84 your easy fresh Recipes

italian bread or 1 loaf french bread, fresh, soft tub butter, garlic powder , i use about an 1/8 cup for a full loaf (to your taste), mozzarella cheese, topping pepperoni or tomatoes or spinach or my favorite onion, and, feta

whole salmon fillet, lemon, dill, fresh parsley, mayonnaise, salt & pepper to taste, onion, sliced, your favorite white wine

dry fusilli or 2 1/2 cups rotini pasta, california-blend frozen vegetables (mixed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots), cream of mushroom soup (or your favourite creamed soup), milk, freshly grated parmesan cheese, mustard (preferably dijon ), cream cheese, softened, salt and black pepper

caramel apple dip, kahlua, chopped pecans, your favorite green apples or red apple, for dipping (use fresh fruit protector or lemon juice & water to prevent apple slices from darkening)

cold cooked rice (break up lumps and crumble with your fingers), tamarind paste, vegetable oil, shallots , chopped, garlic , crushed, fresh ginger , grated, curry powder, hot red pepper flakes, turmeric, cabbage , thinly sliced, tomatoes , peeled,seeded,and diced, soy sauce, brown sugar, tomatoes , coarsely chopped, red peppers , cored,seeded,and diced, cucumber , diced, stalk celery , diced, omelette cut into strips

marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce, garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed, more of cooked chicken , beef, turkey or any leftover meat you have available in the fridge. *you can add 2 cups of frozen meatballs after the soup comes up to a boil., chopped celery cut into large chunks (1 inch), onion cut into large chunks, dry pasta of your choice. (macaroni noodles , broken pieces of spaghetti, small round noodles, flat noodles, etc.), oregano, tb chopped, dried or dehydrated garlic, boiled water, i like to add whole leaf spinach to the soup. i use 1/2 cup of frozen spinach or a big handful of fresh spinach right before serving., this soup is great served with hot crusty rolls or breadsticks. you can sprinkle the top with either freshly shredded or dried parmesan cheese. you can also top with croutons. you can take any leftover pizza, heat it up and cut small pieces of this to add to the top of the soup before serving. its a good way to use up leftovers

chicken stock or 1 1/4 pint stock made from oxo or bullion, stalks lemongrass , lower 1/3 minced or mashed in a mortar (or 6tsp of prepared lemongrass from a jar), kaffir lime leaves (depending on size of leaf), juice from 2 fresh limes or 4tbsp concentrated lime juice, cocuonut milk (or 1 block of coconut cream + 1/2 pint milk), ready cooked shrimp/prawns, thai or singapore fish sauce, red chilies, minced or 1/2 -1 tsp. dried crushed chili (to suit your taste), garlic, minced (or from a lazy garlic jar), fresh ginger (or 4tsp from lazy ginger jar), generous cups of fresh shiitake mushrooms or pack of dried shiitake or chestnut or button mushroom (whatever you have in the fridge), fresh coriander, sugar (to taste, so the soup is sweeter rather than tart ), al: a handful of cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper thin sliced

olive oil, golden bell pepper, roughly diced (optional), your favorite spaghetti sauce (i use a jar of classico italian sausage & peppers pasta sauce), diced tomatoes with green pepper celery and onion, dry red wine (such as reggiano lambrusco, chianti, red rose or burgundy), oregano, basil, minced garlic, prepared italian meatballs (fresh or frozen, -or- use crumbled & browned ground beef), whole wheat spaghetti (such as de cecco), grated parmesan cheese, snipped fresh italian parsley, to garnish (or snipped basil or oregano)

risotto rice (i used canaroli), fresh rosemary, minced (or 1 ts dried), fresh ground black pepper, allspice (optional), vegetable broth, warm (can use chicken as well), apple juice (or use white wine), olive oil, garlic clove, minced, onions, diced, vegetables , chopped (of your choice, see note above), parmesan cheese, grated, aluminum foil , for covering pan

spaghetti sauce (your favorite store brand ), water, lasagna noodles, uncooked (9 pieces), part-skim ricotta cheese, egg, shredded mozzarella cheese, divided, grated parmesan cheese, chopped fresh parsley

frozen egg noodles or your noodle recipe, water, chicken bouillon granules or to taste or use chicken stock to replace water, minced onion, cooked, cubed chicken or 10 oz (2 5-oz cans) chicken, parsley flakes, fresh sliced vegetables or frozen vegetables for soup as desired.

flour tortillas, mexican blend cheese, shredded, pinto beans, drained and rinsed, black beans, drained and rinsed, corn, frozen (canned if fine ), chunky salsa (i love hot, but use your favorite brand and heat level), cooked rice (white or yellow rice), green pepper, fine chopped, scallions, diced fine (white and green parts ), minced garlic, fresh cilantro, fine diced, olive oil, salt, pepper, cooked chicken, diced fine (pork or shrimp would work just as well), olive, beans (garbanzo, kidney, butter, etc), jalapeno, minced fine, sour cream

cooked chicken breasts, diced (3 boneless skinless breasts), frozen mixed vegetables , carrots, green beans, and corn (such as birds eye ultimate petite mixed vegetables), diced onion, diced celery, chicken gravy (or leftover ), dry white wine, fresh minced parsley, celery seed, dried thyme, ground black pepper, pie crusts (store bought such as pillsbury brand, or your own recipe )

lean ground beef (prepared into your favorite meatball recipe, i use my own kittencal s italian melt-in-your-mouth meatballs), all-purpose flour, oil, butter, onion, finely chopped, minced fresh garlic, dry red wine, tomato paste, beef broth, salt and pepper

frozen corn kernels or 1/2 cup fresh corn kernels, salsa (use your favourite), water, cumin, dried oregano, plain cheese spread (i use 1 triangle of laughing cow cheese spread)

fresh peaches, peeled and sliced, red apple, chopped, halved green seedless grape, ripe mangoes or 1 medium an additional peach, peeled and sliced, firm banana, sliced, apple pie filling (or your favourite pie filling!)

ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, chopped fresh basil, egg , slighty beaten, salt, pepper, fresh lasagna noodles (whole foods or trader joe s) or 9 -12 no-boil lasagna noodles, mozzarella cheese (depending on how much you like), your favorite marinara sauce (2jars if using no boil noodles, i prefer rao s or emeril s eggplant based sauce)

great northern beans, red kidney beans, black beans, chicken broth, rotel tomatoes & chilies (or your favorite salsa), cooked chicken breasts (or fresh , cooked chicken pieces), chopped onion, chopped green pepper, garlic clove, chopped, spices , to your liking such as cilantro, oregano, cajun spice