5 big plate Recipes

flour, baking soda, salt, butter, at room temperature, brown sugar , firmly packed, eggs, vanilla, quick-cooking rolled oats, semisweet chocolate or 2 cups butterscotch chips, chopped nuts (your favorite optional), granulated sugar

boston lettuce (or any 2 lettuce heads with big round leaves), cornstarch, chile puree , with garlic (or 1/2 fresh fresno red chile pepper, seeded and minced, and 1 clove garlic, minced), canola oil, fresh ginger, minced, garlic cloves, minced, oyster mushroom, finely chopped, flavored baked tofu (or on a plate, put firm tofu btwn towel paper, place another plate on top to squeeze water out for a), carrot, finely diced, green apple, cored and finely diced, canned water chestnut, rinsed and finely diced, unsalted cashews, toasted and coarsely chopped, toasted sesame oil, scallions, minced

reduced-fat prepared olive oil vinaigrette, garlic, minced, chopped cilantro leaves, smoked paprika, ground black pepper, beef shoulder center steaks (ranch), cut 3/4-inch thick (about 8 oz each), red bell peppers , cut in 1/2 lengthwise, thick) baguette bread, cut diagonally about 5 inches long, garlic, salt and freshly ground black pepper, loosely packed baby spinach leaves, chopped spanish olives, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus sprigs, for garnish, shaved manchego cheese

sliced red onion, white wine vinegar, salt, honey, smoked paprika, adobo seasoning, ground chipotle chile pepper, beef shoulder top blade (flat iron) steaks, corn tortillas (6 to 7-inch diameter), warmed, crumbled queso fresco, chopped fresh cilantro leaves