Burnaby Community Kitchens

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    printer friendly recipe yield: 2 generous servings You only need three main ingredients (+ water and salt) to make this velvety, rich tomato soup recipe. Everything is tossed into a pan — no browning, no hovering over a stove.  Prep is 5 minutes and cooking time is about 40 minutes.   YOU WILL NEED 4 tablespoons butter ½ large onion, cut into large wedges 1 (28-ounce) can tomatoes, we prefer to use whole peeled or crushed, see notes for fresh tomatoes 1 ½ cups water or low sodium  vegetable stock , or  chicken stock ½  teaspoon fine sea salt, or more to taste DIRECTIONS Melt butter over medium heat in a Dutch oven or large saucepan. Add onion wedges, water, can of tomatoes with their juices, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Bring to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, for about 40 minutes. Stir occasionally and add additional salt as needed. Blend the soup with a blender or an immersion blender, and then season to taste. The soup doesn’t need to be ultra-smooth, some texture is a nice touch.  U

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Take a tour of Copenhagen to experience SMØRREBRØ D Denmark Food - BEST  SMØRREBRØD + Lunch at 800 Year Old Castle! See our  Sandwich Recipes Tips: Lynn suggests buying rye or pumpernickel at London Drugs.  They can last for months and highly packed with nutrients and fibre. You can also buy at Safeway for $6 loaf.  You only need one slice and you are full.

  Yields about a gallon 7 lbs of napa cabbage About 1/3 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup sweet rice flour (Mochiko is a popular brand) * 1 cup water 3/4 cup red pepper powder , medium coarseness 1/4 cup chopped saewoo jjut (salted shrimp) ** 4 T. of fish sauce A scant 1/2 cup sugar 5-7 green onion stalks, chopped 2 oz. ginger (2-inch long, 1-inch diameter piece), minced 8-9 medium garlic cloves, minced 3 medium carrots, julienned 1 medium-sized daikon or 1 small mu (Korean radish), thinly sliced in 2-inch sections Water Preparing the sweet rice flour paste: Whisk together the sweet rice flour and water in a small saucepan. Keep whisking the mixture until bubbles form on the surface. Once this occurs, take the saucepan off the heat and set aside to cool. Preparing the cabbage: Discard any wilted or discolored leaves. Starting at the base of the stem, cut the cabbage about one-third of the way down. Then pull apart the cabbage halves to completely separate them. Do the same with the halved po

yield: 12 – 5 cm latkes Everyone loves latkes!  This is adapted from Melissa Clark’s recipe from the New York Times. Ingredients: 2 large Russet potatoes (about 1 lb.) 1 large onion (about ½ lb.) 2 large eggs ½ cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon black pepper Vegetable oil for frying or baking Instructions: Scrub the potatoes and leave the skin on.  Grate potatoes and onions.  Transfer the mixture to a clean dish towel and squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible.  Some people use a salad spinner to get the liquid out. Put grated potatoes and onions into a large bowl.  Add eggs, flour, salt, baking powder, and pepper.  Mix until the flour is absorbed. Option 1: Fry the latkes Pour ¼ inch of oil into a pot.  Heat over medium-high heat.   Cook in batches; drop heaping tablespoons of the batter into the hot oil. When the edges are brown and crispy, flip. Cook until the second side is brown. Take latkes out of oil and place ont

This is the easiest dressing to make.  Conveniently, you can use whatever oil, sour ingredients and sweetener you have in your cupboard.  The variations are endless.  You can scale up or down easily by varying the measuring vessel.   It can be used to greens, tofu, noodles, beans, yams, or poke bowls. Ingredients: 3 spoons oil  2 spoons vinegar 1 spoon sweetener Shake in small lidded jar or whisk in a small bowl. Enjoy with many foods! Oil options: Sour options: Sweetener options: vegetable oil white vinegar white or brown sugar sesame oil balsamic vinegar honey sour cream fresh lemon juice maple syrup mayonnaise fresh lime juice sugar substitute warmed up bacon fat rice vinegar agave Other variations: Add a bit of mustard to change the flavour and to emulsify your dressing and make it thicker. Feel free to vary the flavour with the addition of herbs and spices. from Anna Brisco,

serves 4 Creamy, savory-sweet peanut sauce made with 5 ingredients! Perfect for spring rolls, salad rolls, Pad Thai, salads, and more! SAUCE 1/2 cup salted creamy peanut butter (or other nut or seed butter) 2-3 Tbsp soya sauce (or tamari)  1-2 Tbsp maple syrup or other sweetener 1 tsp  chili garlic sauce (or ¼ tsp red pepper flakes or 1 red Thai chili 2-3 Tbsp lime juice ~1/4 cup water  (to thin) Instructions In a medium bowl, whisk together peanut butter, soya sauce, maple syrup, lime juice, and chili sauce (or chili or red pepper. Add water a little at a time until a thick but pourable sauce is achieved. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.   If your sauce has become too thin, add more nut butter. If it’s too thick, thin with more water.  For a fun flavor twist, add some fresh grated ginger to taste. Perfect for salads, cut veggies, spring rolls, noodle dishes, tofu and more! Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator up to 1 week.         adapted from the m