38 tried and favorite Recipes

old fashioned oats, flour, brown sugar, salt, your favorite nuts, chopped, butter (try not to use margarine), pure maple syrup, dried cranberries, raisins, dates, chopped

chicken parts (your favorite ones ), salt, butter, melted (to make it healthier, i m also going to try it with canola oil), self-rising flour, ground black pepper , to taste, water

all purpose flour, baking powder, butter or margarine, sugar, your favorite jello flavor, divided, try strawberry and lime!).....2 separate batches, egg, vanilla

pastry for double-crust pie (homemade, frozen or refrigerated), sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, salt, peeled chopped cooking apples (golden delicious is my favorite, but also try rome and granny smith), lemon juice, applesauce, butter, chopped into small pieces, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, butter, at room temperature

lean ground beef, your favorite salsa (or try mine #21831), egg, taco seasoning mix, mayonnaise (i use best foods, or in the east , hellmans(sp), chipotle chile in adobo (from a 4 oz.can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce), sliced tomato, chopped fresh cilantro, chopped red onion, monterey jack pepper cheese

fresh strawberries, sliced (or fresh berries of your choice), whipping cream, well chilled, your favorite liqueur (try madeira, sherry, amaretto, grand marnier or limoncello), icing sugar , sifted (confectioner s sugar), vanilla extract (or 1/2 tsp rose water), sponge cake, cubes (optional), chocolate curls, to garnish (or lemon curls or sliced almonds or pink rose petals)

butter (try your favorite compound or mixed-herb compound for veggies or meat) or 2 tbsp unsalted, sweet potatoes or 1 lb yam, sliced, candied ginger, diced (store bought or crystallized ginger , ginger syrup & ginger sugar), dried cranberries, pineapple juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt

yukon gold potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced, salt, fresh ground pepper, dried basil (or try thyme or your favorite herb), onion, finely chopped, carrots, peeled and very thinly sliced, vegetable broth

whole wheat bread, apricot jam, very thinly sliced smoked ham, dijon mustard (or try a favorite)

jello (try different flavors to find what you like best), boiling water, yogurt (strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, or pick your favorite), cold cranberry juice

olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, carrot cut into 1-inch pieces, butternut squash, cubed (for a quicker-cooking variation, use 1 cup yellow or crookneck squash, cubed), beans, drained (garbanzos, with their harvest gold color, are my favorite, but you could try butter beans, small red beans, or pintos - whatever pleases you), fresh or frozen corn kernels, sea salt, dried chipotle pepper (optional), water or vegetable broth, as needed, chopped fresh parsley

potatoes , scrubbed and cubed (do not peel), water (from potatoes -- see below), onion , chopped pretty fine, garlic, crushed, dried basil, dried herbes de provence, whole or 2% milk, butter, melted, flour, cheddar cheese, shredded, salt & pepper to taste; paprika is nice, too. (so is turmeric, my new favorite spice - try it!)

freshly popped popcorn (about 1/2 cup. unpopped), nuts (i love cashews, whole almonds or pecan halves, or try a mixture of your favorites), brown sugar, sugar, butter, light corn syrup, baking soda, vanilla

mayonnaise , i use hellmans but try your favorite, cider vinegar , i use heinz, fresh lemon juice , can use bottled but fresh is the bomb, black pepper , depends on you, cayenne pepper , here s the zing but not too much really

shallot, minced, garlic cloves, minced very fine, fresh ginger, minced, serrano pepper, seeded & sliced fine, lime , zest of, low sodium soy sauce, fish sauce, palm sugar, brown sugar, white vinegar, water, head of cabbage, cut in short strips, at least fresh mint leaves, quartered (about 2 stalks ), at least fresh basil leaves, chopped (about 2 stalks ), fresh cilantro, chopped (a small handful), fresh asparagus, bean thread noodles (1 pack , aka sai fun, mung bean, cellophane or glass noodles), bay scallop, butter, fruit-flavored brandy (blackberry or other), tri-tip steak, your favorite steak seasoning (e.g. mccormick s), lime , juice of

all-purpose flour, sparkling water, kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning, goat cheese, at room temperature, cream cheese, at room temperature, heavy cream, chopped fresh basil leaves, green onion, finely chopped, freshly ground black pepper, zucchini blossoms* see cook s note, vegetable oil, for frying, suggestion: serve with your favorite marinara sauce or vinaigrette, note : zucchini blossoms can be found at farmer s markets and specialty grocery stores. as an alternative, try using baby bell peppers. cut off the tops and remove the seeds. fill with the cheese mixture and dip the cut end in flour before dipping in the batter.