Carrots with Honey and Thyme
& Chipotle Mashed Potatoes

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             FOOD FUNNY
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Here's a good one from Anna Welander:

A fussy eater, my nine-year-old son asked me to please buy multi-grain
bread. Happy that he wanted to eat so healthily, I purchased a loaf. The
next morning, while making his sandwich for school, I told him how happy
I was that he liked multi-grain bread. "I don't," he said. "But the kid
I trade sandwiches with does."

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             TODAY'S RECIPE
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Here's a tasty and unusual dish that goes great with just about everything.

Carrots with Honey and Thyme

4 Tbs (60 ml) butter
2 shallots, finely chopped
4-6 large carrots, peeled and shredded
3 Tbs (45 ml) honey
1/2 tsp (2 ml) dried thyme, crushed
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Heat the butter in a skillet over moderate heat and saute the shallots
until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining
ingredients, tossing to combine. Cover the skillet and cook for 5
minutes, stirring once or twice.
Serves 4 to 6.

Chipotle peppers are smoked jalapeño peppers and are available canned in
adobo sauce in the ethnic section of most supermarkets. They can be very
hot, so add them a little at a time, tasting before adding more.

Chipotle Mashed Potatoes

2 lbs (900 g) potatoes, peeled, boiled, and mashed
6 Tbs (90 ml) butter
1/4 cup (60 ml) heavy cream (or more to taste)
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 green bell pepper (capsicum), seeded and finely chopped
1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground cumin
1 canned chipotle pepper (or to taste), finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Combine the mashed potatoes, 4 tablespoons (60 ml) of the butter, and
cream in a mixing bowl and stir to combine. Melt the remaining butter in
a skillet and saute the onion, pepper, and cumin until the onion is
tender but not brown, about 5 minutes. Stir the onion mixture into the
potatoes. Add the chipotle pepper, salt, and pepper, and taste to adjust
the seasoning. Spoon the mixture into a buttered casserole and bake in a
preheated 375F (190C) oven for 20 minutes.
Serves 4 to 6.
Received on Tue Nov 18 18:43:44 2008