29 made do Recipes

devil made me do it chocolate cake, duncan hines devil s food cake mix or brand of choice 1 large banana sliced, cool whip lite whipped topping thawed chocolate curls optional, lite cherry pie filling

pumpkin puree or 1 (16 oz) can fresh or 1 (16 oz) can fresh pureed butternut squash or 1 (16 oz) can fresh pureed acorn squash or 1 (16 oz) can fresh pureed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, soft tofu , do not use low fat, pie shells, unbaked

this recipe is easy and can be adjusted accordingly - today i used half italian bread crumbs from progresso and half of my bread crumbs i made from my sun-dried tomato bread i had made earlier this month. this is a nice spicy and chunky styled crab cake - so enjoy! you can also make small balls of them and deep fry - but i do fine with sauteeing them in the skillet to make it less fattening., ok here we go ..., onion chopped fine, green pepper chopped fine, red pepper chopped fine, more of lump crab meat (ok to use more affordable imitation crab meat- sssh i won tsp tell a soul if you don t, i promise!), olive oil, pepper, old bay seasoning, herbs de province, worcestershire sauce, zest and juice of 1 lemon, bread crumbs, eggs, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, dry mustard, butter, white wine (optional - but it did add that extra something, equipment needed, skillet , bowl

graham cracker pie crust, ready made (i do 1 regular and 1 chocolate, a keebler and an oreo), grand limited edition peppermint ice cream, softened (1 container), cool whip topping

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

olive oil or 2 tbsp grapeseed oil, onion, chopped, ground cumin, cooked pinto beans, drained (either freshly made or 2 15-oz cans), tabasco chipotle pepper sauce (definitely do not use regular tabasco sauce, only the chipotle kind), salt, high flash-point vegetable oil , such as grapeseed oil, peanut oil or 1/2 cup canola oil, dozen corn tortilla, salt, crumbled cotija cheese , queso seco (mexican farmers cheese, or you can use feta cheese), diced fresh tomato, sliced red radish, loosely packed cilantro leaf, iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced and sprinkled with vinegar and salt, guacamole, sour cream

bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate (the orig. recipe used milk chocolate chips.), chopped salted macadamia nuts, chopped salted cashews, sugar, softened butter - do not substitute margarine, tb corn syrup, options, this can be made with walnuts, pecans or even peanuts. you can use nuts that are not salted in this recipe.

tomatoes, large, ripe, chicken broth (homemade or organic boxed, not low sodium), olive oil, white onion, chopped, garlic cloves, cascabel chiles , wiped then stemmed & seeded, toasted, pasilla chiles , large, wiped then stemmed & seeded, toasted, chipotle chile with adobo sauce (1 tbsp sauce), cumin seed , toaste, corn tortillas (preferably homemade or fresh locally made store-bought), hass avocado , ripe but still firm, queso fresco, shredded (or cut into small cubes ), chicken, cooked, shredded (or organic deli chicken), corn , roasted (removed from the cob (optional, i do this on the grill), jalapenos , roasted and sliced. (optional), lime, sliced into wedges for garnish, cilantro leaf, for garnish, tomato, chopped, for garnish, sea salt and pepper

plain breadcrumbs (i made my own), yellow cornmeal, parmesan cheese, grated, tony chachere creole seasoning, unsalted butter, cold and diced, nonfat plain yogurt, boneless skinless chicken breasts (i trimmed 6 to uniform size, using the rest of the chicken in another recipe)

brown sesame seeds , dry roasted (i recommend and prefer -read *note), oil , bland (do not use a flavored of any kind)

pumpkin puree or 1 (16 oz) can fresh, brown sugar, splenda sugar substitute, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, soft tofu , do not use low fat

cornmeal ((do not use instant or ready made) or 225 g fine ground polenta ((do not use instant or ready made), egg, beaten, bicarbonate of soda, pots of vanilla mullerlight low-fat yogurt, vanilla extract

quesadillas, i have cooked plenty of quesadillas on the grill ., i usually used american and cheddar cheese grated together and i would do a chicken , a beef and a veggie 1 on the grill., i had several large cast iron flat griddles ( brushed with butter) i put on the grill, because i always had to cook a bunch of these and the griddle would hold about 4 if you are only cooking a small amount, using just the grill after oiling would be fine., meat and chicken were spicy and the cheese only was plain and you could put pico de gallo on any of them. we made them like a taco in flour tortillas (tortilla folded over in half). the veggie ones had thin sliced tomatoes, jalapenos or red jalapenos, scallions, cilantro and cheese. brush with butter and grill them or just lay them on the griddle if you have 1. these cook fairly fast., keep it simple keep it good, later, tom

quesadillas on the grill, i have cooked plenty of quesadillas on the grill ., i usually used american and cheddar cheese grated together and i would do a chicken , a beef and a veggie 1 on the grill., i had several large cast iron flat griddles ( brushed with butter) i put on the grill, because i always had to cook a bunch of these and the griddle would hold about 4 if you are only cooking a small amount, using just the grill after oiling would be fine., meat and chicken were spicy and the cheese only was plain and you could put pico de gallo on any of them. we made them like a taco in flour tortillas (tortilla folded over in half). the veggie ones had thin sliced tomatoes, jalapenos or red jalapenos, scallions, cilantro and cheese. brush with butter and grill them or just lay them on the griddle if you have 1. these cook fairly fast.

butter, softened (do not use margarine), butter mints, crushed (yellow mints richardson butter mints (made with real butter, comes in a 5.5 oz box), flour, granulated sugar

butter (do not substitute), blueberries (i have made it with both fresh and frozen), bisquick, egg, milk

beef shoulder, ground or 2 1/2 lbs ground sirloin, butter flavored crackers , like ritz (1 sleeve), celery ribs, finely chopped, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced or 2 tsp garlic powder, celery salt (no substitute), marjoram, eggs, milk, steamed carrots or frozen peas or corn, do not use beans, mashed potatoes, made with butter

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)