2024 ziti our way Recipes

racks pork baby back ribs (our favorite are baby back ribs, but this works well with st. louis style ribs too), barbecue sauce

butter or 1 1/2 cups margarine, sugar, eggs, mashed bananas, water, baking soda, salt, baking powder, flour, chopped nuts (optional), chocolate chips (optional, but a must for our family!)

bacon (optional), diced onions, green pepper, diced (optional), kidney beans, undrained, shredded cheddar cheese, tomato sauce (or 2 diced tomatoes), chili powder (i use at least a tbsp for our family), corn kernel (i always use frozen), salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

flour, pepper (this is approximate, i don tsp usually measure the , i just add it until it looks right for our ), boneless skinless chicken breasts, butter, water, chicken broth, onion (or 2 tsp powder), thyme

chopped onions, vegetable oil, russet potato, diced into 1/4 inch cubes (baking potato, peel if you want to!), minced garlic cloves, fresh jalapeno chile, seeded and minced fine (wear rubber gloves when mincing), chipotle chile, minced fine (as many as you can handle, keep the rubber gloves on to mince these!), adobo sauce (but i scrape it out of the can the chipotles were in) (optional), all-purpose flour, chicken broth, fat-free half-and-half (or regular half and half, if you can spare the calories !), diced tomatoes, well-drained (or 3 - 5 fresh roma tomatoes, diced), fresh corn (for extra smokiness, roast the corn before adding to the chowder) or 2 cups frozen corn (for extra smokiness, roast the corn before adding to the chowder), chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, diced boneless smoked chicken breasts (discard skin and fat, (or more, if you want, we smoke our own, but you can buy smoked chicken breast), salt and pepper, to taste

ground beef, browned and drained, dried onion flakes, carrots , sliced in coins, celery ribs, sliced, diced tomatoes , with juice, kidney beans, drained and rinsed, white beans, drained and rinsed, beef broth, spaghetti sauce, oregano, tabasco sauce, salt, black pepper, dry pasta , saved for later (macaroni is our favorite)

skinless chicken pieces (for stove top grilling, i used thighs which were first pounded to 1/4-inch thickness), lemon wedge, fresh rosemary sprig, for garnish, olive oil, garlic cloves, peeled and minced, lemon , juice of, brown sugar, fresh rosemary, chopped (fresh from our garden!), heaping 1/4 tsp ground cumin (don tsp add too much or the cumin will easily overpower the other flavors.), cayenne powder, salt, fresh ground black pepper

whole chicken, quartered (with our without giblets), big potatoes, chopped, onions, quartered, turnips, chopped, turnip greens, chopped, water, carrots, chopped (optional), stellini pasta (or similar) (optional), lemon, salt, red wine vinegar

lean ground beef, low-fat refried beans (we use mild), old el paso taco seasoning, garlic, salt, pepper, taco shells, shredded cheese, chredded lettuce, sour cream (optional)

lean ground beef, ground veal, ground lean pork, egg, egg white, fresh whole wheat bread crumbs, garlic cloves, chopped, olive oil, dried parsley, tomatoes, red peppers, onions, ketchup

orange juice, teriyaki sauce (i use 4 tb as i find a bit salty for our taste), vegetable oil or 1 tbsp olive oil, dark sesame oil, granulated sugar, tabasco sauce (i use more ) or 1 tsp bottled hot sauce, to taste (i use more), bottled chopped ginger (i use more ) or 1 tsp freshly grated ginger, to taste (i use more), bottled chopped garlic or 2 garlic cloves, minced, to taste, salt , to taste, top sirloin steak , cut into 1 inch strips, sesame oil, sesame seeds, minced garlic, minced ginger, spanish onions or 1 medium purple onion, sliced, green pepper , cut into strips

water, 110 degrees, whole milk, 110 degrees, butter, soft, divided, egg , large, bread flour, all-purpose flour (note ( on our rainy nw days i have added up to 5 cups of flour total), sugar, salt, table, yeast (i use saf instant ), yeast (i use saf instant ), extra butter, melted , for brushing rolls before and after baking, beaten egg for egg wash, poppy seeds or sesame seeds, for the top of your buns

milk (i use 1%), sugar, cooked rice (a great way to use leftover rice! we use jasmine rice), vanilla, custard powder

yellow cake mix (regular size), milky way candy bars, divided, sweetened condensed milk, milky way ice cream topping

ground beef, onion, chopped, garlic powder, salt, oregano, black pepper, green beans, prepared mashed potatoes (instant works just fine ), shredded cheddar cheese, paprika

flour, baking soda, butter or 1 cup margarine, softened, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, instant vanilla pudding, eggs, semi-sweet chocolate chips

cranberries, pecans, sugar, lemon jell-o gelatin, diced celery, water, crushed pineapple