Belongs to AmericnJewl Spicy Mac 
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • paprika
  • hot pepper sauce
  • red pepper flakes
  • finely chopped onion
  • butter
  • flour
  • milk
  • dry mustard
  • fresh parsley or oregano
  • ground black pepper to taste

“This is an easy recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala – Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then served in a tomato cream sauce. Serve with rice or warm pita bread.”

serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • yogurt
  • ground cumin
  • ground cinnamon
  • minced fresh ginger
  • long skewers
  • butter
  • ground cumin
  • paprika
  • heavy cream
  • chopped fresh cilantro

Let’s talk about the sugar for a minute, shall we? This is a sweet cookie. A good, sweet cookie. Yet, if you think of an actual Oreos, the wafers are fairly un-sweet and actually on the slightly salty side, which contrasts with the super-sweetness of the filling bringing harmony, happiness, yada yada. If you want your cookie closer to that original, you can take out a full half-cup of the sugar. I usually do. If you want to make the cookie by itself (as I did a while back for ice cream sandwiches), go ahead and use the full amount.

You might need to buy:
  • all-purpose flour
  • unsweetened Dutch process cocoa
  • baking soda
  • baking powder
  • sugar*
  • vegetable shortening
  • sifted confectioners’ sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • milk

This elegant appetizer takes a couple of hours to make, but you can do all the preparation ahead of time. Don’t fold triangles too tightly or the mixture will burst through the phyllo. Assemble and freeze up to two weeks before the party. Don’t thaw the triangles before baking; just add seven minutes to the baking time.

serves 24
You might need to buy:
  • button mushrooms
  • dried oregano
  • freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
  • finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • Olive oil-flavored cooking spray
Belongs to AmericnJewl Clam Chowder 
serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • Tbs. unsalted butter
  • chopped fresh thyme
  • Tbs. all-purpose flour
  • bay leaves
  • heavy cream
You might need to buy:
  • Minute Frosting
  • Lemon Curd
  • Cake
Belongs to AmericnJewl Lemon Curd 

From the Joy of Cooking: This makes a sensation filling for sponge rolls or an Angel Food Cake. You can also marble it into a cheesecake.

You might need to buy:
  • egg yolks
Belongs to AmericnJewl 1-2-3-4 Cake 

This cake gets its name from its proportion of ingredients: 1 cup butter and milk, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups of flour and 4 eggs, and from cupcakes to layers cakes, as a basic, white cake, it does not fail.

You might need to buy:
  • sifted self-rising flour
  • milk
  • pure vanilla extract