Faux Mashed Potato Patties

I'm sorry that I don't have a better picture of these yummy patties but at least its a picture! Right!! LOL

I am trying to do away from eating white potatoes so I decided to try this recipe using  califlower instead of potatoes to make mashed poatoes.  And the leftovers turned into patties.

Ingredients:

califlower

butter

evaporated milk

salt/pepper

chopped onions

egg

a little flour

Directions:

I made the mashed califlower using the first 4 ingredients.. making sure the califlower was smashed good  and the next day I added the egg and flour.  Made them into patties and fried them till golden brown.  They were delicious both as mashed and as patties!



Dried Cranberry and Pistachio Biscotti

I wanted to make some biscotti for Christmas gifts this year so I decided to make this one.

Ingredients:

2/3 cup sugar Or splenda

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

then1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup flour

1/2 cup shelled pistachio's

1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350*

1.  In a bowl beat sugar, eggs on high speed untill fluffy ( 3-5 minutes) then add

     vanilla.

2. In a seperate bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt and then add to the

    egg mixture and beat until combined. Fold in cranberries and nuts.

3. Transfer dough onto a well floured counter and roll into a log shape about 12

     inches long and 3 1/2 inches wide. You may have to flour your hands to form

    the log as log is sticky.





4.  Place log on baking sheet and bake about 25 minutes or until firm to touch.

      Remove from oven and let it cool on a wire rack 10 minutes.

5.  Reduce oven heat to 325* 



6.  transfer log to a cutting board and cut about 1/2 inch slices on the diagonal

      Place biscotti cut side down on baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes .  Turn

     over the biscotti and bake another 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

    Remove from oven and let cool.  Store in an air tight container.



     

    

  



chocolate covered cherries and buckeyes

I wanted to make some chocolate covered cherries and buckeyes for Christmas gifts this year and so I used a filling for making potato candy,which I got from a foodie group I am on and the one that submitted the recipe is Leila Rockwell.

Ingredients

1 sm	mashed potato
1-6 c	powdered sugar
1-2 tsp	vanilla extract or your choice
1/2 tsp	salt
	chocolate, peanut butter, coconut, etc
1 lb	semisweet chocolate, chopped or chocolate chips. more if needed
1 + Tbsp	shortening to thin. when chocolate begins to thicken add a little more shortening. be careful and not add to much.

Directions

1

The main ingredients for this old fashioned candy are mashed potato and confectioners sugar. You can use any flavor you want and even add peanuts, coconut, chocolate, maraschino cherries and wrap dough around them.

2

In a mixing bowl combine the potato, salt and vanilla. Sift the confectioners sugar over potato, stirring and adding about 1 cup at a time. Mixture will liquefy when first sugar is added then gradually begin to thicken.

 

 

3

When it becomes the consistency of stiff dough, knead it even though not all the sugar has been added. After kneading, cover with a damp cloth and chill until a small spoonful can be rolled into a ball. Shape in the size of balls you want.

 

3, For the cherry filling I flattened each ball of filling and placed a cherry in the middle and brought up the filling to cover the cherry. 

4.  To make the buckeyes I mixed peanut butter into the filling and rolled into balls.

5. I used melting chocolate and about 1 Tbsp shortening and placed in a micro safe bowl and microwaved until chocolate had melted and gave it a good stir.

6. Take the bowl of melted chocolate over to a table to work on and dip the cherry balls and peanut butter balls in the chocolate and place on a parchment covered cookie sheet and place in the freezer till chocolate has hardened..3-5 minutes.

Place in air tight container.  You can add all kinds of stuff in this filling, coconut, chopped nuts etc.

whole Wheat English Muffin pizza

I tried this mini snack pizza the other day and it was good to me.  i am trying to stay away from regular white flour products .

Ingredients:

1 whole wheat english muffin

ragu pizza sauce

pepperoni

cheese of your choice ( I only had pepper jack when I made this pizza)

Directions:

toast the two halves of the muffin

add pizza sauce

add cheese and pepperoni

Broil in toaster oven until cheese melts.



Chow Fun

CHOW FUN

There was a little family snack shop in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii that has since closed but for years hubby and I would go to this little snack shop that was attached to the little grocery store at the entrance to Kihei and it was located right on the main road to Kihei before the new highway was built behind the old road.  We used to get this chow fun that was served in a foam cup and get us a great cheeseburger sammie and soda and head across the street where the ocean was and enjoy this wonderful chow fun and burger and watch the fishermen fish off the old Kihei pier and also watch the swimmers. Good memories...

since moving to Vancouver, Wa in 2008 I looked all over for chow fun noodles but couldn't find any so I used the noodles I could get and here is MY rendition  of Suda Store's chow fun!

Ingredients

1 pkg	fettuccnini noodles
md	piece of pork
1/2 pkg	bean sprouts, fresh
1 bunch	leaf onion( green part) sliced
1/2 tsp	salt/pepper (to taste)
	shoyu sauce ( i use aloha brand)
	hot sauce
3 Tbsp	peanut oil or canola oil
SEASONING FOR PORK RUB
	salt and pepper
	garlic powder

Directions

1

take the pork and rub it with salt/pepper/garlic powder.

2

Place the meat in a pan and cover with foil and let it bake until the consistance you would do for making BBQ pork. When done remove from oven.

3

Follow the cooking instructions on package of fettuccini noodles.. when cooked take out and drain well.

4

Next step is to chop up those leaf onions (green part) set aside

5

When the pork has cooled chop it into bit size pieces and set aside.

6

Get out your wok and add some peanut oil and when hot add the pork and then the noodles mixing well

7

Next add the bean sprouts and leaf onion.

8

add the salt and pepper (to taste)

9

I use two wooden spoons to lift the noodles and make sure all is mixed well. so when you lift the chow fun out to put in a bowl you get meat,veggies and the noodles.. know what I mean?

10

When the chow fun is in the serving bowl add the shoyu to your taste as well as the hot sauce..You can leave out the hot sauce but we like it in ours.And if you care to.. make some cheeseburgers to go with the chow fun and don't forget the soda pop too!!

Brunswick stew

Brunswick stew

I usually use beef,pork and chicken for this stew but didn't have stew meat so used just the pork and chicken.  this is so good served with southern corn bread!!

Ingredients

	pork,diced
6	chicken tenders,diced
3 md	potatoes, diced
1 c	carrots, (i used baby carrots)
1 1/2 c	lima beans
1 can(s)	creamed corn
1 can(s)	diced tomatoes
1 c	shredded cabbage
1 1/2 c	sliced okra (size used for fried okra)
sm	onion,diced
SEASONING
	chicken grandules
	worstershire sauce
	garlic powder
	shoyu sauce
	catsup
	baby rays bbq sauce
	salt and pepper
	hot sauce Directions 1 Fill your pot with water and add the pork and chicken and cook until done. 2 Remove meat from broth and dice pork and the chicken and return back to the pot with broth. 3 add the veggies and seasoning... I taste as I go to get it the right taste. Starting with a little and adding a little more tlll I get it the way it should taste. 4 I set the heat to medium low and let it gently cook till ready to serve. a couple hours more or less on the slow heat.

Baptist Pound Cake

I found this recipe online .  the recipe called for using all purpose flour but since I am trying to stay away from all purpose flour I thought I would try it out using white whole wheat flour and also using baking splenda in place regular sugar.

I also added a little frosting on top that wasn't in the original recipe using some sugar free chocolate with a little milk added to it when I melted the chocolate to make it thinner to spread.

BAPTIST POUND CAKE

2 sticks of butter

3 cups of sugar

1/2 cup crisco oil

cream the above until light and fluffy

ADD 6 eggs ..one at a time beating well after each addition.

3 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 cup milk

1 tso vanilla

1/2 tsp each almond,lemon orange extract

Sift flour and baking powder together and add alternatley with milk beginning and ending with flour.

beat well,scraping sides and bottom of bowl well.

Pour into a well greased and floured bundt pan and place in a cold oven.

turn oven to 350 degrees and bake 1 1/2 hours. 

do not open oven while baking.