Baked Potatoes - 3 ways Recipes

 

Baked Potatoes -  3 ways Recipes

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Baked Potatoes -  3 ways Recipes

Ah, the potato. We fry, boil and bake them and they come in hundreds of varieties from all over the world.

Of course, there are hundreds of recipes out there on the internet and I know that they are all great. But, here I am giving your my best traditional recipes that I like best. Easy, fast, and using basic ingredients that use, gives this the perfect recipe to serve to your family or friends.

Give it a try and let me know how yours turned out.

Start - Crispy Garlic Baked Potatoes Wedges

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. - Potatoes peeled or leave the skin on, cut into wedges.

1 tbsp. - Olive oil 1 tsp. - Garlic powder

1 tbsp. - Smoked paprika

1 tsp. - Onion flakes or powder Salt and pepper as needed

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Toppings - Finely grated parmesan cheese, Chopped parsley

3:50 - Rosemary Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. - Potatoes peeled or leave the skin on, cut into 1-inch cubes.

1 tbsp. - Olive oil 1 tsp. - Garlic powder

Salt and pepper as needed

1 tsp. - Onion flakes or powder 1 tsp. - Dried rosemary.

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Toppings - Fresh rosemary, Chopped parsley

6:36 - Classic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. - Potatoes peeled and cut into 4 pieces.

1/3 cup - Sourcream 2 tbsp. - Butter

Options - Extra milk as needed, Chopped parsley

Salt and pepper as needed

For more information, please see the video.

Sliced Potato Cake Recipe

 Sliced Potato Cake Recipe When it comes to comfort food and diet, it does not always come together. Now, this dish does not follow the rules, for I get both of two worlds. I just love potatoes but I like them fried I guess because of the oil in the fry but in this dish, it has all the taste I want without adding all those calories. This is perfect for a party or just a family meal, or to have it as a side dish or just on its own. Let me know how yours turned out and did you add anything different to it.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ingredients 2 lbs. - Potatoes, sliced as thin as possible. 3 tbsp. - Olive oil 3/4 tsp. - Ground pepper 1/2 tsp. - Garlic powder 1 tsp. - Onion powder 1 tsp. - Sweet paprika 1 tsp. - Italian herbs/ seasoning (mix) 3/4 tsp. - Salt Toppings - Parsley, sour cream. Options - Hot paprika, cayenne pepper Italian herbs: Oregano, Marjoram, Thyme, Basil, Rosemary. For more information, please see the video.

Sweet Potato With Curry Ketchup Dip Recipe

 

Sweet Potato With Curry Ketchup Dip Recipe When I am on a diet, I need something to keep me going, and at least something I can call “comfort food”. So as for fries, that means that I have to bake it and for me, the best fries I like coming hot out of the oven are sweet potato fries. I added just a bit of olive oil to the fries to lightly oil them so they can cook better and give some taste. Now I like to use the water soaking method to remove some of the starches, as for adding cornstarch to the fries before the baking I do not use this method. I tried both ways and I can really say for me there’s no difference in how you prepare it. But, saying this you can use cornstarch if you prefer it. Make sure you keep an eye on the fries while baking. If the temperature is too high then they will be cooked on the outside and raw on the inside, but if it is too low then the fries will be dried out a soggy. Let me know how yours turned out and did you do anything different to the recipe.

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Ingredients 2 lbs. - Sweet potatoes ( peeled and cut into 1/2-inch thick strips)

1 to 2 tbsp. - Olive oil 1/2 tsp. - Salt 1 tsp. - Paprika Curry Dip 1 tsp. - Curry powder 1 tbsp. - Olive oil 1/3 cup - Ketchup (more to taste) 1/4 cup - Mayonnaise (Low fat) (More to taste) Options 1/2 tsp. - Sugar Cayenne pepper to taste Chile powder to taste Toppings Green onions (chopped) Parsley (chopped)

For more information, please see the video.

Crustless Spinach Quiche - Low Calorie

 

Crustless  Spinach Quiche - Low Calorie 

God did not make you live on bread alone. I know, I know that we are sometimes on a diet but that can sometimes be a bit boring. So I like to eat something brave like something I can set my teeth into. 

So here we have it, a crustless quiche that is satisfying and good for you, not only this but it tastes really great. Go ahead and try it out for yourself and find out how awesome this recipe is, do not forget to get that extra piece before it is all gone. And, you do not have to feel guilty for this quiche is low-calorie. 

Let me know how you made out with this recipe and did you add anything else to it. 

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Recipe;

5 lg.                   -   Eggs 

1 med.               -   Chopped onion 

1-pkg                 -   Roughly chopped spinach (10 oz.) 

2 cups                -   Shredded white cheddar cheese 

1 to 2 tbsp.         -   Olive oil 

1/2 cup               -   fresh parsley 

Milk                    -  Splash 

Salt and pepper to taste 

For more information, please see the video below;

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Let's start with 5 or 6 large farm eggs, I only use free-range eggs because for me they are the best. Here I am using white cheddar cheese for the white looks better on the dish but you really can use any type of cheese you want to make you happy. 

Chop up the spinach roughly for we do not want it to be too chewy but broken down enough to make it delicate to the taste mixed with the eggs. As for the parsley, I like to chop it finer so it can spread more evenly around the dish. 

As for cheese, I like cheddar cheese it is my favorite choice. Here I am using white cheddar for it will make your dish look better as per presentation. Now, you can really use any type of cheese that you would like but I do not recommend any soft type for it can make your quiche very soggy. 

In the end, combine everything together but make sure that you mix everything evenly so in that way every bite will have full flavor. When beating the eggs and to get them to be fluffy, make sure that you beat them until they appear light and airy. 

Well, here it is the awesome perfect crustless spinach quiche. Try it your way and see how many different ingredients you could add to it. Let me know how yours turned out. 

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Crustless Spinach Quiche - Low Calorie 

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Hamburger Baked Potato Recipe

Hamburger Baked Potato 

Well, here we go. I finally caved into making this recipe because of all the requests. I just did not get around to adding this baked potato because of its simplicity. 

When it comes to the perfect topping for it, it becomes a personal thing. When I serve this to my friends at a party or just a get-together, I keep all the toppings in other plates so everyone can grab a hot potato and add what you want. To make it even better I had a small portable toaster oven at the end of the table set to grill and in about two minutes or so, every potato toppings was grilled to perfection. 

Let me know how yours turned out and what was favorite toppings.



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Recipe;

2 - Large baking potatoes

2 - Kilos ( 1 1/2 lbs.)  Medium ground beef.

1 Sm. - Diced onion
1 Tbsp. - Olive oil
1/4 Cup. - Red hot red peppers.
2 Cloves - Garlic
2 Tsp. - Meat spice ( add your favorite)


Toppings
1/3 Cup - Light cheddar cheese
1/4 Cup - Green onions.
1 Cup - Shredded lettuce
Sour cream - As needed
Cherry tomatoes - Chopped or on the side



For more information, please see the video below; 





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Go ahead and add whatever topping to this hamburger base. Here I am adding some hot red peppers to the meat base, this will give it some deep spicy flavor. 

Make sure that you poke the potato in a few spots to let out the steam when baking. This makes it bake faster and more evenly. If you prefer not to use aluminum foil for the baking, then rub some cooking oil on the potato and bake it. 

To give the meat a full flavor, I use Medium ground beef. The fat content will keep it moist and flavourful. If you want to use lean meat, you can, but do not overcook it. 

I am using a lighter cheddar cheese here for a little bit of weight control. But you can really use any type of cheese you like.

The usual way is to slice the potato halfway down the middle. The problem I see with this is, that by slicing it into fours will allow you to add more topping. 

Now, go ahead and make your day.












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Garlic Baked Codfish Recipe

Garlic Baked Codfish Recipe 

How I remember this codfish recipe when my Mother was cooking it. The aroma that came out of the kitchen was out of this world and I was always hanging around her waiting to eat.

This recipe is so easy and fast that, really you can not go wrong.  The olive oil mixed with the garlic makes this dish, is really outstanding from the rest. I love it when I serve this and they ask me for the recipe, it just makes my day when I explain it to them and watch their eyes after they hear how easy it is. I can tell you that you can serve this in a  five-star restaurant, it is that good. 

Let me know how yours turned out and did you do anything different to it. 



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Recipe; 

1 to 2 Lbs. - Codfish fillets.

1/4 to 1/2 Cup - Olive oil
4 - Cloves - Garlic 2 sliced, 2 diced
2 - Bay leaves

2 - Med. - Red onions  quartered
1/2 - Med. - Sweet red pepper chopped
1/2 - Med. - Hot pepper chopped
1/2 Cup - Broccoli chopped
2 Large - Boiled potatoes
2 Eggs - Hard-boiled and halved
1/3 Cup - Black olives
1/4 Cup - fresh parsley

Salt and pepper to taste



For more information, please see the video below; 




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Look at all the fine veggies and the awesome plump cod filets I have gotten here. The combination here just goes great with the fish and when you add the olive oil blended with the garlic, you got a five-star meal at it's finest. 

Remember that I want the olive oil to pick-up the flavor of the garlic and the bay leaves, so this should not be more than one minute of frying.

Please do not overcook the oil for then it will turn into grease. 

Add all the cooked olive oil to all the cod and the veggies also add the garlic on top of the fish. 

If you are not sure if the fish is cooked and to your liking, then just take a peek at it when it comes out of the oven or before, and see if it is to your liking and taste. 

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Mini Custard Puff Pastries - Pastelis De Natas

Mini Custard Puff Pastries - Pastelis De Natas


These are Portuguese Custard Tarts / Pasteis de Natas, devotedly handmade to a 300-from a year-old recipe, with a thick creamy egg custard, sitting comfortably in a cozy puff of puff pastry and just asking to be eaten.


Enjoy them with a sprinkling of berries or stick religiously to tradition. Also, add other things to it, like icing sugar or cinnamon.

Want more traditional.

Now you know that the typical Portuguese Pastelis De Natas is a little bigger and a bit browner on the top, but this is the way I like it and made it smaller for a two-bite treat. I just find that my guests like this better.


If you want them more traditional, then just make the puff pastry about 50% larger and a bit thicker. Also, bake it a bit longer to get more of the browning on top...
Any way you make them, they will be awesome.


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Recipe;

I Pkg. - Pre-made pastry dough.

1 1/2  Cups - Whole milk
1 Egg -  Whole
2 Egg -  Yolks
1 Stick - Cinnamon
1/ 2  - lemon peel

1 Cup - Water
1 to 1 1/2 Cups -  Sugar

1 to 2 Tsp. - Vanilla extract
2 Tbsp. - Corn starch


For more information, please see the video below; 



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After pressing the dough down, use your thumbs to press it to the sides of the tray pockets. If you keep moving the tray around, so your fingers are always pressing the dough away from you, will make it easier. 

For a larger custard, then add about 50% more dough and  let it be a bit higher in the tray pocket rim. 

After the tray has been in a hot oven for about 10 to 12 minutes, bring it out, and then push the middle down in order to create a center pocket in the dough. It will all adjust when you add the custard and fill out. 

Add as much as you want of lemon peel and cinnamon. Have it as tart as you would like. 

Remember not to let it go to a full boil, but only a simmering boil. Once it reaches its simmer, then let it go for 3 minutes, but keep an eye on it.   For it could overfill the pot and make a mess. 

Add the corn starch when the mixture is starting to get warm, if it gets too hot then it will become globes of dough. 

As you reach this stage, it is very important to keep on stirring so it will not burn and we want a smooth blend. 

When the hot mixture sticks to your whisk and slowly slides off slowly, then you know it is ready. 

  

Caution is needed to keep on stirring, because as the custard becomes thicker, then the chances of it burning will increase. 

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Apple Roses Bake Recipe

Apple Roses Bake Recipe

Well, it was raining for about three days straight and I really needed something to change my mood from being stuck indoors. After checking the food storage area, I found that I still had a lot of apples from my garden. 

So off to the kitchen to make these awesome aromatic Apple Roses. The problem I had was to make about a dozen or so, but as they came out of the oven filling the air with baked apple and cinnamon, they did not even make it to a plate. They disappeared as fast as I could make them.

I hope you will try this recipe and let me know how it turned out and did you add anything different to it.

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Recipe; 

2 to 3 - Apples
1 to 2 Pkg. - Pre-ready pastry dough (makes 6 to 8 pieces each)
1 to 1 1/2 Ltrs or 3 to 4 pints of water
1/2 - Juice of a lemon

Cinnamon as needed
Powdered sugar as needed

Makes about 12 to 18 Apple Roses


For more information, please see the video below;



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By using apples that have more red in it, it gives off a nicer color like a rose.  Here I use a combination of different colors just to have more variety to show on the video. 

If you do not like to use the microwave oven for this stage then you can boil the water with the lemon and apples for about 3 minutes. Either way, it will work out.

In the video, I am using a homemade raspberry jam that was from my garden. Now go ahead and add really any type of jam that you would like. 

If you would like a lighter pastry, then you can roll the dough a little, but I find that I like it the way it was made.

By making the roses a little smaller, then you could get about 4 sections from each side by slicing 3 horizontal and 1 vertical. This will give you 8 sections. 

Please do not overfill the sections with jam and apples, for it will make it harder for you to roll it and the jam will boil off everywhere and make a mess. 

You can find that as you start to roll the rose, the apples will try to move out of position. Keep one of your fingers on the top of the apple slices as you roll and that will keep them in place. 

Remember "practice makes perfect". 

Use a Teflon baking dish or make sure that you pre-treat it before you bake it so the roses will just slide off. 

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Mushroom Breadsticks - Pierogi Szwedzkie

Mushroom Breadsticks - Pierogi Szwedzkie

I remember when my Girlfriend  took me to a restaurant in Krakow Poland for the first time that served a very  strange pierogi. It was on display and it looked like something I never saw before. Being, at least  2 feet long I thought, how can they make any money just selling this funny mushroom breadstick. 

As it turned out, it was really a great meal, and I have to say that the place seemed to be full all the time, everyone gobbling  the thing down.   It was quite an experience and I have to admit that I did go back a few times. 

That is why I just had to come home and copycatted the recipe. Now that was not easy, but I stuck to it and it came out awesome like the real thing. it may not be as long as theirs  but just as tasty. 

Go ahead and try it, I am sure that it will be a pleaser. Please let me know how yours turned out. 

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Recipe:

1 lbs. -  Button or any type mushrooms
1/2 Cup - Butter
1 - Medium - Onion
1 Tsp. - Vinegar
1/2 Tsp. - Salt
1/2 Tsp. - Pepper


Topping 
1 - Egg yolk
Splash of water.

Black cumin as needed


Dough
Ready-made or homemade

2 cups - All purpose flour
1 Pkg. - Yeast
Pinch of salt
Splash of milk
2 Tsp. - Cooking oil
Water as needed


For more information please see the video below; 




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It is very important to let most of the water to evaporate from the mushrooms. I would say about 90% of it. Please do not think of draining the excess water and being done with it, because that is where the flavour is and I want to keep it in the mushroom, not down the drain.

Keep the mushroom piled in the middle and that will make the drying process go faster.Keep on stirring on the sides and piling it.  

Only add the butter and vinegar when the water has evaporated. If you skip this process, then your mushrooms will be very soggy and have no taste.

To make your life easier you can buy the ready-mix dough at your Supermarket or you make it from scratch. Here I used my food processor to mix up my dough then I let it rest for about 2 hours.

Your dough should be as thin as possible because you do not want a large puffy crust but a nice smooth and round finish.

Now you do not have to use the cardboard stencil like I did here, but I find this keeps them the same size. It takes out the guessing game of trying it free hand. 

Make a line with your mushroom mix and please try not to spread it around too much because then it will make  it harder to lock in the dough with mushroom at the sealing point. 

If you find that the dough slices have shrunken a bit, then just roll it a few times to get it back to its shape.

Now just roll it over and tap it in. making sure that the mushroom is in the rolled part.

Just roll the whole thing over and there you go, a perfect  breadstick.

Here I am using cornmeal so the dough will not stick when I am baking it. Now you can use other methods or even baking papers. 

Add the egg wash to  the tops of the sticks. Now I usually do not do the sides because I find that the yolk  accumulates at the bottom of the breadstick and burns during the baking. So I just cover the sides. 

Now to top it off "The Black Cumin". This gives a nice around taste  to this dish and this type of cumin is good for you. It just finishes it off to a perfect Breadstick. 

Your friends and Family will all love this recipe.

That I promise.



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Creamy Scalloped Potatoes

Creamy Scalloped Potatoes

Nothing goes better then these potatoes as a side dish to your main meal. In fact I usually have them just as they are, with nothing else for they are that good. 

I know your whole family and friends will keep asking you for more and why not have some extra on hand for they freeze very will. Just  pop them into your microwave and in a few minutes, you have some extra to go all-around a second time. 

After all,  it is really only a three ingredience  recipe and it can be made in no time and even faster if you have the readymade Boursin cheese on hand. 

Please let me know how yours turned out and did you add anything else to it. 

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Recipe;

1 1/2 Lbs. -  Potatoes

1 Pkg. - Boursin cheese
1/3 Cup - Whipping or heavy cream
Whole milk as needed
1/2 Med. - Onion
Salt to taste


Homemade Boursin Cheese 
1 Pkg. - Plain cream cheese
1/2 Cup - Butter
1/2 Tbsp. - Garlic salt
1/2 Tbsp. - Oregano
1/2 Tbsp. - Basil (Option)
1/3 Tbsp. - Dill
1/2 Tbsp. - Marjoram
1/2 Tbsp. - Thyme


For more information, please see video below.




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That depends on the slice. I like to slice them as thin as possible for in this way then cheese bonds better to the potatoe and it cooks a lot faster. 

Also in this manner it helps the dish to become more creamy and smooth by blending in better with the sauce. The thinner  the better, by hand or machine, it will turn out awesome. 

Boursin cheese can be found in any large grocery store, you should have no problems getting it.

Now, I prefer to make my own and in this way I can add in what I like to make it better for me.

Add only a little bit of milk at a time. We do not want the cheese too thick nor too watery.

Keep on whisking it for a few minutes until all the lumps are gone and it becomes very smooth. 

Adding the potatoes does not have to be a chore, just make sure every layer is reasonably covered. If it makes your life a bit easier then you can double up on the layers and that will  be fine. 

Not all ovens are the same and operate at different temperatures, so please keep an eye on the dish. 

If you see that after about 3/4 of the baking, that the top is becoming too brown, too fast, then lower the temperature a little bit. 

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