Hallaca (pronounced ah-YA-kah) is the main Venezuelan Christmas dinner dish. It was created by the slaves during the colony times, who put the left-overs of their masters’ Christmas festivities in a bit of cornmeal dough, wrapped this with banana leaves…
Vichyssoise is a simple recipe that combines potatoes and leeks with a cream roux. Ingredients 6–8 medium Idaho potatoes 1 lb butter 4 large diced leeks (white and yellow parts only) 1 bunch diced shallots (white bases only) or green…
Ingredients 5 lb veal shank, sawn into 2-inch lengths 2 lb veal shin bones, sawn into 2-inch lengths 1 lb veal marrow bones 2 lb chicken carcasses ½ lb (2 medium) onions, in medium dice 4 oz (2 medium) carrots,…
Rosół is a traditional Polish meat broth. The most popular variety is Rosół z kury, or clear chicken (hen) soup. It is commonly served with fine noodles, often home made, like Jewish lokshen. It is important to differentiate the type…
A rice-oat-semolina burger is a vegan version of a hamburger, with a patty made from rice, oats, semolina, and onions. Ingredients Rice Oat flakes Semolina Onions Chopped paprika (optional) Maize (optional) Mushrooms (optional) Leek (optional) Soy sauce (optional) Spices: salt,…
There are few things more versatile or more satisfying than potage parmentier (leek and potato soup) or one of its myriad variations. It’s good freshly-made and better the next day. Hot or cold, it makes a lovely start to dinner;…
This dish contains pasta and chopped hot dogs, baked in an oven. If fresh pasta is used for this recipe, the amount of pasta must be doubled. Ingredients 200 g pasta (can be reduced) 300 g hot dogs, chopped 1…
Onion confit can be used to fill quiches or to stir-fry cabbage. Ingredients Bouquet garni 8 thyme sprigs 2 parsley sprigs 2 bay leaves ½ tsp black peppercorns Leek (optional) Confit ¼ cup water 8 tbsp unsalted butter 3 large…
Mexican tomato soup is a very simple dish that can be made hot if wanted. It is very nutritious for a soup too. Ingredients About ½ litre tomato sauce, tomato purée, or similar 2 large onions or equivalent 2 red…
Mbongo tchobi is type of stew popular among the Bassa people of Cameroon, though it is also eaten in other countries. It can be eaten with rice and yam. Ingredients Large fish of choice, filleted ½ teaspoon salt 2 large…
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. Ingredients 1 pound dried white beans (haricot or flagelot, not lima or butter…
Serve this hearty dish with rice. Ingredients Curry paste 2 tbsp dried coriander seeds 1 tbsp black peppercorns Chiles 2 cm fresh ginger Fresh coriander 2 big cloves of garlic 3 tbsp chopped onion 1–5 pieces of lemongrass, coarsely cut…