312 toast optional Recipes

gala or golden delicious apples, unsalted butter, sugar, salt, walnut pieces, toasted, thick yogurt (preferably greek), sour cream, or creme fraiche, honey plus additional (optional) for drizzling

vegetable oil, boneless skinless chicken breast halves, potatoes, peeled and chopped, onion, sliced, coconut milk, salt, black pepper, curry powder (or to taste), hot sauce (optional, more if desired), chicken broth, frozen peas, thawed, toasted flaked coconut (optional)

dry sherry, japanese soy sauce , plus more if needed (shoyu or tamari), seasoned rice vinegar (can use 2 tbsp plain rice vinegar plus 1/2 tsp white sugar), dijon mustard (whole-grain is nice), fresh ginger, grated, garlic cloves, minced, toasted sesame oil, molasses or 1 tsp dark brown sugar, crushed red pepper flakes, ground star anise (optional) or 1/4 tsp chinese five spice powder (optional), boneless skinless chicken thighs or 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, broccoli, peanut oil or 1 tbsp canola oil, water chestnuts, drained, cooked barley (can use a mix also) or 4 cups cooked short-grain brown rice (can use a mix also) or 4 cups cooked chinese black rice (can use a mix also) or 4 cups cooked colusari red rice (can use a mix also)

eggs, whole milk ricotta cheese, stirred to blend, unsalted butter, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, torn fresh basil leaf, italian bread, slices buttered with, butter, and toasted, tomatoes, cored and thinly sliced (optional, in season )

head broccoli or 1 head cauliflower or 1 head asparagus, ice water, olive oil (optional) or butter, just to cover bottom of pan (optional), pine nuts, toasted (optional), seasoning salt , to taste (optional), garlic cloves, sliced and sauteed till tender (optional)

vanilla wafers, crushed (2 cups), melted butter, vanilla caramels , about 48, evaporated milk, chopped pecans, toasted, cream cheese, softened, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, semisweet chocolate piece, melted and slightly cooled, cream (optional), pecans, chopped (optional), semisweet chocolate piece, melted, optional for drizzling, caramel ice cream topping (optional)

left over turkey shreaded, red grapes cut up, stalk celery chopped, chopped walnuts or pecans, hard boiled egg (optional) chopped, mayonnaise to taste, salt & pepper to taste, croissant sliced, toasted

mint-flavored creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, white chocolate, chopped toasted pecans (optional) or 1 cup walnuts, divided (optional)

quick oats or 1 1/8 cups old fashioned oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, dried cranberries, coarsely chopped pecans, milk, vanilla, freshly grated orange zest (optional), egg, sugar (to create brulee topping) (optional) or 2 -4 tbsp brown (optional), toasted pecans (optional)

all-purpose flour , for regular cookies or 2 cups self rising flour, for thicker cookies as in my photo, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, butter, softened, light brown sugar , packed, granulated sugar, eggs, at room temperature, pure vanilla extract, semi-sweet chocolate chips (2 cups), coarsely chopped walnuts (optional) or 3/4 cup pecans, lightly toasted (optional)

butter, ripe fresh figs , halved lengthwise, brown sugar (you might want to add more...i did!), blanched slivered almond, toasted, heavy cream (to garnish, optional, but the best part )

fresh green beans, washed and trimmed, water , salted with 1 tsp salt (for cooking the beans), peanut oil, garlic cloves, crused, ground cumin, paprika, almonds , toasting is optional, but adds more flavor

boneless beef chuck beef short ribs , cut into 4 x 2 x 2 inch pieces, orange, prepared thick baste and glaze teriyaki sauce, water, garlic cloves, crushed, pepper, cornstarch , dissolved in, water, dark sesame oil, toasted slivered almonds (optional) or sesame seeds (optional)

chickpeas, drained and rinsed (about 2 cups), loosely packed fresh flat leaf parsley, very coarsely chopped, loosely packed shredded carrot (from about 1 large carrot), sliced radish (about 6 medium), chopped scallion, white and green parts (about 4), fresh lemon juice, ground coriander, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, crumbled feta cheese (optional) or 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts (optional)

fine bulgur (medium bulgur for a more coarsely textured pudding), low-fat milk, honey , to taste, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, salt, walnuts, toasted and chopped, pitted dates, chopped, dried currants or 1/3 cup raisins, ice cream (optional) or sweetened whipped cream, for garnish (optional)

vegetable oil, golden raisin, julienne strips red bell pepper, fresh baby spinach leaves, salt, pepper, cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined (thawed if frozen ), cooked rice (hot medium or long grain white rice), crumbled feta cheese with dried basil and tomato or 1 cup plain feta cheese, toasted pine nuts (optional) or sliced almonds (optional)

onions, chopped, celery, chopped, canola oil, fresh ginger, grated, curry powder, nutmeg, ground, bay leaves, salt, water or 3 cups vegetable stock, sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed, lemon peel or 1/2 tsp orange peel, grated, dark rum, pineapple juice or 1 cup orange juice, coconut milk, lime juice (to taste), chopped cilantro (optional) or scallion (optional), toasted coconut flakes (optional)

prepared old-fashioned oatmeal or 2 cups prepared multi-grain hot cereal, walnut halves, toasted, fresh blueberries or 2 tbsp dried blueberries, plain yogurt or 2 tbsp flavored yogurt, your choice, brown sugar, banana, sliced, milk (optional) or cream (optional)