Yield: 6-8 servings Time: about an hour 1 C dates, pitted and chopped 1 C boiling water 3 Tbsp butter, cold, unsalted, cubed (plus more for greasing) 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp fine sea salt 1/3 C plus 1 tsp Demerara Sugar (we used turbinado) 1/3 C plus 1 tsp dark brown sugar […]
Servings: 8 to 10 Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 1 lb ziti noodles 1½ lbs ground spicy or sweet Italian sausage (or removed from casings) 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 (28-oz) can crushed tomatoes 1 teaspoon salt 1½ teaspoons sugar ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes […]
Yield: 4 servings Salt 1 lb linguine 8 Tbsp unsalted butter 3 garlic cloves, peeled 1 large lemon Black pepper Grated parmesan, lemon zest, crushed red pepper, parsley, or a combination for garnish (optional) Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the linguine and cook until al dente. Reserve 2 C […]
2 cups basmati rice unrinsed, or any long-grain white rice, rinsed (see note 1) ▢ 1 bay leaf ▢ Salt ▢ 1 teaspoon olive oil or rice bran oil, optional ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro minced (or omit or sub parsley) ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice from 1-2 limes ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh lemon […]
1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar ▢ 1/2 cup buttermilk (for a substitute, use 1/2 cup milk with 1 tsp lemon juice ▢ 1/2 tsp baking soda ▢ 1 tsp vanilla extract ▢ 1 tsp cinnamon Melt butter in a pan on low-medium heat. Add sugar, buttermilk, vanilla and cinnamon and mix well and cook […]
Kids didn’t like. Andrew and I did. Need to liberally salt the tofu. Cook Time: about an hour Yield: 4 servings For the Dressing ¼ cup unsweetened coconut milk 1lime, zested and juiced (1 teaspoon zest and 2 tablespoons juice) 2 tablespoons sambal oelek-we left out and just added sriracha to taste to our […]
Wet Ingredients 3 eggs 2 cups granulated sugar 1 3/4 cups pure pumpkin puree 1/2 cup Vegetable oil Dry Ingredients 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tablespoon baking soda 1/2 tablespoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger ADD LATER 1 […]
Meatballs: 750g Beef&Pork mixed mince 1 onion finely chopped 1 clove of garlic (crushed or minced) 100g breadcrumbs 1 egg 5 tablespoons of milk (whole milk) generous salt and pepper Cream Sauce: 40g butter, (about 3 Tbsp) 40g plain flour, 300ml bouillon (or consommé), 150ml thick double cream, (I just used regular cream) 2 teaspoons […]
Some reviewers say to double the spices. .. 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly milled black pepper 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, at […]
1 cup dried chickpeas, soaked overnight (don’t use canned chickpeas) ▢ ½ cup roughly chopped onion ▢ 1 cup roughly chopped parsley, about a one large bunch 1 cup roughly chopped cilantro, about a one large bunch 1 small green chile pepper, serrano or jalapeno pepper 3 garlic cloves 1 teaspoon cumin ▢ 1 teaspoon […]