Crispy Yukon Gold Potato Latkes

Crispy Yukon Gold Potato Latkes

 

Ingredients / Materials

4 Large Yukon Gold potatoes, Peeled

1 Medium Onion, Peeled

Lemon Juice

1 Cup All-Purpose Flour

1 Cup Milk

1 Egg

1 Tablespoon Baking Powder

2 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter, Melted

2 Tablespoon Chopped Parsley or Chives 

Freshly Grated Nutmeg

Salt and Pepper to taste

Applesauce

Sour Cream

Optional, Caviar, Creme Fraiche

Preparation / Cooking Directions

1. With the large holes of a box grater, shred the potatoes and onion into a large mixing bowl.

2. Squeeze some lemon juice on the potatoes to prevent oxidation and toss well.

3. Take a handful of the potato-onion mixture and squeeze out as much liquid as possible.

4. In another bowl, stir together the flour, milk, egg, baking powder and nutmeg.

5. Stir batter into the potatoes and add the melted butter.

6. Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.

7. Add an even film of light oil, about 1/4" deep into skillet.

8. When oil is hot, form pancakes about 1 heaping tablespoon and adds to skillet, spreading out and smoothing the top surface with the back of the spoon.

9. Cook about 3 minutes per side until golden brown.  Place on absorbent paper towel until ready to serve.

10. Serve pancakes as a side dish or an appetizer with your choice of chilled applesauce and/or sour cream.

Rainbow Cheesecake

Rainbow Cheesecake

Crust

2 cups finely crushed graham crackers

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 pinch salt

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened Filling

4 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, room temperature

1 1/3 cups sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 pinch salt

1 cup sour cream

1 cup heavy cream

4 large eggs

1 each of liquid food colors (blue, yellow, green, red)

Preparation / Cooking Directions

Preheat stove 350°F. Prior to deciding to begin to do the crusting, make certain your own 9 half inch springform pan is water-tight. Do this by very carefully covering a couple of cellular levels of foil on the lateral side from the pan, consequently drinking water are unable to get into the pan. Do not disparaging offer the foil or maybe drinking water can get straight into your own dessert and damage it!

Mix smashed crackers, only two tablespoons sugars, the cinnamon and sodium together in the pan. Then mixture in butter using your clean arms, until finally crumbs usually are pea type of.

Media each of the graham cracker combination in to the geared up springform pan. Media it down firmly within the pan. Make use of a testing goblet because of this, rendering it simple travel the ends. You need to have a good, toned crusting.

Make the crusting with regard to 10 min's on the minimal stove sheet. Remove from your stove and awesome fully prior to continuous. Turn stove heat down to 325°F.

For making stuffing, slice treatment mozzarella dairy product straight into items and help to increase some sort of mixing up pan. Mix until finally sleek, possibly 5 min's. You can add 1-1/3 cups sugars, and still overcome until finally sleek once again, an additional 4-5 min's. Subsequent, increase vanilla, sodium, bad treatment and major treatment; overcome until finally sleek. Add in 1 egg at the same time, defeating briefly concerning just about every egg.

If the combination is properly put together and extremely sleek, try to portion smoothly straight into 6 dishes. Create meal coloring to help just about every dish to have the preferred colors. (Red = 20 lowers of reddish colored, Red = 18 lowers orange + 6 lowers reddish colored, Yellow = 18 lowers orange, Eco-friendly = 18 lowers environmentally friendly, Blue = 18 lowers azure, Violet = 18 lowers reddish colored + 12 lowers blue)

Put colored mixtures straight into cooled crusting. Begin with reddish colored stuffing, and slowly but surely pour it suitable in the heart of the crusting. Keep construct the rainbow by putting the fillings immediately within the heart. This will develop cellular levels to ensure just about every cut possesses several of just about every coloring.

Place cheesecake into a the baking dish on stove sheet, and fill the baking dish with cooking drinking water regarding 1 half inch the part from the springform pan.

Make on 325°F within the drinking water bathtub with regard to an hour and 40 min's to 1 hr 50 min's or maybe until finally arranged however jiggles a little only two inches width from your edge. If cheesecake starts to help dark brown at the top, handle often with foil in the course of very last 5 min's of the baking.

Go out the stove, open up the stove front door some sort of crack, and let the dessert awesome within the stove with regard to an hour. This sluggish cooling will help it certainly not crack.

Then often encapsulate the dish in foil to ensure the foil is not in contact the the top of dessert and refrigerate with regard to no less than 5 hrs.

While able to take away dessert, operate some sort of clean thin knife throughout the edge from the dish, take away the foil, unlock the spring, and very carefully pick up off the outer engagement ring.

Provide sometimes on its own or maybe which has a cherry/raspberry spices. It's consequently abundant and foamy it really will not demand a topping.

Simple Apricot Glazed BBQ Chicken

Simple Apricot Glazed BBQ Chicken

Ingredients / Materials

1-1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs

1/2 cup apricot Preserves, try for reduced sugar versions to save on calories

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard or Dijon will work as well.

Preparation / Cooking Directions

1. Preheat a clean grill to medium heat and lightly coat with olive oil,

2. Add salt to the chicken thighs and place gently on the grill for a few minutes then flip.

3. In a medium bowl whisk together the 2 minute glaze! Apricot preserves, soy sauce, brown sugar and spicy brown mustard, whisk well till all incorporated.

** Apricot preserves are a great pantry staple for sweet or savory meals!

4. Baste the flipped chicken thighs with the glaze and paint brushes. After 5 minutes on one side, flip to coat the other side with the remaining glaze and cook chicken thru until firm to the touch and well cooked, about 10- 15 minutes total.

Chicken Breast

Chicken Breast

 

Ingredients / Materials:

2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup cilantro
2 tablespoons asian fish sauce or 1 tablespoon of GF soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
Place all the ingredients above in a food processor and process until smooth.
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Preparation / Cooking Directions:

Pour marinade over chicken breast and let flavors sink in for 15 min in the refrigerator.

Prepare your grill or broiler. Cook until temperature registers 165F on the meat thermometer. Let the chicken breasts rest for 5 min before serving, this prevents the meat from drying up.

Old Fashioned Custard Pie

Old Fashioned Custard Pie

Ingredients / Materials:

1 unbaked pie shell
3 large eggs
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
2-2/3 cups of milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation / Cooking Directions:

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat your eggs slightly, then add sugar, salt, nutmeg, and milk. Beat well and poor into the unbaked pie shell. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Sprinkle the top of pie with fresh ground nutmeg and serve.
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Semolina Halva

Semolina Halva

Ingredients / Materials:

2 cups semolina

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

1 cup milk

1 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon pine nuts

Preparation / Cooking Directions:

Semolina vegetable oil and butter in a large saucepan until the color darkens are scorching. We continue to add sugar roasting. Water, milk and pistachios add and cook until water is absorbed.