Red Lentil Soup
Ingredients 1–2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ lb dry red lentils 6 cups water or stock 1 bay leaf Procedure Pick over the lentils to remove any debris if needed. Rinse…
Ingredients broth and stock
Gambian Mbamba Soup
Mbamba soup is a flavorful and aromatic Gambian dish made with dried fish and a variety of vegetables. It is a nutritious soup that is known for its rich taste and comforting qualities. Mbamba Soup is often enjoyed with rice…
Gambian Superkanja Soup
Superkanja soup is a traditional Gambian dish that is known for its rich and flavorful taste. It is a hearty and nutritious soup made with a combination of different leafy greens and protein sources. Superkanja is often enjoyed as a…
Espagnole Sauce (Mrs. W.G. Waters)
The following recipe, taken from The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, apparently dates from the late 19th century. It bears no relation whatsoever to the classic espagnole, as it is not thickened except for a tiny amount of flour…
Ossobuco Alla Milanese
Ossobuco, when loosely translated from Italian, means hollowed bone; a reference to the large piece of marrow in the center of the veal shank bone. It’s a Milanese speciality of veal shanks cooked in meat broth and flavored with white…
Neapolitan Sauce
Neapolitan sauce refers to a tomato-based sauce derived from those in Italian cuisine. This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes by Emily Waters.…
Velouté Sauce
Sauce velouté, takes its name from the adjectival form of the French word velour, meaning velvet. In some older English cookbooks it is called velvet sauce. It is one of the five “Mother Sauces” of French cuisine. Ingredients ¼ cup…
Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savory Pancake)
Okonomiyaki is a popular savory pancake dish in Japan. It consists of a batter made of flour, eggs, cabbage and green onions and other ingredients of your choice. The name means “as you like it” or “what you want” in…
Risotto (Basic)
Risotto is an Italian rice dish, most popular in northern Italy. Traditionally, risotto is the name given to all recipes that use rice as the main component and are served as first dish in a traditional Italian lunch or dinner…
Mashed Plantains and Pork Rinds (Mofongo)
Mofongo is a popular Caribbean dish that originated in Puerto Rico. It is made from fried green plantains, seasoned with garlic, fat (olive oil, butter, or lard) and pork cracklings, then mashed. Mofongo is usually served with a fried meat…
Cassoulet
Cassoulet (Pays D’OC caçolet) is a speciality of the region of Languedoc and named after the clay stew-pot in which it is made. It is possibly related to cocido in Spain. Cocido is said to have originated from the Jewish…
Grilled Aubergine
Ingredients 1 ea. (375 g) large aubergine (eggplant) Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons miso paste 1½ tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons soup stock 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds Procedure Wash the aubergine, and cut it into 2.5 cm slices lengthwise. Brush the…