9 opt Recipes

lean good-quality sausages (venison are the leanest, otherwise opt for lean pork or beef), bell peppers, quartered and then halved if pieces are very large (red orange or yellow), red onions, quartered, courgettes, sliced in 1 inch pieces (depending on size), new potatoes, cut in half (depending on size) (optional), olive oil, mixed italian herbs, garlic cloves, crushed (or garlic paste), tomato paste, black pepper

black beans go into the slow cooker with an army of flavorful ingredients. so why is the result so often a dull, muddied mess here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, build assertive flavor , start by sauteing chopped onion, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapenos in a dutch oven; beginning the saute with bacon fat, rather than the usual oil, also helps amplify the meaty richness of the chili., test kitchen likes to saute spices to intensify their flavor. when the vegetables are tender, add 1/4 cup of chili powder, plus cumin and oregano, and let the spices bloom in the hot pan., while ham hocks traditionally add flavor and a few shreds of meat to the chili, we wanted enough meat to chew on. we opted for the salty richness a small smoked ham lent to the chili as it cooked; removing the ham at the end of cooking and chopping it provided plenty of meat., dried beans added to the slow cooker at the outset were still too hard by the time the chili was done. to speed up the cooking, we simmer the beans in the dutch oven for 15 minutes before transferring the contents to the slow cooker.

oil, sized carrots, chopped, onions, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, passata (you can also use your fav pasta sauce and omit seasonings), fresh ground black pepper, sage, dried, chili powder, parsley, chopped, oil, flour, milk, warmed (as a vegan use non-dairy), fresh ground black pepper, laurel leaf, dried, sage, dried, frozen chopped spinach , defrosted and drained, cream cheese (low-fat is fine , as a vegan use a vegan brand), garlic powder, black pepper, freshly ground, nutmeg, blue cheese, crumbled (as a vegan opt out of this), psyllium, husk ground (or use flax seeds), sheets whole wheat lasagna noodles, cheese, grated (use your favourite, as a vegan opt out of or use soy)

milk, light molasses, egg, margarine or 3 tbsp butter, bread flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, active dry yeast, powdered sugar , sifted, vanilla, lemon juice, milk

sugar, cornstarch, salt, milk, egg yolks, slightly beaten, butter, vanilla

all purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, mace, cooking oil, water, vanilla

whole chicken, cut up, earth balance margarine or 4 tbsp butter, flour or 1 cup gluten-free, yellow cornmeal, seasoning salt, italian seasoning (actually , penzey s pasta sprinkle), chili powder, fresh ground black pepper, parmesan cheese, grated (optional), buttermilk or 1 cup rice milk