Also, DECORATE each meal's plate however you can (I'll try to show you how with each recipe but your own imagination should be used as it's YOUR Love that'll make the difference in the meals you prepare). Also (important!): add candles to the Dinner table EVERY night as every day you are alive should be celebrated.
The recipes below are coming soon as I've a chance to populate these categories... Should be ready before New Year's Eve, schedule allowing
THINGS YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE IN YOUR KITCHEN AT ALL TIMES
(Note: to grow your own herbs, remember to NEVER water them outright as you would a houseplant. Instead, spray them with water, daily. Use a fine mist setting on spray bottle)
• A GOOD Knife (Invest here!)
• A Pro Set of Pots & Pans (Seriously)
• Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate
• Basil (a spice Fresh)
• Bread Crumbs (Homemade)
• Candles (important, for EVERY Dinner)
• Chives (a spice/herb Fresh)
• Cilantro (a spice Fresh/Frozen)
• Cinnamon (Fresh)
• Cranberries (Fresh/Dried)
• Cumin (a spice)
• Curcuma (a spice)
• Dill (a spice Fresh/Frozen)
• Estragon (a spice Fresh/Frozen)
• Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• Feta (Goat) Cheese
• Figs (Fresh/Dried)
• Flax Seeds
• Garlic (Fresh only, no pre-cut crap)
• Harrissa (Arabic hot pepper cream)
• Hot Sauce (Chinese)
• Lemons (Fresh)
• Mandarines
• Nutmeg (Fresh)
• Orange Water ( Find in Arabic stores)
• Oregano (a spice Fresh/Dried)
• Paprika (a spice)
• Parsley (a spice Fresh)
• Pepper (a spice: not pre-ground)
• Pine Nuts
• 4-Pepper (a spice: not pre-ground)
• Raisins (Dried)
• Romano Cheese
• Sesame Seeds
• Slivered Almonds
• Sun-dried Tomatoes
• Vanilla buds (Fresh)
DOUGHS
• Bread
• Foccaccia (Italian)
• Pasta
• Pizza
HORS-D'OEUVRES
• Brie aux noix et canneberges (French)
• Carrot Salad (Moroccan)
• Chick Pea Salad (Moroccan)
• Devilled Eggs (Canadian)
• Mango Salad
• Oven-Roasted Peppers
• Penguin Eggs (Decorative: made with hard boiled eggs [body], toothpicks, black olives, [head and wings], carrots [feet and nose] sitting atop Blue Jello and crushed ice)
• Shrimp Cocktail, with hot dip, served individually, in tiny 1 ounce cups, on a platter.
• Smoked Salmon
In a plate, put, in order;
One or two lettuce leaves
Smoked salmon
Red onion
Capers
Powder with fresh-cut chives
A drop of extra-virgin Olive Oil
Fresh Pepper
Serve
• Veggie Platter, with sour cream dip
FISH / SEAFOOD
• Aneth Cod (French)
• Moules Belges (Belgian)
• Morrocan Salmon (Morrocan)
• Vanilla/Pepper Tilapia (French)
MEATS
Beef
• Babouskas (Greek) stuffed eggplants
• Chili con carne (Mexican)
• Christmas Balls (Italian) Stuffed Olives
• Palette (Quebecois)
• Tacos (Thought I'd forget those, you Taco Ogre? LOL!!)
Lamb
• Lamb Chops (Greek)
Veal
• Fettine Pannate (Italian)
• Osso Bucco (Italian)
POULTRY
Chicken
• Chicken Cacciatore (Italian)
• Coq Au Vin (French)
• Lemon/Rosemary Chicken (Greek)
• Olive Chicken (Morrocan)
• Peanut Butter Chicken (African)
Duck
• Canard à l'Orange (French)
BREAKFAST
• Apple/Sour Cream Pancakes (French)
• Crèpes Suzette (French)
• French Toasts (French)
• Orange Water Pancakes (Morrocan)
• V-Eggs (Vic's Breakfast)
SIDE DISHES
• Basmatti Rice (with a panoply of ways to prepare/present it)
• Carrot Salad (Morrocan)
• Garlic Peas (Italian)
• Glazed Carrots
• Lemon Potatoes (Greek)
• Mango Salad
• Spinach & Mushroom Salad
• Sweet Potatoes with nutmeg & cinnamon
SOUPS & POTAGES (ALL FROM SCRATCH)
• Beef Barley Soup
• Carrot/Potatoe Soup - a type of Parmentier
• Crème de broccoli
• Crème de champignons
• Chicken Soup
DESSERTS (ALL FROM SCRATCH)
• Apple Pie
• Banana Flambé
• Choux à la crème (French) Cream Puffs
• Fruit Salad
• Gallopita (Greek)
• Sorbets (Lemon, Lime, Orange, etc)
HOMEMADE BABY FOOD (Natural, no chemicals or preservatives)
HOMEMADE CANNING/NATURAL PRESERVES INSTRUCTIONS
• Jams
• Ketchups
• Tomato Sauce
OTHER CONDIMENTS
• Homemade Mayonnaise
• Various sauces
(More, much more, to come soon)
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