Hook It Up: An Easy How to Cook for Beginners

© Copyright 2014 Sonja Johnson.

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ISBN: 978-1-4907-3656-3 (sc)

             978-1-4907-3655-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014909158

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Contents

Things you should always have in your kitchen

Cooking Secrets

Knife & Utensils

Cuts

Pots

Cooking Temps

Clarified butters & Compound butters

Compound butter

Roux, Stocks and Sauces

Roux

Stocks

Chicken stock

Beef stock

Fish/Shrimp stock

Vegetable stock

Mother Sauces

Veloute / Chicken Gravy

Hollandaise sauce

Béchamel

Espanage / Beef gravy

Thyme white wine sauce

BBQ sauce

Soups and Salads

Garden grilled chicken salad

Spinach salad

Manhattan clam chowder

Chicken noodle soup

Spring salad

Rice Seafood Soup

Breakfast

Bacon, chicken and eggs burrito

Bacon and egg sandwich

Bacon & Raisin Bagel & Strawberry Cream cheese

Breakfast or brunch Steak eggs & home fries

Pancake breakfast sandwich

Waffles & cheese burger

Waffle mix

Spinach and tomato omelet/ cheese

Poach egg

Herb omelet

Children’s meals

Kids grill cheese

Apple oatmeal

Kids chicken meal

Fries

Ravioli

Pancake hotdogs

Side Dishes

Rice

Butter Milk Mash

Secret chicken batter

Shrimp Rolls

Hunters rice

Homemade Stuffing

Colleen Cabbage:

Savory Bean

Yummy Yams

Asparagus & Mushrooms n Garlic n Herb Marinade

Roasted Potatoes White or Red

Vegetable Rice

Pasta

Spinach & Mushroom pasta

Sexy Seafood salad

Chicken, broccoli alfredo

Special Spaghetti

Sprimp Vegetable stir-fry noodle

Entree’s

Turkey stir fry

Shrimp fried rice

Baked Salmon

My chicken marsel

Roast of lamb

Beef Stew over rice

Thyme sauce

Chicken provolone over noodles

Chicken Burrito

Pork Tenderloin

Short ribs/ corn on the comb

Lemon Roasted Chicken

Mad Meatloaf

Taco’

Stuff chicken breast

Appetizers

Crab Cakes

Shrimp strewers

Onion Dip

Ceviche

Potato Skins

Stuff mushrooms

Salsa

Pictures

Things you should

always have in your kitchen

This book is dedicated to my Mother

Colleen Johnson- Watson

and Nana Hannah Watson-Stephens.

The two of many positive women in my life.

Who always believe in me