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
Es Cendol (Indonesian Cold Dessert)
Comments (0) | July 20, 2011
It is a popular Indonesian Cold Dessert that people who have visited Indonesia usually miss a lot. Required Ingredients: (6 servings) One pack (12 oz.) of frozen “BANH LOT” (available at oriental store) One can of coconut milk, preferrably one made for dessert 1/4 lb. of Coconut sugar or “Gula Jawa” (brownish colored) Ice cubes [...]
Mozambican Squash Soup
Comments (0) | July 19, 2011
Ingredients 1-2 lb squash, peeled & cubed 1 bay leaf 4-5 lg garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbsp onion, minced 1 tbsp oil or butter 1 tsp salt 1/8 tsp black pepper 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated 1/4 tsp curry powder 1/8 tsp turmeric 1/8 tsp paprika 1-3 tbsp lemon juice other vegetables may be added [...]
Zwetschgend (Plum Cake)
Comments (0) | July 18, 2011
Zwetschgend – A Bavarian plum delicacy for dessert. It also includes variations from a few other folks that you might like to try. Roughly translated from Bavarian to German, this is Pflaumenkuchen, which, roughly translated from German to to English is Plum cake. However, Zwetschgend aren’t ordinary plums, a Datschi isn’t really a Kuchen, and [...]
Marinated Tofu
Comments (0) | July 17, 2011
2 cakes of tofu, pressed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes or slices if you’re making sandwiches Marinade: 1 Tbsp fresh grated ginger root 2 Tbsp. dry sherry, sake, or Chinese rice wine 1/4 cup tamari soy sauce 1/4 cup water 1 Tbsp. dark sesame oil 1 Tbsp. rice, white, or cider vinegar Optional ingredients: 2 Tbsp. [...]
Ab-gousht (Meat drippings)
Comments (0) | July 16, 2011
Ingredients: One cup of Garbanzo beans (nokhod). One cup of dried white beans (loobia sefeed). 1/2 pound of meat with bones (mAheecheh). One medium onion, peeled. One medium potato, peeled. Half a cup long grain rice. One medium tomato. One table spoon turmeric (zard-choobeh). Salt and pepper to the liking. Two heads of whole dried [...]
Sag Paneer
Comments (0) | July 15, 2011
Ingredients 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped pinch of cumin seed 2 cardamom seeds 1 stick of cinnamon 2 or 3 bay leaves 2 whole cloves 1 teaspoon each fresh ginger and garlic 1 small fresh tomato, sliced 1 teaspoon black papper 1/2 pound fresh spinach, chopped 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon cumin [...]
Zwiebelkuchen (Onion Pie)
Comments (0) | July 14, 2011
Ingredients Servings: 8 1 pk Yeast, Active Dry 1 t Sugar 1 1/2 t Salt 3 c Unbleached Flour 1 T Shortening 1 c Water, 120 to 130 Degrees F. 6 Bacon, Slices, Cut Up 2 Onions, Medium, Sliced 1/4 t Cumin 1/2 t Salt Pepper, As Desired 1 Egg Yolk 1 c Sour Cream [...]
Gulaschsuppe (Goulash Soup)
Comments (0) | July 13, 2011
Servings: 6 Ingredients 2 c Onion, Chopped 1/4 c Shortening 3 Green Bell Peppers, Chopped 3 T Tomato Paste 1 lb Beef Cubes, 1-inch Cubes Red Pepper, Dash 1 t Paprika 2 Garlic Cloves, Minced 6 c Beef Broth, * 1 T Lemon Juice 1/4 t Caraway Seeds * Beef Broth can be either canned [...]
