Fish with herb sauce

Poach (boil water, turn off heat, insert fish until done)

1-2 lbs of firm white fish

Cook

XX green lentils

Sauce: food process together:

6 Tbsp lemon juice
6 Tbsp olive oil
3 Tbsp fresh basil
3 Tbsp fresh chives
3 Tbsp fresh parseley

Tomatillo sauce

For each batch,
Heat:

2 tsp oil

Sautee until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes:

2 cups onion

Add:

3 cups tomatillos, quartered or halved
2 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp garlic
1 tsp salt

Cook for about 30 seconds, then add

1 cup water

When all tomatillos looked not bright green, run through food processor. Package in pints and freeze

Adapted from Best International Recipes

New England Spider Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine and set aside:

2 cups milk
4 teaspoons white vinegar

In mixing bowl, combine:

1 cup white flour
3/4 cup fine cornmeal
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Whisk into sour milk:

2 eggs

Stir liquids into dry ingredients.
Melt in 12 inch cast-iron skillet:

2 Tbsp butter

Pour in batter.
Pour into the center:

1 cup heavy cream

Slide into oven and bake for 45 minutes. Slide into wedges and serve.

Whole wheat muffins (with blueberries)

Preheat over 400 degrees.
Melt and set aside:

1/4 cup butter

Sift together:

1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

mix separately:

1 egg
1 cup milk
melted butter
blueberries (optional)

Combine until flour is moistened, not smooth.
Spoon into muffin tins 2/3 full.
Bake 25 minutes.

From New York Times Cookbook

Carrot cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Beat together:

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup applesauce
4 large eggs

Add:

1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
>1 tsp cinnamon
>1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt

Stir in

4 cups grated carrots
1 cup walnuts or pecans

Grease two standard loaf pans, pour in equal amounts, bake about 45 minutes until tester poked in center comes out clean.

Adapted from Bon Appetit, March 2001

The family waffle and pancake recipe

Mix:

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp sugar
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup oil

1 1/4 cups milk (for waffles)
2 cups milk (for pancakes)

Fold in:

egg whites, beaten until stiff

Add blueberries or other fruit if desired
Cook on griddle/waffle iron. Eat. Yum.


Half recipe (pancakes):

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp sugar2 egg yolks
1/4 cup oil
3/4 cups milk

Polenta

Bring nearly to a boil:

3 cups milk
1 Tbsp butter
1 tsp sugar
1/2  tsp salt

Stir in slowly:

1 cup polenta cornmeal

Stir constantly until mixture pulls off of the pan side

From The New Basics

Crepe batter

Melt and set aside:

3 Tbsp butter

Mix:

1 cup white flous
1 Tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt

Add:

1 cup milk
1/3 cup water
melted butter
3 eggs

From New Basics

Sweet and sour sauce

1/4 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp lime juice
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

From Yan Can Cook

The really good tomato soup

In a soup pot, melt:

6 Tbsp butter

Add:

1+ cup onion, diced
1+ Tbsp basil

Cook 5 min until onion is transparent and threatening to brown. Add:

2 28 oz cans of diced tomatoes, with juice
4-ish Tbsp tomato paste
a quart to a quart and a half of chicken stock, more or less

Cook for about 10 minutes (more depending on how much chicken stock you added), then immersion blend the soup.
Add:

3/4 cup of rice, cook for 11 minutes

Add

1 cup milk (or some cream)
salt to taste. 

Based on 300 Sensational Soups