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everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

ripe tomato, diced for picklelover, garlic cloves, finely chopped for iewe and her houseful of garlic lovers, fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped for txgrifflover, who is an acquired taste, red onion, finely chopped for our savoury friend, chipotle chile, finely chopped for french bunny, who is sometimes hot & spicy, adobo sauce , from canned chipotle chile for heydarl, who likes to surprise with a kick, sugar , for bella14ragazza, our sweet team member, lime juice , to taste for gaylav, who provides a little pucker power, salt , to taste, for iceland, as she is sure to find in iceland, black pepper, freshly ground , to taste for katew, our pepper lover, cinnamon (optional), ground allspice (optional), ground cumin (optional)

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.

leek, white and part of the green sliced thinly, garlic, diced, butter, butter for ing the baking dish, french bread, cubed into 1 cubes (depending on the size of your loaf, you may or may not need the entire loaf - you need enough to cover the bottom on the baking dish, and a layer on the top), cubed smoked ham (i prefer the saltiness of smoked ham over the sweet taste of honey or brown sugar ham - if you don tsp have leftover ham to use, just ask the deli person to slice a 1 thick piece of smoked ham for you), grated gruyere cheese (swiss cheese will do, but gruyere is worth the splurge!), half-and-half or whole milk, eggs, salt, garlic salt, pepper, al: a very light drizzle of hollandaise sauce over each slice is a nice addition, too. if you put the sauce in a separate gravy server , your guests can have the choice of adding it or noti m a big fan of hollandaise, so of course i never pass it up

butter or 2 tbsp margarine, canola oil, shredded green cabbage (about 1 normal-sized head), brown sugar, garlic cloves, minced (i use 4), red wine vinegar, salt, fresh ground black pepper

ground turkey, onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, red kidney beans, undrained, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder, garlic powder, oregano, cumin, paprika, black pepper, salt, water

liquid vegetable stock, red lentils , thoroughly washed and drained, garlic cloves, minced, onions, diced, red capsicums, diced, carrots, diced, celery, diced, spinach, chopped, tomatoes, diced, leek, chopped, mushrooms, chopped, green beans, chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh oregano, chopped, fresh basil, chopped, fresh ground pepper, tomato paste, salt , to taste, shaved parmesan cheese, prosciutto , if wanted

boneless skinless chicken thighs, ketchup, salsa, honey, dijon mustard, chili powder, ground cumin

extra firm tofu, marinade (i like a spicy peanut satay sauce), flour (to dust), oil

olive oil, lemon juice (you can leave this out and give each person a lemon wedge instead if you like), garlic cloves, minced, shallot, minced, basil, salt, pepper, paprika

firm tofu, whole milk ricotta cheese (try soy yogurt or silken tofu as a non dairy alternative) or 4 tbsp cottage cheese (try soy yogurt or silken tofu as a non dairy alternative), pureed prune, pear, diced, banana, diced, canned apricots or 1 -2 fresh apricot, blanched and peeled, instant baby rice cereal flakes (make sure to use the instant kind that resembles flakes and needs to be reconstituted with a liquid,) or 2 -6 tbsp instant baby oat cereal flakes (make sure to use the instant kind that resembles flakes and needs to be reconstituted with a liquid,) or 2 -6 tbsp other instant baby cereal flakes (make sure to use the instant kind that resembles flakes and needs to be reconstituted with a liquid,)

baking essentials, when the recipe calls for... you need..., active dry yeast 2 tsp. loose bulk yeast, butter 1 stick, butter 1 lb, all-purpose flour 1 lb, cake flour 1 lb, chocolate 1 oz, semisweet chocolate pieces 1 6oz. package, marshmallows 1 lb, brown sugar 1 lb, sugar 1 lb, granulated sugar 1 lb, tapioca 1 lb, cereal & breads, when the recipe calls for... you need..., fine dry bread crumbs 4 to 5 slices, soft bread crumbs 2 slices, bread cubes 2 slices, fine cracker crumbs 28 saltines, fine graham cracker crumbs 15 crackers, vanilla wafer crumbs 22 wafers, crushed corn flakes 3 cup. uncrushed, cooked macaroni 1 8oz. package, cooked rice 1 cup. uncooked, dairy, when the recipe calls for... you need..., freshly grated cheese 1/4 lb, cottage cheese 1 8oz. carton, sour cream 1 8oz. carton, cream 1/2 cup. heavy cream, evaporated milk 1 small can, evaporated milk 1 13oz. can, fruit, when the recipe calls for... you need..., sliced or chopped apples 4 medium, mashed banana 3 medium, pitted cherries 4 cup. unpitted, shredded coconut 1/2 lb, cranberries 1 lb, pitted dates 1 8oz. package, candied fruit 1 8oz. package, lemon juice +1 tsp. grated rind 1 lemon, orange juice + 2 tsp. grated rind 1 orange, sliced peaches 8 medium, pitted prunes 1 12oz. package, raisins 1 15 oz. package, meats, when the recipe calls for... you need..., diced cooked chicken 1 5lb. chicken, diced cooked meat 1 lb, cooked, ground cooked meat 1 lb, cooked, nuts, when the recipe calls for... you need..., chopped nuts 4 oz., shelled ,1 lb, unshelled, vegetables, when the recipe calls for... you need..., cooked green beans 1/2 lb. fresh or 1 16 oz. can, lima beans/red beans 1 cup. dried, cooked, shredded cabbage 1 lb, grated carrots 1 large, mushrooms 1/2 lb, fresh, chopped onions 1 large, sliced or diced potatoes 4 medium raw potatoes, canned tomatoes 1 16oz. can

fresh cranberries (no need to thaw) or 2 1/2 cups frozen cranberries (no need to thaw), fresh blueberries (no need to thaw) or 1 cup frozen blueberries (no need to thaw), white sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, milk, orange zest, vanilla, eggs, whole wheat flour, white flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, baking powder, chopped walnuts

unsalted butter, granulated sugar, honey, eggs, cocoa powder , dutch-processed, liqueur , whatever you like or 1 tbsp use a flavoring like vanilla extract, cornstarch , diluted in 1/4 cup of cold water, marie cookie, cut in small squares (plain cookies, like animal crackers), handful pistachios (no need to toast the pistachios) or 1 almonds (no need to toast the pistachios) or 1 hazelnuts, toasted (no need to toast the pistachios)

onion, finely chopped, miracle whip, cooked very well drained and mashed hubbard squash (you ll need 2 1-kg. bags,or 2 1-lb. bags of frozen squash) or 3 cups butternut squash (you ll need 2 1-kg. bags,or 2 1-lb. bags of frozen squash), all-purpose flour, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, black pepper, fresh breadcrumb, melted margarine

frozen cheese tortellini, garlic clove, finely chopped (more if needed), sliced prosciutto , cut into strips, corn (from 4 ears ), unsalted butter, tomatoes, chopped basil (we used parsley, it was personal preference, more if needed) or 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley (we used parsley, it was personal preference, more if needed), kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes (for that extra zing)

cake mix, any flavor (i used golden yellow), eggs (varies, needed to make your cake. check the back of the cake mix box), water (varies, needed to make your cake. check the back of the cake mix box), butter (varies, needed to make your cake. check the back of the cake mix box) or 3 tbsp margarine (varies, needed to make your cake. check the back of the cake mix box), frosting, whipped (my friend uses cream cheese , i used butter cream. feel free to try your favorite kind!!), dipping chocolate , i m not sure the size of the container, standard container of microwavable, candy sprinkles

uncooked lasagna noodles (i always cook up more), mozzarella cheese, slices (can use more or less , and make certain to use a good-quality mozzarella cheese), parmesan cheese, italian sausage (casings removed , use milk or spicy, can use 1-1/2 lb), crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste, you may omit if using spicy sausages), onion, chopped, fresh minced garlic, dried basil, dried oregano, tomato paste (can use 2 cans if desired for a richer sauce), crushed tomatoes, canned tomato sauce, water, seasoning salt (more if needed) or 1 tbsp white salt (more if needed), ground black pepper (or to taste), sugar (more if needed), oil, onion, finely chopped, fresh minced garlic, ricotta cheese (can use half ricotta and creamed cottage cheese), parmesan cheese, cream cheese (very soft ), eggs, slightly beaten, shredded mozzarella cheese, seasoning salt (or to taste), ground black pepper (or to taste)