Hash in a Dash

There is nothing like going shopping and having an idea for an easy dish. My idea was a hash. Simple, healthy, and easy to make.

Here are the ingredients I used - OreIda Has Browns Southern Style, Butter, Egg, White Onion, chopped Garlic and chopped Italian parsley, salt and pepper.

 Put the pan on the stove, I used a cast iron pan, heat it, add some butter than add the onions. Season them with salt and pepper.

Add the garlic and cook until the onions are translucent.

Add the hash brown potatoes and more butter.

Add the parsley. Cook until the potatoes are almost cooked through.

Add the egg. Put it a little more in the center of the pan than I did.

Cover the pan until the egg is cooked to your liking.

Here is my egg in the pan ready to take out. Season more if necessary.

Ta da! It was yummy. This is very easy to make, and if you have another things you want to add to this dish when you prepare it, go ahead!

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Salsa and Strawberry Ice Cream

My boyfriend love's salsa. Recently he wanted me to make some. He remembered a friend of his made the best salsa, of course, he also remembered his friend would make it in a blender, and we don't happen to own a blender, But thankfully I was able to find a recipe....

Barbecue Salsa Dip 
4 large tomatoes coarsely chopped
Juice of ½ lemon
1 tablespoon finely chopped flat leaf parsley
½ teaspoon salt
½ red onion finely chopped
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 green chiles, seeded and finely chopped
It’s really this simple. Mix together all the ingredient and stand for in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. When ready to serve, remove from the refrigerator, give it a stir and enjoy!

Here is the link to the original recipe.

With that what could be better than Strawberry Haagan Daaz ice cream...

It is so sweet and so yummy. I love the strawberry chunks buried in their ice cream.

Talk about yummy in my tummy.

Until next time.

Cassandra

Turkish Zucchini Fritters and Ellen Foster

I finished the book Ellen Foster by  Kaye Gibbons. It was really a touching story about a girl who lost her parents and her family didn't really care about her. So she tries to find a new family where she will be loved. It was an easy read, only 125 pages. I wanted to read the book after I had seen the movie on Lifetime television.

I am now reading the book Silas Marner by George Elliot. This is a classic which I should really enjoy.

I find many interesting recipes on a site called Recipezaar. I always like to try new recipes and I came across a very interesting zucchini recipe --  the exact name is Kabak Mücveri (Turkish Zucchini Fritters).  Here is the link to the original recipe.

KABAK MÜCVERI (Turkish Zucchini Fritters) RECIPE #127269
Fritters are very popular in the Middle East. They are eaten hot or at room temperature as a vegetable side dish or a meze. It couldn’t be simpler to make, but you can dress it up with optional garnishes of black olives, tomatoes, or hard-boiled egg. The perfect use for small, sweet new zucchini. Serve alone or with a creamy garlic-lemon yogurt sauce for a perfect complement to any spicy or grilled foods that call for a cooling accompaniment.

1 lb zucchini      
½ cup kasseri cheese, grated or feta cheese, crumbled
½ cup chopped green onions (spring)    
4 eggs, slightly beaten 
1 small yellow onion, grated    
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup fresh dill, chopped    
fresh ground pepper
4 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped    
olive oil, for frying 
6 servings Change size or US/metric
35 minutes 15 mins prep    
Grate the zucchini and place in a colander; sprinkle with salt and let drain for 30 minutes; squeeze out moisture and pat with paper towels.
Place the zucchini in a bowl and add the green and yellow onions, dill, parsley, cheese, flour and salt and pepper to taste; mix well.
In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, pour in oil to a depth of ¼ inch; when the oil is hot, drop the batter by heaping tablespoonfuls into the pan (or form into small patties), allow space in between fritters; fry for 2 minutes on the fist side, then turn to brown on the second side for about 3 minutes; using a slotted spatula transfer to paper towels or newspaper to drain; repeat with remaining batter.

To start the first thing you need is zucchini.

You grate it and drain it and dampen it with a paper towel.

Here is the product all mixed together.

Then you fry them. You either drop them from a spoon or make patties. I dropped them from a spoon.Here is my finished product.

These are really tasty warm. What I liked was that you can eat them at room temperature. According to the recipe you can serve these with a yogurt sauce, but I thought they tasted great the way they were. I think they would be great for picnics and school lunches.

Get out, it's going to be a beautiful day,


Cassandra