7 uncle and favorite Recipes

ground meat (choose chicken for lighter diets, beef or a beef pork mixture for hearty sauces), diced onions, diced bell pepper (any color is fine , i prefer red as it is sweeter than green normally), garlic cloves, crushed and diced to taste (make sure you can smell the garlic over the onions when cooking, if you can tsp add more), extra virgin olive oil, hunts tomato paste, hunts tomato puree, dried oregano, dried parsley, basil, sea salt, black pepper, red cayenne pepper, bay leaves, fresh mushrooms (optional), sausage (optional), meatballs (use your favorite recipe ) (optional)

chicken, cut up (or boneless chicken breasts), grain and wild rice blend (i use uncle ben s), water, cut-up vegetables (your choice - onion, green pepper, celery, mushrooms, carrots), butter

cream cheese, softened, marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped, mayonnaise, garlic, pressed, red bell pepper, chopped, shredded swiss cheese, green onions, sliced

chicken wings or 24 chicken drummettes, olive oil, garlic powder or 1 tbsp granulated garlic, salt, black pepper, marinara sauce, hot sauce , to taste, garlic cloves, chopped, chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

hard-boiled eggs, divided, red potatoes or 8 large yukon gold potatoes, washed well, do not peel, green onions or 4 scallions, chopped small, radishes, chopped into small cubes, celery ribs, chopped small, chopped gherkins or 1/2 cup dill pickles, miracle whip (no subsitutes), dry mustard, dijon mustard, salt, black pepper, chopped fresh dill weed, granulated sugar, cider vinegar, gherkin pickle juice, granulated garlic powder, celery seeds (optional), hungarian paprika , for sprinkle, fresh parsley (to garnish ) (optional)