Roast beef, or a roast dinner, is a traditional and classic meal across Britain, the Commonwealth, and Ireland, with the focus on some form of roasted meat, vegetables, gravy, and Yorkshire puddings. Roast dinners are traditionally served on Sunday, but…
Sofrito is a combination of ingredients used to give a distinctive flavor to many Puerto Rican dishes. It is mostly used when cooking legumes, rice dishes, soups and stews. The two main ingredients that give sofrito its characteristic flavor are:…
Hash browns or hashed browns are a simple potato preparation in which potato pieces are pan-fried after being shredded, julienned, diced, or riced. They are considered a breakfast food and are often served with ketchup. This recipe refers to the…
Congee is a type of rice porridge eaten across Asia. It may also be called juk, zhou, ganji, or other similar variations. Ingredients Base 220 g (7.75 oz) round rice, washed and drained 2.5 L (10 ½ cups) water or…
Ingredients Olive or vegetable oil (or veggie butter) ⅓ block soft tofu, drained for 15 minutes ½ small onion, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 sun-dried tomato, diced 1 small handful fresh flat-leaf spinach 2 dashes red pepper flakes 2…
Tisane ma Louisa (شاي ماء لويزة, Louisa’s Water Remedy Tea) is an Algerian herbal remedy tea. Ingredients 2 g (around 3 tsp) dried verbena leaves 250 ml water ½ ea. lemon, juiced Sugar to taste (optional) Procedure Heat the water…
This pasta salad made with orzo is brightly flavored, lemon-forward, and colorful—perfect for anything from the dinner table to the picnic blanket. Ingredients 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 pound dried orzo pasta ½ cup drained pickled capers ½ cup lemon juice ½…
Mazagran (مزغران), also called Café Mazagran, is an iced coffee from Algeria. Often deemed the original iced coffee, mazagran originated from a city in Algeria with the same name. It is said that the drink was created by French colonial…
Lekhchef (الخشاف) is a refreshing Algerian drink from Constantine. Ingredients 1 L water 2 cinnamon sticks 150 g raisins, rinsed well Sugar to taste Orange blossom water Rose water Procedure Combine the water and cinnamon sticks in a saucepan. Bring…
Kanachi (Կանաչի — Armenian for herbs) consists of an assortment of various aromatic and tasty herbs that are served raw as an appetizer and/or side dish next to main courses of Armenian dishes. There is also a Persian cuisine equivalent…
Hlib t’mer (حليب التمر, Date Milk) is an Algerian drink from the Sahara. Ingredients 250 ml camel milk 7 plump, ripe dates A little bit of sugar Water Procedure Remove the seeds from the dates and check if there are…
Anise syrup (حبة حلاوة, habet hlawa) is an Algerian drink. Ingredients 1 cup anise seeds 12 dl water Sugar Procedure Pour water into a saucepan, add anise seeds, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Turn off the heat,…