28 very too Recipes

ground beef (not too lean, you need the fat content to make the filling tender) or lamb, onion, chopped very fine, uncooked white rice, flat-leaf parsley, chopped, egg, beaten, salt and pepper to taste, garlic, peeled and left whole, grape leaves, tomato, sliced, water (to cover leaves when cooking)

fresh salmon fillets, boneless & skinless (frozen works too but cooks longer), sour cream, onion, sliced very thin, recipe calls for grated, lemon , juice of, season salt , i use tony chachere s creole

refrigerated biscuits , texas style grands, ripe fresh tomatoes, grated mozzarella cheese, basil, salt and pepper, to taste

buddig (or any brand ) dried beef slices, cream cheese, softened, real mayonnaise (do not use miracle whip salad dressing - too sweet), sour cream, sweet onion, diced very finely (i have also used 4 ot 5 green onions or scallions when they are in season and not so strong - gives nice color - use the whites and a good part of the greens), dill weed, dried parsley flakes, celery salt, garlic powder, onion powder, plain bagels, halved and toasted , then each half cut into 8 wedges (using flavored bagels adds an interesting taste - i ve used garlic, cheddar, swiss, asiago, jalapeno, onion, everything , etc...lots of variety possible)

fresh alaskan halibut, cut into 4 (4-oz) square pieces ( filet halibut in half if too thick), fresh alaska salmon, cut in 2-oz rectangle pieces, alaskan king crab leg and claw meat, cooked and extracted from shell, brie cheese , including rind, finely chopped, chopped fresh tarragon , chive, italian parsley, shallots, very small dice, divided, garlic clove, minced, plus 6 large cloves, roughly chopped, fresh thyme, extra-virgin olive oil, riesling , reserving - oz, whole butter , reserving 2 tbsp, small dice, assorted mushrooms, cleaned, halved or sliced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, chives, 4 inches long, for garnish

baguette , slices 2 per sandwich (not too thick), prosciutto , fairly thin (not paper thin, you don tsp want it falling apart), provolone cheese , 2 per sandwich, olives (to toast the baguettes), eggs (large or extra large), boursin cheese (garlic herb, chive, any combination, you can use the whole container for very creamy eggs or less if), black olives, sliced (more or less to taste, 1 small 4 oz can works perfect ), butter, salt, pepper, egg yolks (use extra large eggs), fresh lemon juice, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped (packed in oil), butter, olive oil, salt, pepper