15 thing not Recipes

onions, green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, fresh cilantro, tomatoes (garden fresh is best, but in winter 1 must make due), whole garlic (the whole thing! not just a clove), hot peppers (habenero, cayenne, etc.), salt, pepper, tabasco sauce, vinegar, lime , juice of

unsalted butter, softened , plus additional for buttering pans, dried cranberries or 3/4 cup dried sour cherries, chopped mixed candied fruit , fine-quality candied fruit such as pears, citron, and candied orange peel (1/4 lb), port wine, walnuts (4 1/4 oz), all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, sugar, eggs, active dry yeast (from two 1/4-oz packages), warm water (105 115 f, 40-45 cup), molasses (not blackstrap), honey

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

chocolate syrup (if chocolates not your thing, just add less), sugar-free vanilla syrup (i use torani sugar free vanilla), ice cubes (like an 8oz glass full of ice, roughly), milk (like an 8oz glass full, basically)

olive oil, onion, diced fine, garlic, minced, red pepper flakes (more if you like things hot!), great northern beans, drained but not rinsed, parsley, fresh and finely chopped, dried rosemary, kosher salt, ground black pepper

graham cracker, caramels-unwrapped, semi-sweet chocolate chips...not mini s, walnuts or peanuts-crushed fine

frozen strawberries (just plain- not in syrup!), light vanilla soymilk, coffee-mate powdered french vanilla fat free non-dairy coffee creamer, davinchi sugar-free strawberry syrup, splenda sugar substitute, ice cubes, fat free reddi-wip topping , canned whipped cream

boneless skinless chicken breasts, real butter, water, fresh green beans, italian dressing (not creamy or you can always make your own), firm tomatoes or 3 roma tomatoes, chopped (optional)

white pepper (sarawak, malaysia), black pepper (tellicherry, india), sage (dalmatian), coriander (indian ), ginger , important* (jamaican), ancho chili , peper important* (mexican), vanilla bean , impotant* (tahitian), bay leaf (turkish ), savory (canadian), east indies ), cardamom (guatamalan), salt (post mix), cake flour or 1 cup soft flour

onion, tips (the ends and skins of whole onions and also scallions and leeks, the dark green tops and white botto), broccoli stem, carrot, tops (and the bottom you usually cut off), asparagus spear (use the stems for the broth), celery top (and leaves ), pea pods (i use edamame pods too), corn cobs (after the corn is cut off), bread , heels (whole grain and dark s are best), rind brie cheese (if not going vegan), tomato, tips, beet, tips and leaves, cauliflower stem, and leaves, potato skins (regular and sweet ), bay leaf, peppercorns, parsley (i grab a handful from the garden), salt

extra virgin olive oil or canola oil or safflower oil, for deep frying (i use extra virgin, but canola or saflower oil is also okay to use), onion soup mix, all-purpose flour, baking powder, eggs, dijon mustard or 1 tbsp prepared mustard, beer (of your choice), broccoli florets, cauliflower florets, button mushrooms, zucchini, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds (do not peel)

melt some butter in a frying pan ,then turn down the heat to low or medium low., breat 3 or more good fresh farm eggs(love the yolk on these),in a bowl., do not add any salt as the salt breaks down the albumen content and spoils the omelette., beat the eggs with an egg beater or pastry whip,and without 1 pause in the beating,pour into your frying pan., getting them into the pan as quickly as possible , so as not to separate, even slightly., cook slowly ., turn if desired,then salt and pepper to taste when served., top with your favorite things .