Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Mango Chutney

Here are 4 recipes, I usually do some blend of all 4:

6 cups chopped mango, from about 7 champagne mangoes
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups light brown sugar
1 cup golden raisins
4 cloves garlic, minced
1.5 inch knob of ginger, peeled and minced
2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup white distilled vinegar
1 t. coriander
1 t. cinnamon
3/4 t. cumin
1 t. cayenne
1/2 t. turmeric
1/2 t. ground cloves

Put everything in a bit pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 2 hours on low heat. When the mixture has thickened to your liking (it will firm up more when it’s cool), can the chutney in sterilized half pint jars and process in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes. Ta-da!

Makes 8 half pint jars.














·         3 medium apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
·         2 large mangoes, peeled and chopped
·         1/2 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
·         1 1/2 cups (375 mL) granulated sugar
·         1 cup (250 mL) finely chopped onion
·         1/2 cup (125 mL) golden raisins
·         1/2 cup (125 mL) white vinegar
·         1/4 cup (50 mL) finely chopped peeled gingerroot
·         1 tablespoon (15 mL) lemon juice
·         2 teaspoons (10 mL) curry powder
·         1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) each: ground nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt

Combine apples, mangoes, red pepper, sugar, onion, raisins, vinegar, and gingerroot in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat, and boil gently, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until fruit is tender and mixture is thickened, stirring occasionally. Add lemon juice, curry powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt; boil gently for 5 minutes.

makes 5 cups









·         4-5 mangoes (about 200gms each), peeled and diced
·         1 tablespoon cooking oil
·         2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely minced
·         2 cloves garlic, finely minced
·         1 red chili, sliced
·         2 teaspoons whole nigella seeds
·         1 teaspoon ground coriander
·         ½ teaspoon ground cumin
·         ¼ teaspoon turmeric
·         ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
·         ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
·         ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
·         ¼ teaspoon salt
·         2 cups white granulated sugar
·         1 cup white vinegar

Heat the oil over medium-high in a medium stock pot. Saute the ginger, garlic and red chilies for a minute. Add the spices and saute for another minute. Add the diced mangoes, sugar, salt, and vinegar and stir to combine. Bring it to a rapid boil and reduce to medium-low. Steady simmer for 1 hour. Remove from heat and allow it to cool. If you prefer smaller chunks, use a potato masher to mash the mixture to the desired consistency.

Makes 5 pints









·         3 1⁄4 large ripe mangoes, about 1kg/21⁄4lb
·         2 tbsp sunflower oil
·         2 onions, halved and thinly sliced
·         thumb-sized piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin shreds
·         10 green cardamom pods
·         1 cinnamon stick
·         ½ tsp cumin seed
·         ½ tsp coriander seed, lightly crushed
·         ¼ tsp black onion seeds (Nigella)
·         ½ tsp ground turmeric
·         2 apples, about 500g/1lb 2oz, peeled, cored and chopped
·         1 large red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced
·         375ml white wine vinegar
·         400g golden caster sugar
·         1 tsp salt
·          
Heat the oil, add the onion and fry until starting to soften. Add ginger, stir ring, for  8-10 mins until the onion is golden. Add all of the spices, except turmeric, and fry until toasted.
Add turmeric apples and 500ml water, cover and cook for 10 mins. Add the mango and chilli, cover and cook for 20 mins more until the apple is pulpy and the mango is tender.
Add vinegar, sugar and salt, leave to simmer uncovered for 30 mins, stirring frequently (especially towards the end of the cooking time so that it doesn’t stick) until the mixture is pulpy rather than watery. Spoon into sterilised jars.

Makes 2 liters

Israeli cheesecake

So easy 5 ingredient Israeli baked cheesecake!
750g gvina levana 5%
200g sour cream
5 eggs
3/4 c sugar
3 heaping tablsp cornstarch
Seperate eggs, whip whites till stiff, whip yolks with sugar, cheese, sour cream and corn starch. Fold together, pour in greased pan, bake 180 45ish minutes or until a toothpick comes clean in center. Let cool, and refrigerate (preferably 24 hr)

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies


Mix:     1 c cocoa powder              2 c whote sugar
½ c oil

Add:   4 eggs                                     2 c flour
            2 t b powder                          ½ t salt

½ c confec sugar

Refrigerate dough for at least 4 hrs
Preheat oven to 175°
Roll dough into 1” balls, coat in confec sugar, place onto parchment paper baking tray

Bake 10 – 12 minutes, cool

Chocolate Volcanoes


Melt:   300 gm chocolate               
            100 gm marg/coconut oil

Beat 7 minutes:
5 eggs                                    
1 c sugar
½ c cocoa                
¾ c potato starch

Add chocolate mixture, beat 5 minutes
Pour into cups (fill up to 1 cm  below top)
Bake 180° for 10-12 minutes

Take out while soft
Reheat on microwave


Makes 7-8 hard cupcake holders

These are best when reheated in microwave, they puff up outside and get gooey/melty inside

Best Meringues

Tip: wipe the metal or glass bowl with a little bit of lemon juice or vinegar before starting to beat egg whites


5-6 egg whites
2 c confectioners sugar
¼ t lemon juice
Optional: 1 shake of salt, 1/4 tsp cornstarch or cream of tartar

(Ratio should be 2:1 sugar:3eggs)

140° around 30 minutes

Lemon Curd

1. Whisk together:        
6 yolks                        
1 c sugar

2. Add and cook 10 – 15 minutes on a double boiler, stirring constantly, til thick:      
juice of 3 lemons (1/2 c juice)
Zest


3. Mix in ½ c coconut oil and refrigerate

Butternut Squash Kugel (Yonina)



1 cup flour 
1 cup sugar 
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 
1/2 cup oil / applesauce 
2 lg eggs 
1 tsp vanilla 
1 butternut squash (cooked!) 

blend all together and bake at 350 for 45 min

Zucchini Kugel


2 c shredded zucchini (@ 6 med)
2 c shredded onions (@3 large)
3 eggs
1 ½ c flour
1 t b  powder
½ c water
½ c oil
1 T soup mix
1 t salt
Pepper to taste


Mix, cook 1 hr at 175°

Fresh Pesto


 2 c fresh basil leaves, packed
½ c grated hard cheese
½ c olive oil
1/3 c pine nuts, walnuts, cashews, almonds
3 garlic cloves

S+p

Stretch Yourself Cucumber Salad



6-7 cukes                                           
½ c mayo
¼ c oil                                                            
¼ c sugar
Dash of pepper                                
½ t dill
½ t salt                                                
4 t vinegar (red wine best)


Mix and marinate

Morrocan Zucchini Salad


Cube and cook 7-8 minutes:
750 gm fresh zucchini                      ¼ c olive oil
2-3 cloves garlic                               1 t salt
1 t paprika                                         3-4 T water

Add and simmer until reduced and cooked but not mushy:

2 T lemon juice                                 2 T chopped fresh parsley

Red Cabbage Salad #1

Shredded red cabbage
Optional: scallions or red onions, carrots

Dressing:        
4 T brown sugar                   
4 T olive oil
2 T chopped ginger             
Juice of 1 lemon
6 T vinegar                             
1 tsp salt
Pepper


Optional: Chinese pecans

Mazi’s Cabbage salad


1 package cabbage                      
Scallions
Sliced almonds                                 
Sunflower seeds
1/3 c oil                                              
1/3 c vinegar

3 T brown sugar                                
1 tsp soy sauce

Simple White Cabbage Salad



1 bag shredded cabbage
¼ c chopped scallions
1 generous handful roasted almonds
½ container bean sprouts

Dressing:        
3 ½ T sugar                
1 T oil
¼ c water                  
2 ½ T vinegar
1 ½ T mustard


Roasted Sweet Potato w/ Black Beans & Chili


4 med sweet potatoes – peeled, cut into 1” chunks
1 large onion, chopped (red onion better)
Drizzle with:    ½ c olive oil              s+p
Roast at 200° 30 – 40 minutes, til potatoes begin to brown & are just tender inside

Blend: 1-2 T minced hot chili          
           1 clove garlic 
           Juice of 2 limes (or lemons)

Mix potatoes, onion and dressing
Add:   2 c black beans                   
           1 red or yellow pepper
           1 c chopped cilantro


Serve warm

Schug

Schug

10 jalapeño peppers                           8 garlic cloves            
2 c fresh coriander/kusbara               2 c fresh parsley                   
1 tsp salt, or more to taste                 6 cardamom pods
¼ tsp cumin                                      Pinch of black pepper
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil              ½  tsp caraway seeds (optional)


Remove the seeds from the cardamon pods and discard the green pods.
Place the jalapeños, cilantro, parsley, garlic, salt, cardamom seeds, cumin, pepper and olive oil (and caraway seeds) into the food processor. Pulse the mixture, scraping the sides periodically, until the whole thing begins to resemble a puree (a pesto-like consistency-- not super smooth, a little texture is good).

Alternatively, you may use 4 cups of coriander and no parsley

Asian Shabbos Chicken Salad

Shabbos Chicken Salad

Lettuce                      Red cabbage
Grated carrots           Scallions
Bean sprouts             Chinese noodles

Dressing:
1/3 c rice vinegar
1 t sesame seeds
1 t grated ginger
3 cloves minced garlic
¼ c oil

1 ½ T soy sauce

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Imamother Caramel Bundt Cake

Imamother Caramel Bundt Cake

Mix:     
4 eggs                                    
1 ¾ c sugar
¼ c brown sugar   
1 package instant vanilla pudding

Add:   
¾ c oil                                    
½ c OJ
3/4  c parve milk       
4 t b powder
2 ½ c flour                
½ c caramel chips, melted

Bake in Bundt pan 1 hr, 10 min

Glaze:
¼ stick margarine    
½ c brown sugar
¼ c parve milk    
1 c confect sugar
1 t vanilla


Drizzle glaze over cake

Elleana’s Yummy Yummy Plum Cake

Elleana’s Yummy Yummy Plum Cake

Cream:         
½ c margarine        
¾ c sugar

Add:              
1 c flour                      
1 t b powder
2 eggs                                    
Pinch salt

10-15 plums, pitted

Topping:         
1 t cinnamon                                        
2 T sugar

Preheat oven to 175°
Spoon the batter into a greased pan (springform is nicest)
Arrange the plums, skin down, in the batter
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over cake
Bake 45 – 50 minutes until toothpick comes out clean
Cool before removing from pan


Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie

¾ c sugar
1 t cinnamon
1 t cloves
1 t allspice
½ t ginger
4 large eggs
3 c mushed and sieved pumpkin
1 ½ c parve cream

Mis all,

Bake 15 minutes at 200°  then 40-50 minutes at 175°

Oatmeal- Raspberry Bars

Oatmeal- Raspberry Bars

½ c margarine
½ c brown sugar
1 flour
¼ t b soda
1/8 t salt
1 c rolled oats
¾ c raspberry jam (can use strawberry in an emergency)

8” square or 8x11” pan – grease well or line with baking paper
Press 2 c of dough into pan
Spread jam, leave 1/4 “ margine
Sprinkle remaining dough
Bake 35-40 minutes at 175V

Makes @24

Lemon Delight Bundt

Lemon Delight Bundt
(good for decorative tube pans)

2 ½ c flour
1 ½ c sugar
3 t b powder

¾ c OJ or lemon juice
¾ c oil
1 ½ t lemon extract
4 eggs

Grease + flour pan
Pour batter in, bake 45 – 50 minutes at 175°
Poke holes in cake and spoon in glaze:
            ¾ c confec sugar
            1/8 c lemon juice
Allow cake to cool, then remove from pan and dust with confec sugar


Jennifer’s White Cake

Jennifer’s White Cake

2 ¼ c flour
1 ½ c sugar
150 gm margarine (3/4 c)
¾ c juice
3 eggs
2 ½ t b powder
1 t salt
1 ½ t vanilla

Bake at 350°

Icing:
¾ c confectioners sugar
75 gm margarine (6 T)
3-4 T water
Flavoring/coloring


Sklar Cookie Cutter Cookies, Sugar Cookies, Hamentashen Dough

Sklar Cookie Cutter Cookies, Sugar Cookies, Hamentashen Dough

1 bar margarine (8T) or coconut oil
1 ½ c sugar
2 eggs
2 t vanilla
¼ c liquid (juice/soy milk, etc)
Mix, then add:

4 c flour
1 t b powder

Roll and cut
May need to add flour to the dough until it rolls smoothly

Bake at 175° @12 minutes