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.…
This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook Household Cyclopedia by Henry Hartshorne. Ingredients 1 gallon strong stale beer 1 pound pickled anchovies, rinsed 1 pound shallots, peeled ½ ounce mace ½ ounce cloves ¼ ounce whole peppercorns 3–4…
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,…
Lapis legit (Dutch: spekkoek) is a spice-flavored multilayered cake. A legacy of Dutch occupation in Indonesia, the cake is enjoyed during Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas celebrations. In the Netherlands, the sliced cake is served as dessert in Rijsttafel (Indonesian rice…
Ingredients 6 tbsp allspice 6 tbsp black pepper 3 tbsp cinnamon 3 tbsp coriander 2 tbsp cumin 1 tbsp nutmeg 1 tbsp cloves ½ tbsp cardamom Procedure Finely grind all the ingredients using a mill or spice grinder. Mix well.…
These chewy ginger cookies are soft and delicately flavored. Ingredients 180 g (¾ cup) butter, softened 500 g (2 cups) brown sugar 1 egg 60 ml (¼ cup) molasses 10 g (2 tsp) baking soda 600 g (2½ cups) flour…
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 2 cups butter, melted 2 cups dark molasses 1 lb dark brown sugar 2 tsp cinnamon a little allspice 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tbsp ground ginger a little black pepper 10–12 cups all-purpose flour Procedure…
Historically Irish Corned Beef has been world renowned for being served as the primary preserved meat on the Royal Navy ships of the 16th and 17th century, with no equal, even though unaffordable by the Irish peasants themselves. Realistically, it…
Watalappam is a Sri Lankan steamed coconut custard. Ingredients 2 cups thick coconut milk ½ lb brown sugar (or jaggery) 4 eggs 1 pinch of ground cardamom (optional) 3 cloves (optional) 12 cashews Procedure Beat the eggs in a mixer.…
Ingredients 1 whole dried ancho chile ¾ cups (4 ounces) piloncillo 1 clove ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 ounces semi-sweet dark chocolate bar, cut into pieces 2 cups high-quality vanilla bean ice cream Procedure Wash, devein, and remove seeds from…
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…