Coconut Pudding I
Ingredients 2 tender (young) coconuts, flesh scooped out 1 cup tender (young) coconut water ¼ cup China grass (agar) strands 2 cups milk ½ cup condensed milk Procedure Purée the young coconut flesh in a blender, and keep aside. In…
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Coconut Cream Filled Cake with Meringue (Bienmesabe)
This popular and tasty dessert recipe is from the original contributor’s grandmother. Ingredients Cake 3 large eggs ½ cup white granulated sugar ½ cup self-rising flour 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Coconut cream filling 2 cups milk 1 ½ cups…
Chocolate Spread
This is a recipe for a homemade chocolate spread, similar to nutella. Ingredients 100 g white granulated sugar 20 g cocoa powder 2 g salt 200 g milk 100 g dark chocolate (60% cocoa) 250 g raw tahini or 200…
Chiles en Nogada (Stuffed Chile Peppers with Almonds)
Chiles en nogada is a Mexican dish of stuffed chile peppers served with a nut-based sauce (nogada). Read the recipe carefully before preparing. Please note that this is a spicy dish. Ingredients Chiles 20–30 peeled almonds 6–9 peaches 5–7 apples…
Chicken Curry (Mediterranean-inspired)
This is an Indian dish with Mediterranean influence. Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 6 cloves of garlic, smashed ½ lemon, juiced 5 medium spicy long green chiles, slit in half length-wise 5 tbsp milk 2 tbsp garam masala 2 tbsp…
Cheese Dumplings
Cheese dumplings (kaspressknödel) are a typical Austrian dish, originally eaten by farmers throughout Austria. Bread, potatoes, and flour were used for the dough. In addition eggs, butter, left-over meats, bacon, or fruits from the garden were used to fill them.…
Cashew Gravy
This gravy is a thick cashew-based sauce that tastes great on vegetables. Cashew gravy is traditionally one way of making a creamy vegan sauce—use unsweetened soy milk instead of milk if a vegan recipe is desired. Ingredients ½ thinly-sliced onion…
Boxty (Irish Potato Cakes)
Variant of the traditional Irish fried potato cakes recipe. An old Irish rhyme goes as follows: > Boxty on the griddle, > Boxty in the pan, > If you can’t make boxty, > You’ll never get your man. Ingredients 2…
Bliny
Blini (singular blin; in Russian, блин[ы]) are small Russian pancakes, typically topped with sour cream, jam or caviar. Ingredients 4 cups of milk, warmed (80–95°F) 1 tablespoon of white granulated sugar 1 tablespoon of salt 5 teaspoons of butter, melted…
Banana Curry
Ingredients 750 g banana (slightly unripe) ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ½ teaspoon garam masala or good curry powder 2 teaspoons lemon juice ½ glass of milk 4 tablespoons double cream ½ teaspoon chile pepper powder 30…
Aubergine and Onion Vegetable Pie
This is a vegetable pie using tomatoes, aubergines (eggplant), onions, and mushrooms. You can make vegetable pie with many kinds of vegetables. Ingredients Crust 250 g (1 cup) flour 100 g (0.4 cups) medium-soft butter (leave it out for a…
Ancient Roman Pancakes (Ova Sfongia Ex Lacte)
Ova sfongia ex lacte are an ancient Roman cake similar to a modern pancake. Ingredients 3 eggs 3 cups milk ¾ cup olive oil ½ teaspoon salt 4 cups flour (preferably whole wheat for authenticity) 2 teaspoons honey 1 dash…