11 three optional Recipes

milk, flour, sugar, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, baking powder, salt, cinnamon (optional) or 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (optional), fruit pie filling

free-range organic eggs , brought to room temperature, organic milk (a splash) or 2 tbsp organic half-and-half (a splash), european butter (i like italian from parma myself), unrefined sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese (a handful), half-moon slice colby cheese with jalapenos or 1 slice monterey jack pepper cheese, chopped fresh chervil , chives (optional) or parsley (optional), chopped pre-cooked meats and raw vegetables, brought to room temperature (other favorite ingredients) (optional), paprika (as desired) or hot sauce (as desired)

warm water, baked beans , bush name, undrained, lima beans, drained, kidney beans, drained, ketchup, picnic prepared mustard, brown sugar or 1/3 cup dark molasses, wrights liquid smoke, genuine apple cider vinegar, lean hamburger, chopped onion, spam (optional) or 1 cup ham, chopped (optional)

butter, softened, sugar, egg yolks, beaten (whites are used in frosting), eggs, baking soda, vanilla extract, buttermilk, flour, egg whites (left over from using the yolks for the cake), powdered 10x sugar, vanilla extract

vegetable oil, plantains, ripe with black spots, peeled and cut in half, garlic cloves, minced, onion, minced, cubanelle pepper, minced, ajies dulces, minced (small sweet chile peppers), habanero, minced, optional but good, minced fresh cilantro or 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley, annatto oil (coconut is my choice) or vegetable oil (coconut is my choice) or coconut oil (coconut is my choice), ground beef (make a mix of all three) or 3 lbs ground turkey (make a mix of all three) or 3 lbs shredded pork (make a mix of all three), powdered adobo seasoning (achiote), oregano, ground cumin, garlic powder, yes more, paprika, vinegar, bay leaf, pimento-stuffed green olives, cut in half, raisins, tomato sauce, monterey jack cheese or 2 -3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded or 2 -3 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 2 -3 cups shredded oaxaca cheese, eggs, whisked, milk

pasta, of your choice cooked and drained, italian sausage , fresh from the butcher (hot,with caraway seeds (sliced), onion (diced ), tomatoes (diced ) or 1 (16 oz) can diced tomatoes, garlic cloves (pressed or minced ), basil leaves (large chopped or julienned, or three to 8 medium or small), sweet butter, chianti wine , pinot noir (or chicken stock) or 3/4 cup chardonnay wine, depending on your tastes (or chicken stock), chunky marinara sauce (or 4 to 6 cups home made marinara sauce), cider or 2 tsp champagne vinegar or 2 tsp balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, oregano , salt, black pepper (optional ( fancy red pepper flakes( to taste.)

dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, stewed tomatoes, mexican-style stewed tomatoes with jalapeno peppers, ro-tel chili fixins variety (in the black can, has chili spices already mixed in), vegetable bouillon cubes (i like oxo), water, red pepper flakes (optional), bell pepper, white onion, garlic cloves, salt and black pepper, to taste, olive oil, flour tortillas , for dunking in the chili, butter (optional) or margarine, as desired (optional)

red bell pepper, seeded , de-ribbed and cut into 1/4-inch strips, crawfish (tail meat), carrot, peeled and julienned, napa cabbage , julienned, spinach leaves , julienned, garlic cloves, peeled and minced, celery , julienned, fresh cilantro, chopped, red onion, minced, salt and pepper, to taste, spring roll wrappers (6-inch to 8-inch rice paper rounds preferred), egg whites, beaten, garlic cloves, sugar, anaheim chilies, jalapenos, seeded, red pepper flakes, limes , juice of, fish sauce (vietnamese preferred), water, white vinegar, peanut oil, for frying, carrot , strips julienned (for garnish), red leaf lettuce (optional) or butter lettuce (optional), linguine, cooked, drained and cooled (about 8 oz) (optional), fresh mint, stemmed (optional)

peas cooked and drained ., trinity chopped ( onion. bell pepper, celery), glove garlic minced, butter, sage, paprika, egg, flour, corn meal, a pinch of salt and pepper, a pinch of ground red pepper ( optional i guess), veggie oil, tip: the trinity freezes well so any time i chop 1 or all of the three, i put it in a freezer bag for later use. you can keep adding to the same bag.