Friday, August 27, 2010

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.