89 yourself Recipes

rocket (however much you like. a seving just for yourself, or a lot for everyone you ve ever met.), pine nuts - around a small handful for two people, garlic cloves, olives, lemon, olive oil, pepper

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

italian bread , with sesame seeds (use another italian if unavailable or make it yourself), olive salad ( (primarily for muffuletta)), genoa salami, hot capicola (you can use regular ham.), mortadella, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese

white wine vinegar, sugar, shallot, minced, olive oil, head romaine, chopped (4 to 6 cups), seedless cucumber, diced (3 1/2 cups), grape tomatoes, halved (1 3/4 cups), red bell pepper, diced (1 1/2 cups), celery stalks , halved lengthwise and finely chopped (1 cup), carrots, finely chopped (1 3/4 cups), red onion, finely chopped, pitted black olives, halved (suit yourself whether you prefer the medium california black olives-a 6-oz can-or kalamata olives)

beef flank steak (or anything you ve got) sliced very thin (if there is a korean market near you they should have pre-sliced rib-eye specifically ready for this recipe. you can also ask your butcher or just do it yourself)., brown sugar, soy sauce, leeks (green onions), carrot, yellow onion, sesame oil

morning thoughts, what do you think about the very first thing in the morning, your thoughts during the first half-hour of the morning will greatly influence the entire day. you may not realize this , but it is nevertheless a fact., if you set out with worry and depression, and bitterness of soul toward fate or man, you are giving the key note to a day of discord and misfortunes., if you think peace , hope, and happiness, you are sounding a note of harmony and success., result may not be felt at once , but it will not fail to make itself evident eventually., control your morning thoughts. you can do it ., first moment on waking , no matter what your mood, say to yourself, i will get all the comfort and pleasure possible out of this day, and i will do something to add to the measure of the world s happiness or well-being. i will control myself when tempted to be irritable or unhappy, i will look for the bright side of every event., once you say these things over to yourself in a calm, earnest way, you will begin to feel more cheerful. the worries and troubles of the coming day will seem less colossal., then say , i shall be given help to meet anything that comes today. everything will be for the best. i shall succeed in whatever i undertake. i cannot fail., do not let it discourage you if the moment you leave your room you encounter a trouble or a disaster. this usually happens. when we make any boasts, spiritually or physically, we are put to the test. the occult forces about us are not unlike human beings. when a schoolboy boasts of his strength, and says he can lick any boy in school, he generally gets a chance to prove it., when we declare we are brave enough to overcome any fate, we find our strength put to the test at once., but that is all right. prove your words to be true. regard the troubles and cares you encounter as the punching bags of fate, given you to develop your spiritual muscle., go at them with courage and keep to your morning resolve., by and the troubles will lessen, and you will find yourself master of circumstances.

very large mild olive , packed in brine (if you buy them pitted you won tsp have to do it yourself), fresh mild pork sausage, ground veal, meat broth (bullion is fine), diced cured lard (buy this from a delicatessen, or use pancetta or prosciutto fat), fine breadcrumbs (this will likely be about 2 1/2 cups), dry white wine, freshly grated parmigiano (see note ), eggs, flour, unsalted butter, minced parsley, freshly ground nutmeg, oil (for frying )

non-petroleum jelly , you make yourself, herbs , personally i would use, peppermint oil , eucalyptus oil, or another mint for the menthol, rosemary , cuz i love the smell, and it has also been used to help improve the memory so a little a day never hurts, lavendar to help you relax and sleep, mix together well. use as much or as little of the oils as you are comfortable with. i like mine strong, but for a child it should be less., rub this on your chest cover up and go to sleep, you will feel better for it.

frozen cauliflower , steamed until very soft, cream cheese, softened, onion , sauteed in a little, butter or olive oil, canned corned beef (or fresh if you do it yourself), salt and pepper, shredded cheese

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

salad greens , cut yourself or from a bag mix (a romaine/iceberg blend is good), lightly crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheddar or mexican/taco blend cheese, prepared ranch salad dressing, sour cream, chunky salsa, medium heat (we like tostitos)

pork butt, hawaiian salt (judge the amount of salt for yourself!!) or 6 tbsp kosher salt (judge the amount of salt for yourself!!), liquid smoke, ti leaves or 6 banana leaves, aluminum foil

sharp cheddar cheese , grated - do it yourself and do not use the pre-grated cheese, diced pimentoes with juice (but pick out the seeds), mayo - about 3 heaping tbsp, black pepper , to taste, celery seed , 1/4 tsp, hot sauce

cornflakes (or 5-1/2 cups original kellogg s special k), sugar, clear karo , or other light corn syrup (actually blackburn syrup tastes the best, if you can find it), butter, vanilla extract, smooth peanut butter (best is the kind you mix up yourself)

stew meat or beef you cut up yourself, butter to brown meat in, whole corn or 1 bag frozen drained, peas or 1 bag frozen drained, carrots or fresh cut up or 1 bag frozen drained, frozen or 1qt home canned drained, lg potatoes peeled & cut up or 4 cans drained, beef gravy or canned, beef broth, lg slow cooker

strawberry puree (doing it yourself is the best), cool whip, fresh lemon juice

graham crust (make it yourself or premade is fine.), cream cheese, frozen orange juice, sweetened condensed milk, cream (cool whip)

jambalaya for a crowd, source : college cooking: feeding yourself and your friends, onion, green pepper, stalks celery, garlic, andouille or smoked sausage, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced tomatoes, dry chicken bouillon, water, rice, peeled and deveined raw shrimp