Apple Pancakes (Placuszki z Jabłkami)

February 7, 2012 by Beata Zatorska || Leave Comment || 1 Comment

ROSE PETAL JAM: Recipes & Stories from a Summer in Poland

Apple Pancakes

Makes 8 pancakes

These are small, sweet pancakes served for breakfast or afternoon tea.

My grandmother placed whole apple slices on the batter while it was sizzling in the pan.

2 eggs
12 fl oz milk
2 tablespoons superfine sugar
11 oz self-rising flour
4 small eating apples
2 oz unsalted butter for frying
Powdered sugar for decoration

Whisk the eggs, milk, and sugar together, then fold in the flour. (These pancakes are like pikelets and need to be thick and fluffy so it is best not to use an electric mixer). Add a pinch of salt, cover and put aside for 30 minutes.

Peel the apples, cut into halves, de-core and slice thinly.

Melt a knob of butter in a hot frying pan and add a dollop of the batter mix to form a pancake. Lay one or two slices of apple on top of the batter then fry for a couple of minutes. Turn over and cook the other side. Sprinkle with icing (powdered) sugar and serve hot.

Rose Petal Jam

February 7, 2012 by Beata Zatorska || Leave Comment || No Comments

Recipes and Stories From a Summer in Poland

Rose Petal Jam is more than a recipe book with stories. Friends cannot resist picking up the book from my coffee table and browsing through amazing photographs of the Polish countryside, reading about Beata’s childhood and discovering Poland today. – S. Nieman

Beata Zatorska learned to make rose petal jam, pierogi, and other Polish recipes in the kitchen of her grandmother’s farmhouse in a remote village in the foothills of the Continue reading →

Celebrity Chef Claire Robinson to Host the  6th Annual Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off!

November 28, 2011 by Susan Nieman || Leave Comment || No Comments

Share Your Favorite Recipes And “Share The Memories”

This year, the nationally esteemed Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off will be bigger-than-ever as the contestants compete by preparing their best family-friendly recipes. Five finalists will compete live in New York City, for the $25,000 Grand Prize, which includes a series of Maytag® appliances, cash and a beautiful crystal trophy. Contestants will compete in front of an esteemed panel of judges led by the Celebrity Chef and food TV star Claire Robinson as Head Judge! Continue reading →

Chicken Tortilla Soup

November 14, 2011 by Gary Hawkins || Leave Comment || 1 Comment

This tasty recipe begins with a light roux. The lighter the color, the more thickening power it has.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

4 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. flour
1 lb. chicken cooked and shredded.
2 Cups diced tomatoes
1 Cup diced onion
2 Jalapenos, diced and seeded
2 Tbsp. garlic, chopped
1 Tbsp. cumin and chili powder
2 Tbsp. lime juice
2 Quarts chicken stock

1. Melt butter and flour to make a roux. Cook about 3-4 minutes.
2. next add your stock, bring to a soft boil, then add remaining ingredients.
3. Garnish with fried tortilla strips, jack cheese and diced avocado.

Matzo Ball Gumbo

November 14, 2011 by Gary Hawkins || Leave Comment || 1 Comment

Matzo Ball Gumbo

Try this winter-time treat with leftovers turkey meat!
Cook the matzo balls separately, then, add towards the end to absorb some of the flavor from the gumbo. (Creole Matzo Balls Use one package of matzo ball mix and prepare by the instructions on the box. Add some chopped parsley and creole seasoning. Continue reading →