Camden Recipes

PUMPKIN BREAD

2011-11-11T09:51:00.000-08:00

using butternut squash from garden:

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,194,153172-253205,00.html

3 c. white sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ginger (opt.)
1 c. oil
1 c. water
3 1/2 c. flour
2 c. pumpkin or 2 c. butternut squash, cooked & cooled
4 eggs or cholesterol free Egg Beaters

Combine dry ingredients. Add water, oil and pumpkin or squash. Pour 1/2 full into 3 greased and floured 9"x5" loaf pans.

Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or when toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.

To can butternut squash. Peel and cut butternut squash into 1" pieces. Cook over medium heat with 1/2 cup water until soft. Strain and mash. Freeze in bags or use.

pita bread, baba ghanoush, salsa verde

2011-09-06T07:14:00.001-07:00

1. Yeast-Free Pita Bread

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 to 1 1/2 cup warm water

vegetable oil

combine flour and salt. stir in enough water to form a ball- and stir til smooth. knead on a floured board 5 min. divide into 12 portions and form into smooth balls. Cover with damp towels and let rest 10 minutes. Press each ball flat and roll out on a floured surface to 6 inch circles. Grill on a lightly oiled griddle, about a minute per side.

2. Tomatillo Salsa Verde Recipe

To cook the tomatillos, you can either roast them in the oven, or boil them. Roasting will deliver more flavor; boiling may be faster and use less energy. Either way works, though boiling is a more common way to cook the tomatillos.

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 lb tomatillos

1/2 cup chopped white onion

1/2 cup cilantro leaves

1 Tbsp fresh lime juice

1/4 teaspoon sugar

2 Jalapeño peppers OR 2 serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped

Salt to taste

METHOD

1 Remove papery husks from tomatillos and rinse well.

2a Roasting method Cut in half and place cut side down on a foil-lined baking sheet. Place under a broiler for about 5-7 minutes to lightly blacken the skin.

2b Boiling method Place tomatillos in a saucepan, cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove tomatillos with a slotted spoon.

2 Place tomatillos, lime juice, onions, cilantro, chili peppers, sugar in a food processor (or blender) and pulse until all ingredients are finely chopped and mixed. Season to taste with salt. Cool in refrigerator.

Serve with chips or as a salsa accompaniment to Mexican dishes.

Makes 3 cups.

3. BABA GHANOUSH

1 large eggplant

1/4 cup tahini, plus more as needed

3 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, plus more as needed

1 pinch ground cumin

salt, to taste

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1/4 cup brine-cured black olives, such as kalamata

zucchini bread

2011-07-01T15:24:00.001-07:00

http://www.momswhothink.com/bread-recipes/zucchini-bread-recipe.html

Strawberry Shortcake

2011-06-03T11:02:00.001-07:00

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Biscuits:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 stick butter, chilled
2/3 to 3/4 cup half and half, milk, or cream
.
Filling:
1 quart strawberries
1/3 cup sugar
.
1 1/2 cups whipping cream for topping, or non-dairy whipped topping

Preparation:

Rinse the berries under cold water; drain well. Hull and slice the berries; place in a bowl. Sprinkle with the sugar; cover and let stand at room temperature for about 1 hour. Whip the cream (sweeten with 2 or 3 tablespoons of sugar, if desired) until it holds a soft peak. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Set rack at center level.

In a food processor (you can use a pastry cutter or fingertips) combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and pulse to mix. Cut butter into about 8 pieces and add to the mixture. Pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal, but with few pea-size chunks of butter left in the mixture. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and make a well in the center. With a fork stir in the cream or milk, just until dough is moist. Be very careful not to overwork. The dough doesn't have to hold together well at this point. Let the dough stand for a minute. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Fold the dough over on itself (knead) 2 or 3 times, until it is holding together and is less sticky.

Gently pat the dough into a 6 by 12-inch rectangle about 3/4-inch thick and cut into 8 (3-inch) biscuits with a floured round cutter. Transfer to a buttered foil-lined cookie sheet. Brush on a little milk or cream and sprinkle tops with some sugar, if desired. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until risen and golden brown. Remove to a platter and split each biscuit horizontally with a serrated knife. Butter the hot buscuits then top with about 1/3 cup of berry mixture. Replace the tops and top with a tablespoon or so of berries. Serve with whipped cream for topping.
Serves 8.

Fruit Dip Parfait

2011-05-20T09:47:00.000-07:00

http://mommydskitchen.com/food/04/creamy-fruit-dip/

graham cracker

dip

fruit

PARFAIT

Frittata

2011-03-11T08:57:00.001-08:00

We have some of the most prolific egg laying chickens around. Today we are making a frittata

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/Asparagus-and-Mushroom-Frittata/Detail.aspx

we have spring onions in the garden and some greens

homemade Cake and Icing

2010-12-03T11:35:00.001-08:00

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,166,156180-228200,00.html

ASIC HOMEMADE MIX FOR CAKE

8 c. (2 lbs.) sifted flour

2 c. Cannet white shortening

5 c. sugar

1/4 c. baking powder

4 tsp. salt

Into extremely large bowl turn half of the flour, add shortening, remaining flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With a pastry blender cut in shortening until it is in fine particles and mixture looks crumbly. Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 6 months. Makes 15 cups. (If self-rising flour is used, omit baking powder and salt.)

Indian Eggplant

2010-11-05T10:04:00.000-07:00

Indian Eggplant

http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2010/08/indian-eggplant-recipe-from-sonia-baingan-bhurtha-a-vegetarian-recipe-you-will-love.html

Healthy Candied Apples

2010-10-29T09:20:00.000-07:00

Healthy Candied Apples in the Breadoven

no bake candy corn

Arugula Ravioli

2010-10-08T15:23:00.000-07:00

Today we made our own ravioli dough. The two types we made were pesto and arugula.

Dough- http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/fresh-pasta-recipe/index.html

arugula- http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/03/little-wraps/

pizza sauce recipe

2010-09-24T07:46:00.000-07:00

pizza sauce from the garden:

http://www.pizzasaucerecipe.org/

2010-09-03T14:35:00.000-07:00

zucchini cookies: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1810,142179-228207,00.html

yeast free pizza http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1926,142176-238207,00.html

Valentine's Blueberry Muffins

2010-02-12T11:52:00.001-08:00

For Valentine's Day we are going to make blueberry muffins. The blueberries that we are using are from a local farm from this summer. The Junior Farmers and I froze the blueberries, and now we're getting them out to make a tasty treat full of love when it feels like our world is full of snow..

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/160/story/1305596.html

Recipe: Old-Fashioned Blueberry Muffins

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup orange juice

3 cups flour

1 cup sugar

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup oil

2 egg

2-3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries

Streusel topping

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

5 tablespoons butter

1-2 teaspoons orange zest

Orange glaze

2 cups powdered sugar

3 Tablespoons orange juice

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Soak oats in orange juice while putting dry ingredients together. Lightly beat eggs. Add the oil to eggs, then fold into the oatmeal-OJ mixture. Add the oat mixture to dry ingredients, stirring well. Gently fold in berries.

Spoon into greased muffin pans.

Mash streusel ingredients together using a fork until mixture is crumbly. Spoon evenly onto muffins. Bake 16 minutes for regular-sized muffins and 30 minutes for jumbo muffins.

Drizzle warm muffins with orange glaze.

Homemade Birthday Cake and Icing

2010-01-29T11:06:00.001-08:00

We're making our own homemade gingerbread birthday cake and icing today....mmmm

http://www.easy-kids-recipes.com/homemade-icing.html

Rapper's Frosting

Hershey's Kisses candies, about 20
Bar of dark chocolate
3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup milk

Add chocolate, butter, and milk to a saucpan. Stir until butter melts on medium heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Pour into a bowl and place in the fridge until it cools. Next add a little more milk and whip vigorously for a few minutes until it looks like the frosting you buy at the store, except tastes a lot better!

Quick and Easy Powdered Sugar Icing

2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk

Mix the powdered sugar with the vanilla and milk. Then add more milk a bit at a time until it is thin enough to drizzle over a cake. Once you've iced your cake, it's best to let it stand for one or two hours.

To make chocolate icing, add two tablespoons cocoa powder when you mix the powdered sugar and follow the rest of the recipe above.

Thick Vanilla Frosting

1 cup shortening
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
4 tablespoons milk

Beat together shortening and vanilla for 30 seconds medium speed with an electric mixer. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar a bit at a time while beating. Then add 2 tablespoons milk. Slowly add in the rest of the powdered sugar and the rest of the milk until you get the right thickness for your frosting.

Honey Oatmeal Bread Recipe

2010-01-25T08:31:00.001-08:00

super yummy, hearty, and healthy Honey Oatmeal Bread Recipe

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/honey-oatmeal-bread-ii/Detail.aspx

Ingredients

2 cups boiling water
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons salt
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
4 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons honey, warmed slightly
2 tablespoons rolled oats

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, combine boiling water, oats, 1/2 cup honey, butter and salt. Let stand for 1 hour.
In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
Pour the yeast mixture into the oat mixture. Add 2 cups of flour; mix well. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 20 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces and form into loaves. Place the loaves into two lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Remove loaves from pans, brush tops of loaves with 2 tablespoons honey and sprinkle with oats.

Yeast Free Pizza

2010-01-22T09:18:00.001-08:00

Yeast free home-made pizza!

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1926,142176-238207,00.html

a way great to incorporate most garden vegetables....!

YEAST FREE PIZZA CRUST & HOMEMADE
PIZZA

CRUST:

2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2/3 c. water
1/4 c. vegetable oil

PIZZA:

Tomato sauce
spinach

pineapple

turkey pepperoni
Chopped onion
1/2 tbsp. pizza seasoning
Mushrooms
Shredded pizza cheese

Mix flour, salt, baking powder and water. Knead on floured counter just until workable and spreadable, about 2 minutes. Put on pizza pan, with fingers spread vegetable oil on crust (helps so tomato sauce won't soak in crust) then put tomato sauce on, then meat of your choice, then pizza seasoning, next put on mushrooms and cheese on top. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. This pizza seasoning can be bought, it has all your dried spices all together and you just sprinkle it on.

Las Tortillas

2010-01-15T21:15:00.000-08:00

Tortillas:

2 Cups Flour

1 Tsp salt

1/4 Cup butter

1/2 Cup warm water

Mix and knead the mixture all together for twenty minutes in a large bowl, you may need to add a little more water if it's cracking too much.

Make smaller round balls out of the dough, and set aside on the table.

Use a rolling pin to roll the tortilla flat on the table. Move the rolling pin in all directions.

Fire it up on the pan on the burner: no oil needed. Flip after a few minutes in the hot skillet/non-stick pan, and set on a clean bread towel.

Chop other vegetables such as peppers, onions, beans, and garlic.....

Make quesadillas with two tortillas with all your favorite ingredients inside.

Lay one tortilla on the bottom and one on top with cheese, beans, corn, lettuce, salsa, onions, peppers, and maybe even baked chicken in between.

Serve and enjoy!!

Eggplant Lasagna

2009-12-29T14:56:00.001-08:00

Eggplant Lasagna

http://southernfood.about.com/od/eggplantrecipes/r/bl30222e.htm

Zesty italian Dressing Recipe

2009-12-04T17:53:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

* 1 cup of the vinegar of your choice

* 1 1/3 cup of extra virgin cold pressed olive oil or canola oil

* 2 tablespoons of water

* 1/2 tablespoon garlic salt

* 1/2 tablespoon onion powder

* 1/2 tablespoon white sugar

* 1 tablespoons dried oregano

* 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

* 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

* 1/2 teaspoon dried basil

* 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley

* 1/4 teaspoon celery salt

* 1 tablespoons salt

Directions

1. In a bowl whisk together all the ingredients until perfectly blended

2. put in the refrigirator

3. you can conserve for up to 90 days

Jr. Farmer Grown-- Salsa Verde Echilladas

2009-11-21T22:30:00.000-08:00

Homemade Enchillada Sauce:

Heirloom tomatillos are one of my favorite varieties of types of plants that are highly productive with the tomatillo fruits and the seed for the following year. These heirloom tomatillos very quickly can develop perennial tendancies from its cultural background being traced to South and Central America as a perennial tropical vegetable.

We love to make salsa verde with all of our buckets of tomatillos that we harvest.

CHICKEN FILLING:

Mix together 4 cups shredded or chopped cooked chicken, 2 cups shredded Jack cheese, 1 (7 oz.) can diced green chiles, 1 1/2 dried leaves. Salt to taste.

SAUCE:

1 1/2 lb. fresh tomatillos or 2 (13 oz.) cans tomatillos
2 green chiles, charred, peeled and seeded
3 jalapeno chiles, partially seeded, veins removed
2 cloves garlic
1/2 c. chicken broth
1/4 c. rice vinegar
1 tbsp. light oil
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 to 1/2 c. cilantro, snipped
Salt to taste
2 tbsp. lime juice
1 tsp. suga

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH TOMATILLO
SAUCE

CHICKEN FILLING:

Mix together 4 cups shredded or chopped cooked chicken, 2 cups shredded Jack cheese, 1 (7 oz.) can diced green chiles, 1 1/2 dried leaves. Salt to taste.

SAUCE:

cut corn tortillas into triangles and fry them for tortilla chips. Lemon juice is better than salt <3

Camden Recipes

2009-11-10T12:33:00.000-08:00

Hello and Welcome to Camden Recipes!

This blog is a website designed by and for the youth and adults of Camden, NJ to collect the vast amount of culinary expertise that is available in Camden, NJ.

You can post your own recipes to share with the world, or come to this page to find your favorite international recipes that have come to Camden!!

Please e-mail HealthyCamdenFood@gmail.com if you interested in participated!!

Best Regards,

Andrea Ferich

Director of Sustainability Initiatives

The Center For Transformation