21 you remember Recipes

sliced rib eye steaks or 1 lb deli roast beef, thinly sliced, bermuda onion, diced on the large side not sliced (if you like onions use the 2), american cheese, hoagie rolls , 12-inch, ketchup or marinara sauce, peanut oil, preferably, salt

dried apricots, chopped (about 15 to 16 oz), flour, quick-cooking oats, light brown sugar, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, room temperature

all-purpose flour, salt, cold butter (you can use shortening if you like, but remember, butter makes it better, or so i say), ice water (the range is big, i know, but i find sometimes i need more and sometimes i need less., frozen chopped leaf spinach (if you want to go to your friendly local organic farmer-emphasis on local- and use fresh spinach from them, by all means do so. if i had been making on sunday, i may have been using some from the farmer s market)., yellow onion, diced ., garlic, minced or pressed ., butter (the amount of and olive oil can be cut down if you prefer), olive oil, feta cheese, eggs, egg yolks, heavy cream or whole milk, nutmeg to taste, salt and pepper to taste

brown sugar, sugar, earth balance vegan margarine, softened (or other vegan butter), vegetable shortening, vanilla extract, egg substitute (1 tbsp of the powder & 3 tbsp of water), applesauce (trust me!), all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, white chocolate, -you can use 2 batches of my vegan white chocolate also posted on this website. chop into 1/4-1/2 in (remember, for this recipe to remain vegan, the white chocolate needs to be vegan), macadamia nuts, chopped

in no particular serving things 1 can keep on hand for emergencies, fresh bottled water supply, nonfood perishables : crackers, peanut butter, sardines, bread, bagels, dry milk powder, etc., remember a hand can opener too, pet food- esp. dry, baby food- dry formula , jars etc., working flashlights ( battery operated ), batteries: all kinds: d ,cup, aaa,aa, lantern battery etc., transistor or wind up radio so you keep informed, run rv generator , if you own an rv, check and maintain your portable home generator monthly or as required, have gas/fuel containers filled in their proper containers and stored away from heat sources for snow blower,generator, propane cylinders, chain saw,kerosene heater etc, if you own a kerosene heater make sure it is in working condition- do you have an extra wick for it, remember to keep your window open a crack when using kerosene heaters ), table top camp stove ( remember to keep your window open a crack ) for brief cooking only, not for heat source, old fashioned stove top coffee pot , ground coffee, if you want coffee, gas in all your vehicles, ice for chest freezer to keep freezers cold and filled, water in containers placed in your refrigerator freezer so it stays cold longer in power outages, cell phone charged- also have car charger for cell phone, warm blankets, money from atm, refill any prescriptions, snow blower working, wood for your stove, fill bath tub with water for general cleaning, washing, flushing toilets etc, warm coats , boots, hats, gloves ready, snow shovel and snow rake available, have a plan where you will stay if you need to evacuate your home, have important insurance , emergency numbers together for quick reference, use a camera to take photos of any damage or losses of your home and property, check on status of family , friends if possible, have compassion and kindness for your fellow man,rescue workers etc. because we all get so annoyed when we lose so much after our lives have been altered

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.

wisdom for all foodies, dieters, and the entire human race, anybody who tells you getting thin takes about a week is lying ..., a.a. milne, if you want to look young & thin hang out with old fat people ..., j. eason, eat caramels rather than chocolate creams calories are worked off by extra chewing ..., what you eat standing up doesn tsp count ..., best remedy for a fever is a snowcone..., coffee whisks calories away from dunked donuts ...., there are no calories in what you eat off of other people s plates ..., crumble up your cookies. cookie crumbs have way less calories than whole cookies, there is no fat or calories in cotton candy....really....once you put it in your mouth it disappears...., health food is the food they serve in hell...(just kidding !), there are no calories in the baby food you taste before feeding it to your little bundle....and no calories in your children s leftovers...., remember , you re all alone in the kitchen and no 1 can see you ..., julia child, diet coke cancels out french fries ..., last , but not least, if no 1 sees you eat it.....you didn tsp, chocolate.....it s not just for breakfast anymore

you will need : makes 2 large baguettes or 4-5 smaller loaves(12 inches), sponge, bread flour, warm water(110 degrees ), instant or rapid rise yeast, dough, bread flour, instant or rapid rise yeast, warm water (110degrees), salt, glaze, egg beaten with 2 tbsp water, directions: this recipe requires 2 days... so plan ahead ., day 1, make the sponge. in a medium bowl, stir all of the ingredients until combined. you will need to cover the bowl with plastic wrap. let it sit at room temp until the sponge has risen and fallen at least 6 hours and up to 24 hours. i made mine in the late afternoon and started on it in the morning., day 2, in a mixer bowl, fitted with the dough hook, combine 3 cups of the flour and yeast. on low speed, add water and mix until the dough comes together. it will be about 2 minutes. stop the mixer and cover the bowl with a plastic wrap. let it sit at room temp for 20 minutes. after the 20 minutes. remove the plastic wrap and add the sponge from the previous day. add the salt and knead the dough on medium-low for about 8 minutes. after about 4 minutes, if the dough is still sticking to the sides if the bowl, add the remaining 1/2 cup flour, 2 tbsp at a time. the dough should not stick to sides only to the bottom of the bowl. complete kneading the dough for the additional 4 minutes. you should have kneaded the dough for a total of 8 minutes., turn the dough on a lightly floured counter top. form into a nice ball ., place the dough into a large , lightly oiled bowl. cover tightly with greased plastic wrap. let rise in a warm place. like with all my breads i let it rise in a cozy oven. (i turn on the oven for about a minute and then turn it off. ...it should feel just cozy, not hot or too warm.)let rise 1 hour., after the initial 1 hour rise time , you will need to turn the dough 2 times slide a bench scraper under 1 side of the dough. gently lift and fold 1/3 of the dough toward the center., repeat with the other side. finally, fold the dough in half perpendicular to the first folds. this should be a rough square. let it rise for 30 minutes . the process of turning and folding. cover the bowl with plastic wrap. let rise for an additional 30 minutes. this process stretches the dough gently and ensures that the sheets of gluten in the bread provide the proper structure and strength. top a large rimless(or inverted) baking sheet with parchment paper. turn the dough onto a lightly floured counter top. divide it into 2 loaves(i divided mine in 4-5 pieces as my baking stone is too small)., shape each piece into a baguette and lay each piece seam side down. space them about 4-5 inches apart., shaping the baguettes, work with 1 piece at a time. gently pat the dough into a rectangle., gently fold the bottom third of the dough up to the center. press to seal. bring the bottom of the dough up to the top and seal., flour your hand and create a large crease down the middle., top and the bottom of the dough together making sure it is secure ., gently roll the baguette back and forth to make a long log. lay each piece seam side down unto a parchment lined baking sheet., remember to space them. mist the baguettes with vegetable oil and cover loosely with plastic wrap.( i didn tsp cover them with plastic wrap). let rise in a warm place till doubled about 1 hr to 1 1/2 hr., after about 40 minutes of rising time prepare your oven. adjust your oven rack to the lower-middle position. place a baking stone on the rack and heat the oven to 500 degrees. let the baking stone heat for 30 minutes but no longer than 1 hour. after the baguettes have doubled in size, score them with 1/2 inch slashes. use a very sharp knife or a sharp blade. brush the breads with egg-water mixture. carefully slide the breads and parchment paper unto the baking stone. immediately reduce the oven to 425 degrees. don tsp forget this step. bake until golden and center of bread registers at 210 or about 25 minutes. rotate loaves halfway to ensure even browning. i don tsp think i bothered with turning them. let cool for about 30 minutes. this bread is amazing for steak sandwiches. delicious, recipe was adapted from america s test kitchen baking cookbook .

dry wheat berries, water , stock, or a combo of both, red onion, chopped, canned beans, drained (black beans or cannellini beans), seasoned diced tomatoes, drained (rotel style, italian, garlic and onion, etc), shelled edamame(from frozen , i don tsp cook, just thaw and shell), fresh herb (cilantro, parsley, basil, oregano), nuts (cashews, wal , pine ), vinegar (balsamic, red wine or rice), olive oil (you can add bit of sesame oil if you are going for a bit of the asian taste, but remember, it s strong, so use carefully!), favorite season salt blend with garlic, if possible, and black pepper

brown sugar, butter, eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, orange juice, flour (i substituted 2/3 cup. chick pea ), over ripe bananas (if you can remember to freeze and thaw them ahead of time, that works best.), granola or glazed nuts

beef round tip steaks , trimmed of fat, bacon grease (if you only have 1/4 cup of add olive or canola oil), flour, onion, chopped, green onion, chopped, celery, chopped, bell pepper, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes, chopped, thyme, chicken broth (or beef broth will work, too), red wine (remember, the better the wine, the better the dish), fresh mushrooms, chopped, salt (or more to taste), pepper (or more to taste), bay leaves, tabasco sauce (or more to taste), worcestershire sauce, parsley, chopped

popped corn, fresh and lightly salted, brown sugar, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, light corn syrup, vanilla, baking soda

fresh squeezed lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, fresh minced garlic cloves, oregano (if you can get fresh, use fresh and mince finely), dried basil (or you can use fresh , remember to mince finely), minced parsley, minced chives, ground black pepper, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, heads lettuce (iceberg, romaine, red...your choice), roma tomatoes, seeded and coarsly chopped, english cucumber, peeled and coarsly chopped, these are the long, thin almost seedless kind, red onion, sliced into thin rings, soak in ice water for 10-15 minutes to soften the taste, kalamata olive, hearts of palm, drained and sliced, avocados, pitted, peeled and sliced, crumbled feta cheese, boneless skinless chicken breasts (more if you choose), olive oil flavored cooking spray, lemon pepper seasoning, cracked pepper, fresh squeezed lemon juice, sea salt (to taste)

elbow maccaroni cooked according to package directions, cucumber (diced or chopped depending on how much you like them i dice), tomato diced, miracle whip (put spoonfuls in 1 at a time and stir til you get the constitancy you like remember it soaks in the noodles as it sits, i use close to 1 cup)

bechamel sauce, clarified butter, all-purpose flour, half and half, heavy cream , or milk, salt and white pepper to taste, note ***bechamel sauce is easy to make and great to use in other sauces while cooking. when making it, remember to use equal amounts of butter and flour. it is the amount of liquid that is added that will determine the thickness of the sauce, you could sub with a can of cream of chicken, celery, or mushroom if you prefer., creamy artichoke and chicken bake with shrimp, cooked chicken breast, diced, baby shrimp, cooked and cleaned, artichoke hearts, drained and cut in half, mushrooms, sliced, salted butter, worcestershire sauce, bechamel sauce (posted seperately), sherry * optional (i have never added this, never have it), parmesan cheese, paprika, salt and white pepper to taste

never underestimate the strength and courage of a woman that is really mad at you., this sturdy woman on may 8,1492,not just badly defeated but completely routed the english forces under sir john talbat from the fortress dominating orleans., sir talbot had stated not once but many times that this fortress was absolutely impregnable ,on that eventful day it is said that joan s only food was a peice of bread spread with pate de foie gras made for her by her army cook jean baptiste patrie., altou this was in all probability made with goose liver and wild truffles,you can make this with, good liver sausage ,cut open and place the contents in a bowl., buy a can of stems and pieces of mushrooms,open and drain., now take enough of the mushroom pieces to equal the bulk of the liver sausage., run the pieces through a meat grinder,or chop up fine ., then mix will with liver sausage and spread on crackers or bread., maybe you will feel victorious like she must have on that day ,but remember, in retrospect ,i guess they took revenge and you could say,they had a marshmallow roast at her expense.

fresh minced carp (not frozen). remember: this is the traditional recipe. remove head and bones for the sauce., chopped onion, salt, sugar. ( yes! you read it right )., pepper ., eggs, spoons of matzoh meal . if you can tsp find it , use bread crumbs, head and bones of the carp , (or ask your butcher or fishmonger to do it for you )., sliced onion ., salt ., sliced carrots ., sugar ., black pepper ., water

broth (through step 1) can be prepared up to 2 days in advance. just remember to withhold the lime juice until the last moment; otherwise, its flavor and aroma will dissipate. if you can locate lemon grass at the market, feel free to add a stalk to the , trimmed of its fibrous top and bruised with the flat side of a knife. for maximum heat, do not seed the chiles., canned low-sodium chicken broth, fresh ginger (1/2-inch), cut in half and smashed (see illustration below), garlic , lightly crushed with skins on, fish sauce, cilantro stems , including roots, plus 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro leaves, sugar, jalapeno chiles , stemmed and sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch rings, tomatoes , cored and chopped coarse, cremini mushroom , oyster, or button mushrooms, wiped clean and quartered (or cut into sixths if large), shrimp (about 41 to 50 per pound), peeled, juice from 2 limes