from: Martha Stewart Kids
Ingredients
2 pounds boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
3 large carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
½ cup milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Directions
Place potatoes and carrots in a small stockpot with enough water to cover; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, and return to pot; place over low heat to dry out, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove pot from heat. Pour half and half over vegetables and add butter; roughly mash with a wooden spoon or potato masher. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
from: Martha Stewart
Ingredients
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium onion, minced
1 ½ cups Arborio rice (do not rinse)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 cup dry white wine
3 to 4 cups Homemade Chicken Stock, vegetable stock, or low-sodium canned
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
In a medium-size, heavy soup pot, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. When it foams, add onion, and cook, stirring, until onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, add rice, salt, and pepper, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until well coated, about 1 minute.
Add wine, and simmer gently until the liquid is absorbed, 3 to 5 minutes. Add ½ cup chicken stock, stir, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is absorbed. Repeat, adding ½ cup stock at a time, until the rice is cooked through but still firm, 20 to 25 minutes total.
Add the remaining tablespoon butter and the Parmesan cheese. Mix well, add salt to taste, and serve immediately.
from: Everyday Food, Jan/Feb 2003
Ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup flour
1 cup cornmeal
¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
¾ cup milk
1 cup frozen corn
Directions
Put the butter in an 8-inch square baking pan or a 9-inch ovenproof skillet; place in oven just long enough to melt butter. In a bowl, stir together the rest of the ingredients, except the corn, until just combined. Stir in the frozen corn. Spoon batter into a prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake until golden, 30 minutes in pan or 20 minutes in skillet.
from: Everyday Food, Jan/Feb 2003
Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 chopped onion
1 cup rice
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon turmeric
1 dried bay leaf
1 pinch cinnamon
2 cups chicken stock or canned broth
1/3 cup raisins
Directions
In a saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add chopped onion and cook until soft. Stir in rice, salt, turmeric, cinnamon, stock or broth. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Stir in raisins with a fork an simmer until stock is absorbed, about 5 minutes.