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
Weisse Bohnensuppe (White Bean Soup)
Comments (0) | July 13, 2011
Servings: 8 Ingredients 1 lb Navy Beans, Dry 3 qt Water 1 Ham Bone Or Hock, Smoked 2 T Parsley, Chopped 1 c Onions, Finely Chopped 1 Garlic, Clove, Minced 2 c Celery and Tops, Finely Chopped 1 1/2 t Salt 1/2 t Pepper Directions Cover beans with water in large pot or soup kettle [...]
Sweet Potato Oven Fries
Comments (0) | July 12, 2011
Nothing could be yummier or richer in healthy minerals than this variation on the classic. Ingredients 4 sweet potatoes or yams 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/8 teaspoon salt pinch ground black pepper malt vinegar (optional) Directions PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees F. SLICE potatoes ¼” thick, brush with oil. PLACE in baking pan, bake 25-35 [...]
Coleslaw
Comments (0) | July 11, 2011
Ingredients (Serves 8.) 1 cabbage 220 g mayonnaise 50 g onion, diced very fine 15 ml lemon juice 2.5 ml black pepper Procedure (1) Cut the core out of the cabbage and cut it into pieces. My mother likes to cut it into big pieces; I like to cut it into little pieces. I think [...]
Naan (Susheel)
Comments (0) | July 10, 2011
Ingredients 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup yogurt 1 tbsp oil 1 egg, beaten 1/2 tsp sugar, optional 1/2 tsp cumin seeds Directions Mix dry ingredients. Heat oil in pan. Heat beaten egg, milk and yogurt until barely warm. Add to flour mixture. Mix [...]
Speculaas (Dutch Spice Cookies)
Comments (0) | July 09, 2011
Ingredients: 1 cup margarine or butter 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 1 1/2 tsps ground cinnamon 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/4 tsp salt 1 egg 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup finely chopped blanched almonds (optional) blanched whole almonds (optional) Directions: Note: Some Dutch/European specialty [...]
Meat Pie Filling – for Lahem, Ahjeen or Sfeeha
Comments (0) | July 07, 2011
Ingredients: 2 pounds chuck or lamb (ground) 2 onions, chopped fine juice of 2 lemons 1/2 cup pine nuts, sauteed lightly in butter 1 tablespoon allspice 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons black pepper 1 tablespoon thyme 1 tablespoon parsley 1 tablespoon mint Directions: Lightly brown the meat. Drain excess fat. Add the rest of the [...]
Appelkoek
Comments (0) | July 07, 2011
Ingredients: 2 medium apples 1 1/2 cups flour 3 1/2 tsps baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 6 Tbsp granulated sugar, divided 1/4 cup margarine or butter 1 egg, well beaten 3/4 cup milk 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon Directions: Peel and cut apples into eighths (wedges). Sift together flour, baking powder and salt with 4 tablespoons of [...]
Vla
Comments (0) | July 06, 2011
(A thin custard served with berries) Ingredients: 3 cups milk 1 tsp vanilla 35 gm custard powder Directions: Mix 1/4 cup of the milk with vanilla and heat slowly. Add rest of milk and custard powder according to package directions. Serve warm or cold in a soup plate with tart-flavoured berries. You can also swirl in thinned chocolate [...]
