Fancy Crêpes
This is a fancy variation on crêpes that incorporates cream and vanilla. It is based on a recipe by Thomas Keller as written in his book, Bouchon. Ingredients 125 g (1 cup / 8 oz) all-purpose flour 1 pinch of…
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Eggnog
Ingredients 6 eggs, cold 240 ml (1 cup + 1 tablespoon) sugar 2 ml (½ teaspoon) vanilla extract 1 ml ground (¼ teaspoon) nutmeg 180 ml (¾ cup) brandy, cold 80 ml (⅓ cup) dark rum, cold 480 ml (2…
Durian Pancake
Ingredients 90 g grated fresh coconut flesh 140 g rice flour 1½ tablespoons arrowroot flour 2 ripe bananas, mashed 50 g durian 170 g palm sugar, shaved 1 egg 250 ml coconut cream Vegetable oil 120 ml palm sugar caramel…
Cookies with Pineapple Jam Filling (Nastar)
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…
Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken cacciatore is a classic Italian chicken dish. It is reddish, and the tomato adds a distinct flavor. Ingredients 1 ½ cups (360 ml), chopped onion 3 lbs (1350 g), chicken parts with skin removed 14 oz (400 g) can…
Camotes Enmielados (Mexican Sweet Yams)
Camotes enmielados, also known as camotes con pilocilo, or camotes enmielados al horno, camotes con piloncilo al horno, is a baked, or stovetop, dessert-style Mexican yam/sweet potato dish. It is traditionally a home-cooked food, not typical restaurant fare. The finished…
Bubur Ketan Hitam (Sweet Black Rice with Coconut Milk)
Bubur ketan hitam is a dish of black glutinous rice pudding with coconut milk. Ingredients Porridge 250 grams black glutinous rice 1 ½ litres water 2 pandan leaves 250 grams coconut sugar or palm sugar, microwaved for couple minutes to…
Breakfast Waffles
These basic breakfast waffles are simple and predictable to make. The batter can be made in about 15 minutes, so they are suitable as a last-minute addition to a breakfast. They are made fluffy by beating the egg whites separately…
Beef Jerky
Beef jerky is ideal for road trips and camping, as it will not perish as readily as fresh meat. It is suitable not only as a snack but also as a meal. This recipe for jerky is not heavily brined…
Basic Whipped Cream
This recipe gives a step-by-step guide for making homemade whipped cream. For more of the theory, check out its main ingredient page. Ingredients 1 cup (0.25 L) heavy or whipping cream, cold 1–2 tbsp granulated or powdered sugar to taste…
Basic Pizza Sauce
It’s hard to believe that pizza originally did not contain tomatoes, but tomatoes originated from the Americas—they didn’t reach Italy until the mid-1500s, and they didn’t get popular until the late 1800s because people thought they were poisonous. Now, however,…
Banana Bread with Walnuts
Banana bread is a type of quick-bread or cake. This recipe yields a dense and moist banana bread, studded with walnuts. Ingredients 490 g all-purpose flour 5½+⅛ tsp baking powder 1 pinch salt 8 oz butter, softened 320 g turbinado…