20 traditional any Recipes

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

frozen puff pastry (or 14 oz flaky pastry, which is about 400 g), whole chicken , 4 1/2 lbs (about 2.3 kg, do not use breasts only, see directions), water (750 ml), instant chicken bouillon granules (45 ml), sago (100 ml), flour (45 ml), garlic and herb seasoning, dried (or similar seasoning, 15 ml), fresh garlic cloves, crushed and chopped, fresh coarse ground black pepper (10 ml), ground nutmeg, fresh (7 ml), fresh lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon, 45 ml, or use lime juice), any seasoning salt , to taste (or ordinary salt, 5ml), fresh thyme leave (or 2 tsp dried ), chopped fresh rosemary (or use 2 tsp dried ), eggs, good quality sliced ham (120 g)

part-skim ricotta cheese, chopped pepperoni, shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz.), traditional italian sauce , any variety, garlic bread , any variety, heated according to package directions or crackers, any variety

simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, seasoned stuffing mix (any flavor i used chicken ), boneless skinless chicken breasts, chicken bouillon granules, chicken gravy (turkey flavor will work)

fish frames (bones ) from sole, flounder, halibut, and/or turbot, cut into 2-inch pieces and rinsed clean of any blood, dry white wine, water, onion, very thinly sliced, stalks celery, very thinly sliced, carrot, very thinly sliced, dried bay leaf, roughly chopped fresh italian parsley leaves and stems, fresh thyme, black peppercorns, kosher or sea salt

yeast, warm water (105 to 115 degrees ), warm water, sugar, salt, oil (any kind..i use canola or vege), all purpose or unbleached flour, butter or margarine to put atop loaves once baked.

any fruit, you like, sugar, water, vanilla extract, lemon juice

chopped garlic, chopped onions, chopped canned california chilies (aneheim), chopped tomatoes (pera or roma), butter, any type tomato sauce, rich vegetable stock, green or red taco sauce (hot or mild ), white pepper, sugar, corn tortillas , cut into 3/8 strips and fried in hot oil until crisp, sour cream, ripe avocados, chopped onion, white crumbly fresh mexican style cheese or 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

unsalted butter, melted or, unsalted margarine, melted, chopped button mushroom, onions, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, eggs, chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup almonds or 1/2 cup pecans, salt, fresh coarse ground black pepper, thyme, rosemary, sage, savory, chopped parsley, poultry seasoning, stale bread, broken into 1-inch pieces (use any kind of bread, whole wheat would be fine, as well), chicken stock (vegetarian & kosher cooking**) or 5 cups low sodium chicken broth (vegetarian & kosher cooking**) or 5 cups vegetable broth (vegetarian & kosher cooking**)

fresh large eggs, all-purpose flour , equal amount by volume as the eggs, generous pinch kosher salt, whole milk , equal amount by volume as the eggs, canola oil (or any oil with a high smoke point), russet potatoes, kosher salt, half-and-half, unsalted butter, freshly ground black pepper, twelve 1/4-lb english-style banger pork sausages (or breakfast sausages or your favorite bratwurst), your favorite brown gravy mix or left-over roast turkey gravy, sliced onions , optional

fava beans (you can find at any middle eastern store, maybe even like a trader joe s or organic store), lemon , juice of, only, canola oil (or any oil you prefer), cayenne pepper, salt, ground cumin, onion (small size and chopped- optional, if you don tsp want to use just skip step number 1), pita bread

prego traditional italian sauce , any variety, shredded mozzarella cheese (about 6 oz), diced pepperoni

self rising flour, water, baking potatoes, oil, for frying, cod fish fillets, cut into 4 pieces, salt and pepper, as needed, lemon wedge, as needed

ground turkey, red bell pepper, sliced, yellow bell pepper, sliced, spaghetti sauce, any brand per your taste (1 lb 10 oz), classico traditional basil pesto (use 1/2 a 10 oz jar), classico sun-dried tomato pesto (use 1/2 a 10 oz jar), pasta (i use linguini or angel hair), fresh grated parmesan cheese

potatoes, diced, chicken broth, salt, black pepper, simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, onion, diced, stalk celery, diced, fresh carrots, diced, butter, flour, garlic powder, ham, cubed, bacon, cut in 1-inch pieces, milk (any type ), green onions , julian chopped for garnishing

red bell peppers , with stems-wash cut tops off evenly at the shoulder curve, remove seeds-the top will be put back on, simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, chicken broth, sour cream, cooked bacon, chopped fine, green onions, with tops, cleaned and chopped into pea sized pieces, shredded american cheese (any favorite will work), shredded american cheese (or same as above)

ground turkey breast, ragu traditional spaghetti sauce (any will do, i prefer ragu for it s plain-ness. ), diced tomatoes with juice (i use 1 with basil, garlic and oregano), crushed italian plum tomatoes, cremini mushrooms, sliced, onions, diced, eggplant , slice thinly into half moons, zucchini , slice thinly into half moons, carrot, diced or, julienned, celery ribs, diced, garlic cloves, minced, red bell pepper, diced (optional), mixed italian herbs, olive oil, olive oil, salt, pepper

hamburger patties , (7, quarter-lb patties, cooked), masterpiece steak seasoning , divided, butter, divided, minced garlic, bell pepper, any color, coarsely chopped, mushrooms, coarsely chopped, zucchini, sliced, onion powder, stewed tomatoes, chopped , including liquid, beef broth, spaghetti sauce , traditional, whole wheat penne pasta