32 your traditional Recipes

flour , plus for your kneading surface (bread or ap works well.), yeast, salt, luke warm water, water , for oven

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.

rough oatmeal (or pin head meal from real mills), oatmeal (like the stuff you get in the shops), really fine oatmeal or plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt, butter, (melted in microwave ), warm water, garlic granules , or, mixed dried herbs , or, cracked black pepper , or, parmesan and/or hard/dry fine grated cheddar mixed, or, dry roast these spices before adding to your dry oatmeal mixture|: corriander & cumin; caraway & dill tops; black onion seeds, add your choice of flavour during the time when you are mixing the dry ingredients together. don tsp try to use fresh herbs as they will burn., i suggest you try the recipe using half the amounts given just to test the quality of your oatmeal and flour, as this is key to the success of the recipe., also, if your oatmeal becomes too dry to roll out, add a couple of tbsp of hot water into the bowl and blast in microwave for 20-30 seconds, mix together quickly and the oatmeal comes back to being plaiable and easy to roll out.

plain flour, water, melted ghee mixed with 110ml sunflower oil or 110 ml vegetable oil, salt, chopped nuts , use almonds, walnuts, pecans, peanuts (your choice), granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, vanilla sugar, melted ghee, orange flower water (mazhar), honey, orange flower water, extra of melted ghee , to brush the pastry with and enough whole nuts to decorate each piece of baklawa. also you ll need p

beans (i use 2/3 black eyed peas and 1/3 black ), cooked and drained, shrimp, cleaned and chopped 1/4-1/2 pieces, sweet onion, diced fine, habanero chili, very fine chop, salt, fresh black pepper, ground cumin, fresh cilantro, flour for coating, oil for frying

fresh fish of your choice (salmon, seabass, fresh cod, monkfish...), tiger prawns, table spoons olive oil, carrot, potatoes, onion, garlic cloves, good red tomatoes (peeled ), red chili (if you like it), white wine, coriander leaves, salt, pepper, water to boil the fish and prawn (add more later if needed)

margarine or 1/4 cup butter, seasoning salt, worcestershire sauce, chex cereal , your favourite, salted nuts, pretzel stick

yellow onions , finelly sliced (ring shape), garlic cloves, chopped, red pepper, roughly chopped, green pepper, roughly chopped, potatoes, sliced, tomatoes, skinless , finelly chopped, fresh fish of your choice, cut in pieces (hand palm size), salt and pepper to taste, paprika, bay leaves, half a bottle of white wine

hot italian sausage link (i prefer johnsonville), onion, diced, green pepper, seeded and diced, garlic cloves, pressed (or minced from a jar), pesto sauce, jarred (i use classico traditional basil pesto), eggplant, peeled and diced, zucchini, diced, fresh mushrooms, sliced, dry red wine, crushed tomatoes , with juice, rotel tomatoes and green chilies, spaghetti sauce (use your favorite , i like classico)

margarine or 2 tbsp butter, seasoning, packet (traditional chex brand party mix seasoning packet), your favorite chex brand cereals (corn, rice, and or or wheat), peanuts, prezel stick

fresh large eggs, all-purpose flour , equal amount by volume as the eggs, generous pinch kosher salt, whole milk , equal amount by volume as the eggs, canola oil (or any oil with a high smoke point), russet potatoes, kosher salt, half-and-half, unsalted butter, freshly ground black pepper, twelve 1/4-lb english-style banger pork sausages (or breakfast sausages or your favorite bratwurst), your favorite brown gravy mix or left-over roast turkey gravy, sliced onions , optional

pierogi (your favorite kind ), whipping cream (liquid ), butter or 6 tbsp margarine, onion, chopped, salt and pepper

lean ground beef, yellow onion, finely diced, frozen spinach, frozen corn, minced garlic clove, alfredo sauce, chicken broth, bacon , cut into lardons, simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, parmesan cheese

good quality bittersweet chocolate drops, heavy cream, whole milk, instant espresso powder or your favorite extract, optional, egg yolks, sugar, creme fraiche, for garnish

yellow beans, trimmed and snapped into 1-inch pieces, baby potatoes, new, young fresh baby carrots, fresh peas , from the pod, butter (or margarine), milk (approximate, to your taste), sugar, salt and pepper (optional)

pumpkin , however small enough to fit whole in your oven (jack o lantern size), unsalted butter, fresh thyme sprigs, whole, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, extra virgin olive oil, pumpkin flesh (including aromatics from above), chicken broth (preferably organic ), old bay seasoning, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, chili powder, nutmeg, powdered ginger, sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, whipping cream

green lentils, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, grated, courgette, grated, dried mint, ras el hanout spice mix, olive oil, to fry, water, lamb stock cube or 1 beef stock cube, salt & pepper, bicarbonate of soda (if not soaking lentils), lamb or 4 pieces chicken, enough for your family, tomato puree (or paste)

my family has been in florida for over 5 generations. we have many ethnic offshoots and traditions. this stuffing encompasses many ingredients from my family heritage and it tastes good too. something a little different than plain stuffing. a little sweet, a little hot and a lot delicious. just like my family and florida: a little of everything., day old cuban bread, cubed, day old french bread, cubed, day old challah, cubed, onion, medium dice, celery, small dice, raisins soaked in sweet wine, slightly green mango (diced ), chopped nuts (your choice , i like macadamias), chopped cilantro, minced garlic, minced jalapeno (more if you like ), cumin, dried thyme, dried oregano, salt, fresh ground black pepper, chicken broth, butter melted, cream or 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk, eggs, beaten