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Thousand Island dressing help, please
My Copycat Kraft Thousand Island Dressing
I never buy thousand island dressing anymore.
This is the recipe I always use.
1 cup mayonnaise
4 Tbs ketchup
2 Tbs distilled white vinegar
4 tsp granulated sugar
4 tsp sweet pickle relish
2 tsp onion, minced
1/4 tsp table salt
dash black pepper
Mix well. Place in fridge for a few hours to allow flavors to develop.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
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mamachef's peanut butter cookies
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Kippers for breakfast recipe needed
BBC Food
Kippers cooked in a jug with cider and lime butter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/kipperscookedinajugw_83916
Kipper rosti with poached egg and hollandaise sauce
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/kipperrostiwithpoach_9369
Kipper kedgeree
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/kipperkedgeree_87265
Tricks you figured out in the kitchen and thought 'good one'!!!
I don't know why such a big deal is made of cooking white long grain rice. It's one of the first things I learned to cook. It's one of the easiest things to cook.
1 cup of rice, 2 cups of water. Bring water to a boil, add rice, stir once or twice to prevent sticking. cover, reduce heat to a low simmer. Simmer covered 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Re-cover for 5 minutes. Serve. What's so hard?
Make me a muffin -- a Chowhound Challenge
I make Doughnut Flavored Muffins using the Cook's Illustrated basic muffin recipe with yogurt and only about 3/4 cup butter. The yogurt replaces a lot of the butter. I add cinnamon, nutmeg and mace for the doughnut flavor. The muffins come out light and really good.
Doughnut Flavored Muffins using Cook's Illustrated basic muffin recipe
http://www.recipesecrets.net/forums/your-favorite-recipes/36654-doughnut-flavored-muffins.html
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That was the original link to the meatball recipe that laliz was referring to
What Are Your Most and Least Favorite Pasta Shapes?
As a kid I liked the pasta shapes in alphabet soup. I wonder if they have alphabet soup in Greece, Russia or China. ;-) Also I liked the wagon wheel shape. Orzo is kind of kool. It looks like rice, but it's pasta. I hate big, thick, rubbery shapes of pasta.
weird/ funny food childhood stories/ memories
When I was about 5 I made a bologna sandwich. It had the toughest lettuce that I have ever eaten. Later Mom said, who got into the cabbage? ;-)
Ketchup Lovers: Super Slippery Ketchup Bottles On The Horizon
Now if they could just team this up with the green, purple or blue ketchup of 10 years ago. ;-)
Two Fat Ladies
I like watching the show, but I don't have any desire to cook or eat any of their recipes. No wonder the Brits like Indian food.
Household food battles: Foods you love but your loved ones hate (and what to do about it!)
Sardines. They weren't a battleground until one day I was enjoying sardines and somehow the chihuahua's ended up with sardine breath. ;-)
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CapeCodGuy's Meatballs (2008)
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Tehama's Grandmamma's Orange Cake
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Calling all bread bakers...
I made this today (in the bread machine) and it makes a really good bread for sandwiches. It has a tender crumb and is slightly sweet. It has a nice mixture of white and whole wheat with dark flecks showing on the sliced bread. This recipe is a keeper.
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Plano Rose's Cabbage Rolls (Jan 2003)
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Calling all bread bakers...
I have 2 Kitchenaid's, one bowl lifter and one tilt head. But sometimes I just like to throw everything in the bread machine and let it do the work.
Chinese Take Out Dishes - Want to Make Them at Home
Panda Express Eggplant Tofu
2 Tbsp cooking oil
1 (12 oz) package of firm tofu, cut into 1 inch x 1/2 inch chunks
2 Tbsp sesame oil
1/2 medium size yellow or white onion, peeled and cut into small chunks
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 red bell pepper, seeds and stem removed, cut into chunks
2 or 3 small eggplants, stem removed, cut into 1/2-inch by 1-inch slices, with peel
2 Tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp chili garlic sauce
a pinch of white pepper, or to taste
1 tsp granulated sugar
Heat 2 Tbsp olive oil in skillet or wok, fry and stir tofu until golden brown
on all sides, remove from pan and set aside until needed.
Heat 2 Tbsp sesame oil, saute onion, garlic and red bell pepper until fragrant.
Add the oyster sauce, chili garlic sauce, white pepper, sugar and eggplant.
Mix well and cover. Cook until eggplant is tender.
Add back to pan the browned tofu, mix and let it warm through for another minute, uncovered.
Serve while warm.
Calling all bread bakers...
If I did the math right (to make 1 loaf for my bread machine)
it looks like this:
Divided by 12
1 cup water
1/3 cup dark molasses
1/3 cup + 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
2 2/3 cups bread flour
1 1/3 cups whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon dry yeast (I use 2 1/4 tsp so it will work in the machine)
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons brown sugar
Calling all bread bakers...
I adapted the recipe for a bread machine:
San Benito House Whole-Wheat Bread for Bread Machine
(Shared by San Benito House, Half Moon Bay, CA)
Adapted for bread machine.
1 cup warm water (115 degrees F)
1/3 cup dark molasses
1/3 cup + 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
4 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon table salt
2 2/3 cups bread flour
1 1/3 cups whole-wheat flour
2 1/4 teaspoons (or 1 packet) Bread machine or instant yeast
Place ingredients into bread machine in the order recommended according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
Set to White or Regular Bread, 1 1/2 lbs, Medium crust.
Press Start.
Makes one 1 1/2 lb loaf.
Source: Adapted from recipe in the Daily News of Los Angeles, May 16, 1991
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toodie jane's stuffed cabbage?
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toodie jane's stuffed cabbage?
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Home Made Instead of Purchased
Hand mixers and stand mixers work well at making mashed potatoes. Hand blenders, stand blenders and food processors will make white glue.
Chinese Take Out Dishes - Want to Make Them at Home
These are recipes that I have developed after looking at a lot of recipes online and then trial and error trying to duplicate what I got from take out..
Chinese Take Out Dishes - Want to Make Them at Home
Panda Express Fried Rice
1 cup regular long grain Rice, uncooked
2 cups water
2 eggs, beaten
3 Tbsp butter, divided use
1 cup frozen green peas and carrots, thawed
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1/4 tsp Sesame oil
1/8 tsp ground white pepper, or to taste
table salt to taste
1 green onion, diced into pea sized bits, including green tops
In a covered saucepan on the stove top, bring 2 cups of water to a
boil. When the water reaches a full boil, stir in the rice. Stir to
bottom of pan to make sure all rice is moistened and not sticking on
the bottom of pan in lumps. Return water to a boil. Reduce heat to a very
low simmer, replace pan lid and cook for 20-minutes. After 20-minutes,
remove rice from saucepan and place in large bowl to cool. Makes about
2 cups of cooked rice.
Scramble eggs in skillet on stove top with 1 Tbsp of butter. After they
are cooked, chop the scrambled eggs into pea size bits with spatula.
After the rice has cooled in bowl, stir in the chopped scrambled eggs,
and thawed peas and carrots. Toss lightly until mixed uniformly.
Melt 2 Tbsp of butter over medium heat in a large skillet on the stove top.
When the butter is melted and heated, add the rice mixture to the skilled.
Mix the soy sauce with sesame oil in a cup and sprinkle evenly over rice
mixture in skillet.
Saute rice mixture for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring and turning frequently
with a spatula.
When done, season with ground white pepper and table salt to taste.
Place in large serving bowl and garnish top with green onions.
Serve warm.
Makes about 3 cups.
Chinese Take Out Dishes - Want to Make Them at Home
Chinese Style Steamed Pork Buns
This is one of my favorite recipes. All of the ingredients
may not be strickly authentic, but this turns out really good
and I think it tastes just like what you get at a Chinese restaurant.
INGREDIENTS:
Steamed Buns:
1 1/2 cups warm water (95°F to 105°F)
3 teaspoons active dry yeast (or 1 packet)
3 tablespoons granulated white sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Bun Filling:
1 cup (about 8 ounces) shredded already cooked pulled pork or chicken (canned ok)
1/2 cup barbeque sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
1 teaspoon garlic chili sauce
1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
DIRECTIONS:
Steamed Buns:
1. Stir yeast and 1 tablespoon of sugar into 1-1/2 cups of warm water (95°F to 105°F). Let stand for 15-minutes.
2. Mix yeast water, 2 more tablespoons of sugar, flour, cooking oil, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl. Stir until dough forms.
3. Knead dough for 10-minutes.
4. Allow dough to rise in a warm place for 1-1/2 hours.
5. Punch dough down and divide into 12 pieces.
6. Roll each piece of dough into a ball, then flatten into a 6-inch circle.
7. Place about 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of meat mixture in center of dough and pull dough up over filling and pinch seams closed to form filled bun.
8. Place buns on individual 4-inch x 4-inch pieces of parchment paper.
9. Allow to rise in warm place 1 hour, until doubled in size.
10. Steam buns, in steamer, over boiling water for 20-minutes or use electric steamer.
11. Remove from steamer. When cool enough to handle, remove parchment paper from bottom.
12. Serve warm.
Bun Filling:
1. Place all ingredients in food processor.
2. Process until ingredients are blended and chopped fine.
3. Use 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture per bun.
Makes 12 steamed pork buns
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Chinese Restaurant Lemon Chicken
This is my families favorite recipe for Chinese Restaurant Lemon Chicken.
2 lbs chicken breast, raw, boneless, cut into strips
Marinade:
2 Tbsp oyster sauce
2 Tbsp cooking sherry (or chicken broth)
2 Tbsp rice vinegar
1/4 cup corn starch
4 Tbsp cooking oil
Mix oyster sauce, cooking sherry and rice vinegar.
Marinate chicken in it for 1/2 hour
Roll marinated chicken strips in cornstarch and saute
in skillet using cooking oil, turning until golden brown.
Make sure center of chicken is cook to at least 165-F.
Lemon Sauce:
1 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup granulated white sugar
1 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp sesame oil
dash ground white pepper
Stir together Lemon Sauce ingredients and mixwell.
Simmer in a saucepan over medium heat for about 3 or 4 minutes
until lemon sauce thickens and turns somewhat clear.
Garnish:
Lemon Slices
bed of lettuce leaves
Place cooked chicken strips on bed of lettuce leaves,
pour lemon sauce over chicken and garnish with lemon slices.
Chinese Take Out Dishes - Want to Make Them at Home
Easy Panda Express Spicy Orange Chicken
Ingredients
Spicy Orange Sauce:
1-1/2 cups cold water
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1 Tbsp orange zest
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar
3 Tbsp Soy sauce
1/2 tsp chili garlic sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp dried ground ginger
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/8 to 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)
3 Tbsp chopped green onions including green tops
Sauce Thickener:
3 Tbsp cornstarch
3 Tbsp cold water
Chicken:
2 pounds cooked breaded chicken tenders - from frozen (prepare according
to package directions).
Directions:
Mix Orange Sauce ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently.
Mix 3 Tbsp Cornstarch and 3 Tbsp cold water in a cup. Stir well to remove
any lumps.
Add cornstarch mixture to simmering Orange Sauce, stirring well.
Simmer for about 5-minutes, stirring frequenty, until orange sauce
thickens.
Prepare breaded chicken tenders according to package instructions.
Serve Spicy Orange Sauce over cooked chicken tenders. Or serve along side
as a dipping sauce.
Makes about 3 cups of spicy orange sauce.
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Easy Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
Here's a Hot and Sour Soup recipe that we like a lot.
We use to eat out a lot just for this soup. Making it at home saves a lot of money. It tastes very close to what you get at a Chinese restaurant. All of these ingredients should be available at most U.S. supermarkets, some in the Asian foods section. The white pepper and sesame oil are the "secret" ingredients that seem to give the authentic taste.
Easy Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
4 cups of chicken broth
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup cooked shredded chicken or pork (canned chicken ok)
1/2 cup drained canned mushrooms (type of your choice), sliced or diced
1/4 cup canned bamboo shoots, drained and julienned
1/2 tablespoon Thai Chili Garlic Sauce (Tabasco Sauce and a little garlic powder as a substitute is ok)
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water
1 egg, beaten
3 oz firm tofu, cut into 1/4 inch dice
2 green onion stalks, diced (including green tops)
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Bring chicken broth to a simmer in a 2-quart saucepan.
Add soy sauce, meat, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, Thai Chili Garlic Sauce and white pepper.
-Simmer for five minutes.
-Combine two tablespoons of cornstarch with two tablespoons of cold water in a cup. Stir until mixture is smooth. Add cornstarch mixture to soup and stir well.
-Simmer for 2 or 3 minutes until soup is thickened.
-Beat egg in a cup until yolk and white are combined. Pour beaten egg slowly, in a fine stream into soup. Stir soup several times.
-Wait 30 seconds.
-Add tofu and green onions to soup. Stir well. Remove from heat.
-Add distilled white vinegar and sesame oil.
-Stir a few times and serve.
Makes about 4 cups.
Home Made Instead of Purchased
Be patient, it can take several weeks for them to get the dried Carl's sourdough starter to you.
