stalk celery fine diced, mayonasise or enough to bind, salt and pepper to taste, variations, tuna/seafood, add 2 cans albacore tuna/seafood drained, turkey/chicken, add 2 cups diced cooked poultry, other options, cooked green peas, fresh chopped parsley or herbs to taste, chopped dried cranberries esp with the chicken

a dozen delicious waffle variations, this is a great recipe for a special breakfast or brunch! lots of variations, all-purpose flour (or part whole wheat flour), baking powder, sugar (optional), salt, egg yolks, beaten, egg whites beaten until stiff, sweet milk or buttermilk, melted butter, sift dry ingredients together. beat egg yolks until light and add the milk and melted butter. combine wet and dry ingredients. fold in beaten egg whites. bake in a hot waffle iron. makes about a dozen waffles., put the waffle batter into a pitcher. it is much easer to pour the batter, overfill waffle compartments or the batter runs out on the sides of the waffle iron., waffles are done when there is no more steam rising from the iron ., after cooling , freeze extra waffles in a plastic freezer bag. separate with wax paper before freezing., variations, apple waffles - add a tsp of cinnamon to the dry ingredients. add a cup of chopped, peeled apple to batter. serve with warm applesauce & sour cream., bacon waffles - crumble a few slices of cooked, drained & crumbled bacon into the batter., banana waffles - add a chopped banana to the batter., blueberry waffles - add 1-cup fresh or frozen blueberries (thawed & drained)., chocolate waffles - increase sugar to 1/3 cup and add 1 square melted unsweetened chocolate or add 1/2-cup cocoa and a 1/3-cup sugar to dry ingredients. serve with whipped cream and chopped pecans., cinnamon raisin waffles - add a tsp cinnamon and a couple spoonfuls of plumped raisins to the batter., ham waffles - add a couple of spoonfuls of diced ham to the batter. saute it first for better flavor., molasses spice waffles - add a tsp of cinnamon and a 1/2-teaspoon of nutmeg to dry ingredients. add 3 tbsp of molasses to liquid ingredients., nutty waffles - add 1/4 cup chopped peanuts , pecans, walnuts or filberts. toast the nuts for better flavor, orange zest waffles - add a tbsp orange zest to batter. substitute 1/2 cup orange juice for 1/2-cup milk., pineapple waffles - add a cup of well-drained crushed pineapple to the batter., sausage waffles - add a couple of spoonfuls of cooked, crumbled and drained sausage to the batter.

all-purpose bleached flour (she notes: this flour is softer than unbleached flour and helps to make tender pancakes), sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk, milk, egg, unsalted butter, melted, vanilla extract, vegetable oil for griddle, variations, lemon poppy seed pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. of finely grated lemon zest and 1 tsp. of poppy seeds into the dry ingredients., orange cardamom pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1tsp. of finely grated orange zest and 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom into the dry ingredients., gingerbread pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 4 tsps. of molasses for the sugar and adding it to the wet ingredients, then whisking 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 1/2 tsps. ground ginger and 1/8 tsp. ground cloves into the dry ingredients., chocolate chip pancakes : follow pancake recipe, sprinkling 1 tbsp. of miniature chocolate chips over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., banana nutmeg : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1/2 tsp. nutmeg into the dry ingredients and dropping 5 or 6 thin slices of banana (you ll need 2 small bananas total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., ginger pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. ginger into the dry ingredients and sprinkling 1 tbsp. of finely chopped crystallized ginger (about 1/2 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., lemon blueberry : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest into the dry ingredients and sprinkling about 2 tbsp. frozen blueberries (you ll need about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., almond pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 1 tsp. of almond extract for the vanilla extract., corn pancakes : flowwow pancake recipe, reducing flour to 3/4 cup and whisking 1/2 cup fine yellow corn meal into dry ingredients, and sprinkling 2 tbsp. of frozen corn (about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks.

flour, milk, egg, season salt, garlic powder, cayenne (more or less to taste), minced onion, variations, zucchini shredded or, carrot shredded or, any vegetable minced/shredded

heavy cream, very cold, powdered ( confectionary ) sugar to taste, vanilla , or almond or flavor extract of choice( orange, lemon, anise etc etc ), variations, chocolate : 1/2 cup baking cocoa, sifted in with in the icing sugar, mocha/expresso : 1 tbsp instant coffee, mixed in the cream, alcoholic : 1 - 2 tbsp rum, sherry, kaluha etc etc, pudding flavor : 2 tbsp instant vanilla pudding powder

cooking oil, butter, all-purpose flour, onions, chopped, green bell peppers, diced, jalapeno pepper, sliced, celery ribs, chunked, andouille sausage, sliced (or smoked sausage, if you can tsp get smoked andoulle), shrimp, cooked, chicken, cooked and pulled, bay leaf, oregano (divided in two equal parts), basil, thyme, garlic cloves, diced, onion powder, garlic powder, aside for later addition to taste ground sea salt, aside for later addition to taste ground sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, fresh ground white pepper, ground crushed red pepper flakes or 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, paprika, chicken stock, cornstarch , to thicken, jasmine rice, cooked

peanut butter, crisco shortening, light brown sugar, milk, vanilla, egg, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda

semolina, flour, sugar, eggs, sour cream, milk, rose water or 1 1/2 tsp orangeblossom water, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, unsalted butter, oil, nuts, sugar, water, juice of half a lemon, some rose water, some orangeblossom water

chicken wings, cayenne pepper sauce (your favorite brand ), melted butter, chili powder (tex-mex variation), garlic powder (tex-mex variation), honey (asian variation), teriyaki sauce (asian variation), ground ginger (asian variation), sesame seeds , to sprinkle on coated wings (asian variation), orange juice concentrate (sweet n spicy variation), cinnamon (sweet n spicy variation)

all purpose flour, double-acting all purpose baking powder, salt, sugar, milk, eggs, melted butter, variation #1, brown sugar, favorite chopped nuts, cinnamon, variation #2, brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, butter, chopped nuts, variation #3, whole cranberries (you could use blueberries too), sugar, salt, grated orange rind, orange juice, variation #4, sugar, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, mace, sliced peeled apples

dry white wine (e.g., chablis , pinot grigio, etc.), extra virgin olive oil, italian salad dressing mix (dry mix in packet - 1 packet), scallion, chopped, almonds, sliced, boneless skinless chicken breast, romano cheese, grated (garnish ) (optional)