Recipes and Cooking

[Natalia Evans]

Popeye smoothie

1 cup of orange juice
1/2 cup of pineapple juice
2 cups of spinach leaves
1 cup of vanilla yogurt
some crushed ice


Pour the juice in the blender, pour in the yogurt, put in the spinach leaves and the ice and blend.

Woops I had the recipe wrong. It also takes one banana, peeled and sliced. And it's actually 1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt or plain. I prefer vanilla.

[Natalia Evans]

It's the recipe I got from my cooking teacher. We did cooking classes together for protein because I wasn't getting enough for the baby. It was all simple recipes we'd do and she had some bonus like smoothies or pancakes. I thought it was gross at first too but she told me it was actually good and to try it so we did and I liked it. I am not fond of vegetable smoothies but it was mixed with fruit and this smoothie actually tasted good.

[Queen Victoria]

It's the recipe I got from my cooking teacher. We did cooking classes together for protein because I wasn't getting enough for the baby. It was all simple recipes we'd do and she had some bonus like smoothies or pancakes. I thought it was gross at first too but she told me it was actually good and to try it so we did and I liked it. I am not fond of vegetable smoothies but it was mixed with fruit and this smoothie actually tasted good.

I'm not sure why I resist fruit/veggie smoothies.  After all I eat other fruit/veggie combinations:  carrot salad, fast food salads with apples and lettuce, etc.

[Queen Victoria]

This might interest some folks.  Soak some raisins in water (or whiskey)  to soften them.  Add them to pancake or maple syrup and add some cinnamon.  Spoon over pancakes for cinnamon raisin pancakes.  I came across a recipe for this from scratch, but thought this might be easier to do.

["couldbecousin"]

This might interest some folks.  Soak some raisins in water (or whiskey)  to soften them.  Add them to pancake or maple syrup and add some cinnamon.  Spoon over pancakes for cinnamon raisin pancakes.  I came across a recipe for this from scratch, but thought this might be easier to do.

 That sounds very spicy and delicious!  Do you think it tastes better when      is used?

[Queen Victoria]

This might interest some folks.  Soak some raisins in water (or whiskey)  to soften them.  Add them to pancake or maple syrup and add some cinnamon.  Spoon over pancakes for cinnamon raisin pancakes.  I came across a recipe for this from scratch, but thought this might be easier to do.

 That sounds very spicy and delicious!  Do you think it tastes better when      is used?

No to Scotch.  I usually use Praline Liquer (probably banned in Boston), but rum, amaretto, calvados, etc. would do well.

[Queen Victoria]

Found the thread again.  Didn't realize it had been so long so that's why I started the pancake pizza thread.

[Queen Victoria]

Eve's Delite Salmon Fritters with Sweet potato

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs sweet potatoes, chopped;
1 medium onion, diced;
1 Sweet pepper, diced;
¼ cup celery, diced;
1 can (198g) pink salmon;
3/4 cup whole kernel corn;
2 teaspoon fish seasoning; (I have no idea exactly what this is, but lemon pepper seasoning or dill might work)
1 teaspoon salt;
1 egg beaten;
1 cup bread crumbs

Method

Boil the sweet potato until tender, drain and mash
To sweet potato add sweet pepper, salmon, corn egg and Seasonings
Mix well
Form 20 small patties and coat with breadcrumbs.
Pan fry for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown

Serving suggestions:Serve fritters with Mango sauce or any piquant sauce of your choice

Notes:Salmon Fritters, are simply delicious. They are a mouthwatering delight which can be varied. Instead of sweet potatoes sweet cassava could be used. The fritters are delicious all by themselves but are even more delicious when had with a sauce.

The patties made with sweet potato are healthy alternatives to fritters made with flour. While baking is even healthier, the end product when fried is more striking in color and tastier

[midlifeaspie]

2 teaspoon fish seasoning; (I have no idea exactly what this is, but lemon pepper seasoning or dill might work)

It sounds like Old Bay would work pretty good there.  Yummy 

[Queen Victoria]

When you get a chance, maybe you could post some easy to fix recipes?  I started the thread to help out the culinarily and/or financially challenged members.

 

[midlifeaspie]

When you get a chance, maybe you could post some easy to fix recipes?  I started the thread to help out the culinarily and/or financially challenged members.

I'll have to think about that.  Problem is that I didn't ever work at a place that did easy or cheap meals.  My wife does the day to day cooking and I break out the big guns for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and any day that requires some flair.  My usual meal requires 2 days of prep time and 8 hours in the kitchen on the actual day.

['andersom']

Quick fix for today, one person meal:

Needed,
half a cucumber, diced,
a shallot, thinly cut
one egg, bit of milk
portion of left over rice
sweet and sour stir-fry sauce

Oil for frying, and two pans.

and, for an extra, a I had a few leftover fish fingers in the freezer.

whip egg and bit of milk, stir-fry it, and make sure it goes to pieces. Take out when done.
Fry shallot ad cucumber.
In the mean time, start frying fishfingers in another pan.
ad the egg to the cucumber shallot mixture.
ad sweet and sour stir-fry sauce
Then ad rice, and stir till all is well heated.

adding some sambal (chili pepper paste) will enhance the flavour.

[Queen Victoria]

Quick fix for today, one person meal:

Needed,
half a cucumber, diced,
a shallot, thinly cut
one egg, bit of milk
portion of left over rice
sweet and sour stir-fry sauce

Oil for frying, and two pans.

and, for an extra, a I had a few leftover fish fingers in the freezer.

whip egg and bit of milk, stir-fry it, and make sure it goes to pieces. Take out when done.
Fry shallot ad cucumber.
In the mean time, start frying fishfingers in another pan.
ad the egg to the cucumber shallot mixture.
ad sweet and sour stir-fry sauce
Then ad rice, and stir till all is well heated.

adding some sambal (chili pepper paste) will enhance the flavour.

Hyke did you peel the cucumber and remove the seeds?

['andersom']

^

No, I washed it, and it was a thin cucumber with immature seeds. So, no need to remove them. Had it been a thick cucumber with way more developed seeds, I would have done that. But, it has been a very long time since I saw a cucumber like that.

[Queen Victoria]

Just odd enough that it might taste good.  Taken in whole from another website, Thrifty Fun.
PICKLED GRAPES

These might sound really weird, but they are so good! They look like pretty olives, and can be used in salad instead of olives, or just as a sweet-sour pickle to make your plate look nice and lend a little tang to your meal.
I am giving directions for 1 pint jar, but you can make as many pints as you want. They get better after a day or so of marinating, and last for a week or so. The vinegar turns a nice rosy color. Keep refrigerated - they are best when chilled. This is my version of a recipe I found.

Ingredients:
enough seedless grapes to fill a pint jar almost full
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 small hot pepper, cut in half
3/4 cup, more or less, of white wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar
a pinch of salt
Directions:
Put the grapes in a pint jar. I like to use a mixture of red, green, and black. Use nice sweet ones. Put the rest of the ingredients into a small saucepan and heat to a boil. Remove from heat as soon as it boils, and pour over the grapes. Add enough hot water to make it cover the grapes. When this has cooled, screw the lid on and refrigerate overnight, or at least 4 hours.

Source: From "The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern" by Matt Lee and Ted Lee. They add more salt, less sugar, hot pepper flakes instead of a fresh pepper, and they add a sprig of rosemary.