12154 twist your way twist Recipes

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chicken wing parts, flour.. enough to dredge the wings (maybe 1 cup), salt & pepper to taste, quick way: use pre-breaded and cooked chicken wings from the store, thawed), honey, bbq sauce (i use cattlemans), hot sauce (i use hot ) we like um hot... your choice., blue cheese dip .. optional

ground meat (i use turkey), your favorite taco seasoning (omit if using pre-seasoned meat), your favorite canned chili (i use campbell s roadhouse), petite diced tomatoes, sliced black olives (drained ), frozen) corn (drained ), water, diced onions (opt.), serve with: tortilla chips , sour cream, guacamole, grated cheese (opt.)

low-sodium chicken broth, cider vinegar, light soy sauce, brown sugar, canola oil, boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, your favorite vegetables (broccoli cut into bite-size pieces, shredded carrots, thinly sliced red bell peppers, chopped onion or thin green beans), minced garlic, pineapple chunks , canned in juice, drained, optional, cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp. cold water, cooked brown rice or whole-grain noodles

your favorite tomato (plum, cherry, beefsteak, pear), garlic powder, salt, lime (not from a bottle or plastic , just cause you can squeeze it doesn tsp make it taste right!), white onion, salt, cilantro, salsa verde (green salsa), jalapeno, tomato sauce (not ketchup!)

tri-tip beef, cubed (chuck steak or ground beef works too), chicken broth (optional, but better than water or extra beef broth if the chili gets too dry), brown sugar, salt, masa corn flour , for thiickener (arrowroot or corn starch works too), onion, finely chopped, whole jalapeno pepper, seeded and quartered, cayenne pepper, beef broth, garlic cloves, diced, freshly ground whole cumin seeds (cumin powder works too)

butter, cold, yellow cake mix, pie filling (your choice ), chopped walnuts

mayonnaise, garlic, finely minced, olive oil, lemon juice, hot pepper sauce (optional)

twisted pasta salad, chicken, cooked and chopped, tri color rotini, italian salad dressing (your choice , i used good seasons), mayonnaise (not miracle whip), lemon juice, yellow mustard, onion, chopped, black olives, sliced, chopped celery

hot dogs , cut lengthwise, rye bread, butter (1 tsp to saute the onions, 1 to cook the hot dogs), sauerkraut, drained, peppardew bell pepper, chopped (you can use any pepper you want, i like a bit of spice and sweet but jalapeno, cubanelle works well ), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, kosher garlic dill pickles, chopped, cheese (2 per sandwich, i like white cheddar but use your favorite), mayonnaise, yellow yellow mustard, caraway seed

your favorite spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, undrained, beef broth, zesty italian dressing, raviolis cheese or 2 (9 oz) packages beef, thawed, shredded mozzarella cheese

meatloaf recipe (your favorite ), hot dogs, mashed potatoes, grated cheese

head iceberg lettuce, cut in wedges, bacon, slices (chopped and cooked ), red onion, diced fine, black olives, diced fine, seedless cucumber, fine chopped, italian vinaigrette (your favorite store bought will work fine), tomatoes, cut in half and roasted, olive oil, salt for the tomato, black pepper for the tomato, shallots, finely chopped, butter, gorgonzola, heavy cream, pepper (for the sauce)

sausage , casings removed meat crumbled, olive oil, carrot, diced, celery, diced, bell pepper, sweet onion, diced, portabella mushrooms, diced (gills scraped out with a spoon and discarded), garlic cloves, arugula or 1 cup spinach, chopped and packed, salt and pepper, sugar, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh basil, chopped, dried oregano, wine, good (your choice red or white ), crushed tomatoes, half-and-half, cavatappi pasta, cooked (optional)

sauza commemorativo tequila (or your favorite gold tequilla ), cointreau liqueur (triple sec works too), sweetened lime juice, presidente brandy, liquid prepared sweet-and-sour mix, lemon juice, lime juice, organic agave nectar, dried crushed mint leaf (can be found on most spice aisles)

sugar pumpkin or 4 lbs kabocha squash, extra virgin olive oil, for brushing, eggs, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, heavy cream, pure vanilla extract, cinnamon brioche bread or 1 loaf challah (about 10 cups) or 1 loaf plain poundcake, diced (about 10 cups), golden raisin, diced crystallized ginger, twisted cinnamon honey and brown sugar butter (melted), sugar, for garnish (optional)

walnut halves, twisted pasta such as campanelle , caserecci, or cavetelle, unsalted butter, sage leaves, about 10 or 12 leaves , large stems plucked

margarine, honey or 2 tbsp maple syrup, white sugar or 1 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, flour, quick oats, nuts (optional), peanut butter (optional), cinnamon (optional), ginger (optional), your favorite chocolate chips or 1/2 bag peanut butter chips or 1/2 bag butterscotch chips or 1/2 bag cinnamon bark