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Ingredients 1 1/4 cups milk 2 eggs 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Preparation Brush nonstick griddle or skillet with vegetable oil, or spray with cooking spray before heating. Heat griddle or skillet over medium-high heat (350°F). In large bowl, beat milk, eggs and oil with whisk until well blended. Stir in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened (batter will be slightly lumpy)....

Ingredients 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened 2 cans (9.75 oz each) Swanson® Premium Chunk Chicken Breast, drained ½ cup Frank’s ® RedHot ® Sauce ½ cup blue cheese salad dressing ½ cup crumbled blue cheese Assorted fresh vegetables and/or crackers Preparation Stir cream cheese in 9" deep pie dish until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bake at 350°F. for 20 min. until hot and bubbling. Stir. Serve with vegetables and crackers....

Ingredients 1 bag fresh cranberries 1 large apple 1 large orange 1/2 cup sugar Preparation Rinse cranberries and remove any bruised ones. Chop in your food processer. Quarter and remove core of apple (Fuji or Macintosh are best) and process Quarter your orange and remove the peal and any seeds then run through the food processer. Stir everything together with the sugar.

Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 small onion, minced 1 sweet pepper, diced 1 jalapeno, minced 2 tsp Salsa Lizano 1.5 tbsp soy sauce 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 2 tbsp green onion tops, sliced 1/4 cup cilantro, minced 3 cups cooked black beans, mashed 3 cups cooked black beans, whole + cooking liquid (caldo) Preparation Fry onions, peppers, and chili in oiled pan Saute until onions are transparent Add Salsa Lizano, soy sauce, salt, pepper, green onions, cilantro, and mashed black beans Stir until mixed then gently fold in whole black beans and simmer 10 mins Thin mixture with caldo...

Ingredients Frisée salad 4 eggs parmesan truffle oil white vinegar pepper Preparation Wash the salad and put onto plates. Poach the eggs: Let water boil, add vinegar and wisk it until there is a hole in the middle, pour the egg into the hole, let cook for 3min. The white should be hard and the yolk runny. Mix a light vinaigrette into the salad. Put the egg on the salad. Cover with ground parmesan and truffle oil....

Ingredients 2 pieces of French bread 2 eggs 2 pieces of bagon 2 pieces of cheese (I recommend sharp cheddar or provolone) 2 tsp salt 2 tsp course ground pepper 1/4 cup dry white wine pinch of each: thyme rosemary savory marjoram oregano (this is a dumbed down version of Herbs of Province) Preparation Begin by separating the eggs. Place the yolks in a separate dish for later use, and whisk the whites together with about a tablespoon of cream or milk and the Herbs of Province mixture to your liking....

Ingredients 4 pounds heads and bones from black bass, red snapper, or halibut 4 tablespoons corn oil 2 medium onions, peeled, and very thinly sliced 1/2 small fennel bulb, very thinly sliced 12 leeks, thinly sliced 30 whole white peppercorns 1 teaspoon fine sea salt 2 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley 2 bay leaves 2 cups dry white wine Preparation If you are preparing the fish yourself, remove the gills and the eyes....

Ingredients Jarred Olives (search out nearest Italian grocer and get a giant jar of Cerignola Olives – trust me, you will have enough to make to share or gift when you are invited over for dinner/drinks/movie etc) 10 tight garlic heads Good Olive Oil (Spanish and Greek EVOO is really fabulous here, fyi) Extra BALL canning jars to make and store these treats for a quick -save-me-gift Preparation rinse olives in water...

Ingredients 3 tablespoons chicken, goose, or pork fat 30 peeled garlic cloves (or more or fewer) 6 to 8 cups chicken stock Salt and pepper Nutmeg 4 or 5 egg yolks 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil slices of bread, toasted until crisp Preparation Melt the fat over low heat, then add the garlic. Cook, without browning, until the garlic has become very soft. This will take half an hour or more....

Ingredients •2 cups flour •1/2 cup cocoa •1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda •1/4 teaspoon salt •1 cup sugar •3/4 cup mayonnaise •1 cup water •1 teaspoon vanilla Icing Ingredients: 1 stick of butter 1 C. of Brown Sugar 1 tsp. Vanilla ¼ C. water ¼ tsp. of Salt 1 C. of Coconut 1 cup of finely crushed walnuts or pecans Preparation Preparation of the first set of ingredients: Sift together the flour, cocoa, soda and salt....

Ingredients 2 3/4 pounds orange-flesh winter squash, such as butternut 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium leek, trimmed, white and green parts, cut into 1/4-inch pieces (1 cup) 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger, or more to taste 1 medium parsnip, (4 ounces), peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste...

Ingredients 1 ham bone 1 small yellow onion finely chopped 3 carrots and 1 parsnip peeled and sliced in to coins 8-16 brussel sprouts 1 stalk of celery chopped 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary and 1 large fresh bay leave 1 cup of turkey, chicken or vegetable broth and 6-8 cups of water. 1/1/4 cup of brown or green lentils, 1/4 cup of split black lentils, 1/4 cup of split green lentils and 1/2 cup of red lentils....

Ingredients 4-5 lb goose 1/2 c lemon juice 1 c A1 sauce or soy sauce 3 c wine 1 qt. vinegar 2 1/2 c salt 2 Tb Allspice Preparation Put goose in brine and add enough water to cover. For a whole goose, soak in brine for 24 hrs; for breasts only 12 hrs does it; a liver would take alot less time. Also adjust the amount of brine according to how large of a piece of meat you want to soak and smoke....

Ingredients 1/2 cup sugar 3 whole jalapenos 4 thick cucumber rounds, plus cucumber ribbons for garnish 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared horseradish Large pinch kosher salt 2 ounces gin 1 ounce fresh lime juice Freshly ground pepper and mint sprig, for garnish Preparation Jalapeno Simple Syrup:Bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Cut a slit in the side of each jalapeno; add to syrup. Simmer 10 minutes....

Ingredients FOR THE VINAIGRETTE: 1 small shallot, finely diced 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar Salt and pepper 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon walnut oil (or olive oil) FOR THE CROSTINI: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, sliced 1/4-inch thick Salt and pepper 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary 6 slices rustic whole-grain bread or ciabatta, 3/4-inch thick 3 to 4 ounces Gorgonzola dolce 20 to 24 walnut halves...

Ingredients 1 1/2 cups ruby Port 1 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon 14 oz dried black Mission figs, stemmed, quartered 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1 17.3 oz pkg frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed Vanilla ice cream Preparation Bring 1 cup Port, 1 cup water, sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon to simmer in heavy medium saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add figs; cover and simmer until figs are very tender and mixture is reduced to 2 1/2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes....

Ingredients paper bags Preparation see above

Ingredients 1 loaf challah bread - cut into 1 inch cubes 1 8oz package cream cheese 6 large eggs 2 cups 1/2n1/2 2 cups milk 1 stick butter - melted Nutmeg / Cinnamon / Spices to taste 16 oz of blueberries or strawberries (or any berries) 1 jar of blueberry or strawberry preserves (peach preserves also works nicely with the blueberries) Preparation Lightly grease or butter a 9x13 glass baking dish....

Ingredients 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 can fruit pie filling 1 7oz. can crushed pinapple - drained well 1 9oz. whipped topping 1 cup nuts Preparation Mix ingredients in large bowl, add whipped topping last-fold in. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours. Serve cold and keep refrigerated.

Ingredients 1 can sweet corn 1 can evaporated milk 1/2 carton chicken broth 1/2 stick margarine 1 clove garlic 1/2 tsp. rosemary 1/2 tsp. oregano (ground or crushed) 1/2 tsp. Basil leaves (crushed) About 1/4 tsp. salt, or until desired flavor is reached. Dash of pepper Preparation Dice garlic. Combine garlic, corn, evaporated milk, and chicken broth into medium pot, bring to a simmer over medium to med/low heat. Add margarine and let melt completely....