18 simple but great Recipes

water, chicken broth, great northern bean, cabbage (chopped ), carrots, diced, italian-style tomatoes, stalk celery (chopped ), onions (chopped ), olive oil, zucchini, sliced, tomato, garlic (chopped ), salt and pepper, chopped parsley, broken spaghetti (or desired pasta)

ground turkey, low-sodium chicken base (such as better than bouillon), boiling water, great northern beans, drained, green enchilada sauce, diced green chiles, undrained, onion, chopped, granulated garlic, ground cumin, dried mexican oregano, fresh cilantro, finely chopped, onion, diced

garlic cloves, minced, canned salmon, boneless skinless (if using regular canned just drain. flake and remove bones ) or 6 oz cooked salmon (leftovers work great here ), dried basil, pepper, flour tortillas (about 6 in ches in size) or 4 corn tortillas, whatever you prefer, monterey jack pepper cheese or 1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

cashews or 1 cup pistachios or 1 cup almonds, dried black raisins, vanilla essence, sugar, cardamom powder, milk

great northern bean , sorted, washed, smoked pork shanks, white onion, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, baby carrots, chopped, garlic clove, pressed, dry english-style mustard, bay leaves, white pepper, kosher salt

dry great northern beans, water, carrots, chopped onion, chopped ham, ketchup, salt and pepper

egg roll wraps (you can find them in the produce section usually), carrot (about 2 s), celery (1 to 2 stalks), cabbage (about half a head), sugar, salt, sesame oil, pepper (or to taste), frying oil (vegetable, peanut, or sunflower oil works great), ginger (sauce), soy sauce (sauce), white vinegar (sauce)

chicken thighs, leek, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, minced, chopped fresh parsley, salt and pepper, great northern beans or 3 (15 oz) cans navy beans, rinsed and drained, smoked lean meat (such lean beef bacon), dry white wine (such as pinot grigio)

fresh pomegranate juice, lime juice, simple syrup, sheets gelatin , sponged, egg whites, room temperature, butter, sugar, all-purpose flour , sifted, vanilla extract, paper fortunes

cooked white beans, rinsed and drained (great northern or navy), vegetable broth, olive oil, soy sauce, vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, granulated garlic, fennel seeds, crushed, red pepper flakes, sweet paprika, dried oregano, dried thyme, fresh black pepper

bread (rye, sourdough,even white or wheat), ham (good deli kind shaved works great), mustard, sharp white cheddar cheese, butter, garlic powder

garlic bread, this goes great with any italian dish , and is simple to make., garlic powder, oregano, basil, dired minced garlic, kosher salt, parmesean cheese, butter, softened, italian bread, preheat oven to 375 degrees. combine spices in a mortar in pestle, and grind until the salt and minced garlic have been broken down and combined. if you don tsp have a mortar and pestle, simply put the spices in a zip loc freezer bag, and beat with the flat side of a meat tenderizer or rolling pin until crushed and combined. slice loaf in half length wise, and spread each half with a half stick of butter. divide the spice mixture in half, and spread each half evenly over each piece of bread. wrap each half in aluminum foil and bake for about 15 minutes. to crisp it up a bit, open the foil up and bake another 5 to 7 minutes.

onion, minced, celery, chopped, with leaves, butter, bread, soft , cut into cubes, salt, sage leaves, crushed, thyme leaves, pepper

potatoes , per person any type of potato (if using smaller , use more, duh), evaporated milk (un sweetened), butter, salt and pepper