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cooking time does not include freezing time ..., egg yolks, fresh coffee (finely ground ), soft brown sugar (light ), milk, approx 185ml) very hot water, note, you can use egg whites to make meringue shells to serve up the ice cream on top of....and with that thought, i will share with everyone how to make those...recipe to be posted soon.

i use a 3 1/2 to 4 lb chuck roast, well marbelized with fat, and if you can find a bone-in roast, that s better yet (but it s almost always boneless chuck that you find at the grocer). i like to quickly rinse the roast in cold water just before i lay it on the cutting board to coat it with seasoned flour. place the following ingredients in a small baggie and shake the closed bag to mix it up, flour, salt, garlic salt, crazy mixed-up salt (if you can tsp get this seasoning, use seasoned salt instead, but jane s is by far the best), pepper, use your hands to generously pat the seasoned flour into the roast, on both sides, flipping the roast a couple times and repeating the process., in a dutch oven or roasting pan large enough to hold the roast, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat - you want your pan and oil to be hot enough to sear the roast well when you put it in the pan. when the oil is just about to the smoking point, put the roast in and cover the pan. let the meat sear until nicely browned on the bottom, then flip the roast. let it sear for a minute or two on the second side, then add, beef stock (i much prefer the boxed stock to the canned broth - it just seems to give the gravy a much richer taste in the end), cover the roasting pan and place it in a pre-heated 300 degree oven. roast for 4 to 5 hours, until the meat is fork tender and falls apart easily. i check the roast each hour, quickly opening the lid, just to make sure the stock has not evaporated. as long as your pan has a good seal on it, this shouldn tsp happen. but if necessary, add more stock to the pan., an hour before the roast is done , prepare the mashed potatoes. peel 6 large red potatoes (these work better - at least for me - because they are much moister than the russets, so the mashed potatoes are creamier); cut into 1/4th, and place them in a large saucepan - rinse the cut potatoes 2 times in cold water, then cover them in fresh cold water and place the pan over medium high heat; boil until tender. this is usually about 30 minutes, but it depends on the size of your cuts, so just cook them until you can easily insert a fork into a potato. drain potatoes well, reserving 1 cup of the water for the gravy. add the following to the hot potatoes, butter, sour cream, milk, salt, crazy mixed up salt (use regular salt or garlic salt if jane s salt is not available), pepper, i use a hand masher , but you can use an electric mixer or however you chose to mash the potatoes into a creamy yet firm texture. add more milk if potatoes are too stiff. place the mashed potatoes in a buttered casserole dish, cover with foil, and place in the oven to keep warm while you make the gravy., prepare the gravy, melt 2 tbsp butter, stir in 1/4 cup flour to make a paste, stir in enough beef stock to thin the paste enough to pour., finished roast from the pan and place it on a plate; cover meat with foil to keep warm., place the roasting pan over a medium flame and bring the liquid to a gentle boil (i usually seem to have about 1 1/2 to 2 cups liquid in the pan when the roast is done - if you have less, just use the beef stock to increase your liquid)., use a whisk to gradually whisk in the butter/flour/stock liquid., add 2 tbsp beef base - i use tone s (i prefer beef base to buillon - has a richer flavor and is really worth having on hand, but if you can tsp find this, try knorr s beef buillon extra large cubes), add the 1 cup of reserved potato water, add 1/2 cup beef stock, taste the gravy and see if you want more seasoning. i usually find i don tsp need to add anything at this point, since i have the seasoning from the flour coating and the stock and the beef base. if you think you need more seasoning, add salt and pepper to your taste. beef base will also give you more saltiness., keep the gravy warm while you uncover the meat and use 2 forks to pull the meat apart into small to medium chunks., you are now ready to assemble...

pinto black , kidney (or a combo) or 4 (6 oz) cans chili beans (or a combo), green bell pepper, chopped (can use other colors , or a combo), garlic powder, can use more, mexican seasoning (or more ), crushed tomatoes in puree (i use progresso), crushed red pepper flakes (use more or less , it will control the heat, so remember -you can always add more of whatever you use), ground cumin (to taste), chili powder (i use gebhardt s, just make sure it s a good quality brand), thick & chunky salsa, beer, top sirloin steak, cubed, pork, cubed (i use pork butt, great flavor and fairly inexpensive), butter (1 stick), ground beef, ground pork, butter (1 stick)

cod fish fillets, about 6 oz each, italian seasoned breadcrumbs, olive oil, capers, salt, pepper, rosemary, lemons, -use 1 lemon to zest making sure not to use white plithy part-and juice it- and use the other to cut, white wine (i use pinot grigio), grape tomatoes, halved, sliced red onion, roughly chopped black olives (i use gaeta olives)

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

amish starter, egg, beaten, buttermilk, pureed sweet potato (i buy baby food and use it to sneak veggies into my son, you can also use applesauce or pureed carro), vanilla, fiber cereal (crunched up), oats, salt, splenda artificial sweetener, brown sugar, flour (whole wheat is great, but will make for a more dense muffin), baking soda, shredded carrot (about 1 carrot), raisins, chopped walnuts

shrimp, shelled and deveined (use the shells to make shrimp stock), shrimp stock (use my recipe for seafood stock or your own), unsalted butter, very finely chopped green onion, salt, minced garlic, ground red pepper (cayenne), white pepper, black pepper, dried sweet basil leaves, dried thyme leaves, dried oregano leaves, mushroom , cut into 1/4 inch slices, very finely chopped fresh parsley, french bread , pasta or steamed rice

red apple, cut , deseeded, and grated, eggs or 2 egg whites, lightly beaten, wholemeal flour (for hearty cakes or can use regular flour), nonfat milk, cinnamon (i probably used more, i love ), sugar substitute (can use regular sugar, i suggest brown), vanilla essence, grated nutmeg, cumin (surprise, makes cakes warm)

chocolate cake mix (or cake of your choice), cream cheese or 2 (12 oz) containers vanilla frosting, made orange, orange food coloring (i used red and yellow gel coloring to make ), ready-to-use green decorating icing

cream cheese, seafood cocktail sauce (or make your own for less swweetness), crabmeat (can use imitation ), garlic, crushed fine, cracker (i use triscuit, use any sturdy )

romaine , banana or napa cabbage leaves for steaming, dozen shucked oysters, ginger , fine julienne, scallions, finely sliced, lime, juiced, fresh coarse cracked black pepper, curry oil (1/4 cup curry powder, water to make a paste and 1/2 cup canola oil, whisk together and let stand for 2 hours. use only the top yellow oil.), rock salt , for plating

recipe sugar dough, cranberry marmalade, pumpkin filling, canned organic pumpkin, dark brown sugar, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, white pepper, cage-free eggs, heavy cream, half-and-half, bourbon, up to 2 days ahead , prepare the sugar dough and cranberry marmalade (recipes follow)., sugar dough, makes enough for 2 pies, all-purpose flour, cake flour, sugar, salt, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, cage-free egg yolks, whipping cream, ice water, put the flours , sugar, and salt in a food processor fitted with the stainless-steel blade. pulse to combine., add the butter and pulse 10 to 15 times, until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. add the egg yolks and cream and pulse twice. pulse in enough of the ice water to form a smooth but not wet dough., gather the dough into a ball and divide it into 2 equal pieces. flatten each piece into a disk, wrap it individually in plastic wrap, and seal in an airtight freezer bag. refrigerate 1 piece until ready to make the pie; freeze the other piece for another use., cranberry marmalade, sugar, water, grated orange zest, grand marnier, vanilla bean , cut lengthwise in half, seeds scraped out and reserved, cinnamon stick, ground nutmeg, fresh or frozen cranberries, put the sugar , water, orange zest, grand marnier, vanilla bean and seeds, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan. bring to a boil over medium-high heat. stir in the cranberries, reduce the heat, and simmer until the berries have softened, 3 to 5 minutes. set aside to cool for at least 30 minutes. remove the vanilla bean and cinnamon stick. if making in advance, transfer to a covered container and refrigerate until ready to use.

uncooked lasagna noodles (i always cook up more), mozzarella cheese, slices (can use more or less , and make certain to use a good-quality mozzarella cheese), parmesan cheese, italian sausage (casings removed , use milk or spicy, can use 1-1/2 lb), crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste, you may omit if using spicy sausages), onion, chopped, fresh minced garlic, dried basil, dried oregano, tomato paste (can use 2 cans if desired for a richer sauce), crushed tomatoes, canned tomato sauce, water, seasoning salt (more if needed) or 1 tbsp white salt (more if needed), ground black pepper (or to taste), sugar (more if needed), oil, onion, finely chopped, fresh minced garlic, ricotta cheese (can use half ricotta and creamed cottage cheese), parmesan cheese, cream cheese (very soft ), eggs, slightly beaten, shredded mozzarella cheese, seasoning salt (or to taste), ground black pepper (or to taste)

extra large eggs (make sure to use ex large, 4 yolks are required for this recipe), ham, diced fine (i use a good slice of quality baked ham from the deli), scallion, chopped fine (white and green parts ), celery, very fine chopped (i use a tablespoon, use what you want), capers, fine chopped (again , you can use a bit more if you like), mayonnaise (again , if you like it creamier, use a bit more, i add a tablespoon), dijon mustard (yellow mustard does not work for this), fresh parsley, fine chopped, fresh thyme, fine chopped, salt , i personally don tsp add any, but if you want (go easy as the capers and ham are y), pepper, whole wheat bread (white bread will also work), parmesan cheese, fine grated (not shredded ), paprika (optional)

chicken wings or 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, oil, garlic cloves, minced, water for chicken wings or 1 large can of chicken broth if using chicken thighs or use knorr bullion granulars to make broth, soy sauce, whole mushrooms or 1 cup fresh button mushrooms, pk long rice/saifun (bean threads - clear coils of noodles found in the asian section of the supermarket or asian stores) or use oriental vermicelli, chopped green onions

unbaked 9-inch pie shell (dad s mazola no-roll pie/pastry shell), cooking apples (to make 7 cups good sized chunks, i use 6 or 7 extra-large granny smiths), granulated sugar, divided use, all-purpose flour , plus, all-purpose flour, divided use, nutmeg (i use a little of each) or 1/2 tsp cinnamon (i use a little of each), lemon juice, very soft butter or 1/2 cup margarine, brown paper bag (plain brown paper grocery bag, preferably without ink or printing if possible)

dried corn husks, lard or vegetable shortening (i used . it adds flavor. it s not that bad once in a while, it s a saturated fat yes, but vegetable shortening is a trans fat, and i think that s worse for you. you can render your own using the cut off fat from pork roast and pork chops. do not use salt pork or bacon - ask your butcher for about 1 1/2 lb of pork fat), baking powder, blue corn meal ( is coarser than yellow, but if you want to make yellow tamales, get masa harina for tamales), water, chicken stock, preferably homemade, salt, poblano chilies, seeded and cut into a small dice, fresh or frozen corn (thawed if frozen ), monterey jack cheese , cut into a small dice

casserole, sweet potatoes, washed, baked, and mashed, vanilla extract, butter, melted, sugar (fructose for diabetics), eggs, beaten, milk, brown sugar (1 cup. fructose and 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. molasses), flour, butter, softened, pecans, chopped, you may leave out the butter and/or pecans or use a different type of nut. i sometimes use just brown sugar, flour, and rolled oats. use any combination or your own topping recipe or just make the casserole without topping.