36 trick Recipes

baked cheddar broccoli rice cups, thanks to fountain ave. grill: http://fountainavenuekitchen.com/baked-cheddar-broccoli-rice-cups, simple to whip up with ingredients you have on hand, this side is a sure kid-pleaser that adults will enjoy as well. i employ 1 of my favorite kitchen tricks with this recipe: any time i use frozen broccoli or spinach that needs to be thawed and drained well, i put it inside a tea towel and literally wring it out. you will be surprised by how much water is released, and getting rid of it will prevent your finished product from becoming soggy., vary the cheese if you like or bake in a casserole dish or jumbo muffins tins. for my better-for-you ranch dressing, quick-cooking rice , like minute rice (can substitute about 2 cups regular, cooked rice and omit the 1 cup stock below), chicken stock, frozen, chopped broccoli, thawed and excess water squeezed out, shredded cheddar cheese, divided, homemade ranch dressing (see recipe), or store bought, eggs, lightly beaten, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, low-fat buttermilk, chobani 2% plain yogurt, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, canola or olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, minced chives, whisk all ingredients together ., dressing will keep for a week or so, covered, in the refrigerator., if you prefer a thicker dressing , use approximately 1/4 cup of buttermilk depending on your personal preference and intended use.

spiced rum, irish cream liqueur, coffee flavored liqueur, amaretto liqueur, half-and-half or vanilla ice cream

butter, softened, sugar, grated lemon peel, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour

water, organic cane sugar, arrowroot, fresh strawberries, rinsed, tops removed and sliced in half, flour, baking powder, oats, brown sugar, kosher salt, tablepoons (1/2 stick) organic butter, cooking instructions, preheat oven to 400 degrees f; butter a medium-size baking dish and set aside., in small saucepan , whisk together water, sugar and arrowroot over medium heat until sugar dissolves and sauce thickens., add strawberries and coat well. simmer on low heat until berries soften slightly, about 3 minutes. pour berry mixture into baking dish., make cobbler topping : sift flour, baking powder, oats, brown sugar and salt together in a medium bowl., spoon cobbler mixture over strawberries. bake in oven for 40-45 minutes, until topping crusts over and gets firm., substitution, f you don tsp have arrowroot on hand , substitute 2-1/4 tsp of corn starch., tips & tricks, worry if the strawberry mixture starts to bubble over and coat the cobbler while it s in the oven; the syrup will give the topping added flavor., preparation time : 10 minutes, cooking time : 50 minutes, ready in: 60 minutes

this is suitable for making by hand or bread machine. simply add ingredients to you machine in the serving instructed in the manual. set the machine to dough or pizza setting but you must rest the dough for 45 minutes further or more if you have time. or if making by hand, see below, dried yeast powder, strong white flour (ideally strong bread flour), white granulated sugar, butter, milk powder (this is trick (i) to make it rise & airy), salt, luke warm water, choose between, fresh basil , oregano, parsley, dill: or, italian mixed dried herbs, low fat spread or butter for blending with the herb topping, garlic granules or 3 crushed & diced garlic cloves

chickpeas, drained and rinsed, garlic cloves, fresh lemon juice , just a squeeze, extra-virgin olive oil, water, salt , to taste, fresh ground pepper , to taste

butter or 1/2 cup margarine, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, chocolate flavored syrup, vanilla, chopped nuts

beef brisket , untrimmed, lockhart dry rub , tricked-up brisket rub , or favorite barbecue rub, beer

macaroni (the amount depends on how much you want to make), water (enough to cook the macaroni)

water, canned pumpkin, vanilla, egg, whole wheat flour, raisins, chopped pecans, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, oats

lemon juice, whipping cream, all purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, shortening, butter, cut into chunks

salmon fillets, garlic cloves, olive oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar or lemon juice, sugar, black pepper