Refrigerator: Carrot Relish

I was surprised, this simple recipe is quite tasty and a great addition to many recipes.

 

I, first, saw Chef Susanne Duplantis on the short-lived Netflix Cooking Show Leftovers. A search found her website, Makeover My Leftover.

I will never be a real cook, so I depend on the advice and ideas of real cooks and chefs.

This is my first Chef Duplantis's recipe to try. Of course, I had to adapt the recipe based on the tools and ingredients I had.


Ingredients:

3-4 TBspns grated carrot, peeled
1/2 Tspn Lime Juice

Lime Zest*
1/2 TBspn sugar


Process:

Peel carrot with grater.

Grate carrot into a bowl.

Add the lime juice and zest.

Add sugar.

Stir ingredients thoroughly.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.

 

Made a turkey lunchmeat quasidilla with one slice turkey lunchmeat, shredded cabbage and 1/2 TBspn carrot salsa. It was great.

 

Lime zest is grated lime peel.

Microwave: Mug O'Faux Treacle Bread Pudding

Hot from the microwave. Hmmm, it's tasty but I'd call it Honey Bread Pudding.

Of course, because I watch a lot of British TV shows, Treacle Pudding or Treacle something is often mentioned, so I had to try some version of it.

The recipe called for Black Molasses. I could not find any molasses, so I tried some heavy Sugar Syrup.

Microwave: Mug O'Faux Treacle Bread Pudding
(Adapted from: https://www.thespruceeats.com/easy-treacle-tart-recipe-435039)


Ingredients:

1-2 Slice Bread, various, torn
2-3 TBspns Sugar Syrup or honey
1 TBspn Dark Thick Syrup or Black Molasses
1/4 Tspn Lime zest
1/4 Tspn Lime juice
1 Capful Vanilla flavoring

1 Egg
A Dollop of Coconut Creme
1 Tspn Bread crumbs

Topping: Plain yogurt

 

 

Process:

Essentially, mix all ingredients thoroughly for a minute or more.

Cover mug with a saucer.
Microwave on high for 3 minutes.

Serve with yogurt, or crème fraiche, or vanilla ice cream.

 

Obviously, very high in sugar and calories.

Toaster Oven: Milk Toast

Got this idea from The Cook Book of Left-Overs.

 

Ingredients:

 

1-2 Slices of bread, toasted

Milk or milk substitute

Sugar (Optional)

 

Topping: Cinnamon

Process: 

 

Just make some toast, make it brown but not burnt.

Tear the toast into small chunks and add to a cereal bowl.

Add milk or a milk substitute.

Add Sugar, if desired, and topping.

 

Note: I used integral bread and a mixture of 1/2 Horchata & 1/2 milk (dry milk mix).

 

While this was a fast & tasty breakfast, you need to eat it immediately before it gets soggy.

 

 

DIY: Hasty Pickle Relish

I needed to use the remaining pickles from an aging batch of DIY Quick Pickles. I thought using them in a pickle relish would work.

When I searched for a pickle relish recipe, I was surprised. Most recipes were for sweet pickle relishes and the quantities were huge because the idea was to can the relish.

But, the relish I had in mind was different, was it a dill pickle relish? Search results were similar.

So, I read a few recipes. Most of the recipes included bell peppers, celery seed, mustard seed, dill seed, turmeric, vinegar, sugar, and salt. Plus, most recipes wanted the cucumbers and bell peppers ground up in a blender.

Well, this wasn't going to happen, so I was left to improvise.

Using a recent Cucumber Relish recipe as a guide, I added and deleted a few ingredients.

I choose not to add the vinegar, lots sugar or salt because I was using pickles. Plus, I did not have celery seed, mustard seed, or dill seed. I had Turmeric, but hesitated using it. Maybe another time.

 

 

DIY: Hasty Pickle Relish

(Inspired by: Cucumber Relish, Dining with the Duchess: Making Everyday Meals A Special Occasion by Sarah, The Duchess of York and Weight Watchers, p42)

 

Ingredients:

8 DIY Quick Pickle Spears, sliced and diced

2 TBspns Bell pepper, sliced and diced

2-4 Grinds Black pepper

8 Shakes Onion flakes

1/2 Tspn Sugar

 

Process:

In a medium container with a lid, add the pickles and bell pepper.

Add black pepper, onion flakes, and sugar.

Stir thoroughly to mix ingredients.

I had to test this relish, so I added a few spoonfuls to half a ham and cheese tarta (sandwich). It turned out great!

 

WW Cucumber Relish

WW Cucumber Relish

(Adapted from: Cucumber Relish, Dining with the Duchess: Making Everyday Meals A Special Occasion by Sarah, The Duchess of York and Weight Watchers, p42)

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1/2 Cumber, peeled, deseeded, sliced and diced

2 TBspns Bell pepper, sliced and diced

4 Tspns can salsa, drained

6 Shakes Onion Flakes

1-2 Drops Hot sauce

1 Tspn Oregano powder

1/4 Cup Yogurt, plain

 

 

Process:

 

In a medium container with a cover, add cucumber

ber and bell pepper.

Add salsa, onion flakes, hot sauces, oregano and yogurt.

Stir thoroughly to mix ingredients.

Cover and refrigerate until needed.