One Cup Chai
This is a simple guide to brewing one cup’s worth of chai. Ingredients ¾ cup water 1 tablespoon milk 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon earl grey tea leaves 6 cardamom seeds 8 cloves 3 black peppercorns 1 cinnamon stick (or…
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Microwave Applesauce
For all of you who would like to make your own applesauce, but without having to do much work, this recipe is for you. Ingredients 5 apples, peeled, cored, and diced 1½ cups apple jelly ¼ cup Grade B Amber…
Mató de Pedralbes (Spanish Maize Custard)
Mató de pedralbes is a Spanish custard dessert. Ingredients 1 litre milk ¼ kilo white sugar 100 grams maize flour 10 yolks 2 cinnamon sticks Procedure Stir the maize flour into a glass of the cold milk. Put the rest…
Hot Chocolate (Orange)
Orange hot chocolate is a twist on the old childhood favorite. Note that this hot chocolate is not sweet. Those who like it sweeter should use a chocolate with a higher sugar content, or add 1 tablespoon sugar with the…
Grilled Bananas with Coffee Syrup
Ingredients 6 bananas, halved but unpeeled 1 cup weak brewed coffee ¼ cup white granulated sugar ½ stick cinnamon ½ cup heavy cream 2 tbsp coffee liqueur 1 pinch salt 2 tbsp butter Procedure Combine all ingredients except bananas in…
Cola de Mono
Ingredients ¼ L of Chilean brandy 1 nutmeg 2 cinnamon sticks 4 spoonfuls coffee 4 cloves ½ cup water 9 cups (2.1 L) milk 12 spoonfuls sugar Preparation Mix the nutmeg, the cloves and the cinnamon in a small pot…
Cinnamon Chicken
Ingredients 2–3 chicken breasts ~3 tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion, diced 1 can (28 oz/800 ml) whole tomatoes 3 cloves of garlic, minced 2 cinnamon sticks ¼–½ peach, chopped finely OR 1–2 tablespoons honey 1 splash of vinegar Salt…
Chicken Tagine with Lemon and Olives
Ingredients 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in three pieces ¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric 2 teaspoons olive…
Chicken Biryani
Ingredients 2 cups rice (preferably Basmati) 500 g (1 lb) chicken 6 tablespoons oil 300 ml (10 oz) yoghurt 3 cloves of garlic, crushed and chopped 1.5 cm ginger, peeled and sliced 5 large onions, chopped ½ cup tomatoes, puréed…
Basic Mulling Spice
Ingredients 6 cinnamon sticks 1 small whole nutmeg ½ cup (60 g oz) whole cloves ½ cup (60 g oz) whole allspice Grated peel of 1 whole orange Procedure Place whole cinnamon sticks and nutmeg in a large ziplock bag. Use a hammer to…
Arisa (Malaysian Blended Chicken)
Arisa is a unique dish only found in state of Johor, Malaysia. It is very rare nowadays, normally only served to royalty and social elites of Johor at formal functions and celebrations. This rarity reflects its passing as an oral…