Rhubarb Pudding
Ingredients Stale cake or bread 2 cups rhubarb 4 tbsp white granulated sugar 2 egg whites ½ cup sugar Procedure Line a buttered baking dish with slices of plain stale cake or bread. Combine the rhubarb and 4 tbsp sugar,…
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Rhubarb Fool
Rhubarb fool is a traditional dessert in Swedish cuisine. Its sweet and sour taste makes it a perfect summer dessert, to be served after a heavy meal. Ingredients 500 g fresh or frozen rhubarb 4 dl water 1 dl white…
Fruit Whip
Ingredients Fruit mixture ¾ cup white granulated sugar 4 Tbsp cornstarch 1 pinch each of salt 1 pinch fine-ground ginger 3 egg yolks Juice of 1 small lime 2 cups fruit nectar (peach, pear, apricot, or tropical fruits) Whipped egg…
Fleischnacka (Alsatian Meat and Pasta Roll)
Fleischnacka or Fleischschnacka, literally “snails of meat” (from German “Fleisch”, meat, and “Schnecke”, snail) is an Alsatian dish consisting of minced beef (or sometimes other meats, like left over pot-au-feu) rolled in fresh noodle dough and cut into slices, which…
Chocolate Noodles with Vanilla sauce
This is a sweet and warm chocolate-based dessert. Ingredients 125 g flour 40 g cocoa powder 20 g powdered sugar 1 large egg 25 g mascarpone 1 pinch salt 20 g butter 5 teaspoons crystal sugar 2 egg yolks 40…
Fish Stock (Fumet de poisson)
Fumet de poisson is a fish stock. Ingredients 3 lb fish trimmings 2 quarts water 1 cup coarsely-chopped onions ¾ cup celery with leaves, coarsely chopped ⅓ cup leeks or green onions including green part, sliced and thoroughly washed 1…
Doubles (Trinidadian Bread with Curried Chickpeas)
Ingredients Procedure In large bowl combine flour, salt, turmeric, cumin, sugar and yeast. Add enough lukewarm water to make a soft dough. Mix well, cover and let rise 2 hours. Boil soaked chickpeas in salted water until tender. Drain well.…
Pad Thai
This is a family recipe, so it may not be accurate. It is still delicious, though. Ingredients ½ pound (225 g) rice noodles ¼ cup (60 ml) fish sauce 3+ tablespoons (50 ml) white vinegar (or rice vinegar) ¼ cup…
Austrian Apricot Dumplings (Marillenknödel)
Marillenknödel are a typical Austrian dish, consisting of sweet apricot-filled dumplings. They represent social, cultural, historical and geographical aspects of Austria. The term Marillenknödel is linguistically interesting as the term Marille is only used in Austria, while all other German-speaking…
Mexican Rice Pilaf
There’s a lot of Mexican flavors in this dish, like tequila, Mexican oregano, chile powder, habanero chiles, tomato paste, and rice. Ingredients 2 cups uncooked white rice 2 Tbsp unsalted butter ¾ cup tequila ¾ cup tomato paste 2 ½…
Venison Bolognese Sauce
Bolognese sauce ‘bambi’ is a venison sauce for pasta. It can be made successfully with roe deer, muntjac and springbok. Ingredients 250 g (½ lb) chopped onion 250 g (½ lb) finely-chopped mushrooms 2–5 cloves of finely-chopped garlic 30 ml…
Rigatoni Pasta with Ricotta in Tomato Cream Sauce
Pasta with ricotta cheese in a tomato cream sauce topped with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Ingredients 16 oz rigatoni (or other) pasta 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 cup finely-chopped onions 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 can (28…