50 your own easy Recipes

sheets frozen phyllo pastry sheets, thawed, butter, melted, cream cheese, hot pepper jelly (available at the deli or make your own with recipe 58516 or spicy habenaro jelly re)

ghee (it s well worth it to make your own and easy too), cumin seeds, mustard seeds, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, gingerroot, finely chopped, green chilies, finely chopped, curry leaves, turmeric powder, sugar, chickpea flour , mixed into a paste with a little water, salt, yoghurt, coriander leaves, finely chopped

olive oil, canola oil, recommended, use whatever oil mixture makes sense to you , if you don tsp have 1 or the other, that s fine too), ice water, salt, whole wheat flour + 1/2 cup all purpose flour combined, olive oil or 1-3 tbsp. sauce, anything from enchilada sauce to the leftover tofu marinade from last night. you could throw something together with stock and spices or use meat marinade., veggies of your choice., here are some favorites of mine, broccoli , spinach, onion(a must), scallions, small diced tomatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, bell pepper, squash... needs to make about 2 cups or enough to fill shell., less healthy and more flavorful: would taste great with bacon, ham and cheese too. i d recommend stirring cheese in with the egg., eggs, milk , any kind of will work. even that awful powdered stuff will work just perfectly., decorations , it s all creative. you can use baby tomatoes to make a ring around the side, or cut a larger tomato into slices... use asparagus ends to make a sun shape in the center or onion ringlets. today i used baby spinach leaves around the edge.

dried chipotle peppers (use 3 for more heat ), black pepper, dried oregano, dried cilantro, bay leaf, cumin, onion powder, ground dry orange zest (easy and cheap to dry your own how to dry citrus zest (lemon/orange/lime/grapefruit))

boboli pizza crust, cooked chicken breast, shredded, red onion, finely chopped, roma tomatoes, sliced thin, approximate barbecue sauce (your own preference), mozzarella cheese, garlic salt (approximate to taste)

canned cooked pumpkin or squash- plain, your own precooked and pureed pumpkin or butternut or acorn sqaush, chicken broth or vegetable broth for vegetarians, maple syrup, curry powder or more to taste, cinnamon, nutmeg , salt and ginger, cream, garnish: toasted pumpkin seeds or a dollop of sour cream

chocolate wafer cookies (about 32), coarsely broken, bittersweet chocolate chips, butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, sugar, sweetened condensed milk, creme fraiche ( store bought ) or make your own, fresh lemon juice, grated lemon peel, fresh raspberries (two 6-oz containers)

chocolate cookie pie crust (store bought or make your own ), cream cheese, softened, peanut butter, peanut butter, sweetened condensed milk (use half 14-oz can), sugar, cool whip frozen whipped topping, cool whip or whipped cream, for topping, grated chocolate (to garnish ), chopped peanuts (optional)

carrot, diced, red pepper, diced, garlic cloves, halved, shallots, sliced thick, olive oil, coarse salt , to taste, fresh cracked pepper , to taste, fresh ginger, grated, vegetable stock (or whatever stock you like, sometimes i ll use shrimp stock and garnish the soup with sauteed shrimp), soy sauce, hot sauce (optional, i like louisiana hot sauce or aardvark sauce), greek yogurt (or tofu sour cream, for vegans), crouton (can be store-bought, or make your own)

light smoked sausage , halved lengthwise and sliced, chopped onion, lima beans, whole kernel corn, drained, salsa, mild, diced tomatoes with onion and garlic (or just 1 can and add your own garlic to taste)

cream of potato soup, mexicorn, drained, red potatoes, sliced thin, celery ribs, sliced, cubed ham, milk (more or less to suit your own taste), salt & pepper (and or garlic )

sliced veal (i used a leg steak 1/2-inch thick), hot chunky salsa (bought or your own favorite home made), onion, chopped, sliced portabella mushrooms (or other type ), tomato juice (or water), salt and pepper

ground chuck, onion, chopped, water, red kidney beans, drained, pinto beans, drained, corn niblets, drained, black beans, drained, tomato sauce, tomato soup, diced tomatoes with green chilies (rotel), enchilada sauce, taco seasoning mix (or make your own , like i do!), salt, shredded cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips

cool whip, frozen pink lemonade concentrate, condensed milk, reconstituted lemon juice, graham cracker crust (you can make this on your own , i just buy the ones already made at the store such as keebler.)

black beans, drained and rinse, niblet or shoepeg corn, rotel tomatoes with lime & cilantro, ripe red tomaote, diced, approx 1/4 cup jarred roasted red peppers, diced (or roast your own , but that won tsp be quick n easy...lol), red onion, chopped, lime wedge, chopped garlic, chopped cilantro (i had dried, so i used it. fresh would be better)

classico traditional basil pesto, breaded chicken cutlets, not cooked (i come from long island so we have italian meat shops in abundance, you can bread your own cutlets), provolone cheese, cut in strips, onions, red pepper, olive oil

pizza sauce (your favorite from a jar or can), alfredo sauce (again , your favorite from a jar, bottle, mix, or you very own), ranch salad dressing

i fell in love with this recipe. i love anything tomato based. this is like tomato sauce and chunks of all your favorite fish. you add whatever fish you like. and get a huge loaf of crusty bread and butter! i basically modify this recipe to my own sauce, so can you add what fish you like. just a great great recipe! you can make this your own! everyone thinks this is italian it is not. chip in . chip in as a call heard on the world famous fisherman s wharf in it s early heyday before world war ii. this was a call for san francisco s mainly italian immigrant fisherman coming home with their catch of pacific seafood to donate a small portion of their catch for a communal fish stew prepared on the docks. anything would do. a few clams, mussels. adding some red snapper, a crab or two, some scallops some halibut or flounder, anything to add to the fragrant stew that would soon be served to the club of san francisco fisherman who would talk about the days catch and dunk san francisco sour dough bread into the rich broth. eventually the broken english cries of chip in turned into chip-in-o . hence the name cioppino . this is a rich seafood stew with not much care as to how it was assembled. this consisted of throwing the days catch into a big pot and pouring sauce into the pot with the shellfish and chunks of what fish was available. let all these flavors enhance each other for awhile and you have the most flavorful and messy to eat stew that ever was., turns around the pan in a slow stream ) extra-virgin olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes, flat fillets of anchovies, drained, garlic, crushed, bay leaf, fresh or dried, celery ribs, chopped, onion, chopped, good quality dry white wine ( i am sure even beer works), chicken stock, chunky style crushed tomatoes, fresh thyme, leaves removed (about 1 tbsp), handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped, cod, cut into 2-inch chunks, salt and pepper, shrimp , ask for deveined easy-peel or peel and devein, sea scallops, raw mussels , scrubbed, a loaf of fresh , crusty bread, for mopping up!! or 2 loaves depending on quanity and people eating this.