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Secret Recipe Club: Grilled Sweet Potato Curry Fries

Secret Recipe Club: Grilled Sweet Potato Curry Fries by Daniel Saraga

For the August edition of Secret Recipe Club hosted by Tina of Moms Crazy Cooking, I was assigned Steak and Potatoes Kinda Gurl. Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm the polar opposite – I'm an anything but steak and potatoes kinda guy. If I was going to do this, I was doing it my way. I just had to find some inspiration.I did.I found…

3 votes
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Aloo Mutter Butter Paneer

Aloo Mutter Butter Paneer by Daniel Saraga

IngredientsInstructions1. Melt butter in a dutch oven on medium and fry onions with salt until translucent.2. Add garlic and ginger and stir for another 1-2 minutes.3. Add fenugreek, garam masala and tomatoes, stir and bring to a boil.4. Reduce to medium-low, cover, and let simmer for 20 minutes.5. Puree mixture with an immersion…

9 votes
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies by Daniel Saraga

PagesPeanut Butter Chocolate Chip CookiesJust before the new year, I asked Jacob what his favourite cookie was. To my surprise, he told me it was the peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie I used to make him, (and later Meredith made for him) based on the Cookies for Rookies recipe from Crazy Plates by Janet and Greta Podleski.When…

2 votes
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Dry Potato Curry

Dry Potato Curry by Daniel Saraga

Okay, it was a big curry night and I tried to make a variety and not just have three dishes that all taste the same. Most of my curries have tomatoes in the recipe; my two favourite ingredients are tomatoes and onions.I found this great dry potato curry recipe on a site called grouprecipes.com and did my thing with it; mainly because…

2 votes
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Rickard's Dark Sweet 'n Hot Mustard

Rickard's Dark Sweet 'n Hot Mustard by Daniel Saraga

Ingredients1 bottle Rickard's Dark beerInstructions1. Pour beer into a medium-sized pot and let sit for 15 minutes.2. Add remaining ingredients to pot and whisk together.3. Over high heat, continually whisk mixture until boiling.4. Transfer to a medium-sized mason jar (at least 18 ounces), seal and let cool before…

5 votes
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Chicken and Potato Patties

Chicken and Potato Patties by Daniel Saraga

PagesIn a bowl, mash chicken with a fork until ground and set aside.Brown onions in 2 tbsp oil.Add onions, 1 egg, salt and pepper to chicken and mix thoroughly.Form chicken mixture into patties taking note of the number of patties.Potatoes:Combine mashed potatoes with 1 egg, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.Form into flat patties…

1 vote
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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Honey Cookies

Peanut Butter, Banana, and Honey Cookies by Daniel Saraga

PagesPeanut Butter, Banana, and Honey CookiesPreheat the oven to 350-degrees.In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and set aside.In the mixer bowl, fold butter, sugar and brown sugar and mix until smooth.Continue mixing while adding peanut butter, honey, vanilla and egg.Continue mixing and add the…

1 vote
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Kasha (Buckwheat) with Mushrooms, Onions and Green Peppers

Kasha (Buckwheat) with Mushrooms, Onions and Green Peppers by Daniel Saraga

Buckwheat. No. The small "b" buckwheat.No, not Eddie Murphy. The grain. a.k.a. Kasha. I imagine that the package for the brand of Kasha I buy hasn't changed in 20 years, minus the new little banner that says "wheat & gluten free."Kasha is one of those grains that rarely make, just because I keep forgetting that it's there. It's quite…

1 vote
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For my brother Dan - My Beef Wellington Experience

For my brother Dan - My Beef Wellington Experience by Daniel Saraga

Today mark's the second anniversary of my brother's sudden passing. The only way I can think of continuing honouring him is to try and love cooking half as much as he did. Last year in honour of his Haggis and Herring blog I made Haggis and Herring. This year, I decided to take on a Beef Wellington. But for those that don't know…

1 vote
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Moroccan Sausage and Chickpeas

Moroccan Sausage and Chickpeas by Daniel Saraga

Ingredients6-7 servings cous cousInstructions1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Brown sausages for 3-5 minutes and break them into chunks using the sharp end of a spatula.2. Add the garlic and onions and continue to saute for 5-10 minutes, until onions are soft.3. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a…

2 votes
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