3875 you use Recipes

all-purpose flour, baking powder, apple cider vinegar, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, heaping 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar, nog (we used so nice noel this holiday season and it was fabulous!), sunflower oil (or olive oil, vegetable oil, whatever 1 you use)

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.

brownie mix (i use betty crocker triple chunk hershey ), milk chocolate chips (i use hersey s), water, vegetable oil, olive oil (extra virgin), egg, chocolate bars (i use hersey s milk ), nuts (optional)

low-fat plain yogurt, butter, melted, curry powder, cumin, salt, ground cardamom, ground cayenne pepper or 3/4 tsp cayenne, to taste, sugar, nuts, i like to use a wide variety (like pecans, walnuts, almonds and pistachios), coarse salt (optional)

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.

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

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)

garlic wine vinegar (or vinegar with garlic added), chicken , spread, mayonnaise, pecans, chopped , can use walnuts, soy sauce, chives, sour cream, ginger , to taste, salt , to taste, minced onion , to taste

firm tofu (undrained ), chocolate chips (i use semi sweet, but you could also use carob, or your preferred flavour), vanilla or 1 tsp almond extract, prebaked pie crust

apple tartin, quick cooked tart it is called an apple tartin and is very simple and beautiful. my daughter has made this for school and she never brings any back, plus she always has a large number of requests for the recipe. this depends on the size of the saute pan you use. i start with about a 10 pan well coated with no stick pam and i use about 2 sliced apples, about a 1/2 to 1/4 thick (i like granny smith, but use what you like). i then melt unsalted butter and enough brown sugar to cover bottom of the pan and make a thick syrup after it cooks. i thin put the apples into the syrup and cook a few minutes so they get coated good with the syrup., i over lay the apples or shingle them is the tech term in a round circle like a huge sun flower design or something that works for you, be creative! i then use bought flake pastry dough and put on top of the apples enough to cover completely and make an edge on the outside of the tart. you can roll the dough at the edge make a little design in it to close the edge or just leave the edge open but in a round shape no rough edges.then i put in the oven and brown the pastry dough. when it is done (doesn tsp take long to cook) i have a large plate that i put over the saute pan and invert so the whole thing comes out with the, apples on top and the crust on bottom. i then coat with my simple water and sugar syrup ( recipe above) for a shiny coat and then i serve with cool whip or ice cream. 1 thing i forgot . you will have a center hole the apples you can cut a round shape ot of the apple or fill with cool whip, but if you can cut the top of the apple with the stem intact it looks nice in the hole. i have used cookie dough for this recipe and it works , but the pastry works best for me.

chicken breasts or 5 pieces chicken thighs or 5 pieces turkey breast or 5 pieces turkey thighs, deboned,washed and dried with towel, garlic, yellow onion, chopped to large cubes about 2/3-1 cup cubed, tomato, cubed or 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes (fresh), balsamic vinegar, salt or 1/2 cup tamari or 1/2 cup soy sauce, white wine (if you use soy-sauce 1/2cup, if you use salt 1cup.) or 1/2-1 cup chardonnay wine (if you use soy-sauce 1/2cup, if you use salt 1cup.), maple syrup (yes thats right ), olive oil (or other oil of choice) or 3 tbsp peanut oil (or other oil of choice), sesame oil (its a strong flavor) (optional)

pinto beans, cooked (or yu can use the canned kind, drained and rinsed), onion, chopped, olive oil, cheese, grated (i use the mexican blend ), tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes (if you can tsp find the 15 oz can, just use about 1 1/2 cup from the 28 oz. can), diced green chilies (i use mild but you use whatever heat you like), chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, nutritional yeast flakes, whole wheat tortillas , burrito size (i used the smaller taco size and they were corn tortillas), veggie burger, crumbles (the vegetarian burger, you can also use the boca crumbles, if you prefer those. or, you can use the ), salsa (use your favorite )

butter, onions, chopped, leeks, white and light green parts only, cleaned and chopped, chervil, rinsed and chopped, chicken bouillon cubes (2 if you use the recommended amount of water, more if you use more water) or 2 -3 vegetarian bouillon cubes (2 if you use the recommended amount of water, more if you use more water), bouquet garni, water, salt and pepper

beef bone (or short ribs), extra virgin olive oil, onions, cut into large pieces, carrots, cut into large pieces, stalks celery, cut into large pieces, bay leaves, parsley flakes, white wine (make sure you use good wine, if you are willing to drink it then you can use it in this!) or 2 cups red wine (make sure you use good wine, if you are willing to drink it then you can use it in this!), water, salt and pepper

onions, diced, white rice (if you use short-grain rice, the dish will be stickier than if you use long-grain. either 1 is goo) or 8 cups brown rice, uncooked (if you use short-grain rice, the dish will be stickier than if you use long-grain. either 1 is goo), salt, water, beef bouillon cubes (plus or minus) or 8 tbsp beef bouillon powder, whole almonds or 3 -4 cups unsalted slivered almonds, mushroom stems and pieces, drained (reserve the liquid, if you like, and use it as part of the water measurement), cooked beef, diced, olive oil, for frying (or more )

dashi stock (use 4 cups water if you use the dashi) or 4 cups vegetable stock (use 4 cups water if you use the dashi) or 4 cups fish stock (use 4 cups water if you use the dashi), daikon radish (japanese radish, peeled and sliced thin or julienne), carrot (peeled and sliced thin or julienne), dried shiitake mushroom , about 4 medium sized mushrooms (soak in warm water for 30 minutes), wakame seaweed, tofu (hard to silken, we prefer silken, also size does not matter here, more or less is to taste), miso (i like the light ), scallions, slice thinly (green part only ), sea salt , to taste

onion, chopped, olive oil to saute the onion and garlic, veggie burgers, salt (but if you use the vegeburger, leave the out because the vegeburger is a little y anyway), garlic cloves, pressed (you can buy it already pressed for you if you prefer), tomato sauce (i like to use the canned crushed tomatoes), lemon juice, cumin, kidney beans, drained (i use the pink ones ), fritos scoops corn chips (you can also use the chili cheese flavor or the plain flavor flat ones), sharp cheddar cheese, grated (or you can use the vegan cheese), head iceberg lettuce , chopped fine 1 bunch of green onions finely chopped, 1 (16oz)

sesame seeds, toasted, sunflower seeds, toasted, unsweetened coconut, toasted, spelt, flakes (about 1 cup once crushed), fennel seeds (make sure you use the seeds, not the leaves), anise seed ((make sure you use the seeds, not the stars), dill seed (make sure you use seeds, not the leaves), caraway seed, golden raisin, crunchy peanut butter, molasses, honey, sugar, chocolate chips (optional)