Tuna Roll

Prep time- 5
Cooking Time- 30 minutes ish
Feeds- 8 no problem, and you can stretch for more.  I use 3 cans of tuna and a whole package of puff pastry and it makes about 14 average sized servings

Number of things that get dirty- 
bowl
fork
baking tray

Ingredients
3 cans of tuna
3 eggs
1 tsp onion soup mix
1 package puff pastry
breadcrumbs
mayo


mix tuna and mayo to your usual standard
add eggs and onion soup mix
add bread crumbs to bring it back to a spreadable consistency that will stay where put.


unroll puff pastry
spread tuna over section to be rolled.  Start about 2cm from the edge in order to give yourself a "lip" to tuck in.  In my rolls I like to aim for 3 full rotations, so I start with spreading about 20cm of tuna very very thinly.  I keep about 1cm away from the sides.
Roll the dough as tightly as you can until you just hit the non-tunafied section and it sticks closed.  pinch down the ends.  Carefully transfer to either lightly oiled (pamed) or parchment lined baking tray.  


You can egg wash the top with egg yolk and water if you want.  I never bother.  


Don't forget to punch holes along the centre of the top that go through to the centre (not all the way to the bottom!) so the middle will cook nicely.


bake at 180*C until golden brown and poofy.

Sweet Squash

Prep time- 10
Cooking Time- 1+ hour
Feeds- as many as you want squash for

Number of things that get dirty-
sharp knife
spoon
baking tray with deep sides- I use foil

Ingredients
Butternut squash
olive oil
brown sugar


Cut the top and bottom off the squash
halve the squash lengthwise
scoop out seeds
cut each half in half again legthwise (so you have quarters)
rub with  thin layer of olive oil
place in tray
sprinkle with brown sugar
fill pan about an inch with water.  You do not want to cover the flesh of the squash
bake uncovered in over at 180*C until brown and soft

Pancakes

Prep time- 5
Cooking Time- 5-10 minutes
Feeds- 2-3

Number of things that get dirty- 4
mixing bowl
fork
frying pan
spatula
Ingredients


1 C flour
2 tbs sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
2 tbs vegetable oil
milk to make batter pourable
chocolate chips if desired


mix everything together.  Add just enough milk to bring batter together and make it pourable.
cook in either well greased or non stick pan.

Potato or Zucchini Kugel

This recipe works equally well with potatoes or zucchinis.  


Prep time- 5
Cooking Time- 1 hour
Feeds- 10-12

Number of things that get dirty- 4
food processor
bowl
cooking pan (we use foil)
knife

Ingredients
8 potatoes or 12 zucchini
1/2 teaspoon onion soup mix
6 eggs
1/2 cup oil
4 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper



peel and prep potatoes for food processor
grate potatoes.  I am sure you could do this by hand if you wanted to, but I don't know why anyone would.
mix eggs, oil, flour, salt, pepper and onion soup in a bowl
squueze excess liquid out of potatoes and add to mixture in the bowl
mix thoroughly


bake at 200*C for 1 hour until a knife in the middle comes out clean.

Maple Glazed Carrots (and sweet potato)

Prep time- 10 minutes 
Cooking Time- 15 minutes
Feeds- as many as you care to make for!

Number of things that get dirty- 5
peeler
sharp knifemicrowave safe bowl
wok
spatula
Ingredients

carrots
sweet potato if desired
maple syrup
canola oil
flour
water


cut carrots (and sweet potato if desired) into bite sized pieces.  I like them fairly thin and cut on the diagonal.
puts veges into a microwave safe bowl with a s small amount of water.  Cover and cook in the microwave until tender but not mushy.
Heat oil and maple syrup (just enough to coat veges) in the wok.  Add partially cooked vegetable and cook until soft.
mix about a tablespoon of flour into 1/3 cup of water.  pour flour and water mixture into the wok with vegetables. 
mix well.
when sauce thickens, remove from heat.