121 thins made Recipes

chicken stock or 1 1/4 pint stock made from oxo or bullion, stalks lemongrass , lower 1/3 minced or mashed in a mortar (or 6tsp of prepared lemongrass from a jar), kaffir lime leaves (depending on size of leaf), juice from 2 fresh limes or 4tbsp concentrated lime juice, cocuonut milk (or 1 block of coconut cream + 1/2 pint milk), ready cooked shrimp/prawns, thai or singapore fish sauce, red chilies, minced or 1/2 -1 tsp. dried crushed chili (to suit your taste), garlic, minced (or from a lazy garlic jar), fresh ginger (or 4tsp from lazy ginger jar), generous cups of fresh shiitake mushrooms or pack of dried shiitake or chestnut or button mushroom (whatever you have in the fridge), fresh coriander, sugar (to taste, so the soup is sweeter rather than tart ), al: a handful of cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper thin sliced

margarine, olive oil, celery, thinly sliced, onion, chopped, garlic clove, minced, carrots, halved and thinly sliced, low sodium chicken broth (pref. homemade), brown rice, pepper, salt substitute (if broth needs it), boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed (about 1 cup), fresh parsley, minced or 1 tsp dried parsley

whole wheat tortillas or 3 large your favorite tortillas, butter or 2 tbsp margarine, melted, black bean salsa (your recipe or ready made ), imitation crabmeat, shredded, prawns, cooked,cleaned,shelled,tails off, fresh garlic , smashed or 2 tbsp flaked dried garlic, dried chili pepper flakes , to taste, dried fried onion flakes (like french s), grated mozzarella cheese or 1 3/4 cups monterey jack cheese or 1 3/4 cups leerdammer cheese or 1 3/4 cups cheddar cheese (or mix them)

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

bread dough (frozen or made from scratch, i use bread machine), butter or 1/4 cup margarine, bermuda onion, thinly sliced, parmesan cheese, parsley

chicken, quartered, butter, potato, thin skinned, shallots, peeled, bacon, cubed, plain flour, button mushrooms, dry white wine, chicken stock , can be made with a cube, bouquet garni, salt, pepper, parsley, chopped

pizza crust, thin crust style (store bought or home made), olive oil, garlic clove, chopped, tomato sauce (store bought or home made), portabella mushroom caps, sliced (or 4-5 small ones ), tomatoes, sliced, goat cheese, part-skim mozzarella cheese

boneless pork loin, garlic cloves, minced, soy sauce, divided, chicken broth, cornstarch, ground ginger, canola oil, carrot, thinly sliced, celery, thinly sliced, onion, chopped, cabbage, coarsely chopped, fresh spinach, coarsely chopped

cucumber peeled, thinly sliced, white onion thinly sliced, white vinegar, water, sugar or splenda, dried dill, pepper to taste

canola oil, sweet onion, half diced, half thin sliced, shiitake mushrooms, chopped, onion powder, salt, dried thyme, fresh ground pepper, all-purpose flour, divided, low-fat milk, dry sherry, frozen french-cut green beans, reduced-fat sour cream, dry buttermilk, paprika, garlic powder

chicken broth (i use homemade but canned will do just fine), carrots , sliced thin discs, stalk celery, sliced, onion, sliced 1/8ths, cooked chicken, cut into pieces (can buy deli chicken in a 1/2 lb chunk and cube , or 6 oz.can of chicken meat), corn (frozen or canned ), minced garlic, basil, crushed, salt and pepper, egg noodles (optonal) or 1/4 lb pasta, of choice (optonal)

sushi rice, nori, avocado, carrot, eggplant (grilled japanese ), tofu (made crisp by frying), tomato, cucumber (chinese -without seeds, or regular is also ok), asparagus, aburage (inari tofu skins), wilted spinach, bell peppers , julienned, scallions , julienned, snow peas , julienned, black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds/salt combination, sushi rice, television food network , g.p.), short grain rice, water , plus 1/4 cup, rice vinegar, sugar, salt

all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, lemon zest, agave nectar or 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, unsalted butter or 12 tbsp margarine, room temp, lemon juice, freshly squeezed, poppy seed

mesa bbq sauce or store bought bbq sauce, whole buffalo brisket , about 5 lb, vegetable oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, carrots, coarsely chopped, onions, coarsely chopped, stalks celery, coarsely chopped, garlic, coarsely chopped, chicken stock, water, head red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced, red wine vinegar, honey, salt and pepper, rice wine vinegar, honey, red pepper flakes, whole white peppercorns, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, toasted cumin seeds, kosher salt, coarsely chopped fresh dill, coarsely chopped cilantro, unpeeled english cucumbers, washed , cut in half horizontally then quartered lengthwise

frozen puff pastry, thawed, sized tomatoes, thinly sliced, ready-made basil pesto (or home-made if you prefer), herbes de provence, coarsely ground sea salt

green olives pitted, kalamata olives pitted, ready-made giardiniera, capers, galic thinly sliced, celery thinly sliced, italian parsley finely chopped, dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, red wine vinergar, jarred pimientos, green onions finely chopped, kosher salt, black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, sandwich, italian bread round 12, olive salad, oil from olive salad, capicola ham thinly sliced, genoa salami thinly sliced, mortadella thinly sliced, provelone thinly sliced, swiss cheese thinly sliced

ricotta cheese, fresh basil, chopped, dried oregano, eggs, red pepper flakes, grated parmesan cheese, dried lasagna noodle, tomato sauce (meaning pasta sauce, fresh made is preferred but can use bottled sauce), prosciutto, thinly sliced, genoa salami, thinly sliced, smoked deli ham, thinly sliced, sweet capicola, thinly sliced, provolone cheese, thinly sliced, shredded mozzarella cheese

vanilla bean, butter, plus more for greasing the pan, golden syrup (see notes ), teeny bit of finely chopped ginger in syrup , plus some of the syrup from the jar, if you like, grated zest of 2 lemons, rhubarb (the nice thin pink bits, not the tough ends), vanilla sugar (made by adding vanilla beans to superfine sugar) or granulated sugar, self-rising flour, eggs, milk , if needed (see notes), creme fraiche or fromage frais (see notes)