Lobster thermidor is a dish created by stuffing an empty lobster tail with sautéed lobster meat that is cooked with butter, a light wine (often sherry), and cream. The resulting sauce is stuffed into a lobster shell then topped with…
Traditionally eaten at braais or barbecues, boerewors (Afrikaans: farmer’s sausage) are thick, hearty and flavoursome Afrikaner sausages, often eaten with a corn porridge called pap. There is no one definitive recipe for boerewors, as nearly every family has its own…
A classic apple pie is a double-crusted pie filled with sweetened and spiced apples. The exact spices vary by recipe, but cinnamon is traditional. Ingredients Dough 12 ounces all-purpose flour 8 ounces cold butter, cut into ½-inch pieces 5–7 tbsp…
Coffee liqueur is a sweet alcoholic beverage made with distilled spirits and flavored with coffee. Making it at home allows you to customize the flavor and sweetness to your liking. Ingredients 4 cups strong brewed coffee (cold) 2 cups granulated…
Ingredients 1 L (8 cups) red wine 2 peaches 1 apple 1 banana 1 orange 3 lemons 125 ml (¼ cup) brandy 4 tbsp sugar 1 cinnamon stick (optional) Procedure Pour the wine in a container large enough to hold…
Tiramisù means “cheer me up” in Italian and aptly describes this dessert traditionally made from savoiardi or ladyfingers or sponge cake, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, egg whites, yolk and sugar. The biscuits are sprinkled with strong coffee, and then embedded…
Christmas cake is a fruitcake traditionally served around Christmas in the United Kingdom, especially after long walks, to be had with tea. This is a traditional, somewhat extravagant recipe which is quite easy to make, but steeping the fruit should…
Ingredients 5 large sweet potatoes 2¼ cups brown sugar 5 cloves Zest of 1 orange 2 cups water ½ cup brandy 1 tsp nutmeg 1 stick cinnamon Procedure Slice the sweet potatoes and lay in a deep baking pan with…
This recipe for a sweetened potato pudding is from Cornwall, England. Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) cooked potatoes 1 stick (4 oz/110 g) butter 1 cup (240 ml/½ pint) cream 6 eggs ¾ cup (6 oz/170 g) white granulated sugar ¼ cup…
This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats. Ingredients Zest and juice of 1 large lemon 3 eggs, beaten ½ cup (110 g oz) caster sugar, plus extra for dusting 1 stick…
Ingredients 6 eggs, cold 240 ml (1 cup + 1 tablespoon) sugar 2 ml (½ teaspoon) vanilla extract 1 ml ground (¼ teaspoon) nutmeg 180 ml (¾ cup) brandy, cold 80 ml (⅓ cup) dark rum, cold 480 ml (2…
Black Forest Cake, sometimes called by the French gateau, gateaux or gâteau (meaning “cake”), is a chocolate cake with a strong cherry element. The recipe originates from Germany, where it is called Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. Ingredients Cake 4 oz (100 g)…