17 home work Recipes

russet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1 inch cubes (or 1 lb. of smaller potatoes, red or yukon golds work, cut into quarters or in half for much smaller), tarragon, rosemary (optional), sea salt, fresh cracked pepper, olive oil (or vegetable oil)

dried spaghetti or 14 oz other pastas, streaky bacon, zucchini (small size ones ), tomatoes, olive oil, pesto sauce, freshly grated parmesan cheese, to serve

butter, vanilla extract, sugar, all-purpose flour, egg whites, chopped nuts (, pecans or almonds work well), caramel (home made, ice cream topping or apple dip), milk or 1 cup semisweet chocolate, melted

hamburger, beef gravy (either home made or store bought, either works), mashed potatoes

light cream cheese, softened, shredded sharp cheddar cheese (or mexican blend ), sliced scallions, chunky salsa (home made or your favorite in a jar), chopped fresh cilantro, cumin, flavored 10-inch flour tortillas (tomato/basil, jalapeno/cilantro, or spinach are some kinds i can find in stores here), lavash bread, works well also, baby spinach leaves

cream cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese (italian blend works well here too), parmesan cheese, your favorite tomato sauce (home made, canned or jarred), onion, chopped, red bell peppers or 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped, mushrooms or black olives or pepperoni or cooked sausage, toasted french bread or italian bread, sliced, for serving

peel a banana from the bottom and you won tsp have to pick the little stringy things off of it. that s how the primates do it., take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. if you leave them connected at the stem , they ripen faster., store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. it will stay fresh much longer and not mold, peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking., add a tsp of water when frying ground beef. it will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking ., reheat pizza, heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to medium-low and heat till warm. this keeps the crust crispy. no soggy micro pizza., easy deviled eggs, put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. seal , mash till they are all broken up. add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. just throw bag away when done easy clean up., expanding frosting, when buying a canned frosting, remove frosting to a mixing bowl and beat with your electric mixer. the amount will come close to doubling., squirrel away, keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. the cayenne pepper doesn tsp hurt the plant and the squirrels won tsp come near it., flexible vacuum, get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. it can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings., reducing static cling, pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. place pin in seam of slacks and -- at da! -- static is gone., measuring cups, before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. dump out the hot water, but don tsp dry cup. next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out., foggy windshield, hate foggy windshields buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. when the windows fog, rub with the eraser! works better than a cloth, reopening an envelope, if you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. viola! it unseals easily., conditioner, use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. it s a lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. it s also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn tsp like when you tried it in your hair..., goodbye fruit flies, get rid of pesky fruit flies , take a small glass fill it 1/2 with apple cider vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. you will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever, get rid of ants, put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. they eat it , take it home, can tsp digest it so it kills them. it may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works & you don tsp have the worry about pets or small children being harmed

red velvet cake mix, chocolate instant pudding, cream cheese, softened (not whipped), powdered sugar (confectioners, about 4 cups), unsalted butter, softened, vanilla extract, divided, topping (home made or cool whip, both work fine)

olive oil, boneless skinless chicken thighs, butter, yellow onion, chopped, carrots, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, mushrooms, chopped, chicken broth, whipping cream, flour, frozen peas, frozen corn, sour cream, dry sherry, egg noodles (thick , home-made style work best!), parsley, thyme , to taste, poultry seasoning , to taste, salt and pepper, to taste

banana bread (8-by-4-inch, home-made or use purchased), skim milk (any combination will work) or 1 cup whole milk (any combination will work) or 1 cup half-and-half (any combination will work), eggs, vanilla, salt, ground cinnamon, freshly ground nutmeg, vegetable oil, butter, bananas, ripe, thinly sliced, sugar, creme fraiche or 1/2 cup light sour cream, orange marmalade

chopped onion, diced celery, butter or 1/2 cup of margarine, poultry seasoning, rubber sage, salt, a dash of ground black pepper, water or chicken broth (i prefer the chicken broth but you can use either), dried bread crumbs (10 to 12 slices of bread, cubed and *dried over night), if you dont want to leave the bread over night toast the bread in the toaster, it works just as well and is alot faster.

lard, pork (cut into 2-inch cubes , a combination of country style pork ribs and boneless stewing pork works well), white onion, roughly sliced, fresh marjoram , sprigs or 1/4 tsp dried marjoram, fresh thyme sprigs or 1/4 tsp dried thyme, california bay leaves, broken up, peppercorns, crushed, orange , cut into eighths, milk, sea salt

potatoes (yukon gold, white, or red are best, but or baking , like russets, work well too), much butter, much olive oil, garlic, diced, cooking onion, diced, fresh rosemary , thyme, or dill, stems discarded before measuring, salt and freshly ground black pepper

ground beef, tomato soup, whole corn (or cream style), okra, salt (to taste), black pepper (to taste), tomatoes, peas (field), butter beans, onion, chopped

limes (or juice), chicken (thighs work excellent) but breast do too, olive oil, onion chopped finely, garlic chopped finely, hot peppers to taste (remember they increase in intensity as they cook), curry (home made paste is very nice), fresh thyme chopped, tomatoes coarsely chopped (do not add until later-you know why), christophene peeled and cut into cubes (chayote, chocho, chuchu, xuxu)-tropical squash from south america, eggplant cut into cubes, pumpkin or squash peeled and cut into cubes, coconut milk, salt and freshly ground peppercorns to taste, rum (or to taste)