3444 that zoe made Recipes

chorizo saussage, sliced thickly, chicken breast (skin off) diced, garlic, minced, brown onion, chopped, cellery , cliced, a red capsicum (bell pepper) diced, a green capsicum, diced, ceyanne pepper, oregano, thyme, basil, bay leaf, tub tomato paste, rice, chicken stock, sugar, sliced spring onions (scallions) for garnish

plain flour, self-raising flour, baking soda, ginger, raw sugar, macadamia nuts, chopped, mashed ripe bananas (thats about 3 small ones...), oil, tinned crushed pineapple, undrained, eggs, vanilla essence, icing, cream cheese, butter, icing sugar

sweetened condensed milk - (not evaporated !), lemon juice, crushed pineapple(drained ), pecans or walnuts, cool whip, graham cracker crusts (home-made is best....but store-bought is fine)

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

hamburger, stewed tomatoes, diced tomatoes (i use the 1 ready made for chili), rotel, kidney beans, chili powder, cayenne pepper

devil made me do it chocolate cake, duncan hines devil s food cake mix or brand of choice 1 large banana sliced, cool whip lite whipped topping thawed chocolate curls optional, lite cherry pie filling

chicken stock or 1 1/4 pint stock made from oxo or bullion, stalks lemongrass , lower 1/3 minced or mashed in a mortar (or 6tsp of prepared lemongrass from a jar), kaffir lime leaves (depending on size of leaf), juice from 2 fresh limes or 4tbsp concentrated lime juice, cocuonut milk (or 1 block of coconut cream + 1/2 pint milk), ready cooked shrimp/prawns, thai or singapore fish sauce, red chilies, minced or 1/2 -1 tsp. dried crushed chili (to suit your taste), garlic, minced (or from a lazy garlic jar), fresh ginger (or 4tsp from lazy ginger jar), generous cups of fresh shiitake mushrooms or pack of dried shiitake or chestnut or button mushroom (whatever you have in the fridge), fresh coriander, sugar (to taste, so the soup is sweeter rather than tart ), al: a handful of cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper thin sliced

head of cabbage, thinly sliced, crumbled feta, green onions, chopped, red wine vinegar (i used a splash of white vinegar along with this), extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, sugar

frozen hash browns, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, chopped onion, melted butter, garlic powder, grated cheddar cheese, salt, pepper

mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes , casserole (optional), turkey, chopped, pie dough (i had extra from the apple crostata that i made for a dessert, but you could use any kind of pie dou)

chicken breast halves, fresh ginger (thumb), minced garlic (from a jar is fine), chicken broth (pre-made , with salt), grain rice, chicken stock (reserved from chicken), sesame oil, shrimp paste (found in oriental groceries)

dark beer, clean , white dish towels, oysters , preferably from the east coast, scrubbed well, salt and freshly ground black pepper, home-made hot sauce , recipe follows, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, chipotle pepper puree, honey, salt

white home-made italian bread ,cut into cubes, beef suet, leaf lettuce if you have it ,if not two heads of head lettuce, very little romaine, bacon,cooked, dry mustard, fresh ground black pepper, fresh ground sea salt, juice of 1 garlic clove, swiss cheese,grated, she never used parmesan cheese ,stating that it was gritty on a cold salad and spoiled the whole salad), dressing, raw eggs, olive oil, juice of 2 lemons, worcestershire sauce

cooked rice , long grain, red capsicum, diced very small, celery, diced very small, onion, chopped small, carrot, grated, sweet corn kernels, onion salt, salt (optional), pepper (optional), oil or butter for fry pan, homemade tomatoe sauce ( can be made in advance), i large can diced tomatoe, tomatoe paste, brown vinegar, heaped tbsp sugar, granny smith apple grated, onion, grated, garlic crushed, salt, pepper

pies, boxed cake mix (i ve made this with different cake mixes...chocolate, lemon, spice, strawberry and my favorite, red velvet), eggs, water, oil, unsalted butter, softened, marshmallow fluff, powdered sugar, cream cheese, softened, vanilla, salt

frozen banana, organic half-and-half (or milk would probably be good too!), organic creamy peanut butter (i use smuckers s)

english muffin (i usually use whole grain), pizza sauce or 1 -2 tbsp tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, any vegetables or meat, you want to hide