Sofie K - CHS SPOTLIGHT

By Sofie Kahara

My mom's family is by no means known for baking, so the simpler the recipe the better. For us, the easiest recipe of all is the cookies on the back of the Kraft peanut butter jar, made up of only three ingredients. Egg, sugar, and the most important of all: peanut butter, which was my absolute favourite food as a kid. The creamy, rich texture and the sweet yet savoury flavour made it one of the few foods I would always love as a picky eater. My fondness for peanut butter came from my mom, who quite literally eats it by the spoonful. We would always make the cookies together every couple of months. Proudly scooping the peanut butter and using the mixer to blend the batter made me feel accomplished, important. It made me feel like a grown up. These cookies were my first ever experience baking and it is the only recipe I know by heart, not just because of the simplicity. Spending a weekend in the kitchen filled with the smell of smashed up peanuts, and my mom patiently telling me what to do: it was the best use of my time. I have never felt more excited and happy as I did when the finished cookies were pulled out of the oven. I turned to my mom and begged to eat one.
“They’re done! Can I please please please have one?” I pleaded, mouth watering and stomach rumbling.
“You need to wait for them to cool, but in the meantime can you pour us some milk to drink with our cookies. It’ll make the cookies taste ten times better,” My mom instructed, giving me an exciting task to fulfill. After that we would spend the rest of the afternoon laughing and talking about anything and everything, spending quality time while munching on the warm, fresh peanut butter cookies. Little did I know it was also a favourite for my mom because peanut butter and milk are both excellent sources of protein and vitamins. Looking back, I realize the Kraft recipe is actually made up of four ingredients, peanut butter, sugar, egg and love. Which is what I feel everytime I take a bite off the soft, sweet, ooey gooey delicious peanut butter cookies.

INGREDIENTS:
-1 cup Kraft Smooth Peanut Butter
-½ cup white sugar
-1 large egg

DIRECTIONS:
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius).
Step 2: Mix together peanut butter, sugar, and egg in a large bowl until well blended.
Step 3: Roll dough into 24 balls; place the balls 4 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball with the back of a fork.
Step 4: Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, which will take about 20 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Enjoy!

~ Recipe ~
Ingredients

Mustard Seeds - 1 Tbsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 Tbsp
Oil - 3 Tbsp
Turmeric - ½ Tbsp
Chili Powder - ½ Tbsp
Coriander Powder- 1 Tbsp
Cumin Powder - 1 Tbsp
Salt - According To Taste
Ginger, garlic and green chili paste - 2 Tbsp
Water - 2 Cups
Garam masala - ½ Tbsp
Tomatoes - 1 Large OR 2 Medium, Diced
Potatoes - 4 Large, Diced
Fresh Coriander - 2 Tbsp (For the Garnish)

~ Instructions ~

Heat your pan on medium heat, and put your oil in it
Put in cumin and mustard seeds, until they start crackling
Then, put your ginger, garlic and green chili paste into the pan
Stir well, and after put your diced tomatoes in, adding salt at this point, and let them soften and cook for about five minutes
At this point, add all of your seasonings (Turmeric, Chili Powder, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder)
At last, put your potatoes in, mixing it all well together
Next, add your two cups of water and cover your pan, cooking until your potatoes become soft
Make sure to check in between, feel free to add hot water as needed
Take the time now to add your garam masala and coriander, for garnish

Now is your time to finally taste the warmth and have it with a fresh rotli!

Instructions:
1) Prepare two little plastic cups, one large glass cup, and small dessert spoons. Place one spoon in each little cup, and set aside.
2) Pour as much milk as you see fit into the large glass cup.
3)Squirt some ketchup into the milk for a pretty pink tint!
4)Where there's ketchup, there is mustard, so you better not forget a few drops of ordinary yellow mustard.
5)You’ll need some sweetener, so add roughly a spoonful of apple sauce into the mix. It makes for an intriguing texture. Don’t bother stirring yet though, we like to let it sit at the bottom for a while.

6)And what goes better with applesauce than chocolate? When we created this recipe, it felt like we were creating a scrumptious candied apple drink. Adding nutella was and still is more than necessary. So throw in a spoonful of nutella, and stir until the milk has visible apple and nutella chunks floating around.

7)Now add lots of lemon juice, everyone loves lemonade!

8)Don’t forget the orange juice pulp! This recipe is only useful when there is very little to drink in the fridge, so you want the bottom of the orange juice to be dumped in your concoction.

9) Sprinkle in some salt with a very fancy french accent, and stir for five minutes.

10) Finally, you can pour your potion evenly into the two little cups and begin to drink! The correct way to drink this potion is to use the little spoons you had already placed in the cups, and drink it like soup. Heads up, there might be some gagging! The magic of the potion is that it makes your taste buds feel like they’re being tormented, but really it’s a delicious beverage that you will absolutely never forget!