DIY Tartar Sauce with Capers

DIY Tartar Sauce with Capers
(Adapted from: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/homemade_tartar_sauce/)


Ingredients:

3 Heaping TBspns of Mayo
2 TBspns Pickle Relish, drained
1 Tspn capers, drained
1 Tspn yellow mustard
2 Tspns onion powder
1 capful lime juice
3 dashes of hot sauce
Ground black pepper to taste


Process:

Add ingredients to a container with a lid.
Stir thoroughly until sauce is smooth.
Cover container, place in refrigerator.

While I did not care for the taste of the Tartar Sauce, straight, it tasted well with Baked Salmon Balls, (see blog for recipe).

 

Toaster Oven: Baked Salmon Balls

Toaster Oven: Baked Salmon Balls
(Adapted from: https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/baked-salmon-balls-82375)

I made 12 Salmon Balls.

Preparations:

Pre-heat Toaster Oven to 350º
Lay a sheet of waxed paper on tin tray.


Ingredients:

1 Can 140g (4.9oz) salmon, drained
1/4 Cup Bread crumbs
1 Tspn Onion powder
1/2 Tspns Garlic powder
1 Capful Lime juice
1 1/2 TBspn Mayo

Process:

Add salmon to a bowl.
Add bread crumbs, onion and garlic powders.
Stir dry ingredients.
Add lime juice and mayo.
Stir ingredients thoroughly.
Stir and mash ingredients.
If mixture is a bit dry, add more mayo.
With your clean fingers, pick up approximately a TBspn of the mixture.
Roll, mash, and roll the mixture between your palms to form a ball.
Place the balls onto the wax paper on the tray.
Bake at 350º for 20 minutes.

When done, move tray to a wire rack to cool.
Move Baked Salmon Balls to a plate.

Serve with DIY Tartar Sauce, (see recipe on blog).

Toaster Oven: Fruit Tart

Toaster Oven: Fruit Tart
(Adapted from: DIY Newlyweds http://www.diynewlyweds.com/2010/10/healthy-quick-mini-apple-pie-recipe.html)


Ingredients:

1 Wheat flour or Flour Tortilla
Blueberry pie filling or other fruit
Confectioner sugar (optional)

 

Preparations:

Preheat Toaster Oven 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Place waxed paper on tin tray.
Place tortilla on tray.


Process:

Drop 1-2 TBspns fruit in the middle of the tortilla.
Tri-Fold tortilla.
Sprinkle with confectioner sugar.
Bake in 10-15 minutes until tortilla is crisp.
Remove and slide tart with wax paper onto cooling rack.
Eat when warm not hot.

 

Variation: Use apple slices or other fruit.
Alternative fruit toppings: honey, cinnamon.

#GERD-Friendly

A New Toaster / Convection Oven

A New Toaster / Convection Oven

Ok, I went and bought an Oster Toaster / Convection Oven ($1,369.00 MX).

Whew, once I bought it, I had no idea what ingredients to buy for any recipe.

But, my pattern is I have to study many recipes before I decide what to make. Then, I have to determine if I have the necessary ingredients or if I have to go get them.

I am overwhelmed. But, I am looking forward to baking since I do not have an oven.

I am proud of the recipes I have made using just a hot plate, skillet, pot and microwave with one or two microwaveable dishes.

I have no idea whether this is a frugal purchase, meaning will it pay off over time? Will I save money making more recipes?

We shall see.

Mug O'Hot Banana

I follow a few recipe websites, regularly.

Jack Monroe's Cooking on a Bootstrap is one of them.

When I saw Jack's Hot Banana Pot recipe, I laughed. What a simple and delightful recipe.

This recipe solved my problem of an excess of overripe bananas. I have several containers of overripe bananas in my freezer. I keep thinking I would use them in a mug cake or a frozen yogurt dessert but somehow that has not happened.

So, after seeing Jack's recipe, I grabbed one of the containers, put the frozen banana into a mug and popped it into the microwave. Then, I microwaved it on high for one minute.

When it was done, I sprinkled a little cinnamon on top and called it Mug O'Hot Banana.

So happy to have a delightful way to use my over-ripe bananas! Thanks, Jack.

Jack Monroe's Hot Banana Pot
https://cookingonabootstrap.com/2019/03/16/hot-banana-pot-recipe/

#GERD-Friendly
 

Writing Workshop: Basic Blog Design

Writing Workshop: Basic Blog Design

As part of my terra firma writing group, we are working on creating blogs.

I found I needed to create a Basic Blog Design presentation.

This presentation focuses on free Blog Host Templates. This is not a user manual.

Basic Blog Design PDF

Also, I am not a designer. To take your Blog to a higher level, consider contracting a Website / Blog designer.


Resources:

The Book Designer - Blogging 101 - Blog Design
https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2011/11/author-blogging-101-blog-design/

WikiHow - Design - Blogs
https://m.wikihow.com/Design-Blogs

Crazy Egg - Persuasive Blog Design
https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/persuasive-blog-design/

Smashwords - How to Start a Blog Today (free eBook by Scott Chow)
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/743416

Jane Friedman - Why Design Matters
https://www.janefriedman.com/why-design-matters/

Sardine Mash with Lime Juice and Onion Powder

Sardine Mash with Lime Juice and Onion Powder
(Adapted from https://www.alexfergus.com/blog/51-sardine-recipes-for-the-fussiest-of-fish-eaters)

8. Sardines, Onion Cubes & Lemon

Sardines, like any fish, go great with onion cubes and lemon. Use smoked, lightly grilled or canned sardines.

Because of Alex Fergus's passion for sardines, I am trying several of his recipes and adapting them to my circumstances.
Isabel's Sardinas were in a tomato sauce. They were tasty.
Ingredients:

1 approximately 115g / 4 oz can of sardines including the oil or juices

1/2 Capful lime juice

10+ Shakes onion powder

10+ Grinds ground black pepper

Crackers

Process:

Empty can of sardines into a container with a lid.

Add juice and seasonings.

Mash the sardines with a fork, mix and mash thoroughly.

Serve on crackers.

Can be #GERD-friendly is you use a brand of sardines in oil not tomato sauce.