Two Pound Sweet Potato Patty

One of my favorite food websites is Budget Bytes. Recipes are simple, easy to follow, and refreshingly good. If you are looking for Julia Child caliber recipes then Budget Bytes is not for you. If you are looking for down to earth, uncomplicated and tasty meals, then have a go. To date over the past several years, I have more than two dozen recipes saved. Today I went wild and tried Sweet Potato Corn Cakes with Garlic Dipping Sauce.

Modifications Made:

Not having a potato masher, cooked sweet potato, diced green onions, cilantro, double the salt, two teaspoons of comino, two teaspoons of chili powder were tossed into blender and given a quick pulse. Nothing excessive, just a quick blitz. Emptied into a bowl, the following was added and mixed until just moistened: two well beaten eggs, third cup of masa, half cup of breadcrumbs, and half cup of frozen corn. After cooling down in the fridge, patties were formed into patties and allowed to rechill for another hour or so. Once ready to cook, the patties were coated in garlic Panko crumbs and pan fried until golden brown.

Scaled for Likability: No, Thank You

Fried patties/cakes at this table come in all tastes: zucchini, potato, broccoli, crab, all meats (not to be confused with burgers), and salmon (the preferred patty of choice). One of the most common elements in fried patties is the light fluffy airiness of the patty with a crunchy outside and moist inside. These patties were crunchy, and moist, and very tasty, the issue was they weighed too much. Eating just one patty left each of table participants feeling excessively full, like a thanksgiving feast experience. I would have preferred to take the sweet potato mixture minus the egg, breadcrumbs, and panko and served as a flavorful mashed side, corn included.

Better Than Campbell's Old Fashion Vegetable Soup

Went to the store with the hopes of gathering fresh produce for soup. With more than 45 people in line for two packages of any meat product and the produce section containing only avocado, orange, and most randomly, strawberries, I settled upon canned soup. Well not canned soup since that section was still void of food, too. Instead soup made from canned goods as the canned vegetable section had been mostly restocked. Soups like this 15 Minute Vegetable Soup are ideal in dire food situations such as current times. Modifications Made: Plain petite diced tomatoes for flavored tomatoes, frozen carrots instead of canned, green beans and corn undrained, peas omitted (gross, nasty little pods), one can tomato sauce, two low sodium chicken and two pollo de tomate bouillon cubes, six cups water. Once onions were softened, carrots, juice of green beans and corn, sauce, bouillon cubes, water were added and allowed to simmer until carrots almost tender. Green beans and corn tossed in, heat t

Way Too Rich, Extra Heavy Cheesecake

Pictures are deceptive. What this picture of this recipe does not show is how old and faded the print out paper is, how many stains are smudged across various spots, and the numerous notes written in the top right corner with the first one dating back to college days in 2001. Yikes, twenty years ago makes this paper print out old, no wait, that makes me old. Eek. Sadly, my current living quarters do not allow for cooking of this cheesecake. In fact the last time this recipe has been made have been close to six or seven years. That is just too long. Too long. Luckily, we are spending Spring Break at family with a real oven. A family who will help eat this oh so rich, very decadent, supremely yummy cheesecake. Modifications Made: There are four keys to a successful cheesecake. ONE: all ingredients must be room temperature. If your house is ice chest cold, then warm the ingredients on the stovetop. TWO: do not over mix. Excessive mixing creates air pockets resulting in split mi

The Great Freeze 2021 Vegetable Broth

Good grief, this cold snap. Every year I wish and wish for cold weather so this table can eat soups without melting. Well this year winter came and came with a vengeance. Two days below freezing with no water, no power, no internet/cell service. It's the dark ages. If you need more info just search for Texas Grid Failure 2021 . Yes, this tragic affair has its own wiki page. Good grief. Did you know that if temperatures drop below freezing for too long, refrigerators will not keep your cold stuff from freezing? Well, they don't. And with 17℉ temps, this tables fridge contents froze. What to do with a fridge full of frozen fresh veggies? Veggie stock. No recipe was used, it was just all the veggies in the fridge (white and yellow onions, garlic, jalapeno, green onions, three roma tomatoes, celery, two russet potatoes, seven carrots, and a red and green bell pepper) salt and pepper, and enough water to just touch the top layer of veggies. I did not want the veggies floa

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