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Crumpets
By cookism
Getting sick of eating pancakes and french toast for breakfast everyday? Why not give crumpets a try! These light a...
- Serve with:
- 500 g of Plain Flour
- 800 ml of Milk
- 40 g of Butter
- 2 tsp of Caster Sugar
- 2 tsp of Active Dry Yeast
- A Pinch of Salt
- 1 tsp of Bicarbonate of Soda
- 50 ml of Water
- Sunflower Oil
- Honey
- Butter
- Whipped Cream
Moroccan Seafood Stew
By cookism
It is always handy to have a solid stew recipe up your sleeve
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp honey
- 400g can tomatoes
- 300 g white snapper, skin removed and cut into bite-sized chunks
- 200 g tiger prawns, peeled and deveined
- 250g can chickpeas
- Handful coriander, for garnishing
Pinchos Three-Ways
By cookism
When we were in the Old Town of Barcelona, we stumbled into one of the many pincho bars dotting the neighbourhood
- 6 slices bread of your choice, slightly toasted
- 6 heaping tbsp cottage cheese
- 6 slices jamón ibérico
- 1 fig, quartered
- 1/2 cup baby spinach, washed
- 3 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 slice Spanish melon, cut into small chunks
- Pinch smoked paprika, to taste
- 2 tbsp honey, to taste
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Huevos Rancheros
By cookism
Hola,amigos! In an earlier episode of Breaking Bad, Jesse was making breakfast for Jane
- Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup of Chopped Onion
- 3 Cloves of Minced Garlic
- 14.5 oz of canned diced tomatoes
- 2 Chopped Canned Chipotle Chiles in Adobo Sauce + 1 tsp of Adobo Sauce (to taste)
- Pinch or two of Ground Cumin (to taste)
- 2 tsp of Sugar
- Pinch of Salt & Black Pepper (to taste)
- 2 - 3 Corn Tortillas
- Refried Beans (for spreading)
- 4 - 6 Large eggs
- Pinch of Cayenne Pepper (for garnishing)
- Cilantro (for garnishing)
Spiced Pumpkin Bread
By cookism
We were wondering what to do with a copious amount of our leftover pumpkin puree, and it hit us that baking a spice...
- For pumpkin spice:
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 11/2 cup plain flour
- 1 cup brown sugar (add another 1/4 cup to make it sweeter)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1/4 tsp ground clove
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp all spice
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- For orange glaze:
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 2 to 3 tbsp orange juice
- zest of an orange
- 1/4 tsp vanilla bean paste
Miso Salmon & Soba
By cookism
Konnichiwa! So here’s a love story: A salmon fell in love with a maiden who washes her hair everyday by the strea...
- Miso Salmon:
- 2 x 150g of Samon Fillets
- White and black Sesame Seeds (for garnishing)
- For miso marinade:
- 2 tbsp of Sake
- 2 tbsp of Mirin
- 1 tsp of Sugar
- 2 tbsp of White Miso
- 1 tsp of Canola Oil + Extra for Grilling
- Soba noodles salad:
- 200 g of soba noodles
- 150 g of Baby Spinach
- 50 g of Radish (thinly sliced, for garnishing)
- 2 tbsp of Ebi Roe (for garnishing)
- For dressing:
- 4 tbsp sesame oil
- 5 tbsp of Shoyu
- 2 tbsp of Lemon Juice (Strained)
- 2 tbsp of White Sesame Seeds (Crushed in a mortar and pestle)
- 1 tbsp of Unseasoned Rice Vinegar
- 1 tbsp of Honey
Masala Chai
By cookism
When we were in Nepal, two things in particular made a lasting impression on us among the many pleasant memories: t...
- 11/2 Cup of Milk
- 11/2 Cup of Water
- 2 tbsp of Organic Black Tea Leaves
- 4 Cardamon (crushed)
- 2 Cloves
- 2 Slices of Ginger
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 3 to 4 tbsp of White Sugar (to taste)
Latkes
By cookism
So we were sitting around, in need of some Jewish finger food to munch the lazy afternoon away
- 300 g of Parsnips (peeled & grated)
- 600 g of Potatoes (peeled & grated)
- 30 g of Chives (finely chopped)
- 4 Egg Whites
- 2 tbsp of Cornstarch
- 80 g of Unsalted Butter
- 100 ml of Sunflower Oil
- 1 tsp of Salt
- Generous Pinch of Black Pepper
- Sour Cream
- Pomegranate Seeds
- Pistachio (shells removed and crushed)
Cola Chicken with Arrocito
By cookism
We do not always cook with cola, but whenever we do, the results never disappoint
- For cola chicken:
- 6 to 8 pieces chicken thighs and drumsticks
- 250 ml Coca-Cola
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 60 ml soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
- For arrocito:
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 200 g long-grain rice
- 300 ml water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Pinch ground cumin
Saffron Buns
By cookism
You know the period of Advent is around the corner when you see saffron buns appearing in bakeries and homes
- 250 ml lukewarm milk
- 7 g dry active yeast
- 60 g unsalted butter, melted
- 0.5 g saffron
- 10 cardamon pods (optional)
- 120 g quark
- 100 g sugar, plus more for grinding saffron
- 500 g plain flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 34 dried cranberries
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp cream