All Entries in the "Snacks" Category
Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips or Pita Chips
Minoo served the dips with Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips and Pita Chips.
The Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips were flavoured with rosemary while the Homemade Pita Chips where flavoured with basil. Both were crispy and flavourful. They were great for snacking even without any dips.
This is a great way to use up leftover tortilla and pita bread.
Ingredients
- 1 pack wholewheat tortilla
- 1 bag wholewheat pita bread
- olive oil for brushing
- garlic powder for seasoning
- dried rosemary or dried basil or herbs of your choice
Source: via Minoo
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Coconut Chocolate Cluster
Minoo prepared a no bake snacks cum dessert for the Gilmore Park Church Community Kitchen to end the meal.
We enjoyed this Coconut Chocolate Cluster as it’s chewy with a crunch and not too sweet. I brought a couple home for Arkensen to try and he kept asking me to make it.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon finely shredded unsweetened coconut, lightly toasted and cooled
- 1/2 cup toasted almonds, cooled and chopped
- 7 to 8 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon finely ground espresso beans (optional)
- a big grain finishing salt – we omited this
Source: this recipe is adapted from 101 cookbooks
Makes 36 clusters.
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Grilled Peanut Butter Banana Tortilla
What do you do when you have left over ripen bananas? Normally, I will bake a banana cake. But, since it’s summer, I would not want to heat up the home with the oven. Another of my favourite recipe with banana is Steamed Banana Cake but I dont feel like having it this time round. So, I made something even simpler and sweet for lunch.
This Grilled Peanut Butter Banana Tortilla is great for snack or dessert. It is warm, gooey, sweet, nutty, crunchy and crisp. I love it so much that I had this three days in a row.
It can be messy eating this though because the filling will be squeezed out when you bite into it. At times, the natural syrup from the warm banana will dripped from the tortilla. I also find that the Nutella is more messy as it turns more liquid when heated.
Ingredients
- 1 large tortilla
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 1/2 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter or Nutella
Source: Suanne
Serve 1
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Pear Dates Almond Butter Muffins
For dessert, Minoo shared a Pear, Dates and Almond Butter Muffin recipe in the South Arm Community Kitchen. Pears are high in fiber and contain a good amount of vitamin C as well.
These Pear, Dates and Almond Butter Muffins make a tasty and nutritious breakfast to go. They are moist and not doughy.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 2 ripe Bosc pears
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 3/4 cup natural almond butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Source: this recipe is adapted from Alive Magazine
Prep time: 30 mins; Cook time: 35 mins; Yields 12
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Boiled Pork and Cabbage Dumplings
The main Chinese New Year dish made in the South Arm Cooking Club for Seniors is Boiled Pork and Cabbage Dumplings. Dumpling or jiaozi is a traditional dish eaten during Chinese New Year’s Eve and some other festivals. Family members gather together to make dumplings as wrapping dumplings is quite time consuming. Such activity also brings the family closer.
Dumplings can be boiled or pan fried. Boiling is a healthier choice of cooking.
Dumplings can be freeze on the baking sheet. Once they’re completely frozen, place them in a ziplock bag for future consumption.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces napa cabbage leaves, roughly chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup minced Chinese chives or green onions
- 2/3 pound ground pork
- 1/8 teaspoons ground pepper
- 1.5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 package refrigerated round dumpling wrapper (50 pieces)
Source: adapted from Asian Dumplings by Andrea Nguyen
Prep time: 40 minutes; Cook time: 20 minutes; Yield 50 dumplings
Chris O’Brennan, Helena, Sdyney, Frances and Chris made these dumplings.
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Spinach And Chickpea Fritters
The second recipe demonstrated by Minoo in the South Arm Community Kitchen is an Indian recipe. It is Spinach and Chickpea Fritters. These vegetarian fritters can be served as an appetizer or snack.
Minoo served the Spinach and Chickpea Fritters with a store bought mango chutney. The fritters are fried to very crispy and they are great snacks with vegetables in it.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chickpea flour (available at Middle Eastern, Indian or health food stores) or all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 3/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 cup canned chickpeas
- 1 10-ounce box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 tablespoon minced peeled ginger
- vegetable oil for frying
- mango chutney, for serving
Source: adapted from food network
Prep time: 30 minutes; Cook time: 20 minutes; Serve 6 to 8
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Salmon Patties
Charlene prepared 4 dishes for the South Arm Cooking Club for Seniors. As usual, it’s a complete meal with appetizer, soup, salad and main.
For appetizer, Charlene utilizes canned pink salmon which is reasonably priced. When choosing canned salmon, pick those which include bones which has higher calcium and hence is a better deal nutritionally.
Ingredients
- 1 can (7 oz) salmon
- 2 eggs
- 1 clove garlic, minced (or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Yogurt Sauce
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 green onions, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
Paul and June partnered to make this Salmon Patties.
Source: Charlene Dy
Prep time: 20 minutes; Cook time: 6 to 8 minutes; Serve: 3
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Chicken Patties
Minoo prepared four dishes in the Gilmore Park Community Kitchen. We made Chicken Patties, a warm salad, a Spinach Cake and a Red Rice Pilaf.
The Chicken Patties are marvelous. They are fried to crispy. Kids will love the Chicken Patties in their lunch boxes.
Source: unknown
Prep time: 15 minutes; Cook time: 10 minutes; Serve 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 onion, grated
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup parsley, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1/3 cup canola oil for frying
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