38 more traditional Recipes

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.

beef rump roast, onions, chopped, red wine vinegar , or to taste, water, salt, ground black pepper, white sugar, bay leaves, or more to taste, all-purpose flour, salt and ground black pepper to taste, vegetable oil, gingersnap cookies, crumbled

broccoli, boneless skinless chicken breasts, extra virgin olive oil, butter, flour, chicken broth, milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half, sherry wine, shredded cheddar cheese (or more to taste), salt and pepper, nutmeg

mashed potato layer, russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes, vegan mayonnaise, soy milk, olive oil, vegan cream cheese substitute (such as tofutti ), salt, bottom layer, vegetable oil, yellow onion, chopped, carrots, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, frozen peas, tomato, chopped, garlic, minced, or more to taste, ground black pepper to taste, vegetarian ground beef substitute, shredded cheddar-style soy cheese

salmon fillets, skin on, all bones removed, kosher salt (plus more if needed), brown sugar, cognac (plus more if needed), dill sprigs, packed

light soy sauce (not a heavy artisnal variety... inexpensive is fine), brown miso, dark brown sugar, sherry wine vinegar, garlic, crushed, sesame oil, drops hot sauce (sriracha is best... avoid those with a heavy vinegar base), five-spice powder, flour (for thickening... ap is fine, but rice can be used if you wish to be more traditional)

flour (high gluten is best), baking powder, salt, warm water (or more ), shortening or 1 -2 cup cooking oil, onions, chopped, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, diced, fresh roasted chilies (chopped ), hot chili beans (or chili with or without beans), sour cream (optional)

boneless skinless chicken thighs, onion, cut into 1-inch chunks, carrot, cut into 1-inch chunks, celery, cut into 1-inch chunks, plump garlic cloves, peeled, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, fresh bay leaf, dry white wine, hot chicken stock or 5 cups turkey stock, plus more if needed, italian short-grain rice (arborio, carnaroli, or vialone nano), butter , cut into pieces, chopped fresh italian parsley, grated grana padano or 1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, plus more for passing

recipe basic pizza dough , recipe follows, all-purpose flour , for dusting, cornmeal, mozzarella cheese, sliced, taleggio cheese, diced, fresh oregano leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, parmigiano-reggiano, extra-virgin olive oil, active dry yeast, warm water (110 degrees f), sugar, salt, extra virgin olive oil, plus more for coating bowl, all-purpose flour plus more , if necessary, cornmeal , as necessary for dusting pizza peel

crumbled feta cheese, sour cream, plain greek yogurt, garlic cloves, more or less as desired, salt, fresh ground black pepper

brown sugar, white sugar , if you like a sweet pie plus a little for dusting the top (or more), ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, cortland apples , mcintosh or 5 -6 any other baking apples, fresh squeezed lemon juice, cornstarch (optional) or 1 1/2 tbsp dry tapioca (optional), pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie, bottom crust fitted into a 9 inch pie plate and top crust transferred to a rimless baking sheet, bot, unsalted butter, cut into bits, milk , as needed

butter, onion, finely chopped, water, dried dill weed , or to taste, poultry seasoning , or to taste, dried parsley, ground black pepper to taste, chicken bouillon, or more to taste, grain white rice

steaks, cut 1 inch thick (or more ), yellow onions , cut in long slivers, green peppers , cut into 2-inch hunks, garlic powder, whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, meat tenderizer, black pepper, flour, butter, salt (for peppers and onions), water (if pan sauce begins to dry while baking)

prime irish sirloin steaks, salt , pepper, beef aromatics and bay leaf for seasoning, chopped fresh herbs of own choice, plus more for sprinkling, glasses irish whiskey, melted butter, chopped large onion, chopped fresh tomatoes, tomato puree, fresh cream, chopped fresh parsley leaves, to garnish

whole picnic pork shoulder or 1 (8 lb) pork shoulder butt, dijon mustard, black pepper, garlic powder, salt (or more to taste), paprika, brown sugar, water, barbecue sauce, kaiser rolls

onion , halved crosswise, fine sea salt, chicken steaks , from the chuck (about 4 1/2 lb total), trimmed, veal marrowbones, baby carrots, baby turnips, kohlrabi (see tips, below ), celery root, quartered, juniper berries (see tips, below ), allspice berries, freshly ground black pepper, bay leaf, preferably fresh, cut in half, fresh thyme, garlic clove, unsalted butter, shallots, diced, fine sea salt, garlic cloves, minced, heavy cream, fresh thyme, vegetable stock or canned low-sodium vegetable broth, spinach, stems removed, freshly ground white pepper, cayenne pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, golden delicious apples (1 1/2 lb), juice of 1 lemon, sugar, cinnamon stick, about 3 inches, prepared horseradish, or more to taste, cubed white bread, crusts removed, whole milk, extra-large egg yolks, cornichons, chopped, heaping tbsp creme fraiche, heaping tbsp sour cream, champagne vinegar, canola oil, fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper, hard-cooked egg, finely diced, chopped fresh chives, freshly grated horseradish, sliced fresh lovage leaves (see tips, below ), freshly grated nutmeg, fleur de sel (see note ), chopped fresh chives

green peppers, in small pieces, red peppers (in oil with garlic ( if you can tsp get these please see my recipe), tomatoes (peeled... make a cross at the top and the bottom, toss into boiling water for 2 minutes and plunge i), water, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, potatoes, medium chunks, onions, in small chunks, head garlic (the whole bulb, yes...the whole thing!), red chili pepper (usually dry, use more if you have a cold, or like it hot!... i use 2 if its for me and 0 if my bf is), cayenne pepper, tabasco sauce, pepper, salt, olive oil, oil (for deep frying), water, for boiling (stock is best, but water will do), crunchy bread (for mopping up)

shucked oyster, with liquid, water, salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce