Barbara Kafkas Buckwheat Noodles Food

LIGHT AND EASY GARLIC POTATOES KAFKA

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir to coat.
• Cover with either tightly fitting lid or plastic wrap. (Note: I prefer using the plastic wrap, fitted tightly. Do NOT pierce plastic wrap to vent -- the wrap will end up doming during heating, this is a good thing.).
• Cook at 100% for approximately 8 minutes, 1000 watt oven, or until potatoes are tender. (Microwave cooking is terribly easy, once you get the feel for how cooking times play out in your own oven.).
• If using plastic wrap, prick to release steam. (Please be careful, there is a lot of steam. Don't get a steam burn!).
• Voila! Yum!

KASHA VARNISHKES - JEWISH BUCKWHEAT GROATS WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• Beat the egg in a small bowl. Add kasha and stir until every grain is well coated with egg. Place in a medium saucepan over medium heat and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the egg begins to dry and the groats separate. Some of the groats may stick together and/or brown slightly.
• Pour boiling chicken stock over the kasha. Mix in salt and pepper and stir thoroughly. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until the kasha has absorbed all liquid. Remove from heat.
• In a separate pot, bring water to a boil and cook the pasta until done. Drain and set aside.
• In a skillet, heat the oil (or schmaltz) on a medium flame. Saute the chopped onions until thoroughly browned. Add the onions and noodles to the pot of kasha, and adjust salt and pepper to taste.