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Asian-style duck soup with rice vermicelli and mushrooms

30Mar

After making Peking duck, the next day I usually make duck soup, using the carcass of the duck, some leftover duck meat, bones, wings, neck, and the giblets. You can make the duck stock with all the parts of the duck, and afterwards you can add whatever to the soup you want, like meatballs, smoked tofu,...

Glazed Ham

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11Nov

Brown sugar, honey, orange, and mustard glazed ham; smokey, sweet, and spicy flavors come through in every bite. It was mouth-watering, and so incredibly flavorful! An easy and quick recipe, it's perfect for Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter, or any dinner as an entre for a pasta dish,...

Mulled wine (Glögg)

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27Nov

A hot drink based from wine. Traditionally consumed in Austria (Glühwein), Germany, Britain and the Scandinavian countries, on Christmas bazaars and festivities that are held outdoors. Don’t buy a very expensive wine for the drink, it’s not necessary, but don’t use too poor or cheap also. It’s important when heating not to bring the wine to a boil or...

Chiles en Nogada

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11Sep

Sunday is Mexican Independence Day, and restaurants here will honor the occasion by serving up the traditional treat of Chiles en Nogada Chiles en Nogada is a classic Mexican dish originating from Puebla. Stuffed poblano peppers with meat mixed with fruits and spices and topped with walnut sauce, pomegranate seeds and cilantro or parsley. The colors of the dish reflect...

Calabaza En Tacha—Candied Pumpkin

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30Oct

Calabaza en Tacha (candied pumpkin), is a traditional Mexican pumpkin dish cooked in brown sugar cane syrup, served as a snack, dessert or breakfast. A calabaza is a type of winter squash, with a sweet flavor and very firm texture. Also it's one of the traditional foods served for Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Super...

Peking Duck

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02Jan

Peking duck is one of the more famous of Chinese dishes. The duck is rubbed with honey and baked in a special oven, usually served with steamed pancakes (or 'mandarin' pancakes), spring onions, cucumber sticks and sweet bean sauce (Tianmianjiang which can be replaced by Hoisin sauce). There are many recipes for Peking duck, some are easy and some are...

Chicken Pho

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18Feb

Vietnamese Pho soup is a nourishing meat or chicken broth soup with rice noodles. Importantly this soup also contains herbs, chili pepper, and lime. Pho soup is a popular street food in Vietnam. In the South they eat the soup for breakfast and sometimes for lunch and the north of Vietnam consume it at any time of day. The soup...

Kumquat Syrup with Herbs

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11Jul

Fragrant flavored sweet-sour syrup. This syrup is nice to add to different drinks, both alcoholic and non, sour taste of kumquat pleasantly cool especially in hot summer weather. You can add the syrup in your tea, spread it on bread, served with spicy meat or use it in a milkshake or served with ice cream....

Jerk

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04Mar

Jerk is a style of cooking Jamaican food when the meat is rubbed with a dry set of spices and herbs or meat marinated in a liquid marinade with a set of very hot Jamaican spice. The basic ingredients includes 'allspise' and very sharp Caribbean red pepper (Scotch Bonnet), which can be substituted in this...

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