I hate having this around the house, because I’m constantly nibbling on it, so I suggest you make it when expecting company. It’s rich, moist, and the part on top that gets crunchy in the oven is pure heaven.
Ingredients:
- 125g butter (room-temp)
- 250g caster sugar
- 4 very, very ripe bananas (they should be almost [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Extra Decadent Chocolate Banana Bread
Posted in Bread, Desserts, Vegetarian, tagged banana, Bread, cake, chocolate on September 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Peel ‘n’ Eat Shrimp, verbatim from Mom
Posted in Main Courses, Seafood, tagged beer, shrimp on September 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The family recipe for boiling shrimp in their little shells:
Beer and water, equal parts. Lots of bay leaves and cloves, essential; and garlic, optional. Boil them li’l critters just a minute or two past when their shells all turn red. That’s it. If you have leftovers, peel before refrigerating. They’re [...]
Kristin’s South American Squash Stew & Cornmeal Dumplings
Posted in Main Courses, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged cilantro, cornmeal, fall, Soup, squash, stew, zucchini on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve tagged this as vegan because with the omission of the dumplings, it can be.
My mother used to make this when I was a kid. I never was that fond of it; my young and tender palate was unadventurous in those days, and something about the combination of unusual flavours never sat right with [...]
Kristin’s Cornmeal Dumplings
Posted in Side dishes, Soup, Vegetarian, tagged cornmeal, dumplings on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Goes with Kristin’s Squash Stew, and would be great in chicken soup.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/3 cup white flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup light cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
To cook:
- Mix dry ingredients.
- Beat egg and cream together and gently stir in.
- Add [...]
Raita
Posted in Side dishes, Starters, Vegetarian, tagged dip, Indian, raita, yogurt on September 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since I mentioned raita in the naan post, I thought I’d make another post. (It’s cold and raining outside, and I’m procrastinating on job hunting.) Raita is a traditional South Indian condiment, and has a cooling effect on the palate, which comes in very handy when you’re eating South Indian cuisine.
Combine in a [...]
Naan!
Posted in Bread, Side dishes, Vegetarian, tagged flatbread, garlic, Indian, naan, Vegetarian on September 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Francis recently cooked a yummy Middle Eastern-inspired lamb stew (we’ll post that here after we try it once more, to make sure we’ve got it down pat) and I tried making naan to go with. It worked!
Ingredients:
- 1 package active dry yeast (.25 ounce)
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar or honey
- 3 [...]
