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[shellypants.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the idea of this community. I've seen and done this meme in years past, but I never realized there was a community for it! :) I want to fulfill as many wishes as I can... such a feel-good activity for the end of the year. :)

As for myself, here is a list of my wishes:

1) Copic Sketch Markers - One, two, or twenty. I don't care if they're new, if you've had them sitting around the house, or even what colors they are. I am an artist and I just fell in love with these markers recently, and would love to experiment with more colors (I have only a few right now).

2) Anything from my amazon.com wishlist - buy used, please! Its more affordable, and more earth-friendly.

3) That the HOA would change their stance on dogs (currently none are allowed in our complex), so I could have a puppy.

4) A subscription to Fine Cooking Magazine.

5) Your favorite recipes. I cook a lot of Japanese and Japanese inspired dishes because they're generally simple and turn out well, but I'd like to try out different recipes from different cultures.

Contact info available upon request (via email or LJ note).

Comments

[fabricdragon.livejournal.com]

i can send you a cookbook or so...
email me your address and the reminder that you like cookbooks (and japanese)

[crystalin-li.livejournal.com]

I can share recipes. Are you looking for dinner type stuff or desserts or what? Send me a message on LJ with your email and what you are looking for.

Recipe

[poeticgoddss.livejournal.com]

"Mom's Cheesecake"
Spring form pan

Graham cracker crust:
Buy graham cracker flakes in baking section
Two cups of that, a cup of confectionary sugar
Melt 1 stick margarine
Tiny bit of lemon zest or vanilla extract

Use just enough margarine to make it moist, but not wet
Mix
Fill bottom of pan with thin layer

Center:
5 packets of Philadelphia cream cheese (the regular rectangular packs)---softened (room temperature or microwaved for 30 seconds to soften)
5 whole eggs
3 tablespoons of flour
1 3/4 cups of sugar
Vanilla extract for flavor
¼ cup of heavy cream

Mix all items
Not until it’s airy because then it’ll crack
Pour over graham cracker crust



Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Put cake in for 2 hours.
Shut stove off and leave in for 1 more hour (which allows it to drop down to room temperature which should prevent it from cracking)

Use anything for topping (a can of pie filling blueberries or cherries is great!)

[minds-edge.livejournal.com]

If you like tuna:

Mom's Stuffed Shells.

Get those jumbo shell pastas and cook like normal pasta (you know boil in water, add some cooking oil and/or salt. Drain, etc.)

While that cooks get some tuna in the can. Whatever you like, probably get a few cans of tuna (enough to fill all the shell pastas).

Put tuna in large bowl and mix in Mayo (put as much as you want, or as little, it doesn't matter). If you like Peas, add peas to it (trust me it's delicious!)

Once the shell pasta is ready, fill the pasta with the tuna mixture. Pasta may be really soft, so let them cool for a bit. Once you fill the pasta stick in the refrigerator and presto! Stuffed shells. (I know there are other different kinds of stuffed shells, but this one is my fav).

[sariah8.livejournal.com]

Do you have the recipe for the Japanese white sauce that they serve in some japanese restaurants? I had to go in search of it because my favorite Japanese restaurant closed down and none of the ones I've found actually serve the white sauce, so I have to make my own!

Here's the recipe if you don't have it. It's SO worth making it, and it goes great with the meats from Japanese cooking

1-1/4 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise *
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon paprika
dash cayenne pepper

Using a fork or a whisk, blend all ingredients together thoroughly until well mixed and the sauce is smooth. Refrigerate overnight to allow flavors to blend. Bring to room temperature before serving.

The sauce will NOT taste right if you don't let it sit overnight. And please don't try to substitute ketchup for the tomato paste! The water is needed to bring this to the right consistency.

Do NOT attempt to use low fat or reduced calorie mayo, Miracle Whip, or cheap store brands - it changes the taste significantly!

* Hellmann's is called "Best Foods" west of the Rockie Mountains. Use other mayos at your peril - many cheap brands make the sauce taste too much like mayo.