94 s traditional s 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.

crusty bread, thick slices or 2 large crusty bread rolls or 1/2 baguette, fresh butter, mature farmhouse cheddar cheese or 8 oz stilton cheese or 8 oz wensleydale cheese or 8 oz cheshire cheese or 8 oz lancashire cheese or 8 oz double gloucester cheese or 8 oz red leicester cheese, pickled onions, chutney (such as, branston pickle , pan yan pickle or ploughman s pickle) or 4 tbsp pickles (such as, branston pickle, pan yan pickle or ploughman s pickle), tomatoes, spring onions, salt, pepper

margarine or 2 tbsp butter, seasoning, packet (traditional chex brand party mix seasoning packet), your favorite chex brand cereals (corn, rice, and or or wheat), peanuts, prezel stick

beef stew meat, cubed (not too small because they will get so tender they will fall apart), white pearl onions, shallots, diced fine, carrots, cut in 1-inch pieces (very large carrots you can also cut lengthwise first and then in 1-inch pieces if necessary), celery ribs, cut in 1-inch pieces, celery rib, dice fine, celery leaves, chopped, parsnip, cut in 1-inch pieces, red potatoes, cut in half, cremini mushrooms, cut in half, peas (frozen are fine), diced tomatoes , i have used this a couple of times to try and it is ok, but i prefer it without (optional), beef stock , keep a little extra on hand as you may need a little more to achieve the consistency you like (available right in your grocery store or homemade), red wine (i like a cabernet), flour (to dredge the beef), kosher salt (to dredge the beef), pepper (to dredge the beef), paprika (to dredge the beef), vegetable oil (not olive oil to saute the beef), butter, garlic cloves, minced, dried parsley, fresh parsley , as a garnish, dried thyme, dried basil, dried rosemary, worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, salt, pepper

chocolate bar (recommended : hershey s), jumbo-size marshmallows, full honey-flavored graham cracker sections (can substitute cinnamon-flavored graham crackers or chocolate-flavored graham crackers), chopped nuts, caramel , chocolate, or strawberry ice cream topping, chocolate chips, cream, bananas, chocolate candy pieces (recommended : m&m s)

whole goat s milk (cow s milk will also work and is traditional in some countries, like cuba), fine granulated white sugar, vanilla bean , split in two or 1 tsp vanilla extract, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) -- this is needed for a complete browning-- it lowers the ph and prevents milk proteins from coagulating (bunching up). the browning is not caramelization -- it is a maillard reaction which requires the addition of a base. if you do not add the sauce will still thicken and taste wonderful, but the full potential of the sauce will be lost.

hanger or skirt steaks (i prefer steak for the kidney flavor), canola , vegetable, or corn oil, plus more for frying, rock candy, moutai or chinese grain alcohol, rice cooking wine, garlic cloves, chopped, onion, chopped, prepared horseradish (traditionally, people use ginger, but i use horseradish which goes better with red meat), soy sauce , plus 2 oz dark, fermented sweet rice sauce (available at any asian grocery), water, cherry cola, hu yieh leaves (dried lotus leaves), chinese buns (gwa bao, a white folded bun from any chinese grocer)

deep dish pie shells , traditional or 1 graham cracker pie crust, blueberries or 3 cups huckleberries, sugar, flour, salt, lemon juice, sour cream, vanilla, egg, beaten, sugar, flour, butter, chilled, ground cinnamon

onion, chopped, chopped garlic, olive oil , to saute in, veggie crumbles (like morningstar farms ), simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes

simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, ground turkey, frozen mixed vegetables (thaw completely), turkey gravy (ready to serve ), shredded cheddar cheese

favorite spaghetti sauce (i like traditional), hamburger, browned (can substitute sausage), cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, lasagna noodles, eggs, uncooked, favorite cheese, onion (optional), spices (optional)

basmati rice, soaked and rinsed, coconut milk (1 can), chicken broth (enough to equal 2 1/2 cups with the coconut milk), red bell pepper, chopped, orange bell pepper, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, onion, chopped, walkerswood traditional jamaican jerk seasoning (dry ), saffron, salt & pepper

ground beef, cooked, italian sausage, cooked, spaghetti sauce (i prefer prego traditional), ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, shredded, eggs, lasagna noodles, cooked, parmesan cheese, grated

ground beef (85% lean preferred), worcestershire sauce, frozen mixed vegetables, simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, butter

ground beef (and seasonings , salt, lawry s, onion powder, minced onions, to taste), uncooked lasagna noodles (almost 1 whole box), traditional prego spaghetti sauce, ketchup, brown sugar (to taste), lawry seasoning salt (to taste), salt (to taste), onion powder (to taste), shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded colby-monterey jack cheese, curd cottage cheese or 10 oz ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese

unsalted butter or 1 tbsp margarine, onion, chopped, carrot, diced, red bell pepper, chopped, garlic clove, minced, cooked corn, all-purpose flour, fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves, seafood seasoning such as old bay seasoning, chicken broth, alfredo sauce, shrimp, thawed if frozen, peeled, tails removed, deveined , halved horizontally (about 20), simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes , stirred to soften them a bit, chicken broth, parmesan cheese, grated

ground turkey, red bell pepper, sliced, yellow bell pepper, sliced, spaghetti sauce, any brand per your taste (1 lb 10 oz), classico traditional basil pesto (use 1/2 a 10 oz jar), classico sun-dried tomato pesto (use 1/2 a 10 oz jar), pasta (i use linguini or angel hair), fresh grated parmesan cheese

simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, ground beef, bacon, chopped, green onions, chopped, red bell pepper, diced, jalapeno, finely diced, taco seasoning mix, water