9 aka favorite Recipes

equipment, digital thermometer, baking pan, basting brush, hickory chips , soaked in water for 1 hour (for grilling), ham, shot of whiskey (reserved), bone in smoked ham , (12-14 lb), olive oil, black peppercorns, coarsely crushed (zipper bag and hammer), mustard seed, coarsely crushed (zipper bag and hammer), basting, your favorite sour mash or bourbon whiskey (jack daniels, aka old no.7), brown sugar , firmly packed, stone ground or course ground style mustard (i use inglehoffer or beaver brand. see www.beavertonfoods.com for info), honey, molasses (that ll teach them damn moles), substitutions, you can substitute good quality gold tequila for the whiskey (jose cuervo aka liquid psychosis)

eggs, butter, pam cooking spray, your favorite tomato sauce (homemade or jarred , although homemade is obviously preferable), white potatoes, grated cheese (to taste), salt and pepper

cooked lobster meat (can sub cooked crawfish meat), asparagus tops, fresh mushrooms, whole, bacon , fried crisp and broken into very small pieces, olive tapenade(recipe follows, or your favorite ), melted(clarified is even better ) butter, diameter , about 1/2inch thick fried tortillas(recipe follows, or use your own), salt and pepper, olive oil, kalamata olives (measured whole), roasted red pepper, capers, garlic, olive oil, squirt of lemon or lime juice, fresh cilantro, instant mesa, room temperature water, salt(yes, really ), flour, oil heating for frying

chili sauce (like heinz), tomato sauce, grape jelly, chopped mild green chilies ((4 ounce can can be used too, but i like 7)), dried onion flakes, garlic powder, your favorite curry powder , to taste, dried ancho chile powder, dried chipotle powder , to taste (optional), pre-cooked frozen meatballs (i prefer the ones from ikea)

shallot, minced, garlic cloves, minced very fine, fresh ginger, minced, serrano pepper, seeded & sliced fine, lime , zest of, low sodium soy sauce, fish sauce, palm sugar, brown sugar, white vinegar, water, head of cabbage, cut in short strips, at least fresh mint leaves, quartered (about 2 stalks ), at least fresh basil leaves, chopped (about 2 stalks ), fresh cilantro, chopped (a small handful), fresh asparagus, bean thread noodles (1 pack , aka sai fun, mung bean, cellophane or glass noodles), bay scallop, butter, fruit-flavored brandy (blackberry or other), tri-tip steak, your favorite steak seasoning (e.g. mccormick s), lime , juice of

ground beef, breadcrumbs (gf work great), water, eggs, onion, grated, salt, pepper, chili sauce, whole berry cranberry sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice

cream of mushroom soup, shredded cheddar cheese, onion, chopped finely, sour cream, frozen shredded hash browns, thawed (the ore-ida package is 30 oz., we buy that, as it s 1 lb 14 oz and it works fine), grated parmesan cheese