Tag Archives: Snacks

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Shrimp Dip (St. Louis Cookbook)

5 oz can shrimp, drained
3 oz softened cream cheese
1/4 c sour cream
1 T lemon juice
1 T ketchup
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp onion powder
dash hot sauce

Mix all together, adjusting amounts of flavour to personal taste.  Chill and serve.
Quite tasty, although I’m fair positive that we used a bit more of the W-sauce, onion powder, and hot sauce than called for.  I may have added some garlic, too, I don’t recall.

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Vegetable Pakouris (Madhur Jaffrey)

1 small head cauliflower, or 4 medium sized onions or 1/2 to 3/4 pound peppers or 3 medium sized potatos or spinach or some combination thereof…

Batter:
1 c chickpea flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
1/4 tsp ground cumin (best fresh ground)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp black pepper (also best fresh ground)
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

2 1/2 to 3 inches oil in the bottom of your chosen pan.

Put chickpea flour in a bowl.  Gradually mix in about 3/4 c water, until you have a thickish batter.  Add other ingredients and mix well.
Florette cauliflower, 1/16 in ring the onions, spear the peppers, or 1/16 in round the potatoes and put in a bowl of cold water.
Heat oil over low flame until hot but not smoking.  Take a few vegets bits at a time, wipe dry, and dip in batter.  Drop in oil.  Fry slowly, 7 to 10 minutes a side.  (Until cooked through and golden brown.)  Remove with slotted object and drain on paper towels.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Crispy Rice Treats (Minimalist)

Made as an experiment in healthy rice krispie treats, I apparently made the first trial a bit spicey for most palates.  However, for those who could tolerate the spice, they were declared quite tasty.

2 c crispy brown rice

1 c peanut/almond/cashew butter

1/4 c honey/maple syrup

1/2 c peanuts/almonds/cashews

1/2 c chopped dried apricots

1 T curry powder (I will be trying 1-2 tsp next time)

salt and pepper

1/2 c shredded, unsweetened coconut

Combine everything but the coconut, roll into balls, roll in coconut.

Variation:

Crispy Tahini Rice balls:  Omit nuts and coconut.  Change nut butter to tahini and apricots to dates.  Roll in sesame seeds.

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Original Chex Mix (Chex)

Tasty.  Charlie said it was a bit spicier than the original.

3 c Corn Chex or equivalent

3 c Rice Chex or equivalent

3 c Wheat Chex or equivalent

1 c mixed nuts (We used slivered almonds and chunked walnuts, and maybe a cup and a half, due to leaving out other things)

1 c bite size pretzels (left these out)

1 c bagel chips (left these out, too)

6 T butter

2 T Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 tsp seasoned salt (I used 1/2 tsp each cayenne, paprika, and salt)

3/4 tsp garlic powder (will likely use more next time)

1/2 tsp onion powder

Either:  Microwave butter 40 seconds or until melted.  Stir in seasonings, stir in cereal and additionals.  Then microwave 5-6 minutes, stirring every 2.  Spread on paper towels to cool for fifteen minutes.  (We did not test this method.)

Or:  Preheat oven to 250.  Melt butter in large roasting pan.  Stir in seasonings.  Stir in cereal and additionals.  Bake one hour, stirring every 15 minutes.  Cool on paper towels for fifteen minutes.

Store either version in an airtight container.