The AMISH

The Recipe

Important Note: Don't use metal spoons or equipment. Do not refrigerate. Use only glazed ceramic or plastic bowls or containers.

Required Main Ingredient

1 cup live yeast starter (see above)

day 1:

Do nothing with the starter.

days 2-5:

Stir with a wooden spoon.

day 6:

Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Stir with a wooden spoon.

days 7-9:

Stir with a wooden spoon.

Day 10:

Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Stir. Take out 3 cups and place 1 cup each into three separate plastic containers. Give one cup and a copy of this recipe to three friends. To the balance (a little over one cup) of the batter, add the following ingredients and mix well.

1 cup oil

1/2 cup milk

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

In a separate bowl combine the following dry ingredients and mix well:

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1-1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 - (5.1 oz) box instant vanilla pudding

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup nuts

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix and pour into two well greased and sugared bread pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.

Delicious Mini Banana Cream Pie Recipe!

Group: Amanda Paiva, Michael McMullin, Joshua Finley

Idea: My Dad

Materials:
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Whip Cream
Ingredients:
1) 1/2 cup of Organic Sugar
2) 1 small carton of Organic Cream

Directions:
1) Pour 1/2 of sugar with the cream into a mixer
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Banana
Ingredients:
1) Organic Bananas (however many you want, we used 2-3)

Directions:
1) Cut into thick or thin slices (your preference) to get prepared for placement

Filling
Ingredients:
1) 1/4 cup of Organic Corn Starch
2) 1/4 cup of Organic Sugar
3) 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla
4) Sea Salt
5) 2 Cups of organic milk
6) 1 Organic Eggs (Free Ranged)
7) 2 tablespoons of Organic Butter

Directions:
1)In a heavy saucepan, stir together the milk and 1/4 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
2) In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs yolks and egg.
3) Stir together the remaining sugar and cornstarch; then stir them into the egg until smooth.
4) When the milk comes to a boil, drizzle it into the bowl in a thin stream while mixing so that you do not cook the eggs.
5) Return the mixture to the saucepan, and slowly bring to a boil, stirring constantly so the eggs don't curdle or scorch on the bottom.
6) When the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, remove from the heat.
7) Stir in the butter and vanilla, mixing until the butter is completely blended in.
8) Pour into a heat-proof container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming.
9) Refrigerate until chilled before using.

Crust
Ingredients:
1) 1 1/2 cups of non bleached organic all purpose flour
2) 1/2 cup of organic sugar
3) 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt
4) 1 stick and 1 tablespoon of very cold unsalted organic butter
- cut into small pieces
5) 1 large egg

Directions:
1) Pulse the flour, sugar and salt together in the bowl of a food processor. Scatter the pieces of butter over the dry ingredients and pulse until the butter is coarsely cut in. (You're looking for some pieces the size of oatmeal flakes and some the size of peas). Stir the yolk, just to break it up, and add it a little at a time, pulsing after each addition. When the egg is in, process in long pulses--about 10 seconds each--until the dough, which will look granular soon after the egg is added, forms clumps and curds. Just before you reach this stage, the sound of the machine working the dough will change--heads up. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and, very lightly and sparingly, knead the dough just to incorporate any dry ingredients that might have escaped mixing. Chill the dough, wrapped in plastic, for about 2 hours before rolling.
2) To roll the dough: Butter a 2 1/2-inch (or whatever size you want to make) on a solid surface. Roll out chilled dough on floured surface.... ** Trying to make sense of how to type this step
3)Freeze the crust for at least 30 minutes, preferably longer, before baking.
4) To fully or partially bake the crust: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the over to 375 degrees F. Butter the shiny side of a piece of aluminum foil (or use nonstick foil) and fit the foil, buttered side down, tightly against the crust.

Commentary
Amanda: Total spent: approx. $30 - 35
**I'll post picture with simple directions soon!
I posted the components in order of placement. The crust goes on the bottom, then the filling, the banana slice, and finally, the whip cream. Hope you have fun making it and enjoy the epic deliciousness!

Homemade Corn Bread

Ingredients: 1 Cup of flour 1/2 Cup sugar 1 Cup corn Meal 1 Tbsp. baking powder 1 Cup milk 1 egg, slightly beaten 1/3 Cup vegetable oil Directions: Pre-Heat oven to 350 F Mix wet ingredient with each other in one bowl, then mix dry ingredients in another bowl. Once both of properly mixed, combine the dry bowl with the wet bowl, then mix until blended. Put the blended mix into muffin cups, or large pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes, then let it cool.

Chris and Edwin's Baked Ziti

4 Tomato
1/2 pound of ground beef
Shredded Cheese
Pinch of Salt
1 bag Pasta
Italian Seasoning

Boil Tomato till you can peel off the skin. Dice tomato and fry it with the beef. Add salt and seasoning for taste. Put in a cup of water let it boil till most of the water is gone. Boil a pot of water and cook the Pasta for 10 min. Mix the sauce and paste and put in a baking dish. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake for 10 min in a 400 degree oven.

Pancakes. Yum.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/4 tablespoon baking soda

2 cups water

1 egg

Small amount of oil for greasing (optional)

Maple Syrup (Optional but highly recommended)

Serving size: A lot.

First, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, egg and buttermilk together with a whisk, then add in the water and mix again. Then get out a large non-stick frying pan. If you don't have one, then get a regular one and add a small amount oil. Don't add to little in that the batter will get stuck yet don't add too much so you don't get oily flapjacks.

Add in three tablespoons of batter at a time for each one. Flip occasionally with either a spatula or mad pan flipping skills. You know you're done when both sides are golden brown. Add some maple syrup on top and get ready to enjoy your breakfast/lunch/dinner/midnight snack etc.

Guacamole

Ingredients : From Trader Joes :
                   3 Avacados,
                   1 Tomatoe,
                    1/2 Onion,
                   Some Cilantro,
                     Lemons,
                     Salt

First you get everything ready, and chop up all the stuff...But not the lemons.
Then you put everything in a bowl with the avocados and mix it while adding lemon juice,  until the avocados look all squish and until you cant really see the onions or cilantro.
Ta-Da, Thats it :)



Britney Sanchez & Hossna Hazheer
Period 5

Floyd 'n Singh's Grilled BBQ Sausage Bonanza!

WHERE: Trader Joe's WHAT: - Non-GMO Roasted Garlic and Spinach Sausage - All-Natural BBQ Sauce THEN WHAT: Pay! HOW: With money! NO! I MEAN, HOW DID YOU MAKE IT: Oh I see. Remove the sausages from the package and chop into small pieces. Coat the sausage with the all-natural BBQ sauce. Grill it. Eat it. Enjoy it. THANK YOU: You're welcome!

This Isn't Your Typical Chips & Salsa

A delicious snack by Angela Abrea and Patricia Desantores. To start this off, we did not make the chips and salsa ourselves. I know, how lazy are we? Who cares! This stuff is good and you need to do only three steps to have this !

1. Go to the nearest Trader Joe's, preferably the one at Fremont Hub


2. Enter Trader Joe's and go to the Chips section


3. Find the different bags of Organic Tortilla Chips and Organic Salsa

Pay for that and get your grub on! Simple as 1, 2, 3! Enjoy :)

Can't Go Wrong With Moyrong's Healthy Quesamejias!

A Leo Valentino Moyrong & Genesis Cristina Mejia Original! Just kidding, quesadillas are pretty generic. But our names aren't too shabby-sounding, eh? Let's get this fiesta started. You'll need:

• A pan


• A handy dandy spatula


• About 1/2 teaspoon of OLIVE oil


• However many WHOLE GRAIN tortillas you need to satisfy your appetite


• Grated FAT FREE queso from cows NOT treated with rbst of your choice

First, heat your pan to a medium setting. Yes we do suppose you could do this by microwave, but you're young it's not like you don't have the energy to use the *gasp* stove once in a while. When it's warm enough, spread olive oil around the pan. Next, take one whole grain tortilla and place it in the pan. Flip the tortilla every 10-15 seconds, but only a few times or it won't get enough pan time and it'll take fiveever to heat up. You should see air pockets begin to form inside the quesadilla in no time.

When you see said pockets, it's time to grab a handful of grated cheese and sprinkle it over ther tortilla. Make sure to sprinkle your tortilla, not drown it. Also, don't let cheese fall on the pan because then it'll get all stuck, then it'll get all burnt, and then your mom will get all annoyed because you're always making a mess. Jeez. Feel free to add anything you want to make it pretty... cool: mushrooms, olives, tomatoes, etc. Make sure whatever ingredients you add are in season though! If they're not it's all bad. And don't layer these (in season!) ingredients too thickly. Sprinkle.

Now turn the heat down to a low setting and cover the pan because there should be enough heat to melt the cheese. If you see smoke, turn off that heat before you end up with tostadas. After a minute or so, check to see if the cheese has melted. When the cheese is melted to your liking, get like Spongebob and use a spatula to flip your quesadilla until its nice and toasted-looking.

When it is... congratulations you have made your very own quesadilla! No trip to the taqueria needed. Now remove that cheesy piece of heaven and place it on your plate. Or bowl, we don't judge.

Cue the mariachi music!

Organic Salsa Recipe

Ingredients:

*All items are organic*

• 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 finely chopped jalapeno
• chopped green onions
• .75 oz cilantro
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 bag of white corn tortilla chips
• salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

1. After all of your ingredients are as chopped as you like, place in blender.
2. Blend all of the ingredients together.
3. Serve in a bowl with white tortilla chips.
4. Eat and enjoy!

Recipe by: Victoria Cramer & Jennifer Mullaly

Hummus and Chicken Lettuce Wrap

HUMMUS !

Ingredients:

1. Chick Peas

2. Sesame seed paste

3. Lemon Juice

4. Salt

Procedure:

-First boil the chick peas then put all the ingredients

into a food processor until well blended.

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CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAP !

Ingredients:

1. organic chicken

2. shallot

3. mint

4. cilantro

5. lime juice

Procedure:

-First you bake the chicken then dice the mint, cilantro, shallot and chicken. Mix it all in a bowl and add the lime juice.

-Zena A., Alencio R., Karlie C., Sierra B. <3>

Flan by: Jose Maldonado and Norma Lopez

Ingredients:

·    2 cans of evaporated milk

·    2 cans  of condensed milk

·    2 eggs

·    1 tsp of coffee (your choice on what kind)

·    2tsp of sugar

You will need:

A can opener

A blender

A pot

A boiling pan

A spoon

Procedures:

Step 1: Turn the stove on up to 7, place pot where it goes and pour both tsp of sugar in. Then spread evenly throughout the pot with your spoon. Wait till sugar turns brown, and then proceed with the next steps.

Step 2:  Open all four cans

Step 3:  Take one can of evaporated milk, one can of condensed milk and crack one egg open and put into the blender. Let it blend at medium speed for about two minutes.

Step 4: Take the finished mix and pour into the pot.

Step 5:  REPEAT step 2 and 3   

Step 6: Pour in the tsp of coffee, mix in real good.

Step 7: Let it sit for about 8-10min.

Step 8: Take the boiling pan and fill with water, not too much because you will need to put the pan with the flan mix in it so leave a inch gap between the top of the pan and the water that way you have room to put your hands in to get it out without burning your hands with the boiling water.

Step 9: Set the heat to 8 and let it boil for 2hours

Step 10: Take out the pan with the flan in it, be careful not to burn yourself, and then let it cool for 20min.

Step 11: Flip the flan on to a plate

Step 12: EAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vegetarian Deep Fried Crispy Potstickers

Material List:

-Soup Spoon

-Metal bowl for ingredients

-Wok

Ingredients List:

-Head Cabbage

-Wheat four (Hong Kong Brand)

-Black mushroom

-Mushroom Seasoning

-Carrots

-Vegetarian Mushroom Flavored Sauce

-Preserved Mustard Green

-Salt/Sugar

-Dried Tofu

-White pepper powder

-Long Rice

-Corn Starch

-Dried Black Fungus

-Water (tap or bottled water is fine)

The Procedure

1. To start off this fantastic recipe, start with the combination of wheat flour and water to form dough. Open the package and pour the wheat flour into a metal dish bowl.

2. Turn on the faucet that is nearby and fill a cup with purified or tap water, your choice.

3. As soon as you have those two ingredients, start mixing the two substances to form dough. The amount of flour and water depends on the serving size of the recipe.

4. Once you have nicely formed your dough, using your bare hands, pull off pieces of the hand-made dough to form separate pieces used to make the Potstickers.

5. Using a roller, gently roll the pieces of dough separated and form a nice flat base for the Potstickers.

6. Repeat steps 4-5 until you have the right amount of serving. (The amount of Potstickers).

7. Once you have completed Step 6, set the bases aside and take out the head cabbages, black mushrooms, carrots, preserved mustard green, dried tofu, long rice, and dried black fungus you have purchased.

8. This part requires a lot of patience; you must chop every single vegetable into tiny pieces. Be sure you chop every single vegetable to the smallest size you can get.

9. Once you have all ingredients chopped, place all your ingredients in the metal tin bowl as listed in step 1.

10. By turning on the stove from one notch to maximum heat, start by dumping all the vegetables into the wok.

11. As the vegetables start to heat up, pour a little mushroom vegetarian mushroom flavored sauce, salt, white pepper powder, and sugar to enhance the flavor of this awesome recipe.

12. Mix all the ingredients well then add corn starch.

13. Prior to completion, add a little bit of water to keep ingredients moistened.

14. With the base made, start by using a soup spoon and gently scoop the ingredients you made, and center it on the base of the dumpling dough.

15. Using the Potstickers techniques, close up the edges, and then store them in the refrigerator.

16. Cook whenever and enjoy!

Boiled Cabbage, Carrots,n' Taters

Ingredients:
. Organic Meat Broth
. Locally grown Carrots
. Locally grown Cabbage
. Locally grown Potatoes
. Locally harvested water
Recipe:
wash vegetables
boil broth
add vegetables
take out when soft
eat

By Bryan Gerges and John Normoyle

Zesty Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

1. 24oz of Cranberries
2. 3 cinnamon sticks
3. 2 cups of Orange Juice
4. 2 cups of brown sugar
5. 1 zested orange

Recipe

1. Fill pot with all ingredients and submerge all ingredients with water.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. After boil, let it simmer and stir every 15 minutes for an hour. Time consuming -.-
4. EAT!

By Victor Ayala & Joaquin Torre

Simple Fruit Kabobs!

Ingredients: strawberries, pineapples, bananas, grapes, watermelon, cantelope, whatever fruit you like!

1. Wash and cut your fruit into bite size chunks. If you are using strawberries, slice them in half. For grapes no cutting is required.

2. Take different pieces of fruit and slide it onto your skewer.

3. Arrange your kabobs on a platter. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Recipe from: eHow food

Potato Salad

Ingredients: Potatoes, celery, eggs, mayo, mustard, salt, pepper, green onions, dill pickles.

Procedure: Boil 4-6 potatoes until they are firm but tender (so you can stick a fork in them without it falling apart). Then peel the potatoes. Hard boil 6 eggs and peel off the shells. Cut up ALL of the ingredients. Put everything into a big bowl, and add the mayo and mustard in the proportions that you like.

Fettuccine Alfredo & Roasted Bell Peppers

By,
Kate High and Ryan Walla

Fettuccine

Ingredients:
4 tbs. Unsalted Butter
1/3 cup Flour
1 cup Chicken Stock
          Milk
          Parmesan Cheese
1/8 tsp. Salt
1 lb. Pasta (Spaghetti)

Procedure:
1. Boil water in a large pot, add a pinch of salt and then add pasta.
2. Melt butter in a separate pan.
3. Add flour to melted butter and stir* until the flour taste goes away (you may need to taste with a spoon every so often).
4. Add chicken stock after the flour and butter has thickened.
5. Add milk and salt, then stir till it becomes a thick sauce.
6. Add in and stir cheese.
7. Drain the pasta and then add sauce.
*A whisk is best

Roasted Bell Peppers

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Olive Oil
1/4 cup White Balsamic Vinegar
1/2 tsp. Salt
            Onion Powder
            Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp. Dried Mustard Powder
            Pepper
1 tbs. White Sugar
Roasted Bell Pepper(s)

Procedure:
1. Place pepper(s) on an open flame.
2. Put all ingredients for vinaigrette and whisk together.
3. Make sure bell pepper(s) is completely black.
4. Clean bell pepper(s) and then chop pepper(s) into about 1/4 inch slices.
5. Put pepper(s) into vinaigrette.

ET's Fruit Salad

Taylor Loosli and Erica Moen

ET's Fruit Salad
Ingredients: a can of Carnation condensed milk, 4 bananas, a can of Lucern sour cream, and four apples.
Procedure: cut the apples and bananas into slices and add the sour cream and condensed milk. Bon appetite!

American Studies Class Cookbook

After studying the Progressive Movement and linking such muckraking journalism as The Jungle by Upton Sinclair to Robert Kenner's Food Inc., we as class decided to put together a cookbook of simple, organic, good-tasting, and cheap recipes that everyone can make.  Check out the recipes, make em, let us know how you like it and as always, be responsible and vigilant.  Live your life according to your values.

-Mr. Shawn
History, American Studies

Students - please post your recipes with the same label as mines - American Studies Cookbook.  Be sure to title your Recipe, include Ingredients, and the Procedure for making the dish.