41 you basic Recipes

basic mashed potatoes, russet potatoes, peeled and diced, yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced, butter, heavy cream, salt and ground black pepper, to taste, place both varieties of potatoes in a large pot ., add enough cold water to cover the potatoes by about 1 inch., bring to a boil over high heat, then lower to medium-high to maintain a low boil., cook until tender , about 25 minutes., meanwhile , during the final 5 to 10 minutes of cooking, in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the butter and cream. once the butter melts, mix well and set aside., drain the potatoes. if you have a potato ricer , use it to rice the potatoes into the cooking pot. alternatively, use a large spoon to force the potatoes through the holes in the strainer, or return them to the pot whole and use a masher., season the potatoes with salt and pepper., use an electric mixer or whisk to lightly beat the potatoes. whip in half of the butter and cream mixture, then continue adding more to reach desired consistency., season with salt and pepper.

eggs, milk (i particularly like canned evaporated for some of it), vegetable oil, all-purpose flour (you can substitute wheat germ for 1/4 cup of white flour), baking powder, sugar, salt, vanilla, maple extract (optional)

all-purpose flour, vegetable shortening or 5 tsp lard, salt, very warm tap water, semi packed slivered spinach (optional), powdered spinach (if you have it) (optional), sun-dried tomato (optional), powdered tomato (if you have it) (optional), chopped cilantro (optional) or 1 1/2 cups basil (optional) or 1 1/2 cups parsley (optional) or 1 1/2 cups oregano (optional)

sesame seeds, toasted and cooled (you can buy the seeds toasted or toast them in a dry skillet for a few seconds), extra virgin olive oil, sea salt

cooked rice (white or brown ), onion (diced ), mushrooms (diced ), egg (scrambled ), diced chicken or 1 cup shrimp or 1 cup pork or 1 cup beef, soy sauce (more if you want), brown sauce (i use gravy master)

eggs, low-fat milk (you can use other fat contents), plain flour, salt, butter, melted or 2 tbsp vegetable oil

olive oil, garlic cloves, thinly sliced (or chop if you like ), whole tomatoes or 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained, red pepper flakes, dried oregano, kosher salt, sugar

ramen noodles (hold on to the seasoning packet. you may need some of it), leftover cooked beef or 2 -3 oz cooked pork or 2 -3 oz cooked chicken, sliced thin or 2 -3 oz cooked shrimp, beef broth (the meat you use will determine which broth you choose) or 2 cups chicken broth (the meat you use will determine which broth you choose) or 2 cups vegetable broth (the meat you use will determine which broth you choose), broccoli slaw mix (alone or combined) or 1 1/2 cups coleslaw mix (alone or combined) or 1 1/2 cups shredded cabbage (alone or combined) or 1 1/2 cups carrots (alone or combined) or 1 1/2 cups snow peas (alone or combined) or 1 1/2 cups bok choy (alone or combined) or 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts (alone or combined), green onions, thinly sliced, chopped fresh cilantro (optional), hard-boiled egg (optional), soy sauce , to taste, sesame oil (to taste), grated fresh ginger (optional), red pepper flakes (optional)

ripe tomatoes, chopped (peeled or unpeeled as you prefer), olive oil, onion, chopped, tomato puree, garlic, crushed (more if you like it), chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil (add more if you are a basil fan as i am), salt, pepper, chili powder (optional), minced meat (optional)

flour, eggs, oil (you can substitute sweet butter), milk, salt, oil or butter, for the pan

egg, well beaten, cooked rice, any kinds of vegetables you like, chopped into small bits, any kind of meat, about 5 cups (optional), chopped into small bits, olive oil

butter or ghee, onions, chopped up very small, cumin seeds, salt, a little water, tomato puree, ground turmeric, a little oil, garlic, minced fine, ginger root, grated fine, chilli powder (or none , or more than 1 tsp. if you like it hot

oil , sunflower or corn works best but you can use any, onions, finely chopped, leeks, finely chopped, carrott, finely chopped, celery stalks, finely chopped, tomatoes, finely chopped, water, dried bay leaves, springs fresh thyme, springs fresh parsly

red and green butter lettuce, ready to eat shredded broccoli and carrots, cucumber-peeled and sliced they way you like, salted almond slivers, an avocado, creamy raspberry dressing, poppy seed dressing

best basic red sauce , recipe follows, or store-bought pasta sauce, egg, lean ground beef, chopped yellow onions, minced garlic, dried basil, dried oregano, dried parsley, ground black pepper, yellow mustard, ketchup, baby bam seasoning , recipe follows, salt, salt, olive oil, spaghetti

toasted white bread , torn into bite-sized pieces, walnuts, lightly crushed, chopped celery, chopped green onion, sliced black olives, turkey giblets, finely chopped (including neck meat, i also buy extra chicken giblets and cook and use them), turkey broth (i like a very moist stuffing, you can adjust to your taste), butter, melted, salt and pepper

butter, unsalted, softened, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract (or whatever flavor you want, i used a full tsp), all-purpose flour, double-acting baking powder