13 light sort Recipes

tomato (diced ), chopped dill pickles, chopped onions (you can add more if you like), branston pickle (which isn tsp from chicago- it s british, but so good! use the branston or ploughman instead of relis), celery salt (optional), celery rib, chopped (optional -this is for extra crunch), mayonnaise, mustard, light chunk tuna in water (never use albacore tuna because it s loaded with mercury)

mature cheddar cheese, coarsely grated, butter or 30 g margarine, milk or 125 ml beer, worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, salt, cayenne powder, egg, lightly beaten, bread, toasted, paprika (optional)

pinto beans or 1 lb black beans or 1 lb great northern beans or 1 lb kidney beans or 1 lb red beans or 1 lb navy beans, sorted and washed (look in the dark corners of the pantry, you ll find something), beef stock or 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups vegetable stock (homade is best), yellow onions, chopped, garlic, minced, jalapenos, seeded ,devained,minced, tomato sauce (my recipe 76752), worcestershire sauce, coleman dry mustard, crushed red chili pepper flakes, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, lightly packed, salt & freshly ground black pepper, liquid smoke, new mexico chili powder, freshly ground, beef brisket , trimmed of fat

puff corn (found in chip aisle), butter (do not substitute), brown sugar, light corn syrup, baking soda, cooking spray (sort of optional)

julienne-shredded fresh spinach, julienne-cut radicchio, pine nuts, lightly toasted, sun-dried tomato packed in oil , julienne cut, capers, sliced nicoise olives, orzo pasta , cooked al dente and drained (1/2 box of barilla), minced garlic, juice and small lemon, zest, olive oil , not extra virgin, freshly grated parmesan cheese, fresh cracked pepper

fresh lemon juice (about 6 lemons), grated lemon zest, unsalted butter, melted, eggs, lightly beaten, granulated sugar, partially baked sweet buttery tart crust, 1 inch deep (see my recipe!), blueberries, rinsed , sorted, and dried, powdered ) sugar

fat-skimmed chicken broth, beluga lentils (12 oz.; see notes), sorted and rinsed, minced onion, diced carrots, diced celery, dried thyme, dry sherry, chopped drained canned peeled roasted red peppers, sliced green onions (including tops), extra-virgin olive oil, sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar, lightly packed salad mix (6 oz.), rinsed and crisped, salt and pepper

dried red lentils , sorted and rinsed well, wakame seaweed, soaked and diced, water , spring is best, shoyu , to taste, olive oil, shallots, diced, garlic cloves, minced, dried basil, walnut pieces, lightly pan roasted, fresh parsley, minced, umeboshi vinegar , to taste, balsamic vinegar , to taste

dried northern beans rinse and sort, meaty ham shanks , hocks or ham cut into large chunks, onion diced, water enough to cover beans, salt and pepper to taste, light brown sugar

black beans , sorted rinsed, ginger, fresh minced, water, thyme, fresh minced or, lamb bones, thyme, dried crumbled, thyme, jalapeno, seeded, deveined, parsley sprigs, marjoram, dried, crumbled, bay leaf, white pepper, fresh ground, garlic, crushed, black pepper, fresh ground, olive oil, pepper , cayenne, onions, chopped (yellow ), allspice, lamb shoulder, ground, italian tomatoes, chopped, chili powder, wine , light zinfandel, salt

chicken , obvious fat removed but with the skin on, ready-sliced dried chinese mushrooms, boiled baby bok choy, shallots, peeled and left whole, garlic cloves, peeled and left whole, red wine (any sort), light soya sauce, honey, salt