Filling, Sides and Pancakes.

For Veggie Potluck H'orderves and Cocktails I made Samosas. I read a few recipes and kind of made my own thing up ('cuz that's what I do.. !). This recipe from Real Simple has all of the ingredients I used and is definitely proportioned better.

Simple Samosas

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder

Kosher salt and black pepper

2 cups store-bought refrigerated mashed or frozen mashed potatoes, thawed (about 16 ounces)

1 10-ounce package frozen peas, thawed

1 15-ounce package refrigerated piecrusts

1 jar mango chutney (optional)

Directions

1.Heat oven to 375° F. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the curry powder, ¾ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the potatoes and peas.

2.Unroll the piecrusts and cut each into 6 triangles. Place a heaping tablespoon of the potato mixture in the center of each piece. Gather the corners of the dough and pinch to form a point. Pinch the seams to seal. Transfer to a baking sheet.

3.Bake the samosas until golden, 22 to 25 minutes. Serve with the mango chutney, if using.

** A few modifications:
Make your own mashed potatoes, you will only need about 1 1/2 c.
Add a whole bunch of ground red pepper to spice it up!
FRY THEM in about 1/2 of veggie oil til brown on both sides. What's better than fried food? Not much! Duh.

ENJOY! with Spiked Chai Tea Lattes (vanilla vodka!)

If there are left-overs, which there are because I thought it would be smart to mash a whole bag of potatoes (who does that!!??), you can use the filling for other things. It would work as a side (or today's lunch, which has made my office smell of curry. blech!), or add an egg or two and make some mashed potato pancakes to serve with sour cream. YUM.