9 your favorite twist Recipes

prepared double crust pie crust, apples, cored, peeled, and sliced (ginger gold or granny smith apples, or your favorite pie apples), sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, salt, vanilla extract, fresh lemon juice, butter, melted, unbleached all-purpose flour

best olive oil you can afford, leek, cleaned and cut in thin half moons, ribs of celery, finely chopped , including the leaves, fat bulb of fennel , fronds removed and reserved, shave the fennel bulb on a mandoline as fine as you can get it., garlic, minced, hearty red wine , zinfandel is good, fish stock (or 1 cup of clam juice and 1 cup of h20, crushed tomatoes in puree, mild tomatoes and green chiles (or hotter if you want), lemon rind , studded with 1 clove each, orange rind, parsley stems tied together with butcher s twine, bay leaf, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, shrimp, peeled and deveined, crabmeat picked over for cartilage or, substitute florida lobster tails , split down the back 1 for each person, firm white fish fillets, non oily (bass, grouper, snapper, cod) cut in 1 inch thick chunks, fresh basil leaves for garnish, sweet red pepper rouille, fire roasted red peppers, drained (smallest jar possible) and dried off. you want about 2/3 cup of pepper pieces, garlic cloves, (yes, i said five ), saffron threads , soaked in 1/8 cup of dry vermouth, shakes of your favorite hot sauce (louisiana is good, texas pete is just fine), a generous pinch of cayenne, good quality mayonnaise, french baguette or a fine quality cuban bread, cut in 1 inch thick slices and toasted

meatloaf recipe (your favorite ), hot dogs, mashed potatoes, grated cheese

sauza commemorativo tequila (or your favorite gold tequilla ), cointreau liqueur (triple sec works too), sweetened lime juice, presidente brandy, liquid prepared sweet-and-sour mix, lemon juice, lime juice, organic agave nectar, dried crushed mint leaf (can be found on most spice aisles)

recipe dill dip (or your favorite raw vegetable dip), broccoli floweretes, cauliflower floweretes, whole small white mushrooms, cleaned and stems removed, green onions, whole radishes, whole grape tomatoes, zucchini, peeled, de-seeded , and cut into strips, cucumber, peeled, de-seeded , and cut into strips, jicama, peeled and cut into strips, baby carrots, celery , peeled (yes, try using a potato peeler to peel the outside of the stalk - a trick my chef sister taught me...ii think you ll like the results!), any color sweet peppers, but into strips (some hot peppers, too, if desired - just warn your guests if they aren tsp familiar with them!), any other veggies of your choice, your favorite italian dressing, dill dip recipe, sour cream, real mayonnaise, dried dill weed, beau monde seasoning (if you can tsp find beau monde, use 1 tsp each: garlic powder, celery salt and onion salt), dried parsley, dried onion, mix all ingredients together well, cover and chill several hours before serving.

pork and beans, chili hot beans, your favorite spaghetti sauce , i use ragu with onion and garlic for this recipe, hamburger, onion, chopped, red pepper flakes, garlic powder (to taste), shredded cheddar cheese (optional), ritz cracker (optional)

breakfast sausage meat, crescent rolls, prepared mustard (your favorite kind ), sharp cheddar cheese, shredded