PART 7 - THE LITTLE THINGS

The little things - Introduction

This is a category for those little things that don't fit in the previous six.
These are also things that I don't prepare often enough to give them their own category.

Sub-categories

recipe page links

Chapter 7.1 baking

I've dabbled with it, but it is not my thing. A lot of it is too sweet for me, but usually, it's too much work with not enough to show for it that keeps me from trying very hard.

The Splenda 'zero-calorie' lie
batter & breading
- batter for baking and deep-frying:
  breading for deep-frying
  1. simple breading
  2. spicy breading
bread
- wheat bread
  1. white bread
  2. no-knead white bread
  3. brown bread
  4. bread rolls
  5. Belgian pistolets
  6. sourdough bread
  7. sweet bolillos
  8. bread pudding
  9. capirotada
  10. banana bread
  11. carrot bread
  12. muffins
cornbread
1. corn bread
2. cornbread pineapple cake
3. green chile corn bread (pre-packaged)
cake
1. pineapple cake
2. upside down pineapple cake
cookies
1. chocolate chips cookies
2. macadamia nut cookies with white chocolate
muffins
1. blueberry muffins
pies & tarts
1. blind baking a puff pastry pie bottom
2. crumbly pie form
3. apple pie
4. apple pumpkin pie
5. pumpkin candy (piloncillo)
6. pumpkin pie
7. tiny pumpkin pies
8. basic frangipane tart
pizza
nearly all these were based upon Tony's 'supreme pizza' with extras added
1. pizza with artichoke
2. pizza with extra cheese
3. pizza with herring
4. pizza with mushrooms
5. pizza with mushrooms & cheese
6. pizza with nacho jalapenos & cheese
7. pizza with nacho jalapenos & cheddar cheese
8. pizza with nacho jalapenos & salami
9. pizza with nacho jalapenos ham & cheese
10. pizza with olives & cheese
puff pastry
1. making puff pastry at home
2. turnovers
  1. apple
  2. apricot
  3. cherry
3. marmalade squares
  1. apricot squares
  2. pineapple squares
  3. strawberry squares
4. puff pastry shells for vol-au-vent
rolls
1. cinnamon rolls
2. orange cinnamon rolls
stuffing
- celery & bread stuffing
- celery & cornbread stuffing
waffles, pancakes etc.
- pancakes etc.
  1. American pancakes = fluffy with baking powder
  2. Belgian pancakes = unleavened thin pancakes
  3. crêpes françaises = French thin pancakes
  4. crêpes Suzette = crepes flambéed with grand-Marnier
  5. crêpes de Bretagne = savory buckwheat pancakes with ham, cheese and egg
- waffles & pancakes
  1. breakfast waffles
  2. buckwheat waffles
  3. Brussels waffles
    Brussels waffles are made with a yeast-leavened batter, which makes them lighter and crispier. They are rectangular with defined edges, and they have deeper pockets or holes.
  4. Liege waffles
    Liege waffles are made with a thicker batter that is similar to bread dough, and they have uneven edges.

Chapter 7.2. dairy products = milk, yoghurt, cheese etc.

MILK
1. raw milk
2. pasteurized milk
3. boiled milk
4. chocolate milk
5. milk with coffee
CREAM
1. making cream at home
2. heavy cream
3. sour cream
4. whipped cream
5. making butter at home
6. real buttermilk
ICE CREAM
1. making ice cream at home
YOGHURT
1. making yoghurt at home
2. yoghurt dishes / drinks
3. commercial buttermilk
PUDDING & FLAN
1. vanilla pudding
2. chocolate pudding
3. rice pudding
4. tapioca pudding
5. flan
  1. making caramel sauce for flan
  2. flan caramel pudding
CHEESE
- cheese categories
  1. fresh unripened cheeses (60+ % moisture)
    platte kaas, cream cheese = Philadelphia + variants, queso fresco (acid-curdled), cottage cheese, ricotta, mozzarella, chèvre, fresh cheddar etc.
  2. soft cheeses (moisture 50% - 60%; butterfat 20% - 26%, higher in double & triple cream)
    1. bloomy-rind or mould-ripened cheese
      Camembert, brie, brillat-savarin, d'Affinois
    2. washed-rind cheeses
      Epoisses, taleggio, limburger, Muenster
  3. blue cheeses
    gorgonzola, blue Stilton, Roquefort
  4. semi-hard cheeses (moisture 45-50%)
    gouda, Swiss, gruyere, Emmental, tomme, Muenster, mild cheddar, asadero, Chihuahua
  5. hard (aged) cheeses (moisture 35-45%)
    Parmigiano, Reggiano, comte, manchego, aged gouda, aged (sharp) cheddar
  6. processed cheeses (melted, with vegetable oils a.o. ingredients added)
    pepperjack, American
  7. cheeses from other animals (buffalo, camel, goats, sheep, yak, ... )
- cheese dishes

Chapter 7.3. desserts

II do have a sweet tooth for sure, but making desserts at home from scratch isn't my thing. I already have enough trouble holding back on the main meal, that I don't need to pile on the sweet calories too.

CANDY
1. marzipan
2. chocolate marzipan
GELATIN
1. jello, many flavors
2. tres leches gelatin
3. coffee mosaic gelatin
4. gelatin puddings
5. banana gelatin
6. cherry gelatin with peaches
7. gelatin with mixed fruits
POPSICLES
1. making fruit juice popsicles at home
2. making Mexican paletas at home

Chapter 7.4. drinks

Very few that are worth mentioning.
Our main drinking supply comes from our well and is administered in the form of coffee, soups and sauces.

ALCOHOLIC
- beer
  - Belgian beers
    - abbey beers
      - light Leffe
      - dark Leffe
    - fruit beers
      - Kriek Lambic
    - red ale:
      - Rodenbach with grenadine
  - British beers
    - Guinness extra stout
  - Mexican beers
    - Modelo
    - michelada = beer + clamato
- hard cider
  1. angry orchard
- wine
  - cooking wine
  - wine coolers
    A wine cooler is an alcoholic beverage made from wine and fruit juice, often in combination with a carbonated beverage and sugar. It is often of lower strength alcoholic content.
  - sangria wine
- liquor
  - Jägermeister = bitter
  - tequila
    - margarita
COFFEE
1. coffee black
2. coffee with sugar
3. coffee with milk / cream
4. coffee with crackers
5. iiced coffee
6. dalgona coffee
FRUITS, VEGETABLES
- fruit juices
  1. apple juice
  2. kiwi, apple & carrot juice
  3. cranberry juice
  4. lemonade / limeade
  5. guava drink
  6. orangeade
  7. sour orange
  8. bitter orange
  9. pomegranate juice
  10. grenadine
  11. strawberry juice
- vegetable juices
  1. carrot juice
  2. celery juice
  3. tomato juice
    1. camaronato
    2. clamato
    3. V8
  4. green vegetable juice
  5. rice
    1. horchata
milk
yoghurt
TEAS & INFUSIONS
1. basic tea
2. tea with milk
3. tea with honey
4. ice tea
5. lemon tea
6. mint tea
7. ginger and mint tea
8. fennel tea
9. jamaica
10. rosemary tea

Chapter 7.5. noodles & pasta

Pasta does not get its own category with me. Pasta is the same thing over and over again, regardless of the shape, color or name they give it. The sauces are what make pasta worth mentioning, and those are listed in PART 5 - SAUCES.

RICE NOODLES = China, Japan
1. basic rice noodles
2. rice noodles with brie cheese
3. rice noodles in chicken soup
4. rice noodles in paprika soup
5. rice noodles in mixed vegetable beef soup (mushrooms, carrots, tomatoes)
6. rice noodles with mixed vegetables (onions, bell peppers, peas, carrots, corn, beans)
7. rice noodles with clamato
8. rice noodles with mixed vegetables (peas, beans, tomatoes) and cream
WHEAT PASTA = Italian
- elbows
- lasagna
  1. lasagna with ground meat, zucchinis, red & white sauces
- linguini, fettuccini
  1. tuna steaks with Normandy vegetable mix, corn on the cob, fettuccini
- penne rigate
  1. penne rigate
  2. penne rigate alfredo
- ravioli, tortellini, tortelloni = stuffed pasta dumplings
  1. tuna steaks, green chile ravioli, apple compote
- rotellini
- angelhair / spaghetti
BAMI = refried wheat noodles, Indonesia
- shrimp tjap tjoi with bami, beansprouts

Chapter 7.6. snacks

Those little bites in between.
Diabetics need them, and need them to not be overloaded on sugar.

cookies & butter vs. cookie butter
cracker snacks, canapés
- cheese
- meat
  - chicken salad with carrots, celery, served on crackers
- fish
- fruit
SALADS & SPREADS
1. chicken salad
  1. chicken salad with mayo, coleslaw mix, potatoes, served on a croissant
  2. chicken salad with carrots, celery, served on crackers
  3. chicken salad with mayo, nacho jalapenos, served on a hoagie breadroll
2. egg salad
  1. eggs, mayo
  2. eggs, mayo, potatoes
3. ham salad
  1. ham & egg salad
  2. ham & egg scramble
  3. ham & mixed vegetable salad
4. mixed vegetable salad
5. pasta salad
6. seafood salad
  1. salmon salad
  2. tuna salad
  3. tuna & peaches salad
  4. egg & tuna salad
  5. crab salad
SANDWICHES, CROISSANTS
- croissant with ...
  1. le croissant au beurre avec le café au lait (croissant and milk coffee)
  2. croissant with brie cheese
  3. croissant with coleslaw chicken salad
  4. croissant with d'Affinois cheese & smoked salmon
  5. croissant with d'Affinois cheese & tomato
  6. croissant with d'Affinois cheese & prosciutto
  7. croissant with ham, tomato, mayo
  8. croissant with nutella & banana
  9. croissant with salmon in cocktail sauce
- bread rolls, French bread, hoagies, subs with ...
  1. hoagie hamburger
  2. hoagie lamburger
  3. hoagie sandwich with beef tongue, lettuce, mayo
  4. hoagie sandwich with chicken salad, nacho jalapeno peppers
  5. hoagie sandwich with leg of lamb
  6. hoagie sandwich with roast beef, mayo
  7. hoagie sandwich with tomato, cheese & mayo
  8. hoagie sandwich with tomato, ham, egg salad, lettuce
  9. hoagie sandwich with tomato, roast beef, avocado, lettuce, asparagus, prosciutto
- toast with ...
  1. crocque madame / monsieur / mademoiselle
  2. toast Hawaii
  3. toast with avocado, prosciutto
  4. toast with avocado, salmon spread
  5. toast with egg salad
  6. toast with egg salad, fig jam
  7. toast with ham & egg salad, strawberry jam
  8. toast with salmon spread, tomato
  9. toast with cucumber, blue cheese melt
  10. toast with tuna salad
  11. toast with egg & tuna salad

TORTILLAS a.o. wraps
- making tortillas at home
- quesadillas
  1. simple quesadilla
  2. quesadilla with chopped ham, potatoes, cream
  3. quesadilla with ham, pepper jam
  4. quesadilla with chopped roast beef, jalapeno honey mustard
  5. 2-cheese quesadilla with ham, apricot jam, pepper spread, cream
  6. quesadilla with ham, marmalade, nacho peppers, mustard, cream
- tortilla wraps
  1. avocado tortilla
  2. guacamole tortilla with cream
- burritos
  1. poblano chicken burrito
- tortilla chips