White Sauce
White sauce is a common name (chiefly in the US and Britain) for the classic Béchamel Sauce, one of the “Mother Sauces” of French Cuisine. In French cooking, Béchamel Sauce is rarely used on its own; it is more often…
Ingredients butter
Sweet Beef
Ingredients 2 tablespoons bacon drippings or vegetable oil 3–4 pounds of beef chunks 1½ tablespoons butter 1½ tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1½ tablespoons dry mustard ¾ teaspoons salt ¾ cup water 2–3 bottles chili sauce 1 dash of…
Sausagemeat Pie
Ingredients 8 oz plain flour 1 pinch salt 1 pinch mustard powder 4 oz grated suet Water 1.5 lb sausage meat 1 large onion Thyme Black pepper Butter Procedure Add 1 pinch of salt and 1 pinch of mustard powder…
Pigeon Pea and Fenugreek Curry (Methi Tadka Dal)
Ingredients ½ cup toor dal 2 cups water 2 handfuls of methi leaves (only the leaves without the tender stem) 3 tomatoes 1 big onion 1 pinch of turmeric powder 1–2 green chillis, sliced 10 whole black peppercorns 1 small…
Palatschinken (Czech/Austrian Crepes)
Palatschinken or palačinky are flat round cakes, similar to pancakes, but thinner and made with a different dough. They are similar to the French crêpes, though Palatschinken are slightly thicker. Palatschinken are a very versatile dish—they can be filled with…
Macaroni and Cheese (Baked)
Ingredients Base ½ lb (227 g) dry elbow macaroni 3 Tbsp butter 3 Tbsp flour 1 Tbsp powdered mustard 3 cups milk 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 tsp Tabasco pepper sauce 1 bay leaf ½ tsp paprika 1 standard…
Ham and Cheese Crepes
Ingredients 12 prepared crêpes 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese 12 slices cooked, thinly sliced ham 2 Tbsp finely-chopped green onion ½ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon pepper ½ cup sour cream ½ teaspoon prepared mustard ⅓ cup bread crumbs 3…
Gâteau Nantais (Nantes Cake)
Gâteau nantais is a kind of pound cake made with almond flour and rum. Ingredients Cake 125 g half-salted butter, softened 150 g white granulated sugar 100 g almond flour 3 eggs 40 g flour 2 tablespoons rum Soak 2…
Fisherman’s Casserole
Ingredients 1 package (8 ounces) macaroni ½ pound grated cheddar cheese ⅔ cup milk ½ teaspoon dry mustard ½ cup chopped onion 1 can (10¾ ounces) cream of celery soup 1 teaspoon salt 1 can (14¾ ounces) salmon 1 bag…
Duxelles (Minced Mushrooms with Herbs)
Duxelles is a French mushroom dish. Ingredients ½ pound fresh mushrooms or mushroom stems, minced 1 small onion or 1–2 shallots, minced 1–2 tablespoons butter Salt Ground black pepper Chopped parsley to taste 1 pinch tarragon or thyme (optional) Procedure…
Dirty Rice
Dirty rice is a traditional Cajun dish made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver or giblets, which give it a dark (“dirty”) color. Ingredients 2 tablespoons chicken fat 1 teaspoon black pepper ½ lb (225 g)…
Chivito (Uruguayan Beef Sandwich)
This article was based on an article in the Greek version of Wikibooks. Ingredients Loaf of bread Butter 2 leaves of lettuce 1 egg 1 churasco (beef skirt steak), sliced thin 1 pepper Ketchup (optional) Mayonnaise (optional) Mustard (optional) Procedure…