334 very very very good Recipes

low-fat ricotta cheese, light cream cheese, rum or 1 tbsp cognac, superfine sugar, very strong espresso or 1 1/2 cups good quality coffee, cooled, ladyfingers, unsweetened cocoa , for dusting

low-fat ricotta cheese, light cream cheese, rum or cognac, superfine sugar, very strong espresso or good quality coffee, cooled, ladyfingers, unsweetened cocoa , for dusting, beat the cheeses , rum and sugar with electric beaters until light and creamy, set aside. pour the coffee into a large shallow dish. quickly dip 1 side of half the ladyfingers into the coffee and lay closely together with the dipped side down over the base of a large flat-based serving dish or large cafe au lait cups. spread half of the cheese mixture evenly over the ladyfingers. dust with half the cocoa then repeat layers with coffee-dipped biscuits and cheese. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. dust with remaining cocoa just before serving.

flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, very ripe bananas, unsweetened applesauce, eggs, vanilla, raisins, apples, diced, shredded carrots, melted butter

red lobster roe - depending upon your budget, cooked lobster claw meat, very pristine white potatoes, overheaped tbsp. of fully fatty sour cream (or greek yoghurt), garlic, most excellent olive oil, juice of a lemon, salt , white pepper, fresh very roughly chopped chives

oil (i use a canola), sugar, eggs, beaten, very ripe bananas, mashed, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla, chopped pecans

extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling, garlic, peeled and very thinly sliced, bundle fresh rosemary, good quality boneless, skinless chicken thighs , trimmed of fat, salt and freshly ground black pepper, prosciutto di parma, lemons, cut into thin wedges, drizzle balsamic vinegar

very good semisweet chocolate, finely chopped, very good bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, whole roasted , salted cashews, chopped dried apricots, dried cranberries

kilo fresh green beans, garlic, very finely minced, good olive oil, salt to taste, ripe tomato, seeded and diced into 1/2 or 2 cm squares

canola oil, lean stewing beef, all-purpose flour, salt, black pepper, thyme, water, ketchup, coarsely chopped celery, onion, cut in chunks, baby carrots, turnip (very small, and cut about the same size as the carrots), potatoes (washed and unpeeled )

low-fat ricotta cheese, light cream cheese, rum or cognac, superfine sugar, very strong espresso or good quality coffee, cooled, ladyfingers, unsweetened cocoa , for dusting

sliced almonds, milk, honey, shots espresso or 1 cup very strong coffee, good quality cocoa powder

chicken pieces, liquid honey, butter (very soft or melted ), dijon mustard, curry powder, red cayenne pepper (can use more or less )

real maple syrup, good bourbon, butter, french bread, butter, eggs, well beaten, half-and-half or 1 tbsp light cream, vanilla, sugar

prechopped romaine lettuce, sliced prosciutto, gorgonzola, red onion, very thinly sliced, good italian dressing, crouton, parmesan cheese

ripe or very ripe bananas, egg, melted margarine, honey, oat bran hot cereal, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, brown sugar, paper baking cup

very good quality stew meat (i am spoiled my butcher knows when i am making chili) cut into small bite sized cubes., very good quality ground beef (once again my butcher knows what i am looking for and he makes it perfect.), yellow onion, garlic cloves, tomatoes and green chili s, chili powder to taste (i never measure this i add until its right) maybe 1 2 cup, salt to taste (about 1 tbsp), pepper to taste (about 1 tsp full ), cumin, oregano, red pepper (cayenne) omit this if you want mild chili, i can (15 oz ) ranch style beans (optional), oil for browning the beef, ok heres the optional ingredients.... jalapeno peppers i use habaneros when i want to kick this up a notch. add these to your taste

good provolone sliced very thin, good hard salami sliced very thin, cream cheese softened, peperoncini, minced garlic to taste, chives to taste

very finely minced garlic (amount depends on how much you like garlic), mayonnaise (good quality brand ), crumbled gorgonzola (i used feta), focaccia bread , squares 3 x 4-inch squares sliced open (i used 8 hearty tuscan bread slices), ripe tomatoes (or good quality heirloom tomatoes with a mixture of variety and colors), extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, chopped fresh basil, baby arugula leaves, washed and spun dry, sea salt or kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper