10,000 ann ann recipes

Quick and easy to make. The spinach and cheddar cheese made a delicious filling for the quesadillas. A quick, tasty and nutrition packed breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Green tomatillo mole with toasted pumpkin seeds, jalapenos, cilantro, cumin, cinnamon, and romaine lettuce. An authentic Mexican mole verde for chicken, enchiladas, or dipping.

Great for apple season and excellent drizzled over apple dumplings.

Cornmeal pancakes for two: half cornmeal, half flour, with instant powdered milk built into the dry mix. A small-batch breakfast that uses pantry staples and skips fresh dairy.

A hearty beef and two-bean chili loaded with jalapenos, kidney and black beans, and a deep spice blend, slow-simmered with an optional splash of beer. Big-batch, crowd-pleasing, and seriously warming.

Fluffy lemon verbena ricotta pancakes with whipped egg whites for lift and bright lemon zest. Ricotta drained overnight gives the batter a tender, soufflé-like texture worth the wait.

Banana cinnamon waffles with mashed banana and applesauce in place of fat. Low-fat, egg-white only batter for a fluffy, lightly sweet weekend breakfast.

Skier's pancakes blend cottage cheese, eggs, and wheat germ in a blender for high-protein flapjacks that fuel a day on the slopes. Tender, custardy, and ready in 10 minutes.

Yogurt pancakes: fluffy breakfast pancakes lightened with separated eggs and tangy plain yogurt. The folded whipped whites give these their signature cloud-like texture.

Sourdough pancakes use active starter for tangy, fluffy flapjacks with serious lift. The classic discard recipe for sourdough bakers, ready in 40 minutes from bowl to plate.

Note from Julia: The following directions are for a hand-beaten sauce. Exactly the same system is followed for an electric beater. Use the large bowl, and the moderately fast speed for whipping cream. Continually push the sauce into the beater blades with a rubber scraper.

Creamy spinach dip with Knorr vegetable mix, sour cream, and mayonnaise, served in a hollowed pumpernickel loaf. A no-cook party classic that hits the table in five minutes flat.

Overnight yeast waffles, the classic raised breakfast batter mixed the night before. Tangy, light, and crisp at the edges thanks to a slow yeast rise instead of baking powder.

Old-fashioned drop donuts, spoon-dropped into hot oil for craggy, irregular shapes with crisp edges and tender, nutmeg-spiced centers. Dusted with powdered sugar, makes three dozen.

Honey pancakes cook thick, fluffy pancakes inside crumpet rings, drizzled with warmed honey and topped with fresh fruit. British-style tea-time pancake ready in 30 minutes.

A quick eye opener in the morning with my coffee. I always have the ingredients on hand.