Featured Recipes
Whole Cabbage Kimchi The traditional whole cabbage kimchi is a typical Seoul kimchi and one of the most popular in Korea. The cabbage is stuffed with a combination of aromatic vegetables, pickled fish, and fresh oysters. Here, the radishes mixed with Korean watercress and Indian mustard leaves add an aromatic taste to the cabbage, and pickled baby shrimp [...]
Yakh Dar Behesht (Iranian Dessert) Ingredients: (4 servings) rice-flour, 100 grams starch, 150 grams sugar, 500 grams rosewater, 1/2 cup milk, 1 litre water, 1 litre crushed pistachios, 50 grams Directions: Yakh Dar Behesht (Ice-in-Heaven) is a delicious dessert that is easy to make. Dissolve starch well in cold water and dissolve rice-flour well in cold milk. Mix the two [...]
Our Sublime Hot Fudge Sauce Make a double batch, to pour over toasted pound cake or your favorite ice cream. It will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week; to reheat, zap the amount you need in the microwave on medium, or warm over low heat in a saucepan on the stovetop. Yields: About 1 3/4 cups Work [...]
Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Ingredients Serves 12 3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 3-4 slices red onion, finely chopped Herbes de Provence (or thyme, oregano, etc.) to taste 3 oz. wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar 2 Tbs. lemon juice (optional) lemon zest to taste (optional) Directions 2 oz. olive or vegetable oil Put garlic and onions in a jar [...]
Nargesi-Esfanaj (Spinach and Eggs) Required Ingredients: (3 servings) fresh spinach, 1 kg 3 eggs 2-3 onions, thinly sliced cooking oil salt black pepper Directions: Wash spinach and cut into small pieces. Slightly cook with half a cup of water and a bit of salt over medium heat for a few minutes. Drain water (using the back of a spoon [...]
Recent Recipes
Cicada Tartlets
Comments (0) | August 16, 2011
Ingredients: Crust: 2 cups sifted flour 2-3ozs cream cheese softened 2 sticks butter Mix well and chill overnight. Filling: 3 eggs well beaten 2 cups brown sugar 2 tbs melted butter 2 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup dry roasted cicadas, chopped Directions 1. In ungreased tart tins, put about 1 tsp of crust dough, push around [...]
Lamb and cabbage stew
Comments (0) | August 15, 2011
Ingredients 1 kg lamb 1 kg cabbage salt black peppercorns 30 g wheat flour Directions Slice shoulder, breast, back or loin of lamb into portions and lay the pieces in a casserole alternately with layers of cabbage. Sprinkle salt and pepper between the meat and cabbage. Add boiling water. Bring to the boil and simmer [...]
Tomato Sauce
Comments (0) | August 15, 2011
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Olive Oil 1 small Onion finely chopped 6 Tomatoes chopped and seeded – Fresh ripe Italian plum tomatoes or solid pack canned tomatoes 2 tablespoons or so chopped fresh Herbs: rosemary/parsley and sage or basil Pepper and Salt to taste. Directions: Warm olive oil and sauté onions until translucent or golden. Add [...]
Pumpkin Bread
Comments (0) | August 15, 2011
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups butter (3 sticks) 2 1/4 cups dark brown sugar (not packed) 4 eggs 3 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp baking soda 3 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp salt 2 cups pumpkin (one 15-oz can) 1/2 cup yellow raisins Pecans (optional but highly recommended) Directions Cream butter and sugar till [...]
Polachinda
Comments (0) | August 14, 2011
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour 4 teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons salt 2 1/2 cups milk 6 eggs Directions Beat eggs and add to milk. Add dry ingredients and milk. Mix alternately. Pour very, very thin into hot pan (a drop of water will sizzle) (cast iron pan works best for holding heat). Then cook on medium [...]
Chana Dal
Comments (0) | August 14, 2011
Dals (pronounced Daals) are dried legumes, belonging to the pea family. They are available in great variety all over India and make a very healthy alternative to meat dishes. The following recipe uses “chana” (pronounced chun-ah) dal, which is yellow in color. It is similar to, but not exactly like, dried yellow split peas. You [...]
Spritz Cookie
Comments (0) | August 13, 2011
Ingredients Butter 2 sticks Flour 2 cups Egg 1 Sugar ½ cup Salt dash Vanilla 2 tsp. Powdered sugar Semi-sweet chocolate ½ bag Pecans, finely chopped ½ cup Directions – Combine butter, flour, egg, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Stir well until ingredients are fully blended. – Refrigerate for 15-30 minutes to harden dough. – [...]
Ricotta Cheesecake
Comments (0) | August 12, 2011
Ingredients: * 2 pounds ricotta * 5 eggs (room temperature ) * 1/3 cup flour (Normal) * 1 cup sugar * 2 tsps vanilla extract * 1 tsp lemon zest * 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon * 1/8 tsp salt Method: * Put the ricotta in a large mixing bowl and blend with a spatula or [...]
