Lahmacun
Have you tried the so-called “Turkish pizza” or “Armenian pizza”? Calling the Lahmacun this way will definitely raise some eyebrows but, regardless, if you’re a pizza fan, then you should try this spicy and beefy traditional dish.
Cuisines
Banana Bread
Be it a cake or a sweet bread, this is a tradition on this side of the pond. Soon it’ll be 100 years old. And it’s easy. Basically, you bake a thick batter made with mashed bananas for 1 hour.
Mushroom and Shallot Quiche
We’ve felt the need for a hearty quiche, the celebrated savory French tart. Our version is rife with buttery mushrooms and shallots, topped with parmesan, mozzarella, and tomatoes. You just have to try it!
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Asparagus and Goat Cheese Galette
Did you try the NW French savory pancake called ‘galette’? Its history can be traced back to the middle ages. However back then the galettes were probably simpler than ours. That’s because we topped our goat cheese-filled galette with a lot of asparagus and topped it with grated parmesan.
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Silver Dollar Pancakes
Let’s make a few edible silver dollars but with a twist. Use almond flour, too, so they’ll get a certain nutty flavor. You can make your mini flapjacks of different sizes and arrange them however you want like we did. Use your imagination.
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Tomato and Sweet Corn Pizza
How long has it been since you’ve last gobbled on some plain tasty pizza, filled with tomatoes and topped with smokey onion and gooey cheese? And how long since you made your own pizza crust? Also, take notice: if you want this to be vegetarian, replace the mozzarella with a rennet-free type of cheese.
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Shakshouka
You may have heard about the celebrated dish originating in the Maghreb. If not, you should know that it is definitely worth a try. Although apparently our version of the dish may seem vegetarian to some of you, it is not. In order to make it vegetarian, substitute the normal parmesan with a vegetarian one. You may have heard about that rennet thing they’re using to produce this type of cheese.
Waldorf Salad
This is not Tschirky’s original Waldorf salad. Instead, we played a little with the ‘classical’ recipe. We kept the walnuts, apples, and celery, but we substituted grapes with pineapple and tossed cognac-soaked dried fruits into the mix. No mayonnaise! And no bed of lettuce or other leafy greens, this time. Try it. It’s good!
Peanut Shrimp in Coconut Sauce
And here’s another example of Asian cooking (Thai to be more exact) at its best. It’s hot and nutty, like in peanut and coconut-nutty and we didn’t use dairy at all. We substituted butter and milk with coconut oil and coconut milk. We would serve this over cooked rice, but maybe some of you would prefer it as is.
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Beef Stir-Fry With Noodles
This ingredient-rich but still pretty light stir-fry was obviously inspired to us by the Asian cuisine. It’s low on calories and not that high in carbohydrates. The iron and vitamin B12-rich sirloin steak, marinated in soy sauce and fish oil, is the perfect match for the noodles. And that’s especially true when everything is cooked with caramelized shallot and ginger and served dressed with citrus juice.
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Beef Bun Cha
The Vietnamese Buncha is originally made with pork. In our case, we’ve settled for beef, instead. The meat patties should be served on a bed of rice vermicelli noodles, although you could use wheat noodles, too. We’ve enhanced the whole combo with a lemony hot sauce. Feel free to garnish everything with thinly sliced raw veggies and sesame seeds.
Thai Sea Bass in Spicy Sauce
If you’re in a mood for Asian flavors, this Thai sea bass may just do the trick. It’s a 35-minute job where you grill (we used a grill pan, by the way) the fish, then bake it in a hot aromatic sauce. The latter one is as rich as the Asian cuisine: coconut milk, star anise, ginger, and cinnamon, to name just a few.
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