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1 serving A Caribbean classic. Although any cola may be used, the drink was made originally with and is indelibly associated with Coca-Cola.
About 2 ¾ cups Capers are an essential ingredient in this olive spread. Tapenade made without capers or with only a hint of them is sometimes called…
A rich and creamy chocolate custard sauce made with egg yolks, milk, and unsweetened chocolate. Perfect for drizzling over desserts or serving with fruit.
About twelve 3-inch cakes These corn cakes are crusty on the outside, moist on the inside. Johnnycakes can be eaten at breakfast with maple syrup or…
About 2 cups Chile crisp, or Lao Gan Ma, was invented by a woman named Tao Huabi in Guizhou, China, in 1997. We developed this recipe out of necessity: We…
One 9 × 5-inch loaf This is Marion Becker’s banana bread, and we think it is just about perfect. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 × 5-inch loaf pan.
8 servings The addition of fresh cabbage to the traditional pairing of pork and sauerkraut gives this dish another dimension of flavor.
A quick and easy chocolate mint sauce made from melted peppermint patties and cream, perfect for drizzling over ice cream.
Chitterlings and hog maws are slowly simmered with onion, cider vinegar, and spices until tender, resulting in a rich and savory dish.
4 servings Large whole fish and big fillets may be cooked with this method (figure on 12 ounces per person or 6 ounces per person, respectively). To stuff…
8 to 12 scones For the easiest prep and richest scones, make Cream Scones by increasing the heavy cream to 1 ¼ cups (290g) and omitting the butter and…
½ to ⅔ cup Delicately pink and deliciously flavored. Unlike the butters above, which are generally used as a sauce or condiment, shellfish butter is…
About 1 ¼ cups Perfect drizzled on bread puddings or chocolate custards or soufflés.
About 2 ¼ cups Serve this Indian pickle with Dal, rice, or Naan. If desired, the recipe may be halved, but we have never had trouble finding uses for this…
A classic Italian custard made with egg yolks, sugar, and Marsala wine, served warm or chilled with whipped cream.
One 9-inch cake; about 10 servings A German yeasted cake with a caramelized honey and almond topping and a custardy filling.
6 servings Think of rendang as a concentrated, caramelized coconut curry. Once the meat is tender, the coconut milk is briskly reduced. When all the water…
About 3 ¼ cups Prepared in about 30 minutes, this sauce makes the wonders of brown sauce much more accessible. If made with mushroom stock, it is…
About 8 cups; 5 to 6 servings We modeled this after Tuppy Glossop’s recipe, foolishly passed over by Slingsby Soups.
6 to 8 servings In Latin America, flan is made by simmering milk and sugar until reduced to a thick cream, then adding eggs. Since the cooking of the milk…
Homemade vanilla extract made by steeping vanilla beans in high-proof alcohol. Use in baking and desserts.
8 sopes (4 servings) These quick little masa cakes are hearty and can be filled with a variety of things. In their simplest form, they are topped with…
A moist coconut cake layered with lime curd and whipped cream, topped with toasted coconut.
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