21 that than homemade Recipes

skim milk, nonfat dry milk powder, agave nectar, vanilla extract, plain yogurt (i recommend nonfat greek yogurt as a starter the first time you make this. after that, you can use y)

ground beef, tomato sauce (or homemade sauce if you like), tomato paste, cottage cheese or 1 (15 oz) container ricotta cheese, if you like that better, egg, beaten, chopped fresh parsley, lasagna noodle, uncooked, mozzarella cheese

tennessee stack cake, why this recipe won : good things come to patient cooks, as this cake must sit for an entire day before being served. during that time, the oversized sugar cookies soak up moisture from the apple butter and become tender and cake-like., recipe history : appalachian specialty known by various names, including apple stack cake, pioneer stack cake, and washday stack cake., secret ingredient : homemade apple butter., what our winner says : my grandmother (mom-mom) was born in 1917 into, a family of ten in lone mountain, tenn. baking day was saturday, and dried apple rings were brought down from the attic, where they had been hung every fall, reserved mainly for use in this special cake. the baked cake was placed on the dining room table to cool, then covered with a clean tablecloth to keep the flies off. mom-mom remembers how she loved to go downstairs on sunday morning and see the large hump under the cloth where the stack cake lay. the anticipation was heightened by the fact that the cake could not be eaten until after sunday dinner, and all

boneless skinless chicken breast, dijon mustard (i use a homemade dijon that is very spicy), apricot preserves, soy sauce (reduced-sodium ), scallion, finely chopped, water

chicken bones (saved from when you had a stuffed chicken or deboned some chicken breats), usually about 1 gallon bag, chicken quarters , if you didn tsp save and freeze your chicken bones, onion, celery bulb (the end part that most of us cut off for easier access to the stalks), some celery leaves, carrots, quartered, heaping tbsp garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, pesto, generous sprinkling of poultry seasoning, salt and pepper optional, enough water to cover your ingredients in the pot

whole milk, whipping cream, fage yogurt , don tsp use the 0% (not sure of the container size, i use the small ones that come with fruit or honey topping)

chicken (use any that you like), extra virgin olive oil, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, chopped celery, ketchup, water, honey, tamari soy sauce (healthier soy sauce), sea salt, pepper, frozen corn

boneless skinless chicken thighs, bonless skinless chicken tenders, olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes, cremini mushrooms, sliced, garlic cloves, minced, beef broth, chopped cilantro or 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped basil, crushed tomatoes or 1 (32 oz) can whole tomatoes, squeezed, egg noodles (homemade or frozen from store is best , but dried will do just fine) or 1 lb fettuccine pasta (homemade or frozen from store is best, but dried will do just fine), freshly grated parmesan cheese or romano cheese, crusty bread

garbanzo beans, drained (chickpeas), yellow onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh parsley, finely chopped, fresh cilantro, finely chopped, ground cumin, ground coriander, crushed red chile flakes, salt, flour, olive oil, greek yogurt, cucumber, peeled, seeded & finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh dill (fresh is preferable, but if you only have dried dill like i did, that works too), fresh lemon juice, salt, whole wheat pita bread, tomato, sliced, lettuce leaves, onion, sliced and separated

risotto with sausage and cranberry beans, make risotto , you absolutely must use a specific type of rice called arborio rice (carnaroli and vialone nano are also used, some say superior, but are more difficult to find). these types of rice release starch when stirred in a liquid; it is this process which makes risotto, otherwise you just have a starchy mess of mush. these types of rice are identified by their fat round grains and pearly appearance. they can be used to make other sorts of rice dishes, such as pilaf, but other types of rice cannot be used for risotto. arborio is no longer that much of a specialty product; it can be found in most large, well-stocked grocery stores in the italian section. or sometimes, misguidedly, in the asian section., okay , so now we have the rice. you will also need some good, low-salt stock or broth - it should be low-salt not for health reasons, but because a good deal of it will evaporate, leaving its salt behind, and i like to have more control over the salt in a dish. it can be homemade, but i m not going to be a snob about it because, in truth, we go through gallons of store-bought stock in this household and i don tsp see that changing anytime soon. furthermore, risotto is actually a dish which can be whipped up out of thin air when it seems as though you have nothing to eat, as long as you have butter, rice, stock, maybe a few herbs, and some leftover parmesan. i like the kind of stock purchased in tetrapak cartons, because they are resealable and can be put in the fridge and used as needed. if you really want to use homemade but you don tsp have time to make stock or don tsp like the aroma of roasting bones in your house (i don tsp blame you), you can buy really great stock at north market poultry and game - it is expensive, but can be diluted with a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio of water to stock, so it stretches. my general guideline is to plan on 1/4 cup dry rice per person, and about 4 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice. of course, this isn tsp exact and will vary depending on your elevation and the phases of the moon, but it s a good place to start. i usually just use 4 cups of stock and then dilute with water or wine (or sometimes beer, if that s all i have) if i feel i m going to run out., well, we have rice and stock covered, now we just need our setup: place the stock in a saucepan on your rear burner, bring to a simmer, and leave it there with a 6-8 oz ladle in, and place a large, wide saute pan (must be really large, plan that your rice will at least quadruple in size) or dutch oven on the burner in front. get out your favorite wooden spoon and flex your stirring arm., nice thing about using sausage is it s so full of flavor you can leave out the usual onion/garlic/shallot/celery nonsense if you re tired and don tsp feel like chopping. furthermore, sausage goes from the freezer to the pan without suffering too much. okay, let s go, risotto with sausage and cranberry beans - serves 4, links italian sausage , or 1 lb bulk (or hot, or a combination - definitely with some fennel), casings removed, cooked cranberry beans or 1 can white beans, drained, arborio rice, beef , chicken or vegetable stock, butter, freshly, finely grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish, an oz) flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely, lemon juice , or juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and black pepper to taste, red pepper flakes to taste, optional, good balsamic vinegar , optional

dried corn husks, lard or vegetable shortening (i used . it adds flavor. it s not that bad once in a while, it s a saturated fat yes, but vegetable shortening is a trans fat, and i think that s worse for you. you can render your own using the cut off fat from pork roast and pork chops. do not use salt pork or bacon - ask your butcher for about 1 1/2 lb of pork fat), baking powder, blue corn meal ( is coarser than yellow, but if you want to make yellow tamales, get masa harina for tamales), water, chicken stock, preferably homemade, salt, poblano chilies, seeded and cut into a small dice, fresh or frozen corn (thawed if frozen ), monterey jack cheese , cut into a small dice

thick pork rib chops, 1 inch thick (you can use boneless loin chops), butter, olive oil, fresh french bread , cubed into fairly small pieces, fresh mushrooms, chopped, shallots, finely minced or 2 tbsp onions, fresh rosemary, minced, fresh sage, minced, garlic clove, finely minced, chicken stock, crumbled gorgonzola (you can use roquefort or any blue cheese that you like), salt & pepper, white wine, low sodium chicken broth (or homemade stock), heavy cream, crumbled gorgonzola (you can use roquefort or any blue cheese that you like)

rolls of lean sausage , as lean as possible(rae favors jimmy dean s), two medium onions, chopped, puff pastry sheets , or phyllo (no hydrogenated oils!), mixed fresh herbs, chopped (rae uses basil and cilantro., you can experiment with herbs that you like.), eggs, french bread (optional), chicken broth, heated (homemade is best if you have it!)

whole milk, half-and-half, banana, soft fruit (apricots, peaches, pears, etc.), safflower oil, honey ((for babies over 12 months), tofu (for protein, you can leave this out if you want), whole milk vanilla yogurt (or his favorite fruit flavor), pudding , vanilla flavor, made with whole milk (i use homemade that i make with half and half and alot of sugar, for extra calories), pureed carrots (this adds good vitamins) or 1/4 cup squash (this adds good vitamins), vanilla, cinnamon

ground sirloin (i use 92/8), healthy tomato soup (fat free or low sodium, 1/2 of a can), homemade breadcrumbs (use any whole wheat bread that is 35 calories), egg whites, chopped onions or 1 tbsp minced onion, garlic powder, salt (there is in the soup, we just add a little extra for added flavor.), ground black pepper

dried porcini mushrooms (soaked in 1/2 cup warm water for about 10 minutes), extra virgin olive oil, white mushroom, thickly sliced (about 3 cups, use baby bellas if you like), salt, fresh ground black pepper, leeks, white parts only , cut in half lengthwise, thinly sliced, washed (about 3 cups-i use some of the green part too), garlic cloves, finely chopped, dry white wine (or use vegetable stock or grape juice), pizza dough (homemade or storebought), olive oil (if you have garlic oil, use that), gruyere cheese, grated (about 1 1/2 cups), parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/3 cup (or more )