252 very very best Recipes

butter, dark brown sugar, milk, chopped pecans (or more, toasted ), butter, sugar, eggs, very ripe bananas, mashed (or 1 3/4 cup, the bananas have to be so ripe that they re nearly black!), pure vanilla extract (i add 1 tblsp), buttermilk, all-purpose flour, baking soda (i also add 3/4 tsp baking powder), salt

red onion, very thinly sliced, red wine vinegar, freshly squeezed orange juice, grated orange zest, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, cantaloupe balls, diced seedless watermelon, ripe mango, cut into 1/4-inch dice, loosely packed cilantro leaves, ripe hass avocados, fresh lime juice, lime slices

squishy white bread, english cucumber, very thinly sliced sweet onion, best foods mayonnaise or 1/4 cup hellmann s mayonnaise, kosher salt (good quality salt is a must)

tomatoes, quartered,seeded ,and minced fairly fine. (so they stay on the garlic bread really well!), vidalia onion, minced very fine, elephant garlic or 4 cloves regular garlic, minced very fine, chives or garlic sprouts, snipped fine to taste, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, to taste (as we like it quite tart ), basil , to taste, oregano, black pepper

vegetable broth or 4 cups vegetable stock, brown lentils, diced tomatoes, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, tomato paste, ketchup, chili powder, ground cumin, dried thyme, salt (to taste), ground black pepper (to taste), olive oil , extra-virgin best, balsamic vinegar, hot pepper sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream

ground sirloin, boneless pork loin, cut into very small pieces, peanut oil, cayenne pepper (to taste), chopped onion, garlic, minced, ground cumin, tomato paste, salt to taste, paprika, chili powder, tomatoes, undrained, hot chili beans, drained, pinto beans, drained and rinsed, black beans, drained and rinsed, beer, garnish: grated cheddar cheese , minced scallion, sour cream, oyster crackers

mangoes, chopped (frozen is fine ), lime juice (fresh is best ), sugar (super-fine is recommended), water

all-purpose flour, yellow cornmeal, splenda no calorie artificial sweetener (granulated ), granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, canned cream-style corn, fat-free liquid egg substitute (like egg beaters original), fat-free greek yogurt (fage total 0% is the best!)

all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, vegetable shortening, vanilla, eggs , slighly beaten, very ripe bananas, peeled and mashed (about 3/4 lb), buttermilk, chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup chopped pecans

all-purpose flour, oat bran flour, baking soda, salt, butter, very softened, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, egg, egg yolk, semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped pecans

very ripe plantains, bacon grease, salt (optional) or sugar, to taste (optional)

gluten free flour, baking soda, xanthan gum, salt, sugar, bananas, very ripe , i used frozen then thawed with juice, pumpkin spice, vanilla, rice milk , vanilla, coffee , liquer or 3 tbsp dark rum, rice vinegar

lobster tails , this sauce will serve up to 6 (depends on the size), butter, orange juice, orange zest, lime zest, lime juice, pineapple juice (since i love to serve this dish with pineapple salsa, you will already have some on ), honey, shallot, grated, garlic, fresh cilantro, very fine chopped (more or less to taste)

italian tomatoes ( pastene brand with basil works best), garlic cloves (crushed ), dried basil (can use fresh ), olive oil, kosher salt, feta (1/2 of a container), penne

bulgur, water, lean ground beef, hot italian sausage, onion, very finely chopped, egg whites, lightly beaten, garlic, very finely chopped, dried oregano, salt, freshly ground pepper, fresh breadcrumbs , preferably whole-wheat (see tip)

head lettuce (washed,dried very well ), frozen peas (medium. size bag-rinsed & patted dry really well), water chestnut (drained well ), green onions, cubed cheddar cheese (shredded is not as good), diced celery, hellman mayonnaise (the best brand to use )

butter (1 1/2 sticks, very soft ), all-purpose flour (8 3/4 oz, sifted, unbleached ), unsweetened chocolate (coarsely chopped ), dutch-processed cocoa powder (3/4 oz), water (hot ), sugar (12 1/4 oz), baking soda, salt, buttermilk, vanilla extract, eggs, egg yolks

flour, sugar, salt, butter, very cold, cut into small pieces, shortening, very cold, cut into small pieces