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Hanukkah Latkes

December 21, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 4 Comments

Happy Hanukkah everyone!

Our favorite thing about Hanukkah?

What else?

Potato Latkes!

Best things ever…

Latkes

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes

What you need:

3 ½ cups shredded potatoes (for fast latkes use the store bought kind)

½ sweet onion, grated

3 eggs, beaten

¼ cup matzo meal (you could substitute all purpose flour too)

S&P

½ cup peanut oil for frying

What to do:

Using a cheese cloth squeeze all the moisture out of your potatoes.

Once you’ve gotten them as dry as you can, place them into a large bowl with the onion, eggs, matzo meal, and season with S&P. Stir together well to combine.

Preheat a large skillet and your peanut oil over medium high heat. Form the mixture into small silver dollar pancake size latkes. Working in batches place the latkes down into the oil.

Cook until golden brown, then flip to brown the other side. Drain on paper towels, serve hot with applesauce and sour cream.

appetizers Hanukkah Latkes

Now gather round the table, light some candles, play some dreidel and enjoy. Happy Hanukkah!!!

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Cookies for Breakfast in a Jar

December 17, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 6 Comments

Cookies for Breakfast in a jar Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes

2/3 c brown sugar, packed
1 t baking soda
¾ t baking powder
1 c all purpose flour
¾ c whole wheat flour
3 c multi grain cereal
½ cup dried blueberries
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup raisins

Layer all ingredients in a mason jar. Close jar tightly and cover with fabric and ribbon. Affix with the following instructions.

1 jar cookies for breakfast gift mix
½ c butter room temperature
2 eggs beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat together butter and eggs until smooth. Add ingredients in jar. Mix until well combined.
With your hands form batter into large golf ball sized balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Press down on each ball with a spoon to flatten it slightly. Place cookies in the oven and bake for 12 – 15 minutes. Let stand 1 minute then transfer to cooling rack. Enjoy these warm with a glass of milk or leave out for Santa. Happy Holidays!

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No School No Prob part deux

November 16, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 3 Comments

More fun things to do while the kids are off school.

This week and next we have no less that 3 shortened days and 3 days off.

Ahh???

What’s a mom to do?

Get your craft on, and learn something in the process.

Like what?

Like…

What would Thanksgiving be without the Native Americans?

Well we wouldn’t have Thanksgiving.

We wouldn’t be here.

We’d all have starved to death during those horrible winters in Plymouth Plantation.

But now we have corn, and squash, and turkey.

Phew…

So here’s an ode to those wonderful people that showed the Pilgrims how it’s done.

Tee Hee Tee Pee Tents

Prep Time: 5 minutes Craft Time: 20-30 minutes

WHAT YOU NEED:

Toothpicks

Sugar Ice Cream Cones

White cake frosting

Various colored writing frosting

raisins

dried fruit

fruity cheerios

MnM candies

Jelly beans

Frost your cones with an even light layer of frosting. Turn the cones upside down on a paper plate. Next stick 2-3 toothpicks out of the botton (now the top) of your tee-pee.

Let the kids decorate their own. Using the writing frosting decorate the sides of the tee-pee. Let them stick on candies, fruit, and cheerios on as they see fit.

Voila…the teepees the first pilgrims came upon before their first Thanksgiving with the Native Americans, ok so that’s not totally historically accurate at all but I’m going with it for now.

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Fall Flashback – Best Ever Butternut Squash

November 4, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 20 Comments

Fall Flashback!

With the holidays quickly approaching…

I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is in less than 3 weeks!

I’m tossing this family favorite at you again.

This bad boys is always a hit.

Perfect side dish for Thanksgiving.

Kids, babies, and grownups go gaga for this one.

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 large butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into cubes

½ cup light mayo

1 large onion chopped

1 clove garlic

6 dashes hot sauce

1 egg

15 low sodium ritz crackers, crumbled

¼ cup parmesan cheese

½ T olive oil

½ T butter

½ t dried oregano

salt

pepper

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat a large pot of salted water over high heat. When it’s boiling add in the squash and cook until soft, about 15-20 minutes.

In a small saucepan heat olive oil and butter over medium heat. Once it is melted add in your crackers, cheese and oregano. Season with a bit of S&P and stir well. Remove from heat and set aside.

When the squash is cooked drain the water and toss the squash into a baking dish. Mash the squash with a potato masher and season with S&P. To the squash add in your mayo, onion, garlic, hot sauce, and egg. Mix well. Top with cracker/cheese topping, cover with foil and transfer your baking dish to the oven. Bake for 30 minutes, remove foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes. Serve.