9 with gravy aka Recipes

ground beef, bread, broken into small bits (potato bread works great, but i usually use white bread), onion soup mix, dry, salt, to taste (because of the soup mix , you may not need it, although we still do), pepper, ketchup, garlic powder, parsley flakes, eggs, brown gravy mix, water

seitan, made into 2 inch strips, green bell peppers, chopped into large pieces, onion, chopped into large pieces, gravy, sesame oil, vegetable oil, jasmine rice, cooked

chicken carcass or you could use a turkey carcass, along with all the left over meat, bones and trimmings., use whole chicken. i like to use the left overs from a rotisserie chicken, aromatics: *2 cups chopped celery, chopped onion, minced garlic ., herbs and seasonings, nice size bay leaves, ground or rubbed sage, or 2 tbsp fresh chopped, ground pepper , or peppercorns, crushed dried or 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme, dried crushed basil or 1 tbsp chopped fresh, curshed oregano, chopped dried rosemary or 1 tsp fresh ., stock pot or other very large pan ., enough water to fill stock pot. can use chicken or turkey broth to increase intensity of flavor, ingredients : for creamy broth, chicken broth, cornstarch or flour...or...2 envelopes of chicken or turkey gravy mix dissolved in 1 1/2 cups broth, not hot broth. or 1 can cream of chicken soup., this is now your broth for the soup., taste of broth and adjust seasonings., add vegetables to the soup, potato per person eating plus 2 for the pot, carrot per person and 1 for the pot., use baby carrots instead of peeling and slicing ones., stalks celery cut into bite size pieces, any other veggies your family likes .

crushed tomatoes (i use furmano brand), water, fresh sweet italian sausage (hot sausage may be used too, depending on taste preference), fresh pork neck bones, fresh minced garlic, olive oil, salt & pepper, garlic powder, parsley flakes, crushed basil, dried oregano

pork necks, onion, garlic, wine , of choice (substitute 1/2 cup of vodka for a spicy sauce), extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes (of choice), tomato paste (2 small cans), beef bouillon cubes, parmesan cheese, basil, sugar, noodles , of choice

cento italian tomatoes (imported from italy. they can be found in many grocery stores.), garlic, good virgin olive oil, prosciutto ham, cut in small cubes, fresh basil, crushed red pepper flakes

butter, flour, white wine, chicken stock or 3 cups turkey stock, store-bought, salt & freshly ground black pepper, egg yolk, leftover pan dripping , from your poultry (optional)