What's Cooking April 7, 2022

 These bananas still have lots of yellow. Banana bread incoming!

 

From Vintage Recipes, the Magic Spice Cake sounds good, but not so much the creamy nut filling which turns out to also be the frosting.  Lukewarm paste?

From the English Kitchen Chicken and Garlic Potatoes.  Very nice.

https://www.theenglishkitchen.co/2015/05/chicken-and-garlic-potatoes-casserole.html

Use those lovely Bonnie Maman preserves in a cake.

https://www.bonnemaman.us/blog/recipes/layer-cake-with-strawberry-cream-cheese-frosting/

 

DOA's Vegetable Soup

Looking at numerous Vegetable Soup Recipes, I created this recipe which probably needs tweaking, but it was very good. Not so dominated by tomatoes as those using canned tomatoes.

1/2 Medium onion diced

4 cloves garlic diced

3 small red potatoes, not peeled, cubed

1 cup sweet potato, cubed

4 carrots thick sliced

4 celery stalks thick sliced

1 large fresh tomato cut into cubes

1 tbsp tomato paste

3 tbsp butter

2 tbsp olive oil

32 oz Chicken Broth

1 tsp salt

3 turns of black pepper grinder

1/4 tsp oregano

1/4 tsp basil

1 bay leaf

In dutch oven, heat butter and olive oil on medium high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook approx 2 mins or until softened.  Add all other vegetables, stir, turn heat to medium and cook 3 minutes.

Add spices. Add chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer 45 minutes or until carrots are soft.