30 optional bits Recipes

best texas toast burgers -- with options, onion soup mix, a-1 sauce, worcestershire sauce, ground round or other really good hamburger, fresh mushrooms, texas toast, butter for toast, garlic seasioning (if desired) for toast, salt and pepper and other seasonings as needed., i use a bit of garlic on the toast and fresh ground pepper), fine sliced green pepper, onion sliced thin, blue cheese dressing (optional), more nice (vine grown ) tomatoe slices, lettuce (your choice of type), kosher dill pickles, mix the onion soup mix , worcestershire sauce, and a-1 sauce into the ground round. (season as desired), lightly saute the mushrooms , onions, and peppers in a very small amount of butter.remove to plate., shape meat into two patties and grill until done to your taste., toast and butter 4 slices of texas . (sprinkle with garlic seasoning if desired), spread soft or grated cheese on toasted slices, divide sauteed veggies between the two burgers, see some options below ., serve with options preferences : kosher dill pickles, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, blue cheese dressing, very soft or finely grated cheese, olives. well drained and crisp bacon and more., lol , i forgot the onion rings, great with fresh corn , fries, or salad on the side! my onion rings coming on soon, fff groupies, toast and more, prepare the texas toast on the grill or in a skillet., butter the toast. lightly sprinkle with garlic if you want, skillet : same prepartion as above andon medium-high heat, cook for 2 minutes on each side., i put my cheese , of choice, on while the toast is very hot

extra-virgin olive oil (may to need to add more as the veggies cook), red onion, diced, yellow bell pepper, diced, orange bell pepper, diced, zucchini, diced, yellow squash, diced, eggplant, diced (i used a bit less and left the eggplant unpeeled, but you could peel it if desired), garlic cloves, minced, ripe tomato, seeded and diced, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper, frozen miniature phyllo cups

shredded zucchini (the zucchini was very finely shredded), eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, sour cream, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cream cheese, at room temperature, butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla extract, strawberry, cleaned, stemmed, and sliced, kiwi fruits, peeled and sliced, mangoes, peeled and sliced, blueberries, apricot glaze (optional) or apricot jam, thinned with a bit of warm water (optional)

baking potatoes, sour cream, cream cheese, softened, butter or 2 tbsp margarine, salt and pepper (to taste), grated cheese (optional) or bacon bits (optional) or chives (optional)

half-and-half, margarine, chopped onion, shredded cheddar cheese, velveeta cheese, diced, frozen southern style hash brown potatoes, bacon bits (optional as a topping )

red potatoes cut into 1inch or a bit larger cubes, light ranch dressing, ground black pepper, celery salt, diced or julienned red onion, sweet or regular relish, options: diced red and green peppers, shredded carrot

broccoli , floweretts cut into bite size pieces, purple onion , slices (about 1/2 cup), raisins, apricot, cut into bite size pieces, toasted pecans, bacon bits (optional but highly recommended for garnish ), miracle whip, mayonnaise, sugar or 1 tbsp splenda substitute, rice vinegar

spaghetti, for four, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, tatuma squash, grated (calabacita *you can substitute zucchini), pepperoncini peppers, sliced, dried parsley, salt & pepper, to tast, feta cheese, crumbled (or parmesan), red pepper flakes (for an optional bit of heat)

nonfat milk or 2 cups milk, eggs, salt, flour, nutmeg (optional), fresh spinach leaves , diced. (i include the stems, finely minced.), enough oil or butter, to lightly grease a griddle or iron skillet for frying the pancake, butter, chives (optional) or 1/2 cup minced parsley (optional) or 1/2 cup tomato, bits for topping. (optional), swiss cheese, shredded, mozzarella cheese, shredded, cream cheese , sprinkled with, ground nutmeg, sour cream , and, tomato, bits mixed

steel cut oats, buttermilk, baking powder, butter (can use low fat ), almond butter or 1 tbsp peanut butter, almond flavoring, egg, honey (i add maybe a few packets of splenda to sweeten a bit) (optional) or splenda sugar substitute (i add maybe a few packets of splenda to sweeten a bit) (optional)

fat-free chicken broth, water, frozen baby lima bean (3 cups), onion (for about 1 cup chopped ), salt, black pepper, bottled minced garlic, cornstarch, sour cream (optional for garnish ), bacon bits (optional for garnish ), snipped flat leaf parsley (optional for garnish )

lasagna noodles, oil, salt (or flavored , seasoned , celery or garlic ), paprika (optional) or bacon bits (optional) or parmesan cheese (optional)

pasta (i use tri-color rotini for color), ranch dressing, bacon crumbles (please don tsp use immitation bacon bits! big chunks of bacon are best. if you make your own, blot it really well.), cheese crumbles (or chop your own into small bits - not shredded ), red and green bell pepper, chopped, red onion, chopped, options, chopped marinated artichoke hearts, chopped green or black olives, corn, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped, fresh or dried dill, garlic, black pepper, use your imagination

butter, onion, diced, carrots , diced about the same size as the onion, all-purpose flour, russet potatoes, peeled and cubed, milk, whole, reduced fat (2 percent) or low fat (1 percent), chicken bouillon cubes , dissolved in 1/2 cup hot milk, half-and-half, salt, pepper, salted water, shrimp, crumbled bacon bits, for garnish, grated sharp cheddar, for garnish, dill sprigs, optional garnish

olive oil - plus a bit more, just in case..., roughly chopped garlic - more if you re a garlic fiend, red onions, roughly cut into chunks, i large aubergine (eggplant), diced, courgettes, unpeeled and sliced chunkily, button mushrooms - as many as you think looks right, fennel, roughly chopped, red bell pepper (capsicum) deseeded and cut into chunks, green bell pepper , prepared the same way, either 3 or 4 tomatoes, sliced - or cherry tomatoes instead, salt and pepper, balsamic vinegar (optional - only if you like it !), fresh parsley (optional)

best quality whole chocolate milk (this is important for good flavor! i use trader s point organic grassfed or make my own with droste coacoa powder and a bit of brown sugar to taste - just no high fructose corn syrup overly sweetened stuff please!), brown sugar - or white granulated if that is what you have. (once the mixture is frozen, it won tsp taste as sweet as it did unfrozen. trader s point is not too sweet, so i make it a bit sweeter for freezing and i like the flavor of best.), cream cheese, half tsp optional flavor extract or oil (like orange or raspberry or almond or coconut or...), egg, mexican crema , or sour cream, or ceme fraiche

eggs, egg whites, applesauce, honey, salt, coconut flour, baking powder, blueberries (or finely chopped fruit of your choice, could also use chocolate chips!), cinnamon (optional, if you prefer a bit of spice , i make it both ways)

rice, uncooked (not quick cooking ), sugar, milk (a bit more if needed), vanilla extract, raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup c (optional)