My dear sister Hesty has found that she doesn't always have the ingredients she needs. Sometimes you can substitute, sometimes you can't. In this case, there is a substitute for allspice :)
Grinding nutmeg
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Allspice
1t cinnamon (optional) 1t nutmeg 1t cloves
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This is a fajita recipe with a slightly Asian twist, but it's to die for. The recipe and video aren't Hesty's, they're from the site she found it on. ENGLISHFajitas from CookWithAprilhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIrd9RwUgoo&feature=youtu.beMarinade: 1 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup vegetable oil 6 cloves garlic minced Lemon juice (2 or 3 lemons) 1 red bell pepper 1 yellow pepper 1 orange pepper 1/2 red onion 1/2 white onion Tortillas Meat of your choice, steak, seafood, etc. 1) Mix marinade ingredients together. 2) Slice vegetables and marinate for an hour. 3) Remove vegetables from marinade and stir fry. 4) Cook meat as desired (optional). 5) Serve vegetables and meat with tortillas. | FRENCH Fajitas de CookWithAprilhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIrd9RwUgoo&feature=youtu.beLa marinade: 237ml de sauce soja 118ml d'eau 118ml d'huile végétale 6 gousses d'ail émincées Le jus de citron (2 ou 3 citrons) 1 poivron rouge 1 poivron jaune 1 poivron orange 1/2 oignon rouge 1/2 oignon blanc tortillas Viande de votre choix, steak, fruits de mer, etc 1) Mélanger les ingrédients de la marinade. 2) Couper les légumes et laisser mariner pendant une heure. 3) Retirer les légumes de la marinade et faites frire. 4) faire cuire la viande comme vous le souhaitez (facultatif). 5) Servez les légumes et la viande avec des tortillas. | عربية فخيتاس من CookWithAprilhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIrd9RwUgoo&feature=youtu.beالتخليل ٢٣٧مل من صلصة الصويا ١١٨مل من ماء ١١٨مل من زيت نباتي ٦فصوص من الثوم عصير الليمون (٢ أو ٣ ليمون ١الفليفلة الحلوة الحمراء ١فلفل أصفر ١فلفل برتقالي ١/٢بصل أحمر ١/٢البصل الأبيض الرقاق اللحوم من اختيارك، شريحة لحم، افواكه البحر، الخ تقطع الخضروات إلى شرائح و تترك في التخليل تزال الخضروات من التخليل و تقلب في مقلاة يطهى اللحم حسب الاختيار و الذوق يقدم اللحم مع الخضار في الرقاق |
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Vanilla Extract
50ml (10t) alcohol (40 proof) 1 whole vanilla bean
Fill a jar or bottle with alcohol that is 40 proof (bourbon works best).
Use 1 vanilla bean for every 50ml (10t) of alcohol.
Cut the beans in half lengthwise. Scrape the insides and put it in the alcohol.
Cut the beans until they fit in the jar and place in jar.
Cover and store in a cool dark place for at least 3 months. Shake every day.
The longer you wait, the stronger the flavor gets. As you use up the liquid, add more.
After a year, strain the extract and add new beans.
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My sister Hesty was asked to make belgian waffles as a special pre-party brunch treat for a good friend. After much searching and digging, she found this recipe that knocked the socks off everyone :) ENGLISH
Belgian Waffles
2c all purpose flour 3/4c sugar 3 1/2t baking powder 2 eggs, separated 1 1/2c milk 1c butter, melted 1t vanilla extract
In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, and baking powder.
In another bowl, lightly beat egg yolks. Add milk, butter, and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until combined.
Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
Bake in a preheated waffle iron until golden brown. | | |
During his travels in Morocco, RubyStarfire was introduced to tagines. They are absolutely amazing! They are delicious and easy to make. The word actually refers to both the thing it's cooked in (see photo above) and the food cooked in it. The shape of the tagine allows for the food to be steamed and constantly self-marinated leaving you with soft tasty food in a rich sauce. When it's done cooking, you take the cone-shaped lid off and serve the food in the bottom of the dish it cooked in. Make sure you have a loaf of bread on hand to pick up the food with and eat! You don't have to cook just tagines inside of a tagine or just use a tagine to cook tagines! A tagine is essentially a stew, so you can cook any stew in a tagine. You can also cook any tagine in a skillet or pot in the oven, but you lose the atmosphere the tagine would bring to the table. Mini tagine cellars also come in two's or three's connected to each other; these are used in place of salt and pepper shakers. Pepper is hard to find in these, however. Two mini tagine cellars like the image to the left will have salt and cumin inside. If there is a third tagine cellar, it might contain pepper or whatever the restaurant or household decides to keep in them. Ruby has a small rounded tagine that he keeps his coffee sugar cubes in. Recipes
Cooking with Alia
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Jamie Oliver
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Ma fleur d'oranger
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Food Network
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Devil's Food Cake
1c (250g) butter 2 1/2c (591ml) sugar {if using sweetened cocoa, use 2c (475ml) sugar} 5 eggs 3t (15ml) vanilla 2 1/2c (591ml) flour 1/2c (118ml) baking cocoa 2t (10ml) baking soda 1/2t (2.5) salt 1c (236ml) buttermilk 1c (236ml) hot water
1)Cream butter and sugar 2)Add eggs and vanilla and mix well 3)Sift together dry ingredients 4)Add buttermilk and dry ingredients alternately to butter mixture 5)Add hot water and mix well 6)Pour into three 9-inch (22.8cm) round pans and bake at 350F (175C) for 20-25 minutes | Devil's food cake
250g de beurre 591 ml de sucre (si vous utilisez du cacao sucré,mettez alors 475ml de sucre) 5 oeufs 15ml de vanille 591 ml de farine 118ml de cacao de cuisson 10ml de bicarbonate de soude 2.5 de sel 236ml de babeurre ou lait battu 236ml d'eau chaude
1/- Crémez le beure et le sucre 2/- ajoutez les oeufs et la vanille tout en mélangeant 3/-tamisez le reste des ingrédients secs 4/-rajoutez le lait battu et les ingrédients secs en alternance au mélange 5/-enfinn rajoutez l'eau chaude en bien mélangeant et incorporant le tout 6/-versez dans un moule rond de 22,8cm et laissez cuire à 175°C pendant 20 -25min | |
ENGLISH Pecan Pie V 1 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy, and stir in melted butter. Stir in the brown sugar, white sugar and the flour; mix well. Last add the milk, vanilla and nuts. Pour into an unbaked 9-in pie shell. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until done.
**Note: Not enough pecans, try 2 cups next time. Pecans also rise to the top of the pie | FRANCAIS Tarte aux pacanes
237ml de sucre roux léger 59ml (57g) de sucre blanc 113g de beurre 2 oeufs 15ml de farine 15ml de lait 5ml d'extrait de vanille 237ml (109g) de pacanes hachées
Préchauffez le four à 250°C
Dans un bol large,battez les oeufs jusqu'à ce qu'ils deviennent mousseux et faire fondre le beurre
Rajoutez tout en mélangeant,le sucre roux,sucre blanc et farine,mélangez bien le tout.
Enfin,rajoutez le lait,vanille et noix. Versez le mélange dans un fond de tarte non cuite
Laissez cuire au four pendant 10min dans une température de 250°C puis la réduire à 150°C en laissant cuire pendant 30 à 40min
P.S: si pacanes insuffisantes,essayez 2 verres la prochaine fois .les pacanes remontent à la surface | |
My sister Hesty can get really picky about recipes. She wants recipes that are usable and reasonable to make. She's come across all sorts of brownie recipes that are far from usable: melt three kinds of chocolate, find a butter with a particular fat content, mix butter and oil, use two different kinds of flowers, etc. She hates all that extra work; once in awhile it actually makes the food better, but usually it just makes things more complicated and a large mess in the sink for later. She finally found a recipe that's easy and tasty *I can vouch for that ;)* This was also Hesty's first time using a springform pan, the kind of pan that's like a puzzle. I personally don't think the bottom of a pan should be able to fall off, but she's the cook. She did say she'll probably use the tart pan for the next batch of brownies. ENGLISH
Best Brownies from Allrecipes.com
Brownies 1/2 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan. 2. Melt butter and stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat in cocoa, flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan. 3. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.
Frosting 3 tablespoons butter, softened 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup confectioners' sugar
Combine butter, cocoa, honey, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar. Frost brownies while they are still warm.
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Les Meilleurs Brownies de Allrecipes.com
Brownies 113g de beurre 237ml de sucre blanc 2 oeufs 5ml d'extrait de vanille 79ml de poudre cacao non sucré 118ml de farine tout usage 1.2ml de sel 1.2ml de levure chimique
1. Préchauffez le four à 175C. beurrez et saupoudrez environ 20 cm² du moule. 2. Faire fondre le beurre et rajoutez en incorporant le sucre, oeufs, et vanille. Faire battre dedans la poudre de cacao,sel,et la levure chimique. versez la pâte dans le moule préparé. 3. faire cuire dans un four préchauffé pour 25 à 30 minutes.
Glaçage 45g de beurre doux 15ml de poudre cacao non sucré 15ml de miel 5ml d'extrait de vanille 237ml de sucre glacé
Mélangez beurre, cacao, miel, vanille, et sucre glacé. laisser les brownies refroidir au frigo.
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أحسن برونيز من Allrecipes.com
برونيز ١١٣غ زبدة ٢٣٧مل من السكر الأبيض بيضتان ٥مل مستخلص الفانيليا ٧٩مل مسحوق الكاكاو غير المحلى ١١٨مل طحين لجميع الأغراض ١,٢مل من الملح ١,٢مل من الخميرة الكيميائية
١/ يسخن الفرن على ١٥٠ درجة حرارية,يدهن قالب الحلوى جيدا بالزبدة و يرش عليه قليل من الدقيق ٢/ تذوب الزبدة ويضاف إليها السكر والبيض والفانيليا مع التخليط، ثم نطرب و نمزج معهم مسحوق الكاكاو غير المحلى,الطحين,الملح والخميرة الكيميائية و يصب الخليط في قالب الحلوى ثم يدخل القالب الفرن لمدة ٢٥ إلى ٣٠ دقيقة
تثليج ٤٥غ من الزبدة غير المملحة ١٥مل من مسحوق الكاكاو غير المحلى ١٥مل من العسل ٥مل من مستخلص الفانيليا ٢٣٧مل من السكر الصقيل تخلط الزبدة مع سحوق الكاكاو و العسل و مستخلص الفانيليا و السكر الصقيل ثم ندخل الكعك للثلاجة ليبرد
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These are the very first things that my sister Hesty made when she got her hands on an oven here. There's just nothing like home made chocolate chip cookies, and you can't find them outside of the United States. Even the ones you find in bakeries just aren't real chocolate chip cookies; they're cookies alright, and they're often yummy, but they aren't chocolate chip cookies. The recipe Hesty used isn't anything special, just a modification of the old Nestle one, but that's what makes a home made chocolate chip cookie :) **she does have some tricks she uses for these, but she won't share them with me :(*
So good they didn't all make it into the photo ;)
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Chocolate Chip Cookies modified from Nestle
1 c butter 2 1/4 c flour 1/2 c white sugar 1/2 c brown sugar 1 Tbsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 eggs 1 Tbsp vanilla choccy chips
Mix it all together. Bake 8-12 min at 375F. | FRANCAIS
Cookies aux pépites de chocolat modifié de Nestle
226g de beurre 532ml de farine 118ml sucre blanc 118ml sucre roux 15ml de bicarbonate de soude 5ml de sel 2 oeufs 15ml extrait de vanille Des pepites de chocolate
Mélangez tous ensemble. Cuisez pour environ 8-12 min à 190C. Laissez refroidir briévement avant de servir. | عربية
رقاقة الكوكيز بالشوكولاته معدلة من نستليه
٢٢٦غ زبدة ٥٣٢مل من الدقيق ١١٨مل من السكر الأبيض ١١٨مل من السكر البني ٥مل من الملح ١٥ مل من بيكربونات الصوديوم (صودا الخبز) بيضتان ١٥ مل من مستخلص الفانيليا رقائق الشوكولاته
يخلط الكل معا يدخل الفرن على ١٩٠ درجة حرارية و يطهى لمدة ٨ إلى ١٢ دقيقة يترك يبرد قليلا قبل أن يقدم
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My sister Hesty got tired of only finding those blueberry muffins that taste like sugared oil or have that crumb topping on them. Outside of the United States, it's hard to find blueberry muffins that are just blueberries with nothing weird like white chocolate or crushed nuts. She picked up some frozen blueberries and started whipping up a batch of fresh muffins. The only problem is the frozen blueberries had thawed, so the muffins are purple inside. They still taste good, though :) ENGLISH
Blueberry Muffins
1-3/4c flour 1/2c sugar 2t baking powder 1/4t salt. 3/4c blueberries or other fruit. 1 egg 3/4c milk 1/4c oil
Line 12 2-1/2" muffin cups/pan Combine 1-3/4c flour, 1/2c sugar, 2t baking powder, 1/4t salt. Add 3/4c blueberries or other fruit. Separately, combine 1 egg, 3/4c milk, 1/4c oil, and add all at one to center of flour mixture. Beat only 50 times, leave lumpy. Bake at 400F for 18min. | FRANCAIS
Muffins Myrtilles
414ml de farine 118ml de sucre 10ml de levure chimique 1.2ml sel 177ml de myrtilles 1 oeuf 177ml de lait 60ml de huile
Doublez 12 6cm moules à gatêaux. Mélangez 414ml de farine, 118ml de sucre, 10ml de levure chimique, 1.2ml sel. Ajoutez 177ml de myrtilles ou autre fruits. Séparément, melangez 1 oeuf, 177ml de lait, 60ml de huile et ajoutez tous ensemble à le centre de la mixture de farine. Battez juste 50 fois, laissez grumeleux. Cuisinez à 200C pour environ 18 min. | عربية
كعكة العنبية
٤١٤مل من الدقيق ١١٨مل من السكر ١٠مل من الخميرة الكيميائية ١,٢مل من الملح ١٧٧مل من العنبية ١ بيضة ١٧٧مل من الحليب ٦٠مل من الزيت
ندهن ٦سم من كل قالب المكون من ١٢ نمزج الدقيق و مسحوق السكر والخميرة و الملح نضيف العنبية أو فاكهة أخرى في إناء آخر يمزج البيض و الحليب و الزيت ثم يضاف الكل في وسط خليط الدقيق يطرب ٥٠ مرة ويترك مخثر يسخن الفرن على ٢٠٠ درجة حرارية ثم يدخل الفرن لمدة ١٨ دقيقة
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