Potato Pancakes

2 cups mashed potatoes
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon butter

- In a medium bowl, beat egg and salt. Add potatoes and cheese, mixing well.
- Melt butter on a large frying pan or griddle on medium heat.
- Drop potato mixture onto griddle 1/4 cup at a time.
- With a spatula, flatten the pancakes to 1/2 inch thick.
- Cook each side until golden brown, about 5 minuted per side. Serve hot.

If you want them more savory, add some garlic, onions or chives.
One of my favorite ways of making these is frying onions in the pan first and once they are removed, frying the potato pancakes in the oniony butter and then served with the fried onions. So good!

I like to serve these with eggs, soft boiled for me. Yum!

Ingredients
5 cups cooked rice
4 cups rice milk or milk
2 medium size apples — chopped
½ cup raisins
¼ cup honey
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a large pot
2. Bring to a boil
3. Continue boiling, stirring continuously for 3 minutes or until apples are soft or… after bring the porridge to a boil the temperature can be turned down, covered, and left to simmer for 10-15 minutes

Notes: We like to serve the porridge with topping options of toasted almonds, rice milk, butter, and honey

3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup pancake mix
1/3 cup sugar, total
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 large cooking apples, peeled, sliced

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl combine the eggs, milk, pancake mix, and 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Combine well until it forms a smooth batter. Set aside. In a small bowl combine the remaining sugar and the cinnamon. Set aside.

Spray a microwave safe, 2 to 3-inch deep, 9-inch, round glass pie plate with cooking spray. Then, add all the sliced apples to the dish. Cover with plastic wrap. Cook in the microwave for 5 to 6 minutes, or until apples are tender.

When apples are done cooking, pour reserved batter over apples. Then generously sprinkle the top of the batter with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.

Cover the pie plate with foil and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the pancake is set. Best served hot with maple syrup or apple cinnamon sauce.

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 medium apples, peeled and sliced

In a saucepan, bring brown sugar, water, butter, cornstarch and cinnamon to a boil; boil until thick (about 2 minutes).
Stir in apples; cook until tender (about 10-12 minutes).
Serve wherever syrup, or a sweet topping is wanted.