9 bland fresh Recipes

flavor of this stew really depends on good fresh corn. don tsp forget to scrape the pulp out of the cobs (see below) or the stew will be watery and a little bland. this homey dish is usually served with a crusty, rustic loaf of bread to help sop up the sauce and plenty of hot sauce; you can also serve this over plain steamed rice., ears corn , husks and silk removed, bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (8 to 10 thighs), trimmed, salt and ground black pepper, vegetable oil, kielbasa sausage , sliced 1/4 inch thick, red bell peppers , stemmed, seeded , and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, onions , minced, celery ribs , minced, cayenne pepper, garlic cloves , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 4 tsp), minced fresh thyme leaves , or 1/4 tsp dried, low-sodium chicken broth, bay leaves, minced fresh cilantro leaves, removing corn kernels and pulp from the cob, hold the cob on its end inside a large wide bolw and cut off the kernels using a paring knife., once the kernels are removed , firmly scrape the pulp and milk out of the cob using the back of a butter knife.

extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, -depending on your garlic affection. i like lots, anchovy fillets or 2 -3 fillets, red chili pepper flakes, whole tomatoes, chopped, black olives, crushed off the pit and chopped -get good ones, not bland, boring canned ones, capers , heaping, chopped italian parsley, leaves fresh basil , chiffonade, pasta, cooked , i like noodles with this, spaghetti, capellini, spaghettini, spaghettoni, linguini, fettucci, parmesan cheese or romano cheese or grana padano, for sprinking on top if you like

cut green beans, vegetable oil, onion flakes, minced garlic clove, salt, seasoning salt, pepper, water

boneless chicken, boiled or microwaved, fresh broccoli, steamed and chopped, shredded carrot, steamed, chicken broth

fresh mushrooms, salad oil (any bland vegetable oil or olive oil) divided, soft bread crumbs, grated parmesan cheese, salt, onion powder, egg lightly beaten

fresh lime juice, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, packaged cookies (use mexican maria cookies or any thin, bland, dry cookie such as vanilla wafers)

unsalted butter, mirliton, peeled and cut into 1-inch thick slices or 1 (7 lb green pumpkin) *see note, vegetable oil, chopped yellow onions, chopped garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper, shrimp, peeled and deveined, lump crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, chopped green onions, chopped fresh parsley, gruyere , or mozzarella, finely grated, cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin., cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin.