Arroz al horno (Baked Rice)

This recipe is typical of home-cooking in the Marina Alta comarca in Alicante province–although you find slightly different versions all over Levante. Baked Rice It’s also sometimes called arroz passejat, meaning rice that has gone for a walk–because it was Read More …

Arroz negro (Black Rice)

Black rice (arroz negro) is popular along the entire Mediterranean coast of Spain, but specially in Castellon de la Plana, the extreme north of the Valencian Community, and in Tarragona, the most southern area of neighboring Catalonia. The original recipe Read More …

Running Creek Barbeque Sauce

1/2 cup vinegar 56 ounces catsup 24 ounces chili sauce 2 stalks celery, finely diced 2 green peppers, diced 2 medium onions, diced 4 teaspoons chili powder 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes 2 tablespoons liquid smoke 2 tablespoons Worcestershire Read More …

Hardtack

Hardtack was a simple flour biscuit issued to Union soldiers throughout the war. Hardtack crackers made up a large portion of a soldier’s daily ration. It was square or sometimes rectangular in shape with small holes baked into it, and Read More …

Dijon Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 175 ml olive oil In a small bowl, whisk all the dressing ingredients except the oil until the salt dissolves, then gradually whisk in the Read More …

Brandied Rabbit In Mustard Sauce

1 md Rabbit, cut up, frying 1 tablespoon Olive oil 1 tablespoon Butter or margarine 1 md Onion, cut in four Whole cloves Bouquet garni * Salt to taste Brandy 4 tablespoon Whipping cream 1-1/2 tablespoon Grainy coarse Dijon Mustard Read More …

Caribou Bourguignon

1/4 lb. salt diced pork 3 strips diced bacon flour salt and pepper to taste 3 lb. Moose round or rump cut in cubes 1 Moose kidney, thinly sliced 1Tb. brown sugar 1-1/2 tablespoon currant jelly 1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet Read More …

Bear Roast

4 lb Bear meat Pepper to taste Celery salt to taste 2 Garlic cloves 8 oz (piece) Salt pork 1 c Coffee [black] Yield: 12 servings Par boil the bear meat in 2 qts of water and 1 tablespoon soda Read More …

Bear Roast

3-4 lb bear roast or rump, thin fat to 1/2 inch 1-1/2 cloves garlic salt and pepper 2 small onions chopped 1/2 rib celery with leaves, 1/2 teaspoon sage 3 tablespoon flour 1/4 teaspoon thyme 1/4 teaspoon savory 2 cups Read More …

Australian Poached Rabbit with Bruschetta

1 each Spanish onion, peeled and sliced 2 each Stalks of celery, chopped 2 sm Carrots, chopped 2 each Sprigs of thyme 2 each Bay leaves 12 each Black peppercorns 1 each Rabbit 2 each Cloves of garlic, quartered 16 Read More …

Barbecued Turtle Steak

Yield: 1 servings 3 lb Turtle steak 6 Limes 1/2 c Olive oil 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder 1 cl Garlic 1 ds White pepper Salt and pepper to taste For those of you that haven’t had the opportunity to have Read More …

White Chocolate and Vanilla Scented Bread Pudding

“Pure ambrosia: chunks of bread pulled together in a creamy batter of eggs, light cream, vanilla and cinnamon, studded with chunks of imported white chocolate. Raspberries or currants are optional, but lovely. This recipe can be made one to two Read More …

Love Potion Sorbet

“Food and sex are so related that when you start to do research it seems that every sort of food imaginable was at some point considered an aphrodisiac. To me, a perfect piece of fruit at its height of ripeness Read More …

Mustard-Crusted New Potatoes

A flavour packed roast potato recipe which results in crisp and crunchy little new potatoes with caramelised shallots in a wholegrain mustard crust. Wonderful for dinner parties as well as BBQ’s. These are SO easy to prepare, no peeling required Read More …

Beef Braciole (pronounced bra’zhul)

To make the beef braciole (pronounced bra’zhul which means ‘slices of beef’), a tender flank steak is pounded or butterflied to an even thickness and then rolled with a flavorful filling of salt pork, garlic, pesto, parsley, prosciutto and Pecorino Read More …

Kholodets

It’s hard to imagine New Year’s dinner in Russia without it. It’s not too hard to make kholodets, but it does take a while, preparation can take up to three days. In our times, you can enjoy this kind of Read More …

Clotted Cream

This specialty of Devonshire, England (which is why it’s also known as Devonshire or Devon cream) is traditionally made by gently heating rich, unpasteurized milk until a semisolid layer of cream forms on the surface. After cooling, the thickened cream Read More …

Sweet Apple Crispers for 24

Sweet but crisp is the key to these tortillas, filled with apple pie filling and enhanced with sugar-cinnamon topping before heating until warmed through and crunchy. 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 tsp. ground cinnamon Vegetable oil, as needed 24 8″ Read More …