It has been 16 years since I moved into 5 Henday in Lister Hall at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. I met my best friend there and in my third year we moved off campus together into an apartment and we spent LOTS of time cooking together and sharing our “go-to” recipes.
So, as many are heading off to post-secondary I wanted to share some delicious recipes to cure homesickness and provide comfort at this stressful time. (Collecting these also gave us a chance to reminisce about the good old days).
From my recipe book….
Pörkölt (Hungarian Chicken Stew)
Ingredients….
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon paprika
2 pounds chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
1 large tomato, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup water
1-2 teaspoons sea salt
2 (6 ounce) packages wide egg noodles
Directions…
In a deep pan, heat the oil; add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened.
Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Remove the pot from heat and stir in the paprika.
Add the chicken pieces and cook on medium heat until the edges of the chicken are browned. Mix in the tomato, bell pepper, and 1/2 cup water.
Season with salt.
Once the liquid comes to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for an hour, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
Serve over egg noodles.
Pizza
I brought a Black and Decker bread maker into the friendship and pizza was always on the menu for Friday night SATC binge watching sessions. There are tons of easy pizza dough recipes on line you can use if you don’t have access to a bread machine; but in all honesty…they take up minimal space even in a cramped dorm room closet. If you are at all interested in making an epic vegetarian pizza; here is what we have ALWAYS top ours with….
-tomato sauce
-mushrooms
-black olives
-onions
-yellow pepper
-artichoke hearts
-spinach
-pineapple
-tomatoes
Skor-Peach Dessert
Ingredients…
Canned peach halves (drained)
Vanilla ice cream
Crushed Skor Toffee Bits
Directions…
In a bowl, put a peach half (inside up)
Fill indent with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
Sprinkle liberally with Skor Toffee Bits
From my bestie’s cookbook…
Curry Rice & Pea Salad
Ingredients…
2 cups rice
1 ½ cup peas
⅓ cup canola oil
1 tsp curry powder
2 tsp vinegar
½ tsp celery seed
½ tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
Directions…
Cook rice as directed on package; let cool
Cook peas; let cool
Combine rice and peas
Combine oil, curry powder, vinegar, celery seed, salt and sugar; mix well
Pour over the rice and rice
Ramen Noodle & Cabbage Salad
Ingredients…
1 green Cabbage
1 package Mr. Noodle (chicken or vegetable) + seasoning.1 bunch green onions
1 cup slivered almonds
¾ cup vegetable Oil
¼ cup white vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
Directions…
Chop the cabbage into bite sized pieces
Thinly slice the green onions
Break up the noodles
Mix the cabbage, green onions, almonds together
Combine the vegetable oil, white vinegar, noodle seasoning package and sugar; mix well.
Pour over the cabbage
Refrigerate overnight
Dutch Baby Pancake
Ingredients…
3 Tbsp butter
2 eggs
½ cup flour
½ cup milk
1 tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
Icing sugar
Lemon juice
Directions…
Preheat oven to 425F
In a pre-heated skillet melt the butter
Whisk the first 6 ingredients together
Pour batter into hot skillet
Bake for 18-20 minutes
Sprinkle with icing sugar and lemon juice