14 make your french Recipes

ground chuck, minced fresh parsley, scallions, minced, kosher salt, black pepper, all-purpose flour, olive oil, onions, sliced, sugar, garlic, minced, tomato paste, beef broth, dry red wine, kosher salt, dried thyme leaves, all-purpose flour, cheese toast (in frozen food section, or make your own), minced fresh parsley (garnish ), parmesan cheese, shredded

french baguette, baked ., undrained olive antipasto with pepperoncinis, olives, garlic, onion, red pepper, etc...or, make your own, tapenade style with the above ingredients. you want a touch of heat, but it s basically an olive spread., sandwich sliced provolone cheese, sliced salami

maraschino cherries, eggs, lightly beaten, chocolate milk (can make your own with preferred amount of chocolate), sugar, butter or 3 tbsp margarine, melted, cocoa powder, cubed french bread (the size of dice), semisweet chocolate morsel (6 oz), sweetened whipped cream, maraschino cherry

thick french bread (or you may substitute white sandwhich bread), olive oil, tomato , slices, mrs dash italian seasoning (or make your own ), fresh grated parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

shrimp, shelled and deveined (use the shells to make shrimp stock), shrimp stock (use my recipe for seafood stock or your own), unsalted butter, very finely chopped green onion, salt, minced garlic, ground red pepper (cayenne), white pepper, black pepper, dried sweet basil leaves, dried thyme leaves, dried oregano leaves, mushroom , cut into 1/4 inch slices, very finely chopped fresh parsley, french bread , pasta or steamed rice

butter, sugar (depending how sweet you want the lemon layer), egg yolks, slightly beaten, juice from fresh lemons to make 1/3-1/2 cup, zest from 1 lemon, pre baked pie shell (you can use pastry, graham, sugar cookie, even chocolate, to your preference), vanilla ice cream (a lesser quality ice cream is actually fine to use, here...i suggest just a plan vanilla, though, not vanilla bean, french vanilla, etc)slightly softened(until just spreadable)

french bread ( can make your own or store bought ), garlic clove pressed, real butter (softened ), green olives w/pimento, parmesean cheese

chicken breast for every 2 people being served. i usually use boneless/skinless for this unless i am going to cook them over a wood fire. then i would use skin on and bone in, thick cut bacon (apple smoked or maple will add another flavor level). choose a bacon that you love the taste of., amounts of the vegetable you use depend upon how many people you are feeding . for only 2 i would use 1/2 of each color of bell pepper for example. for 8 i would probably use a whole or nearly whole bell pepper., red, green, yellow, orange bell peppers, cored , seeds removed, sliced into strips., vidalia onions (sweet and mild ) or red onions (zing) cut into strips, yellow and green squash cut slightly thick then in half, asparagus cut into 1 1/2 inch bites, grape tomatoes, garlic cloves left whole for now, mushrooms (your favorite type , of course!), fresh green beans, broccoli and cauliflower can be used too; but make them bite sized pieces, olive oil (have at least a cup or two available depending on how many you are cooking for. you need this to roast the vegetables and for making your croutons!), day old french or italian bread cut up into good sized bites, bigger than what would come in a box of croutons, i cut it up 1 1/2 to 2 inches., fresh grated parmesan or romano cheese, garlic granules , fresh cracked pepper, italian seasonings...or fresh marjoram, basil and thyme, (cut up the basil into small bits), some times i ll add some peas and corn to this as well. also optional would be a couple of boiled eggs..., kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper (white pepper could be added, but it is going to add a significant jolt in the heat/pepper pop department!)

refrigerated pie shell (or you can make your own ), eggs, half and half, broccoli , par cooked and chopped, french fried onions, garlic, minced, cheddar cheese (or any combo you like), nutmeg , salt and pepper to taste

ground beef, browned and drained, green bell pepper, chopped finely, onion, chopped finely, garlic cloves, minced, french original chili seasoning mix, diced rotel tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce (if you like yours a little more soupy) (optional), pinto beans (or 4 if desired to your taste )