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Corn Tortillas

December 5, 2021
Credits

Recipe adapted from Simply Mamá Cooks

Ingredients

Amount Ingredients
175g corn flour, nixtamalized (masa harina)
15g cornstarch
3g salt
1 cup water, warm

Process
1. In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients
2. Add warm water, reserving a couple of tablespoons, and begin mixing/kneading the dough
3. If needed, use the remainder of the water to fully hydrate the dough and form it into a ball; cover in plastic wrap and set aside to hydrate for ~30 minutes
4. Tear off chunks of dough and form into smaller balls (or weigh out 30g portions for street taco size tortillas)
5. Preheat tuvva, comal, griddle or dry frying pan on medium high heat
6. Set dough balls between plastic and shape using tortilla press
7. Place flattened tortillas onto dry pan and cook a few minutes on each side; if they puff up, press them down with a spatula. Do not overcook
8. When done, take off heat and immediately cover in aluminum foil; stack tortillas one atop the other
Nutrition

100g (cooked) = 218 calories

Notes
- Masa Harina is a type of corn flour which uses nixtamalized corn; do not use cornmeal
- The cornstarch helps keep the tortillas soft, highly recommended
- Take a sandwich bag, cut off the zip top and slit out the sides so that you have one long plastic sheet; use this to sandiwch your tortilla between on the tortilla press.
- Steaming the tortillas in aluminum foil helps keep them warm and pliable. Do not skip this step
- If you do not have a tortilla press, you can just squash the balls of flour with a heavy pot, use a rolling pin, or even just your hands; the press just makes things easier
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Fajita Vegetables

December 5, 2021
Credits

Recipe adapted from Culinary Hill.

Ingredients

Amount Ingredients
14g oil, vegetable
2 bell peppers, small, sliced
2 red onions, medium, sliced
½ tsp salt
½ tsp oregano, Mexican, dried

Process
1. In a large skillet or wok, sauté bell peppers and onions in oil until desired consistency; cook less to keep them snappy, longer to make them soft
2. Add salt and oregano
Nutrition

100g = 71 calories

Notes
- Can sub regular oregano for Mexican oregano
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Steamed Corn on the Cob

December 4, 2021
Credits

Recipe adapted from Amy+Jacky Pressure Cooker Recipes.

Ingredients

Makes up to 6 corncobs

Amount Ingredients
1 cup water
up to 6 ears of corn, shucked

Process
1. Add 1 cup of water to instant pot and drop in trivet
2. Layer corncobs in hash pattern (2 parallel, then 2 perpendicular to them on top and so on)
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Pressure: High
Time: 3 minutes
Release: Quick
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Notes
- Up to 6 ears of corn will fit in a 6qt instant pot.
- Delicious alone, better rubbed with salted butter immediately out of the pot (I recommend Kerrygold)
- You can also cover the corn with elote accoutrements
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Chocolate Cake

December 3, 2021
Credits

Recipe adapted from Bon Appétit.

Ingredients

Makes 1 9″ cake round

Amount Ingredient
160g flour, all purpose
250g sugar
5g baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
8g salt, kosher
41g cocoa powder
163g oil, vegetable
2 eggs, large
4g vanilla extract
1 cup milk, warmed

Process
1. Preheat oven: 325°F
2. Grease cake pan with butter and lay down a parchment round on the bottom.
3. In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (except the milk).
5. Add wet ingrediets to dry and mix with a spatula; it will be firm and pasty.
6. Add warmed milk and mix until just uniform and combined.
7. Pour immediately into prepared cake pan
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Bake: 40-50 minutes
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1. Let cool before cutting.
Notes
- Can sub regular table salt for kosher, use slightly less.
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Waffles

December 2, 2021
Credits

Recipe adapted from OneShyofaBunch on Allrecipes.com.

Ingredients

Makes 4 Belgian waffles

Amount (weight) amount (volume) Ingredients
2 — eggs
240g 2 cups flour, all purpose
410g 1¾ cups milk
100g ½ cup oil, vegetable
13g 1 T sugar
15g 1 T baking powder
3g ½ t salt

Process
1. mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl
2. pour batter into waffle iron in batches until all the batter is used up
Nutrition

1 waffle = 580 calories

Notes

I use this vertical waffle maker, which I bought from Costco for $35 about 5 years ago. Works fabulously and makes big waffles with deep wells. The pour spout on the top makes it easy for kids to help as well, since the risk of burns is reduced.

Although great plain, see below for serving suggestions.

Mix-ins
- chocolate chips
- blueberries
Toppings
- nutella
- maple / pancake syrup
- fresh fruit
- fresh whipped cream
- berry compotes, jams, or jellies
See the freezing guide for tips and information on freezer-safe food storage.
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Mango Milkshake

December 1, 2021
Ingredients

Makes 52 oz (1 blender full)

Amount Ingredient
250g mango, frozen
1,200g milk
27g dates, pitted

Process
1. Add all ingredients to a blender
2. Blend for 1 minute or until liquefied and homogeneous
Nutrition

100g = 63 calories

Notes
- If using fresh mango, you may want to add ice
- A high powered blender is ideal, I recommend the Vitamix
- Dried out dates do not need to be rehydrated, they can go into the mix as-is
- Different date types will have different sugar content; Medjool dates will make a thicker and sweeter shake. As written, recipe is low sugar and not too sweet
- Can add spinach or other greens to this recipe for a small health boost
- Can store extra milkshake in airtight glass jars or water bottles; it’ll keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freshness / quality may be effected; shake before enjoying.
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Fish on a Bed of Salad

November 30, 2021
Pair breaded and frozen white fish fillets on a pile of lightly dressed, bagged salad.

Products

Costco
- Panko crusted tilapia
- Mediterranean crunch chopped salad
Assembly
1. Prepare the fish in toaster oven, air fryer, George Foreman grill, or panini press (no need for any extra oil).
2. Lightly dress salad with included dressing; no need to use up the entire dressing packet.
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Canned Peaches in Yogurt

November 30, 2021

Pair canned peaches with yogurt, using some of the syrup from the peaches for sweetener.

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Yogurt

November 30, 2021
Ingredients

Makes 3 cups

Amount Ingredient
3 cups milk
2 T yogurt

I use 2 T to be on the safe side, you can get away with using less than that.

Process

Instant Pot
1. Pour 1 cup of water in the instant pot, set in the trivet and then place 1 glass jar into the pot.
2. Fill jar with 3 cups of milk (you can skip step 1 and pour the milk directly into the pot).
3. Cover jar with foil or some other loose-fitting, heat-proof cover
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Steam: 1 minute
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1. After cycle completes and pot is safe to open, let milk cool to room temp and add yogurt; mix to incorporate.
2. Shut the lid (no need to seal) and press yogurt button; let incubate for 8 hours (it should begin counting down from 8:00).
3. Refrigerate
Stovetop
1. Bring 3 cups of milk to a rolling boil in a medium sauce pot, then turn off the heat and let it cool to room temp.
2. Pour milk into whatever container it’s meant to set in (old yogurt container, glass jar, etc.). Add 2 T yogurt, mix, and set to incubate in a warm environment (such as the oven with the oven light turned on or a warm area near the stove) for 8 hours.
3. Refrigerate
Notes
- If yogurt is still a bit runny after 8 hours, let it incubate for longer, up to or exceeding an additional 8 hours. It’ll be fine.
- Yogurt will set up further while refrigerated.
- Sugar or some flavorings can be added during incubation, though I’ve never tried this.
- Yogurt can be used any way store-bought plain yogurt would be.
- Strain for thicker consistency (“Greek style”).
- Can add milk powder as a thickener, or heavy cream though I’ve never tried either.
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Rose & Cardamom Milk Tea

November 30, 2021
Credits

Recipe adapted from u/srividhya17 on Reddit.

Ingredients

Makes 1 cup

Amount Ingredient
½ cup milk
½ cup water
1 tsp tea, black, looseleaf (or 1 teabag)
2 pods cardamom, crushed
1 rosebud, dried
1½ tsp sugar

Process

Instant Pot
1. Add 1 cup of water to instant pot, place trivet inside and put pot-in-pot vessel on top.
2. Add all the ingredients to the smaller vessel and seal the lid.
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Pressure: High
Time: 3 minutes 
Release: Quick
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1. Strain into cup, enjoy hot.
Stovetop
1. In a small sauce pot on the stove set to medium high heat, add all the ingredients and cook until contents reach a roiling boil and threaten to spill over.
2. Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Strain into cup, enjoy hot.
Nutrition

Calories: 103

Notes
- Can add fennel seeds
- Can replace sugar with honey
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Amount	Ingredients
175g	corn flour, nixtamalized (masa harina)
15g	cornstarch
3g	salt
1 cup	water, warm

Amount	Ingredients
14g	oil, vegetable
2	bell peppers, small, sliced
2	red onions, medium, sliced
½ tsp	salt
½ tsp	oregano, Mexican, dried

Amount	Ingredients
1 cup	water
up to 6	ears of corn, shucked

Amount	Ingredient
160g	flour, all purpose
250g	sugar
5g	baking powder
¼ tsp	baking soda
8g	salt, kosher
41g	cocoa powder
163g	oil, vegetable
2	eggs, large
4g	vanilla extract
1 cup	milk, warmed

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Mix-ins

Toppings

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Products

Costco

Assembly

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Instant Pot

Stovetop

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