All Entries in the "Snacks" Category
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.
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
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
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
Easy Granola Bars
This Easy Granola Bars are fantastic and have a lot of flexibility. You can adapt the recipe to your liking. They are great for hikes, long road trips and camping as they store well and keep for fairly long time. You may adapt any combination of chocolate chips, dried fruit, coconut, pecans, almond slices, or any other tidbits you like in this granola bar.
This Easy Granola Bars are loaded with carbohydrates from with oats, protein from the nuts and vitamins from the dried fruit. They are also rich in fiber. They make a great on the go breakfast for busy people.
Ingredients
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Kale Chips
I had heard of Kale Chips from Arzeena’s facebook posting but had never try it before. Apparently, it is very easy to make. This is a very healthy snack. As a matter of fact, I would even call this a vegetarian chips because it is made of vegetables. I’m glad that Frank and Christina will be making Kale Chips in the South Arm Cooking Club for Seniors.
The Kale Chips have the texture of potato chips and taste like Japanese dried seaweed. It’s amazing what a quick roast in the oven can do to these greens!
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of kale, try to get those with flatter leaves for a crispier texture
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Peanut Summer Rolls
June and Ronald made this refreshing Peanut Summer Rolls in the South Arm Cooking Club for Seniors. Ronald is new to the South Arm Cooking Club for Seniors. June had to slow him down as he did his part like preparing the vegetables and sauce in a jiffy like an expert in the kitchen.
The Peanut Summer Rolls is a vegetarian dish. It uses the translucent rice paper wrap as commonly found in Vietnamese cuisine. It is very refreshing and fragrant with the use of herbs like cilantro, mint and basil. Summer is the time to enjoy all the fresh vegetables and lettuces.
This recipe is adapted from Gourmet and it makes 4 rolls.
Ingredients
For Rolls:
- 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 2/3 cup coarsely shredded carrot (2 medium), raw
- 4 (8-inch) rice paper rounds
- 2 red-leaf lettuce leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
Optional Veggies:
- 1/2 cup shredded napa cabbage
- 1/3 cup coarsely shredded zucchini (1 small), raw
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced button mushrooms, raw
- 1/2 English cucumber, sliced into matchsticks
For Peanut Sauce:
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 small garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons tomato paste or ketchup
