August 4th, 2007 | Bakery, Breakfast, Dairy, Recipes, cake, desert, Easter, fruit, Russia, specialties, traditional
Traditional Russian Orthodox Easter Cake
- 2 ½ lbs ricotta
- 1 c butter
- 1 c whipping cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ c fine sugar
- 1 c glazed fruit
- 1 c golden raisins
- ½ c blanched almonds
- 1 ½ t vanilla
Method:
Have all ingredients room temperature. Break ricotta into small pieces. Add alternately butter and heavy cream to cheese and beat with a wooden spoon until soft and smooth.
Beat together eggs and sugar until very light. Add to cheese mixture gradually and beat until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add all but ¼ c glazed fruit and ¼ c raisins which will be used for decoration later.
June 28th, 2007
Hungarian Plum Dumplings (Szilvasgomboc) are a traditional food, this recipe comes from the Hungarian Cookery Book by Karoly Gundel (1956)
Serves 6
6 potatoes
3 eggs
40g (2oz) butter
salt
flour
plums or damsons
Method:
Boil six mealy potatoes and rub them through a hair siev ...
June 28th, 2007
(Viner Terta) is a very interesting traditional Icelandic Cake, this is a favorite recipe from Tastefully Yours, the Cook's Book by Grace W. Taubman (1969).
Makes 2 cakes of 5 layers each
Torte Layers:
1 c butter
2 c sugar
4 eggs
½ c sour cream
1 t baking soda
1 t baking powde ...
June 28th, 2007
Adapted from Favorite Recipes of the Lower Cape Fear (Wilmington, North Carolina)
1 lg grapefruit
2 oranges
1 lemon
12 oz raisins
2 lb prunes
2 tart apples
1 stalk celery
2 lg onions
2 lb brown sugar
1 qt vinegar
1 T cinnamon
1 T allspice
1 T nutmeg
1 T ground cloves
...
June 26th, 2007
Gooseberries makes me think of the house we lived in when I was about four or five years old. We lived in a government house in Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea. It was a cool house, set up on stilts, with wooden floors and a long hallway, that is about all I remember, we moved out when I was five. We ...
June 18th, 2007
Charoset A traditional Passover relish.
Makes about 4-5 cups
This is an ancient, wise and delicious food that every age group loves:
½ c dried cranberries or cherries, chopped
½ c dried apricots, chopped
½ c raisins
½ c dates, chopped
2/3 c mixed nuts, chopped
2 large red ...
May 24th, 2007
This is a great way to start your day. It is quick, nourishing and delectable. Most importantly is has a lot of easily absorbed calcium and potassium.
Serves 2-3
1 banana, the riper the sweeter
1 T tahini, or you can use freshly ground toasted sesame seeds
2 T peanut butter
1 t vani ...
May 15th, 2007
Originally published in Healthy Options, November 2003, New Zealand
I know a young fellow who eats 6-8 apples a day. As a child he was insulted when his teacher told him that apples could not be his staple diet.
It is uncertain where the first wild apple was cultivated to eventually produ ...
