Kay Dee's Recipe For Potato Latkes

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 large potatoes, peeled and shredded
• 1 small onion, shredded
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, or as needed
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• place the potatoes and onion into a bowl, and stir in eggs, salt, and flour as needed to make the mixture hold together. with wet hands, scoop up about 1/3 cup of the mixture per patty, and form into flat round or oval shapes.
• heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, and gently place the patties into the hot oil. fry until the bottoms are golden brown and crisp, 5 to 8 minutes, then flip with a spatula and fry the other side until golden.
• line a colander or strainer with 2 paper towels, and drain the cooked latkes in the colander. serve hot.

eggs n bacon cupcake

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 red potatoes, peeled and grated
• 2 bulbs shallots, chopped
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 8 eggs, beaten
• 1 roma (plum) tomato, thinly sliced
• 1 avocado - peeled, pitted and sliced (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins Ready Time: 32 mins


• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
• in a large skillet, fry the bacon pieces over medium heat until browned and crisp, about 8 minutes. drain off half of the grease. transfer the bacon and remaining grease to a large bowl. stir in the shredded potato, shallot and parmesan cheese. divide this mixture evenly between the muffin cups. pour eggs into each cup, filling to the top.
• bake in the preheated oven until the egg is firm, about 12 minutes. remove from the oven and set the dial to broil. place a slice of tomato each cupcake and return to the oven. broil for about 3 minutes, or until toasted. allow to cool slightly, then arrange the cupcakes on a tray and top each one with a slice avocado, if using.

Coal Miners Pasties

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups lard
• 10 tablespoons ice water
• 2 pounds top round steak, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
• 5 red potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 3 turnips, peeled and cubed
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• place the flour, 2 teaspoons of salt, and the lard in a bowl. quickly rub the lard into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles small peas. pour in the ice water, and form into a ball. add more water if it feels too dry. divide the dough into 6 balls, and wrap in plastic. chill one hour.
• in a bowl, combine the meat, turnips, potatoes, onions, remaining 1 tablespoon salt, and pepper.
• preheat the oven to 400 degrees f (205 degrees c).
• roll out one of the balls on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick. using a cake pan, trace a 9 inch circle in the dough; cut out the circle. place about 1 1/2 cups of the meat mixture into the middle of the circle. fold the edges of the circle up to meet along the top of the meat filling, and crimp the dough along the top to seal. repeat until all dough is used up. with a spatula, transfer the pasties to an ungreased sheet.
• bake the pasties for 45 minutes, or until golden. serve hot or at room temperature.

eggs n bacon cupcake

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 red potatoes, peeled and grated
• 2 bulbs shallots, chopped
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 8 eggs, beaten
• 1 roma (plum) tomato, thinly sliced
• 1 avocado - peeled, pitted and sliced (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins Ready Time: 32 mins


• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
• in a large skillet, fry the bacon pieces over medium heat until browned and crisp, about 8 minutes. drain off half of the grease. transfer the bacon and remaining grease to a large bowl. stir in the shredded potato, shallot and parmesan cheese. divide this mixture evenly between the muffin cups. pour eggs into each cup, filling to the top.
• bake in the preheated oven until the egg is firm, about 12 minutes. remove from the oven and set the dial to broil. place a slice of tomato each cupcake and return to the oven. broil for about 3 minutes, or until toasted. allow to cool slightly, then arrange the cupcakes on a tray and top each one with a slice avocado, if using.

veggie griddle cakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup vanilla fat-free yogurt
• 1 1/4 cups biscuit baking mix
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 small tomato, diced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• in a medium bowl blend eggs, yogurt and biscuit baking mix.
• heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. saute onion, green bell pepper and red bell pepper, until tender; stir into batter.
• heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. pour or scoop the batter the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. brown on both sides and serve hot, garnished with parsley and tomatoes.

bacon potato pancakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 slices bacon
• 4 idaho potatoes, peeled and shredded
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• vegetable oil for frying, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; let cool and crumble. reserve bacon drippings in skillet.
• combine crumbled bacon, potatoes, flour, eggs, garlic, thyme, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl.
• pour vegetable oil about 1/4-inch deep into skillet with bacon drippings and place over medium heat; heat until the oil and bacon drippings shimmer.
• gently drop potato mixture by heaping tablespoon into hot oil and flatten potatoes into small patties about 3 inches in diameter. cook until browned, about 3 minutes on each side.

wenny's white cake shots

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• ice
• 2 fluid ounces vanilla-flavored
• 2 fluid ounces hazelnut liqueur

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• fill a shaker with ice. pour vanilla-flavored and hazelnut liqueur into shaker; cover the shaker and shake until chilled. strain into 4 shot glasses.