Difficulty Levels Very Easy

Macaroni Salad

Macaroni Salad

Ingredients ½ cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon sugar 2 Tablespoons cider vinegar Salt to taste Pepper to taste 1 lb elbow macaroni pasta, cooked, drained, and chilled ⅓ cup chopped red onion ⅓ cup chopped celery Procedure…

Dry Rub

Dry Rub

A dry rub useful for ribs, pork roast or whatever you like. After rubbing on the meat, let it sit in the refrigerator for about an hour. Ingredients ¼ cup paprika ¼ cup light brown sugar 3 tbsp salt 1…

Chukauni (Nepalese Potato Salad)

Chukauni (Nepalese Potato Salad)

Chukauni is a potato salad dish from Palpa district in Nepal. It is mainly served with roti, steamed rice or batuk. Ingredients 4 boiled potatoes, peeled and roughly cubed 200 ml yoghurt 2 chiles, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 2…

Boiled Cucumber and Grated Coconut (Pachadi)

Boiled Cucumber and Grated Coconut (Pachadi)

Pachadi is a very popular dish from the Kerala region of India. It’s quick to prepare and a very tasty accompaniment to a main course of rice or roti. Ingredients 1 cucumber (large variety, with dark green and yellow skin)…

Barbecue Chicken Rub

Barbecue Chicken Rub

Use this rub on chicken. Heck, it’s even good on homemade chips! Ingredients 4 tablespoons chili powder ¼ cup (75 g oz) salt ¼ cup (35 g oz) dry mustard powder ¼ cup (40 g oz) lemon pepper ¼ cup (30 g oz) dried rosemary ¾ cup (140 g oz)…

Azteca (Aztec-inspired Bean Soup)

This is from Bob Uhl’s recipe for Azteca found on his bachelor recipes site. It is inspired—in the loosest sense; it is not at all historical—by the diet of the Aztecs, whence comes the name. It’s quite tasty and filling.…

Raita

Raita

Raita is an Indian garnish often served with spiced dishes. It acts as a cooling flavour as the fat in the yogurt dissolves and mollifies chili in the curry, while the taste of cucumber and fresh mint or other herbs…

Homemade Peanut Butter

Homemade Peanut Butter

Peanut butter is a food product usually consisting of roasted and ground peanuts, sometimes sweetened. It is commonly sold in grocery stores, but can be made at home. Many styles are available; the most popular are creamy (smooth) and crunchy,…

Tartar Sauce

Tartar Sauce

This is a basic tartar sauce, suitable for fish and chips. The recipe is largely based on a trial and error recreation of one particular restaurant’s tartar sauce and is not typical of most tartar sauces. Ingredients 10 ounces (280…

Sydney Smith’s Salad Dressing

Sydney Smith's Salad Dressing

Sydney Smith’s salad dressing is a type of salad dressing. The recipe originated from Sydney Smith who founded the Edinburgh Review, and it was popular in the 19th century among American cooks. Ingredients 2 boiled potatoes 1 spoonful mustard 2…

Rice Wheat Spread

Rice Wheat Spread

A spread that consist of the two base ingredients rice and wheat (optionally oat flakes). Ingredients 400 g cooked rice 150 g wheat flour Margarine or rapeseed/other vegetable oil Soy sauce (optional) Mustard (optional) Ketchup (optional) Garlic (optional) Pepper (optional)…

New Orleans Style Chicken Wing Dipping Sauce

New Orleans Style Chicken Wing Dipping Sauce

Ingredients 1 jar (12 ounces) of refrigerated chunky blue cheese dressing ¾ cup Creole mustard ⅓ cup scallions, finely chopped (reserve a teaspoon of chopped green tops for garnish) 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning Procedure Combine all ingredients and refrigerate at…