13 teeny Recipes

assorted cherry tomatoes or 2 cups red pear tomatoes or 2 cups grape tomatoes, fresh basil leaf, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, feta cheese, crumbled, fresh oregano, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper

white tuna packed in water, drained, flaked, mayonnaise, celery, finely chopped, whole wheat crackers (ritz round crackers), sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, black pepper

m ashamed to admit it but i am a lemon bar snob. i m not proud of it. well, maybe the word snob is a bit harsh. let s just say that i have very strong preferences when it comes to lemon bars., i prefer a delicate, buttery crust with a slight snap to it. and the crust should never be more than half the overall height of the lemon bar. i don tsp want to chew endlessly on an overly thick and, inevitably, tough crust. or even worse, mash my way through the gummy mess of an underdone crust., i prefer a dominant lemon flavor untainted by the milkiness of cream , evaporated or condensed milk. it should be just tart enough to make my mouth pucker a teeny bit. don tsp get me wrong. a creamy lemon confection has its place in my dessert kingdom, but not in the form of lemon bars. sorry, milk, but tart is king., i prefer my lemon filling to be smooth and soft, but not runny. when the filling hits my tongue it should be luscious. overcooking the filling will turn the lemon bar into a sponge. no 1 wants to eat a lemon flavored sponge, least of all me., i prefer my lemon bars dusted with confectioners sugar. but not so heavily dusted that exhaling will shower the table (or your neighbor) with sugar., finally, i prefer to eat my lemon bars with a fork. that s not snobbish, is it

tri-color spiral pasta, uncooked (about 3 cups dry ), vegetable broth, light coconut milk, sugar, ground coriander, ground cumin, chili powder, curry powder, ground ginger, frozen green peas, thawed or 1 cup cooked lentils, chopped red bell pepper, dried currant

olive oil, baby beets with tops , attached, walla walla onion , rough chopped, garlic , smashed, salt and pepper, oyster sauce, good balsamic vinegar

ground beef or 1 lb raw ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey, bottled salsa, dried oregano, crushed, lettuce leaves, taco shells or 8 regular-size, shredded cheddar cheese (3 oz), sour cream, chopped tomato, salsa, if you like

hen or whole fryer chicken, salt, divided, freshly ground pepper, divided, cornbread, crumbled, chopped onion, diced celery, chopped fresh sage or 1 to 2 tbsp dried sage, hard-cooked eggs, chopped

frozen prepared pie crusts, thawed, all-purpose flour, white sugar, egg, beaten, raspberries, chopped fresh rhubarb

cooked and drained rice which has been refrigerated overnight....trust me , it has to refrigerate overnight to get the take-out rice quality, oil, juilenne-cut roast pork , cooked chicken, or cooked shrimp, chopped scallions (not teeny-tiny chop, like in take-out), salt, pepper, eggs, beaten, chopped parsley, soy sauce

oreo cookie, make sure to use the nabisco 100 calorie packs oreo thin crisps, cool whip free, reduced-fat peanut butter, chocolate chips