Boxty – Irish Potato Pancakes

I’ve been getting lots of Irish recipes in my food newsletters, and thought I would try this one – especially because I saw someone do hashbrowns (a similar recipe) in their waffle iron!  I don’t make waffles, but I find lots of weird uses for my waffle maker and George Foreman Grill (both gifts/free to…

Paula Deen’s Sweet Potato Biscuits

I’ve wanted to try sweet potato biscuits for a long time, and this recipe seemed a good starting point, from Paula Deen’s Southern Cooking Bible, which a friend just lent me – it is also here from the food network.  After reading the user reviews, I decided to add vinegar which was a frequent suggestion…

Slow Cooker Mango Cake

I recieved a pack of 6 mangos and have been struggling a bit with what to do with them – one was used in a lovely tropical tuna salad – curry mayonaisse, onion, tomato, black beans, mango and tuna – it was a big hit.  But since I never bake and don’t often eat sweets,…

Slow Cooker Apple Cake

Since aquiring (thanks next door neighbours who left their place in a stinky shambles, but also left a lot of free stuff for the rest of the building) a round 6 quart cooker I’m able to try out some cake/dessert recipes that I’ve wanted to try – the only pan I have that will fit…

Roasted Corn Muffins

I am making these today to serve with tomorrow’s planned Green Chili.  I’ve seen roasted corn mentioned a lot – some people mention buying it frozen from the grocery store, but I thought I’d try making it myself from regular frozen corn – I’m sure it would be much better on the cob, but I’m…

Spaghetti Squash Pancakes

I decided to try this with the leftover spaghetti squash from last night, and after browsing around different recipes came up with this: Spaghetti Squash Pancakes 8 slices bacon (optional) 2 cups leftover cooked spaghetti squash 1/2 cup thawed corn 2 eggs (you could try flax eggs if you are brave) 1/2 cup flour (or…