Menu Appetizers: Greek feta cheese wrapped in cold ham or beef served with home-made white bread and extra virgin olive oil First Course: Carpaccio of beef on chicory leaves, with olive oil, Parmesan, Provençal herbs, and grissini Main Course: Salmon…
Ingredients Crêpes 1 cup (140 g / 4.9 oz) all-purpose flour 2 eggs ¼ cup (55 g / 1.9 oz) white granulated sugar ¾ cup (185 g / 6.3 oz) milk ½ cup (125 g / 4.2 oz) water 1…
Mofletta is a thin, crepe-like pancake made by communities in North Africa, and made popular in Israel. Ingredients 1 tsp dry yeast 1 pinch of sugar ½ cup warm water 250 g wheat flour ½ tsp sea salt 2 tbsp…
Lefse is a potato-based Norwegian dish that’s great as a dessert, as a side, or as a main course with the appropriate filling. It’s similar to a crêpe in that you can add many different fillings to create a different…
Ingredients 500 g wheat flour, sifted 1 L milk 1 egg 50 g melted butter 1 pinch salt Vegetable oil Procedure Combine the egg, milk, and salt. Mix in the flour, then the melted butter to get a batter. Let…
Custard creams are a variety of sandwich cookie (US) or biscuit (UK). Ingredients 200 g (7.1 oz / 1½ cups) plain flour, plus extra for dusting 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 pinch of salt 80 g (2.8 oz /…
Yuvarlak, yuvarlak köfte, or γιουβαρλάκια (youvarlakia), meaning round in Turkish, are a kind of large meatball in sauce. The meat mixture includes rice or bulgur. They are cooked in moist heat and the juices thickened with avgolemono. They are found…
A Monte Cristo sandwich is a sandwich composed of ham, chicken, and Swiss cheese enclosed in bread that is dipped in beaten egg and fried until golden brown. Ingredients Butter 3 slices of white bread Sliced lean baked ham Sliced…
Ingredients 3 tilapia fillets ½ cup garlic-flavored croûtons, finely crushed Melted butter 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper 1 tbsp cayenne pepper Olive oil Procedure Combine salt, cayenne, pepper, croûtons, and cheese. Set…
Ingredients 2 fresh whole tilapia, approximately 8–10 oz each, gutted and descaled ¼ pint medium white wine 1–2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 4 tablespoons freshly-chopped mixed herbs 6 salad onions, diagonally sliced Salt Freshly-ground black pepper ½ oz butter 1…
Ingredients Eel 2 cups water ⅓ cup white wine 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons parsley 1 onion, peeled and sliced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 1 bay leaf 6 peppercorns Salt 1 ea. (about 1–2 lbs) medium-sized eel, cut into…
The original contributor provided the following anecdote: > “On a recent trip to the Caribbean I was impressed by all the roadside Barbecue stops that spring up on weekends, where you can buy, very cheaply, a portion of chicken, usually…