14 tried and three Recipes

tri-color spiral pasta, kidney beans, french style green beans, yellow wax beans, ranch dressing

tri-color pasta, olive oil, white wine vinegar, fresh basil leaves, grated parmesan cheese, salt, ground black pepper, red bell pepper , julienned, yellow bell pepper , julienned, orange bell pepper , julienned, fresh tomato, chopped, black olives, drained, mozzarella cheese, cubed

pasta, any shape , i use whole wheat rotini, basil pesto, fresh or jarred , i usually use the pesto recipe from my pesto tortellini posted on the zaar, black olive tapenade (olive spread, fresh or from a jar), red pepper pesto sauce, fresh (or 1/4 cup from a jar), grated parmesan cheese, minced parsley, i try to use the italian flat leaf parsley, salt and pepper

dry red wine, soy sauce, garlic gloves, minced, dry mustard, beef tri-tip roast, honey, water, salt, green onions , root ends trimmed, dark green tops cut off and discarded, three 6-oz packages baby portobello mushrooms, olive oil

coarsely chopped red or other waxy potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped parsnip, fresh broccoli and/or cauliflower florets, butter or margarine, divided, all-purpose flour, nestle carnation evaporated fat free milk, maggi vegetarian vegetable flavor bouillon cube, ground white pepper, seasoned dry bread crumbs

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

boiled rice, spring onions, thinly sliced (scallions), tomatoes, chopped, pitted green olives , sliced in three rounds, pitted black olives , sliced in three rounds, savoury mayonnaise (not sweet , try thomy or hellmans), plain yogurt, cajun spices (or taco or burrito spice with a bit of chilli powder added), vegetable bouillon granules, ground coriander, salt and pepper

ground beef, ground pork, garlic, minced, nuoc mam , vietnamese fish sauce (available in asian markets. try phu quoc flying lion brand, but three crab brand, and golden grain brand are wonderful too.). note: use no additional salt in this recipe., ground white pepper, red thai chiles, finely sliced, minced fresh cilantro, chocolate fermented black bean sauce (recipe below ), vietnamese dipping sauce (recipe below ), whole sprigs of fresh cilantro , minced scallions and minced red thai chile for garnish

rainbow tri-color spiral pasta, cooked and drained, tomatoes, kraft crumbles three-cheese blend , monterey jack, colby, & cheddar (or shredded), green onion, chopped, beef snack sticks, sliced (the long thin snack kind ), extra light olive oil, red wine vinegar, dried oregano, garlic clove, minced, salt, pepper

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

hearts romaine lettuce, head radicchio, endive, glugs ) extra-virgin olive oil, shallot, minced, splashes ) balsamic vinegar, coarse salt and black pepper

broccoli slaw, half of a medium vidalia onion, chopped fine, dried, chopped cranberries (i used almost a cup), half a cup of cashew pieces (try to get the lightly salted or unsalted), half cup of mayo, quarter cup of vinegar (i use pear-infused or rice vinegar but anything will work), four tbsp of oil, three tbsp of sugar, salt and pepper (no needed if your cashews are ed)