New York style cheesecake
Ingredients Crust: •1 ½ cup graham crackers, crushed •4 tbsp butter, melted •2 tbsp sugar •Cheesecake: •5 pkg. 8-oz. cream cheese, softened •4 tbsp flour •1 tbsp vanilla •1 cup sour cream •6 tsp egg replacer (mixed with 8 tbsp warm water) Filling: •2 cups fresh cranberries/ or strawberries/ or blueberries •1 tsp lemon zest •1/2 – 2/3 cup sugar •2 tbsp...
Lemon Stuffed with Almond-Chickpea Pate
Inspired by a dish served at Robert Carrier’s Hintelsham Hall in England, these appetizer salads are perfect for small parties, brunches or late-night dinners: hollowed-out lemons filled with hummous-like chickpea pate, served with decorative vegetable crudités and/or crackers. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 15 minutes Chilling time: at least 1 hour Ingredients • Lemons...
Zesty Mashed Potatoes
Mature potatoes large russets or Idahos, mealy and dry-fleshed, are ideal for mashing. Bake or boil them, mash them while hot, and season, allowing a little “heat” from the green chilies. I sometimes imitate ash-baked flavor by adding a sprinkle of smoked salt rather than using all sea salt. This is a good place to introduce Ginger Ghee or flavored butters. Preparation time: (after assembling ingredients): a...
Cream Scones
Ingredients Cream Cream cheese softened…………1 C Confectioners icing sugar……1 Tbsp Vanilla essence……………………½ Tsp Whipping cream………………….¼ C Desiccated coconut………………3 Tbsp Jam of your choice………………..2 Tbs Scones All purpose...
Home made Mawas Diwali fire crackers
Ingredients . 500 ml Full fat cream (2.5 cups) . 2.5 cups milk powder . 1 tin Condensed milk (400gms) . Makes about 3.5-4 cups of Mawa Preparation In a thick bottomed pan, mix cream and Milk powder well. No lumps should be there. Heat on full flame for 5 minutes. Keep stirring. Reduce flame to medium heat and add condensed milk. Stir well and cook till the liquid evaporates and thick mawa is formed....