8 base dish Recipes

low-fat ricotta cheese, light cream cheese, rum or cognac, superfine sugar, very strong espresso or good quality coffee, cooled, ladyfingers, unsweetened cocoa , for dusting, beat the cheeses , rum and sugar with electric beaters until light and creamy, set aside. pour the coffee into a large shallow dish. quickly dip 1 side of half the ladyfingers into the coffee and lay closely together with the dipped side down over the base of a large flat-based serving dish or large cafe au lait cups. spread half of the cheese mixture evenly over the ladyfingers. dust with half the cocoa then repeat layers with coffee-dipped biscuits and cheese. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. dust with remaining cocoa just before serving.

olive oil, garlic cloves, diced, mushrooms, diced, morelos rice (a type of mexican, short grain rice perfect for broth based rice dishes), mushroom broth (comes in a tetra pack, not in a can, as far as i ve seen), salt, chopped italian parsley

vegetable oil, divided, lean ground beef, minced garlic, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, onion, diced, tomato paste, tomato puree, crushed tomatoes , with juice, beef base , such as better than bouillon, chicken base , such as better than bouillon, grated parmesan cheese, steak seasoning , such as mccormick s montreal, garlic salt, dried basil, dried parsley, vegetable oil , for the baking dish, dried mostaccioli , cooked al dente, meat sauce, warm or at room temperature, shredded whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, shredded or grated parmesan cheese, for garnish

olive oil, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch dice, mushrooms, sliced thickly, heavy cream, chicken base, parmesan cheese, cornstarch, ricotta cheese, eggs, provolone cheese, cubed, no-boil lasagna noodles (enough for 4 layers in the dish)

bacon, whole (smoked if available), olive oil, chopped red bell pepper, chopped yellow bell pepper, chopped red onion, garlic, minced habanero or scotch bonnet, minced jalapeno, saffron, dry spanish sherry, cream , if desired

fresh okra, washed, de-stemmed, sliced (frozen can be substituted), onions, chopped, green bell peppers, chopped, tomatoes with juice (whole, chopped, or crushed), vegetable oil, water , can substitute chicken broth, garlic cloves, minced, celery (optional), ham seasoning, small diced, salt, pepper