111 ve Recipes

Bananas, ripe and frozen, Fresh lemon juice, Light corn syrup, Vanilla bean, scraped, Heavy cream (i ve used milk and half and half here, not as rich, but still really yummy)

Oil, Flax seed (not ground ), Maple syrup (i ve always used and it s so good) or 3/4 cup corn syrup (i ve always used and it s so good), All-purpose flour (added progressively)

White cake mix (i ve also used spice cake mix) or 1 (18 oz) box yellow cake mix (i ve also used spice cake mix), Butter (1 stick), Fruit pie filling (apple, cherry and lemon were our favorites), Almond extract (optional), Crushed pineapple, Walnuts or 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped

Sliced mushrooms (i use crimini, shiitake and white, mixed, but you can use your favorite or a combo), Almonds (can also use your favorite nut, or a combination of nuts, such as 1/3 cup , 1/3 cup walnuts, and), Butter (preferred ) or 1/4 cup margarine, Onion, chopped, Garlic, minced, Salt, Thyme, Fresh ground pepper , to taste, Oil (i ve used extra virgin olive , salad , and white truffle infused - your preference)

Soy sauce (if possible find a sweet called ketjap, it s in the dutch section of the grocery stores), Water, Pineapple juice (or i ve purchase the pineapple or orange canned juice), Sugar, Ginger, Garlic (or use 2 cloves fresh )

Unsalted butter , plus, Unsalted butter, Cake flour (or 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour), Cake flour, Baking powder, Salt, Granulated sugar, Egg yolks, at room temperature, Eggs, at room temperature, Whole milk, at room temperature (i ve also used 2% milk with good results), Pure vanilla extract

Unsalted butter, Chopped sweet onion, Uncooked long grain rice , i ve used white, basmati, jasmine and brown rice, Chicken stock or 2 cups vegetable stock, Sea salt, Toasted slivered almonds , i ve also used cashews, macadamia nuts and pistachios, Chopped fresh italian parsley

Unbleached all-purpose flour, Fast rising yeast, Milk (whole is best , but i ve used skim and low- fat with good results), White sugar, Unsalted butter (margarine can be substituted), Salt, Brown eggs (white eggs can be substituted)

Bread flour (use clear flour if you can get it), Rye flour (white , if you ve got it, i used regular rye flour and it was fine), Salt (1.5 tsp. of table , but a lot more if you re using kosher or sea ), Instant yeast, Caraway seeds, Molasses (blackstrap is too strong), Shortening (i used melted butter), Water, at room temperature, Bread flour, Rye flour, Salt, Instant yeast, Caraway seeds, Molasses, Shortening (i used melted butter), Water, at room temperature, Cocoa powder (unsweetened , or use carob powder or coffee powder), Water , for dissolving cocoa powder

Butter, Salt pork, diced, Olive oil, Chopped onion, Chicken livers, finely chopped, Salt & freshly ground black pepper, Uncooked arborio rice (i ve used brown arborio, excellent sub!) or 1 cup other short-grain rice (i ve used brown arborio, excellent sub!), Boiling chicken broth or 3 cups vegetable broth, Powdered saffron (optional, ok , the original recipe said option(this is not really optional for me, since i associate), Good quality grated parmesan cheese or romano cheese

Christmas with louise, As a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., What they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., Year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., I had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, During rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., On christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., My sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., Next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., My grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., Boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., My grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., Dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., It was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., Louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

Soda crackers , salted or unsalted (turned the right way 40 will fit on a cookie sheet), Granulated sugar, Butter , no substitutes (i ve used a 50/50 -marg blend and it worked), Semi-sweet chocolate chips (i ve used milk chocolate, mint, semi-sweet and all different amounts, sometimes more, sometimes less)

More) cups cooked rice, Black beans, drained (or i ve used chili beans, s&w santa fe beans), Fire roasted chopped green chiles, Shredded cheddar (or i ve used pepper jack if you want it hotter)

Lentils, Diced carrot, Dried thyme, Bay leaf, Water, Dijon mustard, Olive oil (or split between olive and canola), Red wine vinegar or 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, Chopped onion, Diced green pepper, Chopped fresh parsley (i ve always used parsley) or 4 tbsp fresh tarragon (i ve always used parsley), Salt and pepper (remember that there s already in the mustard)

Fennel bulb, split in half and sliced thinly, Olive oil, Brown sugar, Red pepper flakes, Salt & pepper, Fresh or frozen fruit (we ve used frozen blueberries, raspberries, fresh mango, dried cranberries - all were delicious)

I would invite any and all friends here to send a real email to my niece with a message like this or your own words congratulations on your new daughter, a friend of jj s . i think seeing lots of emails will show her how much love there is in the world. thank you if you chose to do this. the mother is bracha and the father is yoni. just found out she was 7 lb, healthy and curly black hair. pics soon i hope. jj, Gmail.com, My great nieces name is : shayna klara admoni, A recent email from my sister with what a friend sent her, very touching, Dearest jj, Thrilled about you and jennifer coming to visit, Meanwhile , we re receiving lovely congratulation notes from friends and family on this new precious jewel in our lives. this 1 is from dear friends that live in shilo. i almost cried when i read it and wanted to share it with you., May she be a beauty in your life , may she justify all the tough times you ve managed to work your way through, and may she lead you only to beautiful things to come., Love , yr lil sis

All-purpose flour, Corn meal, Baking powder, Frozen corn (optional), Maple syrup , agave or 1/4 cup. sugar, Non-dairy milk (i ve used water or coconut milk), Oil