17 crisp little Recipes

lemon cake mix with pudding, crisp rice cereal, margarine, melted, egg, slightly beaten

granny smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced, golden raisin, brown sugar, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, desiccated coconut, brown sugar , packed, flour, oats, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, butter , and a little extra to the baking dish (es), pecans, chopped, vanilla ice cream

baking apples (tart), sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, all-purpose flour, butter (a little additional for baking dish), baking powder

little potato, seasoned sea salt, extra virgin olive oil, crisp cooked bacon or 4 -6 slices serrano ham, diced, creme fraiche or 1/2 cup sour cream, minced fresh chives

dried baby lima beans, dried great northern beans, salt, water, smoked ham hock, diced smoked ham, diced little smokies sausage, bacon, diced and fried crisp,reserve 2 tbsp bacon grease, onion, chopped, stalks celery, diced, carrot, shredded, garlic, minced, fresh parsley, finely chopped, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, fresh ground pepper, beef bouillon , crystals, msg, sugar, bay leaves, worcestershire sauce, a-1 steak sauce, liquid smoke, rendered bacon fat

sliced cooking apples, lemon juice, flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, butter, melted

sunflower oil (or other healthy oil), rolled oats, walnuts, toasted and chopped (or nut of your choice), sliced almonds, toasted (or nut of your choice), shredded unsweetened coconut, oat bran, ground flax seeds (or or and nutritional yeast flakes), crisped brown crispy rice cereal (not the puffed rice-or use rice crispies), chopped dried cranberries (or dried fruit of your choice), chopped crystallized ginger, sesame seeds, brown rice syrup (or use agave syrup, or maple syrup or try honey, using a little less), unrefined unbleached cane sugar (turbinado sugar, or brown sugar), pure vanilla extract, fine grain sea salt

sour cream, red onion, minced, worcestershire sauce, horseradish, garlic, finely minced, liquid smoke (optional), drops hot pepper sauce, cream cheese, softened, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, bacon , cooked till crisp and crumbled (2 strips veggie strips, cooked till crisp and crumbled ) or 2 tbsp bits (1 oz 1/3 cup cooked), sliced almonds, toasted, almonds , slices, rosemary, bay leaf, dried parsley, red bell pepper , cut into little pieces for berries, fresh parsley, dill sprigs, for arms, carrot, cut for nose, capers, buttons and eyes, cream cheese, softened

canned peaches, sliced (fresh or frozen can be subsituted), flour, cinnamon, vanilla powder (extract can be substituted), granola cereal (i like nature s path flax and pumpkin), instant oatmeal (2 packets quaker simple harvest vanilla almond & honey), brown sugar, all-purpose flour, sliced almonds, cinnamon, vanilla powder, butter (little bit soft)

chestnuts, green cabbage, chopped onion, carrots, stalk celery, butter, salt & pepper, bouquet garni, good stock, crisp cooked bacon, toasted sesame seeds, chopped parsley, parchment paper

unsalted butter, softened, flour, brown sugar, apples sliced thinly to cover bottom of 8x8 dish or pan, a little cinnamon if you want to, a few chopped nuts , if you want to

seasonal fish and vegetables are used in tempura. the ingredients for tempura in the recipe below are only a few of the many, many common ingredients that lend themselves to this treatment. shrimp; squid; small whole fish like perch, smelt, and goby; white-fleshed saltwater fish; eggplant; green beans; onion rings; sweet potato slices; bell pepper strips; mushrooms - the list could go on for several pages. chicken, beef and pork, however, are not usually prepared as tempura because of their relatively heavier, identifiable taste. chicken and pork are deep-fried in other ways, and beef is often given a more highlighted preparation, say, in sukiyaki., http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/a/cookingtempura.htm, basic steps for cooking tempura, prepare the ingredients ., make tempura batter ., heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350f degree., lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood., drain tempura on a rack ., serve right away with tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce) or salt. tempura is best served hot. *grated daikon radish is a common condiment., tempura batter recipe - japanese recipe, http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/r/tempurabatter.htm, egg, ice water, all purpose flour, preparation, beat an egg in a bowl. add ice water in the bowl. be sure to use very cold water., add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. be careful not to overmix the batter., tempura dipping sauce recipe, tempura dipping sauce is called tentsuyu in japanese. serve this sauce with tempura., dashi soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, preparation, put mirin in a pan and heat. add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. bring the sauce to a boil., tips for making crispy tempura, by setsuko yoshizuka, tip 1: ice, use ice water for the batter. this is really important to prevent the batter from absorbing too much oil., tip 2: batter (tempura batter recipe), do not make the batter ahead of time. try not to over mix the batter and not to coat ingredients with the batter too much., if you are frying both seafood and vegetables, fry vegetables first. then, fry seafood. fry vegetables at 340f degree and fry seafood at 350f degree., tip 4: oil temperature, check the temperature of frying oil , drop a little batter into the oil. if the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it s about 360 f degree. if the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it s about 340f degree. this is said to be the right temperature to fry tempura.

ok...first caveat...if you are making your own crust , it will take longer then stated. but there is nothing wrong with saving a little time, and using a pre-made frozen crust; it saves all kinds of downtime in this busy world, especially at christmas when we are all a bit...busy. if you want to make your own crust, then check out my favorite crust recipe here on this site..., eggs, heavy cream, whole milk, thick bacon , fried crisp and chopped (or chop first and then crisp) drained, gruyere , emmenthal, or other good swiss cheese, grated (i use a 1/2 combo of and emmenthal), freshly ground nutmeg, salt and pepper

broccoli broken into small flowerets, chopped red onions, chopped celery, fried crisp american bacon, sunflower seed kernels, golden raisins, mayo, vinegar, sugar (a little less is fine)