Veggie Wednesday

Winter Squash Fritters
6 fritters

2 cups peeled, seeded, shredded acorn squash
6 T cornstarch
4 T chopped fresh herbs such as oregano, marjoram, rosemary, chives, parsley
1 garlic clove, chopped
Salt and pepper
2 eggs
1/4 c heavy cream

In medium bowl, toss together shredded squash,
cornstarch, herbs, garlic, salt and pepper to taste.
Stir in eggs, then cream. Mix well.
Heat griddle over medium high heat until drop
of water sizzles. Brush griddle with olive oil.
Spoon squash mixture into 3-inch circles on
griddle, using 1/4 C for each.
Fry about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Serve immediately with Crème Fraîche.

Crème Fraîche

1 c heavy cream (room temp.)
2 T buttermilk (room temp.)

Combine cream and buttermilk in warm glass jar. Mix well.
Cover; let stand at room temperature for 8 hours until mixture thickens.

Cover and store in the refrigerator.

Victoria Magazine September 1990

Ready, Set, Cook! #26

I decided to ask my family for ingredients for our game this week. Once in awhile I need some inspiration, and my family never fails to drop the ball. Ha ha...
My husband gave me today's ingredients and at first I thought they looked really unhealthy. Well, something can be made from these three; it may stretch your imagnation a bit, but that's my job, eh? Have fun!
hot dogs
bbq sauce
pickles

Cold Weather Cooking

It's downright COLD here today. The local schools started late today because it's colder than usual for us. So, to combat that chill I made our favorite Breakfast Crumb Cake this morning, for both the flavor and the extra heat coming from the oven.

I'm not sure what dinner will be this evening, but I have several bags of beans, some bacon ends and a few plum tomatoes that I can see going into a nice warm bowl of soup, which is what I normally make when the wind chill gets below zero, like it is today.

The question of the day would be: What do you make to chase away the chill?

You Go Phil!

Groundhog Day

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R,S,C #25 Recipes

Veal isn't so popular anymore. I admit, I don't cook it myself and haven't had it for years. My mother in law did have breaded veal cutlets made into Veal Parmesan with green beans the other night. I told her the walnuts were missing. She got a kick out of having made something so close to this week's game ingredients.

I did get this from Ian at The Gallumphing Gourmand, though and it sounds delicious!

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Gallumphing Veal Rolls

2 veal cutlets (about 200g/6 oz each), pounded to ¼ inch thickness, then cut
into 2-inch strips
1 tbsp + 2 tsp butter, divided
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 large white mushrooms, sliced thinly
1 C potato, peeled, boiled & mashed
2 tbsp fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
green beans (2 for each roll), steamed
flour
2 eggs
1/4 C walnuts, finely chopped or blitzed in the food processor
1/4 C panko crumbs
2 tsp black pepper
1/2 C white wine or chicken stock

In large skillet heat 1 tbsp of butter over medium heat until
bubbly and hot; add mushrooms and garlic and sauté for a
couple of minutes until the mushrooms have softened,
but before the garlic burns.
Transfer mushroom mixture to bowl; add mashed potato,
rosemary and the cheese and stir to combine.
Spoon a little of the potato mixture onto each cutlet,
place two green beans on each one, and roll up the cutlet,
securing with a toothpick.

Place the crushed walnuts and panko crumbs into a
Ziploc baggie. Being careful of the toothpicks, dredge
each roll in flour, then in egg wash.
Place each roll one by one into the baggie,
and shake to coat with the walnut mixture.

In same skillet heat the rest of the butter over medium heat;
add the veal rolls and cook, turning occasionally,
until browned on all sides. Move the veal rolls to a
warm plate, saving any pan juices; remove and discard
toothpicks and keep veal warm.

Deglaze the pan with the wine or stock, scraping up
all the tasty bits from the bottom. Let the sauce
reduce by about half, and remove the pan from the heat.

Pour the sauce over the veal rolls.

Serve with a green salad.

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