Recipes – Saturday, 10/10/09

Nora's Grandmother's Recipe

Hadassah's Bread

2 cups warm water

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup molasses

4 cups whole wheat flour

1 pkg yeast

coconut oil or butter for bowl

Put two cups of warm water in a bowl with one quarter cup of Molasses, one teaspoon salt, and one pkg. yeast. When the yeast has popped up to the surface of the water begin to add gradually the whole wheat flour 4 cups, stirring it in. Turn it out on a floured surface and knead it until smooth and elastic (my grandmother says "until it feels like a living thing"). Let rise until double in bulk in a buttered (I used coconut oil) bowl. Punch down, Shape into loaf, make three cuts in top. Put loaf on buttered cookie sheet (I used parchment paper).  Bake  30 mins at 350. Cool on rack. 

GCETP Recipes – Sat. 10/3/09

Kasey - cabbage salad

1/2 head cabbage, shredded

3 green onions, chopped

 (put in fridge to crisp)

Break 1 pkg of ramen noodles, toast in ungreased fry pan

Toast in 1/2 cup slivered almonds and

       1/4 - 1/2 cup sesame seeds

Dressing: 5 T vinegar, pkg ramen seasoning, 1/2 cup oil, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt

(I tripled the recipe and only doubled the dressing, so you might want to make a smaller portion of dressing. I also used honey instead of sugar, and made sure to use some rice vinegar and sesame oil)

Sabina - Quinoa with Black Beans and Cilantro

GCETP Recipes – Sat. 9/26/09

Sanaz - Lemony Chick-Pea Stirfry