23 they good 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.

chicken leg quarters, split, onions, diced (or 1 medium onion), garlic cloves, minced, tomato soup (can substitute a can of any sort of tomatoes, just make sure they re good and mashed up), cream of chicken soup, milk (if you don tsp have any , it s cool, water works good, too), water, dry sherry, red hot sauce (frank s cooks up the best when flavor, not spice is the key, substiture your own favorite), dried oregano, butter, salt and pepper

rye bread (or whole wheat), yves brand meatless deli slices (or comparible brand i use turkey, ham, bologne, salami...they re all good!), grated or thinly sliced swiss cheese or 1/4 cup reduced-fat swiss cheese or 1/4 cup vegan swiss cheese, sauerkraut, drained, ketchup, miracle whip or 1 tsp mayonnaise or 1 tsp vegan mayonnaise, pickle relish

everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

canola oil, onion, chopped, leek, cut into rounds (white part only , or 1-inch of greens if they look good), bay leaf, thyme (dry, or bunch fresh ), parsley (dry, or bunch fresh ), carrots, chopped, celery ribs, halved the long way, then chopped, garlic cloves, minced, nutritional yeast flakes (optional), water or 8 cups vegetable broth, salt, flour, celery salt, canola oil, water, soymilk

smoked salmon, avocados, lemon juice, guacamole spices (where i live they sell this in a spice jar just like garlic powder, so either make your own guacamol), fish roe (you can use salmon or what ever you prefer.), stalks chives , make sure they are of good length, fresh dill (to garnish )

lamb backstraps (they will cook quicker) or 2 large use lamb fillets (they will cook quicker), garlic cloves, crushed, smoked paprika, chopped flat leaf parsley, lemon , juice of, olive oil, sea salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste, couscous , and, steamed vegetables , for serving, eggplant, garlic clove, crushed, flat leaf parsley, extra virgin olive oil, good quality egg mayonnaise, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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

elbow macaroni , undercooked in boiling,salted water &,drained, butter, flour, dry mustard (colman s), cayenne pepper, cheddar cheese soup, melted butter, salt, milk (skim is okay, higher fat is better), heavy cream, grated medium cheddar, grated colby cheese, plain breadcrumbs , very coarsely grated from a stale loaf of crusty white bread (good country bread is best but if you use store bought crumbs, make sure they are roughly grated, no)

perfectly ripe avocado, sliced, crayfish tails, cooked and peeled, fresh mixed salad green (they used a variety of escarole, frisee, rocket and chard, for a good flavour and crunch combination), cucumbers , thin but not transparent, sea salt, fresh coarse ground black pepper, fresh basil leaves, olive oil, balsamic vinegar (1 good squirt), honey, dijon mustard (heaped teaspoon), lemon , juice of, garlic clove, roughly chopped, sea salt, fresh coarse ground black pepper

yellow bell peppers , cut in half lengthwise (keep the stem on, remove the seeds and ribs, red peppers are fine too, i just happen to like the col), olive oil, chickpeas, drained and rinsed, artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained , and rough chopped, black olives, sliced (buy they pre-sliced to save time), frozen spinach, drained well (i didn tsp use all the spinach, about 1/2, but as mentioned, this recipe is so easy you can really use), tomatoes, lightly seeded and diced, onion, fine chopped, scallions, diced fine, feta cheese, crumbled, fresh parsley, fine chopped, fresh basil, fine chopped, olive oil, red wine vinegar, dried oregano, kasseri cheese (you can substitute any good melting cheese, i just happen to love kasseri)

chicken, cut in cubes try to make them all the same size so they cook equally (i prefer a mix of boneless breasts and thighs, 1-inch cubes for skewers), mangoes, cut in 1-inch cubes (make sure it isn tsp too ripe, you want sweet but firm, papaya is a good substitute), red bell pepper, cut in 1-inch pieces (optional), onions, cut in quarters, lime, cut in wedges, mexican seasoning (see mexican seasoning recipe below, if you have a favorite dry rub or seasoning , you can use that as), wooden skewer (soaked in water for 30 min, so they don tsp burn), olive oil, ground red chili powder (not chili powder that you use for chili con carne, cayenne is a good substitute), mexican oregano (every day dried oregano is fine), cumin, paprika, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, pepper

cps flour, baking powder, salt, cp sugar 2 eggs, egg yolks, melted butter, shredded orange or lemon peel, cp chopped almonds , hazelnuts or pistacios, preheat oven to 325, place dry ingredients in large bowl and mix, make well in center of flour mixture and add eggs, yolks, butter and peel, stir til dough begins to form a ball, add nuts and mix well, turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and devide into three pieces., shape each portion into a 14 inch log and place on lightly greased baking sheet, bake for 30 minutes or untill firm and light brown, oven and cool about 15 minutes, place on cutting board and carefully slice diagonally., place slices on cookie shhe and bake 10 minutes, turn over and bake another 10 minutes, these will be very crisp and a beautiful golden brown. they are definitely worth the work. taste great with a good cup of tea.

chocolate tortillas, flour, sugar, good quality unsweetened cocoa, skim milk, egg whites, oil (either vegetable or evoo), vanilla, salt, fill with whatever fruit is fresh and wonderful, strawberries (grind a tiny amount of fresh pepper over them, or if they re not especially sweet, slice and sprinkle with balsamic vinegar and let sit for an hour), raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, chopped mango, kiwi, sliced peaches (grate some nutmeg over them)

frozen shredded hash brown potatoes,thawed,squeezed dry ., grated parmesan cheese, butter, melted and divided, mixed dried herbs ( such as thyme, onion powder, rosemary and/or paprika, salt, divided ( i don t use salt ), eggs, half and half, flour, pepper, shredded swiss cheese, cooked ham , sausage or bacon chopped ( i tried all and they all are good )

coconut rum , captain morgan s parrot bay is the best, pineapple, peeled, cored , and chunked, strawberries, hulled & halved, watermelon, seedless, cubed, peaches, peeled and sliced, green grapes, seedless, removed from stems, blueberries, cantaloupe , balled, limes, juiced (or more if they re not good and juicy), sugar (or you can use splenda )

buddig (or any brand ) dried beef slices, cream cheese, softened, real mayonnaise (do not use miracle whip salad dressing - too sweet), sour cream, sweet onion, diced very finely (i have also used 4 ot 5 green onions or scallions when they are in season and not so strong - gives nice color - use the whites and a good part of the greens), dill weed, dried parsley flakes, celery salt, garlic powder, onion powder, plain bagels, halved and toasted , then each half cut into 8 wedges (using flavored bagels adds an interesting taste - i ve used garlic, cheddar, swiss, asiago, jalapeno, onion, everything , etc...lots of variety possible)

milk, good quality white chocolate, broken into pieces, sugar, mascarpone, heavy cream, vanilla extract, raspberry liqueur (creme de cassis) or raspberry-flavored syrup, very thin slices sponge or angel food cake, grated bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, whole strawberries, grated semisweet chocolate, firm, fresh, clean leaves (be sure they are nonpoisonous or lemon leaves work well), whole raspberries, strawberries, halved