Potato Crust

Weird, right?  Well I had like 1/2 a cup of leftover potatoes and I thought, 'I'm gonna make a quiche and totally make up a pie crust using this.'  Here goes.. no picture on this one.. because well frankly I got lazy!

Categories:  Baking, Low Cost

Frenchman Rating:  9/10, "Supremely crispy, hint of the potatoes"

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup potatoes
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 130 grams butter, chilled, spooned into pea-sized pieces (using a 1/2 tsp spoon) and WELL CHILLED
• 3-5 tablespoons ice cold water
• 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

1. Start by placing the potatoes, flour and salt into the food processor.  Blend until the potatoes have incorporated into the flour, very finely.  (while butter is chilling in freezer)
2. Then drop the butter in and pulse 6-8 times until well blended.
3. Start by adding tablespoon of water at a time, pulse, add more until it sticks together.
4. Put into plastic, refridgerate for 1 hour
5. After an hour, roll out on some wax paper dusted with flour and use as you would other crusts.

I made a quiche with green beans, mushrooms and onions... delish!

Easy Pancakes

We were left with a craving for pancakes, and so I rummaged in my mind for that simple pancake recipe..

Category: Breakfast, American

Frenchman Rating/Comments:  8/10,  "needed something more... more sugar?"

Cost per Serving: very minimal

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (levure de chimique)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• dash salt
• dash nutmeg

Instructions

1. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl, make a little hole in the center and break the egg/pour the milk.  Stir with a non-stick instrument (I use a spatula) until all combined.
2. Heat a pan over medium-high heat, cook first side at medium-high, lower the heat after a minute or so to medium and flip.  Continue till all batter is cooked.
3. Serve with warmed butter, maple syrup (if someone loves you in America enough to send it) or jelly!

 

How to Make a Ghetto Latté

Look, I can't afford a vanilla non fat extra foam tall... whatever latté every day. Thus I have come up with the "ghetto latté" to have the caffeine necessities as well as feel chic.

Step 1: Purchase a tall/grande drip. If you are especially low on cash find an empty cup in a trash somewhere and take home for the next day. Please rinse it first, then fill with your own home brew.

Step 2: Add your flavors. A good sprinkling of cinnamon and half-and-half is like a cinnamon latté. Vanilla is vanilla latté. Whiskey makes it an Irish latté. Better yet, take it home and put whiskey, sugar and a splash of vanilla syrup. That will wake you up!

Step 3: Drink. And carry it around looking pretentious. If someone asks you what you have in your hand say, "It's a vanilla non fat extra foam grande latté"

Not like anyone can see inside the cup anyway.