Friday, January 27, 2012

Hey all- sorry to say our cameras were stolen in Costa Rica and we've yet to replace them but I made a couple of things last night that you might like to try and so sans photos here's the recipes.  First: Cod Cakes or in this case Hake Cakes: 1 1/2 lbs. cod or other white fish, 1/2 lb. cooked, mashed potatoes(boil 2 medium sized), 1/2 cup chopped cilantro,  1 T minced ginger, 1/4 t. cayenne, salt and pepper.  Poach the fish by covering with water in a skillet, bring to a boil, cover, turn off the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes. Mix everything in a bowl and form 8 cakes.  You could brush them with olive oil or peanut oil and broil on each side until nicely browned or you could fry them in a little oil which is what I did. Squeeze some lime over each and they are delicious. Pretty easy but fragile so don't flip them like burgers. Try refrigerating the cakes after forming to firm them up.
Second: Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon and Garlic: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 1 1/2 lbs of sweet potatoes peeled and cut into cubes, 6-10 unpeeled garlic cloves, 3 T olive oil, a couple of fresh thyme branches(or 1/2 t. dried thyme), 1 cinnamon stick broken into pieces, salt and pepper. Mix it all together, spread out onto a baking pan in a single layer and roast for 30 minutes or so depending on the size of your cubes. Squeeze the garlic out of their skins to eat with the potatoes.  This was soooo good. Very simple.  I might add some cayenne next time just to see...