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potatoes, thin sliced (i peel mine most of the time, but you can use skins on if you want), diced ham, bacon, diced and sauteed, onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, celery rib, cut in half lengthwise 2x and then fine diced, salt, pepper, butter, flour, milk, half-and-half, salt, cayenne pepper, grated smoked gouda cheese, grated white cheddar cheese (1/4 cup for the sauce, 1/2 for the top), grated white cheddar cheese , from above, paprika

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

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.

chopped ham (you can find it at the deli counter. tell them how much you want and ask to have it ground, or chop), mayonnaise, mustard, hot dog relish, onion, chopped fine, dozen finger rolls, of your choice (how big the rolls are and how much filling you use, depends on how many this recipe yields)

mild sausage, browned and drained (1 roll, use hot if you want it hot), canned white chicken meat (3 large cans) or 36 oz fresh boiled and deboned chicken (3 large cans), canned pork and beans (3 cans), canned blackeyed peas (2 cans), canned northern beans, canned pinto beans, canned kidney beans (do not drain any of the beans), fajita seasoning (2 envelopes), mild salsa (1 jar), rotel tomatoes (1 can)

fresh pasta (i prefer linguini, but spaghetti or a thin spaghetti will work just fine), shrimp, peeled and tails removed (extra large, but large would work just fine, use what is on sale), grape tomatoes, cut in quarters, tomatoes (lightly seeded and chopped ), garlic, minced, shallots, diced, anchovy, chopped (optional ( use more or less if you want), fresh basil, chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, dried oregano, kosher salt , to taste, ground black pepper , to taste, red pepper flakes, to taste (more if needed ), dry white wine, olive oil (1 for the shrimp, 1 for the vegetables), fresh grated parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, drizzle olive oil

cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, canned shrimp (use less if you want!), seafood cocktail sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, green pepper, chopped, green onions, chopped, tomato, diced

bacon, diced (then sauteed), chicken, diced (about 1/2 rotisserie chicken is what i used, but you can more or less if you want), onion, diced (i use the pre-diced frozen onions, you can get them pre-diced right from the produce section too), white mushrooms (i used the pre-sliced mushrooms from the produce section), roasted red pepper, diced (right from a jar), green pepper (thin sliced in 1-inch pieces) (optional), tomatoes, diced , italian blend if possible, chicken broth, red wine, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil, chopped, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, olive oil, salt, pepper, black olives, chopped (buy the can that is pre-chopped), green olives, chopped, olive oil, cheesy polenta (quick cooking polenta and parmesan cheese)

fingerling potatoes (i like about 2-3 potatoes per person, but i pick mine out at the market so i get the small ones and ), olive oil, garlic, minced, cumin, salt, pepper, red bell peppers , roasted (i use a medium size pepper), garlic cloves, chopped, white bread (a light wheat bread works great, you don tsp want a multigrain or hearty wheat bread), olive oil, harissa (a spicy chili paste with spices used in moroccan and other recipes. most grocery stores and asian ma), lemon, juiced, salt, pepper

unsalted butter, softened, coriander seeds, toasted and ground, kosher salt, ground beef (if you want to be super awesome, use alton s mix for burger of the gods-equal parts sirloin and chuck), chipotle adobo (the sauce that comes in canned chipotle peppers), freshly ground black pepper, oil , for brushing grill grates, fresh mexican cheese , such as cotija, or feta cheese, optional, hamburger buns , ideally martin s potato rolls

liquid (1 cup milk , or soy milk, with 1/2 cup water, for example), butter, honey, sea salt, whole wheat flour, unbleached white flour ( in the u.s. you probably want to use flour for the bread machine, in canada, our all purpose flour works fine), old fashioned oats, red river cereal ( or 12 grain hot cereal mix alternative), whole raw sunflower seeds, yeast

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

spinach ala tom, i wanted to add that some cream cheese, sour cream added to this mixture would make a great dip, just add some milk to the cream cheese if needed to make it less thick, just don tsp over do it. i would add after all the other ingredients are cooked., a recipe something like my dad used to make , except he put 2 eggs in it and scrambled it all together, i don tsp do that. i also added a few things to it. of course all you velveeta fans can add that instead of the fresh parmesan., green giant frozen chopped spinach, oscar mayer chopped bacon ( in the yellow plastic pouch in the salad isle of your store) it s really lower fat and easier to use than regular bacon and it also tastes good., a small yellow onion diced, unsalted butter, amount of fresh shredded parmesan cheese for garnish .

mile high lemon meringue secrets, lemon meringue pie may be an american classic , but it can be tricky to prepare. there s the crust with all its issues, then the tart filling and the meringue itself, which is all too prone to weeping. and that topping is never, ever as tall and fluffy as we would like. we wanted to figure out how to make a perfect lemon meringue pie with a sky-high topping. here s what we discovered, make the meringue with a hot sugar syrup (what the professionals call italian-style meringue). this ensures that the meringue is cooked through and stable enough to be piled high on top of the filling. the addition of a little cream of tartar to the egg whites while mixing also helps to stabilize the meringue.flavor the filling with both lemon zest and lemon juice for the brightest citrus flavor. remember to strain the filling to remove the zest, which would mar the otherwise silky smooth filling.use a rubber spatula to spread the meringue over the filled pie, making sure to stick the meringue to the edge of the pie crust to prevent the topping from shrinking. once all the meringue is on the pie, use the spatula to make the spikes and peaks of meringue., all-purpose flour , for dusting, brisee (pie dough) for 1 single 9 inch pie crust, egg, heavy cream, cornstarch, cake flour, salt, sugar, egg yolks, lightly beaten, fresh lemon juice, lemon rind, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, egg whites, sugar, salt

cream cheese, salsa (any kind you like , spicy as you want it) i use the cheap, mild salsa from aldi s and love it, wheatables

mashed potatoes, almond extract ( is fairly powerful so you may want to use less, it s up to you.), sugar, a dash of red or green food colouring just to give a hint of festive colour