10 making house Recipes

instant coffee , maxwell house brand recommended, boiling water, reduced-fat vanilla wafers, reduced-fat cream cheese, powdered sugar, cool whip free, thawed, fresh raspberry, unsweetened cocoa powder

glue , gun, ribbon (raffia), wine corks, dried spanish moss dried herb like lavender or rosemary, glue sticks (you may need more or less depends on how long the sticks are), ribbon (raffia, to make a bird nest)

part 1: devil s food cake, butter, softened, sugar, eggs, unsweetened chocolate, melted, vanilla extract, milk, allpurpose flour, baking soda, salt, part two : chocolate mud frosting, unsalted butter,softened, vanilla extract, unsweetened chocolate, melted, sugar, cocoa powder, milk, in the bowl of an electric mixer , cream the butter, vanilla extract and melted chocolate. in a separate bowl, sift the confectioners sugar and cocoa powder. gradually add it to the butter mixture, blending well after each addition. mix in enough milk to make the frosting muddy., tip: the frosting may be made a few days in advance and stored in the refrigerator. before frosting, bring it to room temperature, then re-whip., next , add the spooky walkway leading up to the house. draw a crooked path from the base of the cake up to the witch s door with a toothpick (use this as your guideline). outline the path with chocolatecovered raisins, then sprinkle with broken green hard candies. at the entrance to the pathway, add a chocolate graham cracker drawbridge., tip: lay all the decorations out before you start. show the kids our photoand allow room for their own creative additions.

toll house bundt cake, flour, baking soda, salt, vinegar and enough milk to measure 1 cup. (to make sour milk), soft butter, brown sugar , firmly packed, vanilla extract, eggs, chocolate chips, in small bowl combine flour , salt and baking soda; set aside., place vinegar in a 1 cup measuring cup; fill with milk; set aside ., in a large mixing bowl combine butter , brown sugar and vanilla extract; beat till light and fluffy. add eggs on low speed. add flour mixture alternately with milk. fold in the chocolate chips., nut topping, soft butter, sugar, nuts, chopped, spoon batter into pan and put on topping. refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour to set before baking. bake at 375* f. for 50 minutes.

risotto with sausage and cranberry beans, make risotto , you absolutely must use a specific type of rice called arborio rice (carnaroli and vialone nano are also used, some say superior, but are more difficult to find). these types of rice release starch when stirred in a liquid; it is this process which makes risotto, otherwise you just have a starchy mess of mush. these types of rice are identified by their fat round grains and pearly appearance. they can be used to make other sorts of rice dishes, such as pilaf, but other types of rice cannot be used for risotto. arborio is no longer that much of a specialty product; it can be found in most large, well-stocked grocery stores in the italian section. or sometimes, misguidedly, in the asian section., okay , so now we have the rice. you will also need some good, low-salt stock or broth - it should be low-salt not for health reasons, but because a good deal of it will evaporate, leaving its salt behind, and i like to have more control over the salt in a dish. it can be homemade, but i m not going to be a snob about it because, in truth, we go through gallons of store-bought stock in this household and i don tsp see that changing anytime soon. furthermore, risotto is actually a dish which can be whipped up out of thin air when it seems as though you have nothing to eat, as long as you have butter, rice, stock, maybe a few herbs, and some leftover parmesan. i like the kind of stock purchased in tetrapak cartons, because they are resealable and can be put in the fridge and used as needed. if you really want to use homemade but you don tsp have time to make stock or don tsp like the aroma of roasting bones in your house (i don tsp blame you), you can buy really great stock at north market poultry and game - it is expensive, but can be diluted with a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio of water to stock, so it stretches. my general guideline is to plan on 1/4 cup dry rice per person, and about 4 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice. of course, this isn tsp exact and will vary depending on your elevation and the phases of the moon, but it s a good place to start. i usually just use 4 cups of stock and then dilute with water or wine (or sometimes beer, if that s all i have) if i feel i m going to run out., well, we have rice and stock covered, now we just need our setup: place the stock in a saucepan on your rear burner, bring to a simmer, and leave it there with a 6-8 oz ladle in, and place a large, wide saute pan (must be really large, plan that your rice will at least quadruple in size) or dutch oven on the burner in front. get out your favorite wooden spoon and flex your stirring arm., nice thing about using sausage is it s so full of flavor you can leave out the usual onion/garlic/shallot/celery nonsense if you re tired and don tsp feel like chopping. furthermore, sausage goes from the freezer to the pan without suffering too much. okay, let s go, risotto with sausage and cranberry beans - serves 4, links italian sausage , or 1 lb bulk (or hot, or a combination - definitely with some fennel), casings removed, cooked cranberry beans or 1 can white beans, drained, arborio rice, beef , chicken or vegetable stock, butter, freshly, finely grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish, an oz) flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely, lemon juice , or juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and black pepper to taste, red pepper flakes to taste, optional, good balsamic vinegar , optional

marshmallow cream, sugar, evaporated milk, butter, salt, toll house semi sweet chocolate morsels, chopped nuts, vanilla, makes 2 1/4 lb candy .

jell-o chocolate pudding and pie filling or 3 (1 1/2 oz) packages vegetarian chocolate pudding mix, kraft cool whip lite, gluten-free chocolate chip cookies (of any brand, i prefer toll house cookies that i make myself with gluten-free flour)

tamarind paste (wrapped in plastic with seeds or in jar), maple syrup, rice vinegar, sutter home sauvignon blanc, lime juice, garlic, minced, fresh ginger, minced, salt, pepper, ground pork, ground chicken (preferably 1/2 thigh meat and 1/2 breast meat, mixed), scallions thinly sliced, just white and pale green parts, fresh ginger, minced, garlic, minced, soy sauce, sutter home sauvignon blanc, fresh cilantro, chopped , no stems, fresh thai basil or regular basil leaves, chopped, fresh mint leaves, chopped, lime zest, minced, salt, pepper, toasted sesame oil (for grilling ), sesame hamburger buns, watercress or arugula, hot house cucumber, thinly sliced, red bell pepper , thinly sliced crosswise, making rings