Recipes Your Way

It’s your food—make it the way you like it with our easy customization guides. Everyday classics—pizza, lasagna, pot roast, burritos—require certain essential ingredients (like tortillas in burritos and crust in pizza), but you can mix and match everything else to come up with your own version of delicious. The sauces, the fillings, the toppings are all up for discussion. And when it comes to your recipe, you’re the boss. This publication is all about teaching you the basics of mixing and matching, so you can go forth and customize all your breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks. Take a closer look at the recipe below to understand how each is put together. Enjoy your newfound kitchen freedom! 1 >> COLOR-CODED The color bar along the side of the page will clue…

KEEP THEM FRESH After purchasing eggs, leave them in their carton and store them on an inside shelf (not the door) of the refrigerator for up to 5 weeks after the packing date on the carton. SKILLET SCRAMBLE START TO FINISH 25 minutes 8 eggs, lightly beaten½ cup milk2 Tbsp. butter3 cups VEGETABLES SEASONING STIR-INS or TOPPERS 1. In a medium bowl combine eggs and milk. In a large skillet melt butter over medium-high heat. Add VEGETABLES and SEASONING; cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender. Reduce heat to medium. Add egg mixture. Cook, without stirring, until mixture begins to set on bottom and around edges. 2. Using a spatula or large spoon, lift and fold partially cooked egg mixture so uncooked portion flows underneath. Continue cooking over medium heat…

SAVORY BREAD PUDDING PREP 20 minutes BAKE 45 minutes at 350°F COOL 20 minutes 4 cups dried BREAD CUBES (tip, p. 9)½ cup MEAT¾ cup CHEESE2 eggs, lightly beaten1¾ cups milk¼ cup butter, melted1 Tbsp. chopped fresh HERB or 1 tsp. dried HERB, crushed¼ tsp. salt 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 2-qt. square baking dish. Place BREAD CUBES, MEAT, and half the CHEESE in dish. In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, milk, butter, HERB, and salt. Pour over bread mixture in dish. Use a spatula to press bread down into milk mixture. 2. Bake, uncovered, 45 to 50 minutes or until puffed and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Top with remaining CHEESE. Cool about 20 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 8 servings. MORE FLAVOR!…

SWEET BREAD PUDDING PREP 20 minutes BAKE 50 minutes at 350°F COOL 20 minutes 4 cups dried BREAD CUBES (tip, opposite)½ cup DRIED FRUITS¼ cup chopped NUTS (optional)2 eggs, lightly beaten1¾ cups MILK¼ cup butter, melted½ cup granulated or packed brown sugar1 tsp. SPICE1 tsp. vanilla TOPPER 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 2-qt. square baking dish. Place dried BREAD CUBES, DRIED FRUIT, and, if desired, NUTS in dish. In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, MILK, butter, sugar, SPICE, and vanilla. Pour over bread mixture in dish. Use a spatula to press bread down into milk mixture. 2. Bake, uncovered, about 50 minutes or until puffed and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool about 20 minutes. Serve warm with TOPPER. Makes 8 servings. BREAD…

MASCARPONE This soft, rich Italian cheese tastes like a cross between whipped butter and cream cheese. It can be used in place of cream cheese in any variation of this stuffed French toast. STUFFED FRENCH TOAST PREP 20 minutes CHILL 2 hours COOK 4 minutes 4 1½-inch-thick slices French bread or challah bread½ of an 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened2 Tbsp. sugar½ tsp. vanilla4 eggs1 cup milk2 Tbsp. honey or sugar1 tsp. vanilla Powdered sugar and/or maple syrup or Salted Caramel Sauce 1. Cut a 3-inch pocket about 2 inches deep in the top crust of each bread slice, cutting to but not all the way through to the other side. For filling, in a bowl beat cream cheese with a mixer on medium to high 30 seconds. Add 2…

1 PREPARING THE BREAD Holding one bread slice firmly on a cutting board, use a small, sharp knife to cut a pocket about 3 inches across and 2 inches deep into the top crust of the slices, without cutting through the bottom crust. Be sure your bread slices are cut thick enough— 1½ inches is ideal. 2 STUFF IT RIGHT Use a spoon or small rubber spatula to fill the bread pockets with the cream cheese mixture. Avoid overstuffing the pockets or the filling may seep out. 3 COATING WITH EGG Pour the egg mixture over bread slices, thoroughly coating each one. Use a wide spatula to lightly press the bread slices (this helps the bread soak up the liquid). Carefully flip the slices over once or twice during chilling…