Ingredients 1 bottle (40 ounces) pure peach drink ¼ cup packed brown sugar 2 cinnamon sticks ½ cup peach schnapps (optional) Cinnamon sticks for garnish (optional) Procedure Combine juice, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, and margarine in a Dutch Oven. Heat…
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…
Bah kut teh (literally, “spare rib tea”) is a Hokkien specialty. It is an exotic herbal soup spiced with plenty of aromatic spices including star anise, cinnamon, cloves and lots of garlic. It is often served with Chinese doughnuts and…
Dal makhani is a delicacy from Punjab, India. Traditionally this dal was cooked slowly, for hours, on charcoal. This gave it a creamy texture. It had ‘malai’ (cream) or fresh butter added to it. When cooked at home these days,…
Ingredients Caramel 1 tbsp butter 1½ tbsp white granulated sugar Pudding 750 ml whole milk 150 ml sweetened condensed milk 4 tbsp white granulated sugar 2 stars star anise 2 sticks cinnamon 2–3 slices stale white bread 250 ml cold…
Saffron rice is yellow or tan, with a taste reminiscent of spice breads and spice cakes. It goes well with chicken. Ingredients 1 cup long-grain rice (basmati preferred) ½ teaspoon saffron threads 2 cups chicken stock 6 tablespoons oil or…
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…
Ingredients Pudding 200 g sweetened condensed milk 200 g natural set or Greek yoghurt 1 pinch of green cardamom powder 1 tablespoon pistachio nuts, cut into slivers 1 tablespoon raisins, soaked in warm water for 10 minutes, then drained Figs…
Nastar, or tananas, are pineapple jam-filled cookies. These are popular treats for Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas celebrations in Indonesia. Ingredients Jam 2 pineapples 300 g (1⅓ cups/11 oz) sugar 1 cinnamon stick Cookie 500 g (2 cups lb) margarine 500…
Kotopoulo kapama is a Greek dish of braised chicken flavored with cinnamon. This recipe is the Catsoulis family version, from the Greek island of Kythera. Ingredients Chicken pieces (one per person) 2 large onions, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, finely…
Horchata is a Mexican almond rice-water beverage. Ingredients 1 lb uncooked rice 1 lb almonds, blanched and peeled 5 ea. cinnamon sticks 12 cups hot water 20 cups cold water 15 slivers lime peel, 2 inches in length 5 cups…
Ingredients Chicken 600 g chicken 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp red chile powder ¼ tsp pepper powder ½ tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp salt Spice blend 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 2-inch…