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Mashed Potatoes w/Sour Cream
By Thom7747
I love mashed potatoes
- 3 pounds boiling potatoes, peeled
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Spicy Mini-Empanadas
By Thom7747
Crust: Combine the flours, salt, and sugar, and cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs
- Dough
- 2 cups Round Table Pastry Flour
- 2 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 large egg yolks
- 6 tablespoons ice water
- Filling
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 16 ounces sirloin hamburger
- 10 pitted Kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup currants, soaked and drained
- 1 tablespoon Italian tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten, for brushing
Tomato Basil Chicken Stew
By Thom7747
Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 stalks of celery, diced
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 (28 oz.) cans whole tomatoes (with their juices)
- 1 (14 oz.) can cannelinni beans
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 2 handfuls baby spinach
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh basil
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
Shepherd's Pie (Cottage Pie)
By Thom7747
The British seem to have an obsession with minced meat pies
- 1 lb of leftover roast lamb (or roast beef)
- 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce (ketchup)
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup of leftover gravy (jus roti) or packet-mix gravy
- 1 tablespoon of freshly chopped parsley
- 3 to 4 large potatoes
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- salt and pepper
Potato pancake recipe
By Thom7747
1. Peel and wash the potatoes, peel the onion
- 1 kilogram floury potatoes - mehlige Kartoffeln
- 1 onion - Zwiebel
- 3 eggs medium-sized - mittelgrosse Eier
- 40 g (6 tablespoons) plain flour - Mehl
- 1 teaspoon salt - Salz
- 100 ml (1/2 cup) sunflower oil - Sonnenblumenöl
Beef Curry
By Thom7747
I absolutely adore spicy foods
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 red or white onion, sliced
- 3 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 1/2 pounds lean boneless beef, cut into 1" cubes
- 1/2 pound fresh mushroom, sliced
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
Red Beans and Rice Soup
By Thom7747
Red Beans and Rice has long been one of my favorite meals - my mom used to make it quite often when I was growing u...
- 1 Tbs canola oil
- 12 oz chicken andouille, sliced (use a little less if you're sensitive to spice)
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 3 tsp Cajun seasoning, divided (again, adjust accordingly based on spice preference)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes (undrained)
- 3-4 cups chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (14.5 oz) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup brown rice
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
Potato Pancakes
By Thom7747
I love potato pancakes
- 2 baking potato, medium, unpeeled,
- 1 red onion, medium
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup matzoth meal
- 4 tablespoons peanut oil, for frying
- 4 ounces sour cream
Rich Coconut Milk
By Thom7747
This recipe was adapted from a recipe with the same name on www
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup unsweetened dried coconut
Italian Salad
By Thom7747
Italian Salad Instructions: Combine all ingredients and toss with the Italian Salad Dressing
- Italian Salad Makings:
- Salad Greens, 2-3 kinds
- leek, diced
- mushrooms, sliced
- zucchini, sliced, partially cooked
- tomatoes, diced
- Greek olives
- mozzarella cheese, diced buffalo
- pinch oregano
- fresh basil leaves
- fresh parsley
- parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- garlic
- ham, diced
- Italian Salad Dressing Makings:
- extra virgin olive oil, 1 bottle
- balsamic vinegar, 1 bottle
- sea salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste