3 cups ap flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

4 tsp baking powder

1 cup milk

1/2 tsp cinnamon

4 apples peeled and diced

2 Tbsp sugar over apples

Vanilla glaze

1/4 cup cream

1/4 cup light corn syrup (but glucose or other syrup will do)

1/3 cup powdered sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

Peel and chop apples and mix in the sugar and let rest.

Once apples are soft and water collected at the bottom, drain liquid and set aside

Add your grease to a heavy pan or pot. I use a cast iron pan. I like to use lard. Fries best

Mix all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl

Whisk in milk, should have a thick consistency

Add in your apples and fold in.

When your oil is ready (test a small amount. It should fry readily but should not be so hot that its bubbles violently)

Add large spoonfuls of batter. When golden brown and you can see it is cooked half way, flip over

Remove cooked fritters from oil and let drain and dry

Make your glaze. Add all ingredients and whisk together

Dip your fritters, top side only and and let drain

4 cups stock

4 cups water

1/2 onion chopped

8 cloves garlic

1 carrot shredded

1/4 cup orzo

3 cups spinach rinsed

1 can cannellini beans

2 cups chicken thighs chopped

1 cup milk

2 Tbsp corn starch

Cook onions and garlic in grease with salt

Add shredded carrot

Add stock and water

When boiling , add orzo

When orzo floats, add beans and spinach and chicken

When spinach is wilted, add milk and starch whisked

Add salt and pepper to taste

Let simmer for 5 minutes and then serve

5 cups Rice Krispie cereal

1 bag or 16 oz marshmallows

4 Tbsp butter (unsalted)

1/8 tsp salt

1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Line 9×9 pan with parchment paper

Melt butter with salt in a bowl (either microwave or double boiler system)

Add marshmallows except one cup of marshmallows. Heat until mostly melted but still has shape

Add Rice Krispies and mix.

Add marshmallows and vanilla

When mix, dump the mix into your lined pan

Wet your fingers and gently press into shape. Do not press so hard or it will become dense. Not fluffy

Let set for one hour. Then slice and serve

Options : half Rice Krispie cereal and half fruity pebbles. Add crumbled Graham cracker and chocolate chips for s’mores treats

1 lb thin sliced beef (I use pre sliced shabu shabu)

1 medium onion (diced)

1 pack mushrooms (dice if serving those with sensory troubles, otherwise slice)

1 green bell pepper (optional)

Hoagie rolls

Provolone cheese slices (or cheese whiz if you prefer that method. I often use mozzarella)

Marinade

1 cup water

1 Tbsp vinegar

1/2 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp garlic powder

1/2 Tbsp onion powder

1 Tbsp salt

2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Combine marinade ingredients. Add beef and massage in. Allow to marinate for atleast one hour. But the longer the better

Dice onions and mushrooms (bell pepper if you choose) Cook until tender. Do in batches if you need to avoid overcrowding your pan. Make sure you season with salt while it cooks. (Beef cooks quicker than veggies so cook ahead and set aside)

Cook beef on medium heat. When half way done, add some onions and mushrooms to cook together

While cooking you meat, toast buns in the oven. Melt cheese over your buns once you’ve reached desired toasty-ness.

Remove buns and top with your Philly cheesesteak and serve!

Not spicy gingerbread for those looking for a milder flavor. This recipe is no less flavorful, just more gentle on ginger.

26 Tbsp butter

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1/3 cup light syrup

2.5 Tbsp molasses

6 cups AP flour

1 tsp ginger

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

375 for 7 minutes (crisp cookies) then 4 minutes returned to oven

5 minutes (soft cookies)

Note: if you don’t have molasses, just increase your amount of syrup. However, I think it’s the key to the most delicious cookies.

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl

Melt butter, syrup and sugar in a pot.

When melted together, add to dry ingredients and mix.

Turn onto counter and knead together (doesn’t take long to combine together)

Separate into workable sizes of dough and set aside and cover with plastic in a bowl.

Dough will be greasy. Roll out into no larger than 1/4 inch thickness. Stamp out with cookie cutters

Combine excess dough and roll out again.

Bake to desired softness. For soft cookies 4-5 minutes. For crisp cookies, 7 minutes and then remove from the oven and restamp cookies or trim edges of making gingerbread house. Return to oven for four more minutes. If adding candy for glass windows add at this time for the candy to melt in the oven.

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup vinegar

1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp lemon juice

Combine all ingredient into a jar.

Seal lid and shake vigorously

Butter beer

3 cups cream soda

1 cup seltzer water

1 Tbsp vanilla extract

1/3 cup caramel topping/sauce (do not use a syrup)

Butterbeer topping

1/4 cup caramel topping/sauce

1 cup whipping cream

2 Tbsp powdered sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

Whisk one cup of cream soda and caramel topping together until integrated.

Add remaining cream soda, vanilla and seltzer water. Gently stir.

Pour into glass, ice optional if you want it extra cold

Whisk caramel, cream, sugar and vanilla until a soft whipped cream.

Spoon or pipe into butter beer and serve. Makes 4 butter beers

12 oz cranberries

1 1/4 cup brown sugar (or 1 1/2 cups for less tart)

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup water

1/4 tap cinnamon

1 Tbsp orange zest

Combine all ingredients except orange zest into a pot over medium heat

Bring to a boil, the reduce heat to simmer

Stir every few minutes

When thickened and cranberries are broken up mix in the orange zest

Set aside and store in glass jars.

Option: pass through sieve for a smooth cranberry sauce

Three ingredient, not pumpkin pie, not apple pie but kinda like both.

1 medium butternut squash (peeled and cubed)

6-7 apples (peeled, cored and cubed)

1 tsp cinnamon

Peel and cube squash and apples. Place into a dish or 9×13 pan. Dust with cinnamon.

Cover with aluminum foil

Bake at 350 for 1 to 1.5 hours

Remove from oven when all pieces are tender.

Smash until it resembles chunky applesauce. Serve warm or refrigerate and serve cold.

1 1/2 cup soy sauce (1 cup for kalbi jjim)

1 cup water

1 cup rice wine

1/2 pear/apple (squeeze liquid out for about 1 cup of juice…. Just use 1 cup of apple juice)

2 small thumbnail sized pieces of ginger

1/2 cup garlic

2Tbsp sugar (honey or maple syrup)

Blend all together and squeeze out pulp (prevents burning, not a problem if you use just juice)

Marinate meat overnight prior to cooking