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Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

4 pounds potatoes russet or Yukon gold
1/3 cup salted butter melted
1 cup milk or cream
salt & pepper to taste
3 cloves garlic optional

Directions

Peel and quarter potatoes, place in COLD salted water.
Add potatoes (and garlic if using) and cook uncovered 15 minutes or until fork tender. Drain well.
Heat milk on the stove top (or in the microwave) until warm.
Add butter to the potatoes and begin mashing. Pour in milk a little at a time while using a potato masher to reach desired consistency.

Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

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Mom's Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients

1 whole cooked chicken, parted
1 small red onion chopped
2 4 oz cans green chilis (drained)
6 large tortillas
1 10.5 oz can of Cream of Chicken Soup
2 limes
1 cup Sour Cream
¼ cup Milk
6 cups Shredded cheese

Directions

9x13 Baking Dish
Makes 6 large servings (1000cal per serving)

Shred chicken, place in mixing bowl.
Add onion + chilis.
Squeeze limes over for taste.
Optional: mix in some shredded cheese.
Roll mixture into tortillas and lay side by side in baking dish.

Mix cream of chicken soup, milk, and sour cream.
Pour over the tortillas.

Top with cheese to taste.

Place a foil tent over the dish and bake at 350º for 25-30 minutes.
Remove foil and cook for 10 more minutes to brown/crisp cheese.

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Burger Patties

Ingredients

1 pound ground lean (7% fat) beef
1 large egg
1/2 cup minced onion
1/4 cup fine dried bread crumbs
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
1 or 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
About 1/2 teaspoon salt (after patties formed)
About 1/4 teaspoon pepper (after patties formed)
4 hamburger buns (4 in. wide), split
About 1/4 cup mayonnaise
About 1/4 cup ketchup
4 iceberg lettuce leaves, rinsed and crisped
1 firm-ripe tomato, cored and thinly sliced
4 thin slices red onion

Directions

Use cold butter and grate it. The most important part about adding butter to your burgers is making sure it’s a similar shape and temperature to the ground beef. For example, cubed and sliced butter left deep pockets in the beef as it cooked out, but I found that cold, grated butter makes for the perfect buttery flavor and texture.

Be gentle when mixing and shaping. Using cold butter and beef will make handling the beef a little bit easier, but you’ll still want to avoid over-mixing or being too rough while shaping the patties.

Salt the burgers after shaping. Instead of incorporating the salt into the burger patties, which can draw out moisture and make the patties dry, season the outside of the patties before grilling.

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Baie Lekker

Ingredients

Cake
1 egg
1c sugar
1c milk
1c flour
1tsp baking soda
½tsp salt
1tbsp golden syrup
1tsp vinegar

Sauce
½c evap milk
½c sugar
⅓c margarine
1tsp vanilla
⅛c boiling water

Directions

Bake at 375º 30 minutes