Pamela Toman

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Double-Baked Potato

It's nice to bake one extra potato so they can be extra-stuffed, and as insurance against breaking one of the shells.

Ingredients	Step
	Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
4 baking potatoes, scrubbed	Bake until tender -- ideally in oven so the skins firm up, but microwave is fine too. If in microwave and they are normal sized, stab all over with a fork then microwave it for 5 minutes, flip, and 5 minutes more.
½ c. milk 1 t. Dijon ¾ c. cheddar, grated ½ t. salt ¼ t. pepper	Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Scoop out the flesh. Mash it all together. Maybe whip until light & fluffy. Spoon into reserved skins.
¼ c. cheddar, grated	Sprinkle.
	Bake another 10 minutes at 400 degrees, to brown the tops.

source: my grandma

Buffalo Chickpea Wing-y Dip

Ingredients	Step
15 oz. can chickpeas (1.5 c.; 0.5 c. from dry)	Mash well.
2 T mayo 2 T tahini	Add in. Salt to taste.
Frank's Red Hot	Add to taste.
pita chips carrots celery cucumber ranch dressing	Serve.

Source: Post Punk Kitchen

Ginger Sesame Marinade

Slice and thoroughly dry the tofu before applying marinade.

Ideally the marinade sits on ~1 lb. of tofu cut into ¼"-thick slices for at least 30 minutes (possibly in a gallon bag or even on the baking sheet), but you can also dip and then cook the tofu dominoes right away.

You can grill or bake the tofu (bake it on parchment for easier cleanup). Cook it until it is as dry as you prefer. You don't need to turn baked tofu while cooking, but you absolutely can.

Ingredients	Step
2 T. tamari 2-4 t. maple syrup 2 t. sesame or walnut oil 2 t. vegetable oil 1 T. ginger, finely grated 1-2 cloves garlic, finely grated 1 T. rice vinegar (optional)	Mix marinade.

Tzatziki

Yields 2 cups.

Ingredients	Step
1 cucumber (8 oz.)	Peel, seed, shred, drain.
1 c. Greek yogurt 3 T. mint, chopped 2 t. lime or lemon juice ⅛ t. salt 2 garlic cloves	Combine with cucumber.

Source: Cooking Light (May 2013), as "Fried Chickpea and Arugula Pita Sandwiches with Lime Tzatziki"

Garlic Butter

Ingredients	Step
1/2 stick of butter, room temp	Let butter warm to room temperature.
3/4 t. garlic, minced 1 T. Parmesan, finely grated 3/4 t. garlic powder 1/4 t. Italian seasoning (basil, marjoram, thyme, oregano) 1/8 t. black pepper 1/8 t. paprika	Combine with butter.
	Store in glass container.

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