Description A delicious repurposing recipe using prepared mashed potatoes, pancake mix, eggs and SPAM® with bacon to make piping hot savory pancakes. Great when eaten hot or cold. Ingredients 4 cups mashed potatoes 1 (12 ounce) can fully cooked luncheon meat with bacon (such as SPAM® with Bacon), diced 1 cup buttermilk pancake mix 2 … Read more
Description This traditional Russian eggplant appetizer is delicious! It’s great with crackers or bread. Put leftovers in jars so you can enjoy it the whole winter! Ingredients 5 eggplants, peeled and cubed 5 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped 5 tomatoes, chopped 5 onions, chopped 1 ½ tablespoons white sugar 1 tablespoon salt ½ cup vegetable … Read more
Description This is my Russian grandmother’s version of Italian caponata. Serve with your favorite bread or crackers–we like rye bread! Ingredients ¼ cup olive oil 1 large eggplant, peeled and coarsely chopped 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin strips 1 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips 1 large onion, diced 1 cup … Read more
Description Delicious fried battered jalapenos that are awesome dipped in ranch or blue cheese dressing. Ingredients 2 cups vegetable oil, or as needed 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons garlic powder salt and ground black pepper to taste 6 jalapeno peppers – halved, seeded, and sliced into fry-shaped pieces 2 eggs Prep Time: 20 mins … Read more
Description This is easy to make and can be used as a side dish or a dessert. It’s great reheated, too. Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) package egg noodles 2 tablespoons butter, melted 3 Macintosh apples, sliced 3 eggs, separated 1 cup white sugar ¼ cup golden raisins 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon vanilla extract … Read more
Description Delicious Passover specialty that’s easy and can be served with either meat or dairy dinners! Can also be made ahead and cooked later. Ingredients 4 matzo crackers, crushed 3 eggs, beaten ¼ cup white sugar 1 teaspoon salt, divided ½ teaspoon lemon juice ⅓ cup applesauce 3 Granny Smith apples – cored, peeled and … Read more
Description This recipe makes a wonderful peanut butter that’s better than anything in the store. It’s all natural, and doesn’t separate like some of the so-called natural peanut butters you can buy. I like chunky peanut butter, so I mix the batch until it is very smooth, then mix in peanuts that have been chopped … Read more
Description This is my mom’s recipe for delicious, easy-to-make pickles that are sweet and sour! They’re not conventional pickles, but taste like them. Use any substitute like sliced carrots, (daikon) radish, or even fruit! Ingredients ½ teaspoon salt 1 large English cucumber, cut into 1/4 inch slices 3 tablespoons rice vinegar 3 tablespoons honey Prep … Read more
Description Ever wonder what to do when you have too much jicama? Here’s a quick guide to making a quick snack. Best served with barbeque sauce. The stripes on the fries are caused by the moisture escaping the jicama and creating fissures where the starch from the jicama collects and browns. Ingredients cooking spray 1 … Read more
Description The secret ingredient to crispy carrot (or sweet potato fries) is a little bit of organic corn starch! Too much and they will be pasty, too little and they won’t get as crispy. My favorite way to eat these is with a little ketchup mixed with sriracha (a 4:1 ratio.) You can just buy … Read more