15 didn Recipes

old age, i decided , is a gift., i am now , probably for the first time in my life, the person i have always wanted to be., i would never trade my amazing friends , my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. as i ve aged, i ve become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. i ve become my own friend., i don tsp chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that i didn tsp need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. i am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant., whose business is it if i choose to read or play on the computer until 4 am and sleep until noon, i will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50 s, 60 s, & 70 s, and if i, wish i will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if i choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set., will get old ., i know i am sometimes forgetful. but there again , some of life is just as well forgotten. and i eventually remember the important things.., over the years my heart has been broken ..., but broken hearts are what give us strength andunderstanding and compassion. a heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect., i am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. so many have never laughed, and so may have died before their hair could turn silver., as you get older , it is easier to be positive. you care less about what other people think. i don tsp question myself anymore. i ve even earned the right to be wrong., answer your question , i like being old. it has set me free.. i like the person i have become., i am not going to live forever, but while i am still here, i will not waste time lamenting about what could have been, or worrying about what will be. and i shall eat dessert every single day. (if i feel like it), may our friendship never come apart especially when it s straight from the heart, may you always have a rainbow of smiles on your face and in your heart forever and ever

carrots, butter, honey, mustard (the recipe didn tsp specify if it was dried or prepared, your choice, i used dijon, but yellow would b), cayenne pepper (adjust to taste, the original recipe calls for 1 tbsp. too much for me!), water

peach, extra virgin olive oil (i have some basil olive oil that worked well for this), basil (fresh chopped works best but dried will do), apple cider vinegar, celery salt (to taste), honey (depending on how sweet the peach is you may not need this. i didn tsp use it when i made mine, but i k), pepper

boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped onion (i use sweet ), minced garlic (or 1 tbsp. fresh , smashed), olive oil, red curry paste (i used more, but it was very hot, so use to your taste) (if you don tsp have paste, mccormack makes a red curry powder now), chicken broth, coconut milk (i used a taste of thai - lite), red bell pepper, chopped (i used fire roasted, jarred, this time because i didn tsp have a raw 1, i prefer the brightness of the fresh, but either will do), chopped fresh mushrooms (i used 4 large white), fresh chopped basil (about 1/2 cup), cooked jasmine rice (or long grain white, whatever you like)

white rice, boneless skinless chicken thighs (meat only), carrots, dried shiitake mushrooms (regular button mushrooms will do), sake (for seasoning chicken before cooking), stock, water , used to soak shiitake mushrooms (if you didn tsp do this, no prob, just use 1/4 cup extra stock, 1/4 cup extra ), sugar, sake, soy sauce, salt

all-purpose flour, wheat and barley cereal, nuggets (i substituted 1/2 cup oatmeal here since i didn tsp have this ingredient), sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ripe bananas, mashed (about a cup), plain nonfat yogurt, egg substitute (i didn tsp have these either so i used 1/4 cup of eggs(about an egg and a half), vanilla extract

salsa, your choice, canned black beans, rinsed and drained, tortilla chips

free range ground beef, tamari or 3/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce, roasted red chili paste , to taste (or 1 tbsp korean kochujang sauce), fresh garlic, finely minced, freshly grated ginger, to taste (my addition ), sugar, sesame oil (i used regular and a small amount of toasted -about 1 tsp), yellow onion, finely minced, rice vinegar, corn tortillas, green cabbage (cabbage finely shredded) or 1 cup cabbage kimchi (we tested the tacos with ), cilantro leaf (fresh !), green onions, thinly sliced, sesame seeds (approximately-the recipe didn tsp specify how much) or 1 tbsp white and 1 tbsp black sesame (approximately-the recipe didn tsp specify how much), limes , cut into eighths, sour cream, lime juice

olive oil (i used less, a couple tsp.), olive oil (i used less, a couple tsp.), onions, diced (her instructions don tsp indicate cups or whole onions- i didn tsp have any onions so it didn,t matter.), garlic cloves, minced (i used 3 tsp. minced garlic), dried apricot, chopped (i didn tsp have any apricots and so used dried mango), dried apricot, chopped (i didn tsp have any apricots and so used dried mango), red lentils (i used 1 1/2 cup. brown lentils and 1 1/2 cup. le puy lentils), chicken stock (i used 9 cup. water with chicken bouillon added), roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped (i used 30 cherry tomatoes- just threw em in the pot, skin, seeds and all), cumin, thyme (i upped it to 1/2 tsp.), salt and pepper (i used white pepper and hawaiian black sea - careful not to over as boullion is y), lemon juice (i used 3 tsp. cider vinegar), lemon juice (i used 3 tsp. cider vinegar)

chicken bones (saved from when you had a stuffed chicken or deboned some chicken breats), usually about 1 gallon bag, chicken quarters , if you didn tsp save and freeze your chicken bones, onion, celery bulb (the end part that most of us cut off for easier access to the stalks), some celery leaves, carrots, quartered, heaping tbsp garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, pesto, generous sprinkling of poultry seasoning, salt and pepper optional, enough water to cover your ingredients in the pot

delicata squash, cut in half, seeded, peeled & cut into large pieces, acorn squash, cut in half, seeded, peeled & cut into large pieces, butter (i used olive oil), sweet onion, peeled & coarsely chopped , sauteed in butter (or olive oil), garlic cloves, minced, yukon gold potatoes, peeled & cut into large cubes (i didn tsp peel), tomatoes, peeled, seeded, & coarsely chopped (i didn tsp peel or seed, instead using whole tomatoes), chopped flat leaf parsley (i substituted about 4 tbsp. of regular curly leaf parsley), bay leaves, fresh thyme leave (i used about a tbsp), fresh marjoram (i used about a tbsp), summer savory , leaves (optional, not part of original recipe), high-quality extra virgin olive oil, chicken stock (i substituted vegetable stock), sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, hazelnut oil (i substituted green gold pumpkin seed oil, available from chefshop.com, excellent taste & nice col), creme fraiche (i substituted sour cream)

i wanted some rice and i didn tsp have a lot of ingredients, so i came up with this........great and cheap, i would only add a little tomato sauce if i make this again and i know i will make it again., rice almost like taco bell s, wal-mart par boiled rice (very cheap), taco seasoning, paprika, water, chopped chipotle (add more if you like hot rice), garlic powder, chicken bullion, onion powder, tblsp dehydrated , chopped onion, tblsp butter or margarine at end of cooking

whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder (i didn tsp have baking soda but can use 1 tsp and 1/2 tsp baking soda), ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, very ripe bananas, eggs, light or dark brown sugar, skim or lowfat milk, vanilla extract, agave nectar, crushed walnuts, dried cranberries