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PostHeaderIcon Potato Latkes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups potato, cubed
  • 3 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled & shredded
  • 1 onion, shredded
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons matzoh meal
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 6 tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
  2. Add potatoes and cook until tender but firm, about 15 minutes.
  3. Drain potatoes, cool, and mash.
  4. In a medium bowl mix potatoes, yukon golds, and onion.
  5. Add in eggs, matzoh meal, and salt. Mix well until holds together without being sticky. May need to add more matzoh meal until its no longer sticky.
  6. Warm oil in a large skillet.
  7. Drop potato mixture by tablespoons into oil and flatten with a spatula.
  8. Cook until golden brown on both sides.
  9. Drain on paper towel.

Notes

Serve with sour cream, apple sauce, or greek yogurt.

Number of servings (yield): 6

PostHeaderIcon Sweet Potato Latkes

Ingredients

  • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled & shredded
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Place sweet potatoes in a towel and squeeze out as much water as possible. Let sit and the re-squeeze.
  2. In a large bow, combine sweet potatoes, eggs, brown sugar, flour, cloves, and cinnamon. Mix well.
  3. Heat oil in a large heavy skillet.
  4. Form into pancake size cakes, and fry in hot oil. Flip cakes after 2-3 minutes and brown other side.
  5. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.

Variations

We are going to try this again roasting them.

Cooking time (duration): 30

Number of servings (yield): 8

PostHeaderIcon Adobo Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 cups chopped onion
  • 5 minced garlic cloves
  • 6 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 cups cooked rice

Directions:

  1. Heat oil over medium high heat.
  2. Add chicken to pan and brown on each side.
  3. Remove chicken and set aside.
  4. Add onion to pan and cook until translucent.
  5. While cooking, combine soy sauce, water, vinegar, honey, pepper and bay leaf.
  6. Add garlic and cook for one minute, stirring frequently.
  7. Return chicken to pan.
  8. Add soy sauce mixture to pan.
  9. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium.
  10. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until chicken is done.
  11. Remove cover, remove chicken and set aside.
  12. Reduce and thicken sauce.
  13. Discard bay leaf.
  14. Serve over rice.
  • Servings:  4 (2 thighs + 6 tablespoons of sauce)
  • Calories: 485
  • Fat: 15g
  • Fiber: 2g

PostHeaderIcon Corn Bread

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup(s) uncooked cornmeal, yellow
  • 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp table salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 14 3/4 oz cream-style corn, canned
  • 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk
  • 2 large egg white(s)
  • 2 tsp corn oil

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400ºF.
  2. Coat an 8-inch square cake pan with cooking spray.
  3. Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.
  4. Mix well with a fork, then make a well in the center; set aside.
  5. Combine creamed corn, buttermilk, egg whites and oil in a medium bowl; mix until blended.
  6. Fold wet mixture into dry ingredients; mix until blended.
  7. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
  8. Bake until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
  9. Allow to cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  10. Remove from pan; cool completely before cutting into 8 squares.
  • Servings:  8
  • Calories:
  • Fat:
  • Fiber:
  • WW Points: 3

PostHeaderIcon Capellini Cake with Carmalized Onions

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound whole wheat capellini
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

  1. Cook the pasta according to the package.
  2. Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat.
  3. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened and golden, about 10 minutes.
  4. Transfer the onion to a bowl and toss with the parsley.
  5. Put the pasta in a large bowl and spray with cooking spray then toss well.
  6. Add all but 1/3 cup of the onion mixture, the Parmesan, salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
  7. Transfer to the skillet and press with a spatula to form a flat cake.
  8. Cook over medium heat until golden brown and crusty, about 15 minutes.
  9. Flip and cook other side until golden brown and crusty, about 5 more minutes.
  10. Remove from skillet, top with remaining onions, and slice into 8 pieces.
  • Servings: 8
  • Calories: 236
  • Fat: 3g
  • Fiber: 5g
  • WW Points: 4
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