Ingredients 3 large Granny Smith apples 18 sucker sticks 1½ cups caramel baking bits or caramel chews 1 tablespoon heavy cream Optional toppings: Crushed nuts, crushed cookies, sprinkles Method Method Peel apples. Using a melon baller, scoop out apple balls and insert the sucker stick into the apple. Be careful not to puncture the stick […]
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Spiced Toast
Ingredients 1 oz lemon juice 1 oz cardamom French toast syrup 1 oz Amber rum 1 oz spiced rum blackberries rosemary Method Mix ingredients over ice and garnish with fresh rosemary and blackberries. The Middle Spoon 1563 Barrington Street Related Stories
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Bacon-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin
Ingredients half-strip of bacon beef tenderloin, cut 1/8-inch thick in a 2-inch rough square 1 small nugget of blue cheese (Blue Harbour Urban Blue) Method Lay your bacon strip down, then place the beef on top. Take the small nugget of blue cheese and place it on top of the beef. Roll the bacon and […]
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Mexican Chocolate Eggnog
Ingredients 8 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1 tbsp cocoa 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp cayenne 3 cups milk 2 cups heavy cream 2 tsp vanilla 8 eggs, separated 1/3 cup sugar XO Patron Cafe Whipped meringue top or cookies (ratio of 2 g sugar to 1 g egg white) 290 g of […]
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New Zealand Pavlova
Ingredients 6 large egg whites (room temperature) 1¾ cup caster sugar 2 tsp corn flour 1 tsp vinegar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp boiling water Method Preheat oven to 110°C. Place egg whites in the bowl of a metal or glass mixing bowl (ensuring bowl and whisk are perfectly clean). Whisk until soft peaks form […]
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Kerala Coconut Fish Curry
Ingredients ½ kilo of fresh fish (Atlantic salmon or Talapia fillet) cut into 1 inch by 2 inch chunks 1 cup fresh shredded coconut 6 small shallots 1 small tomato, diced ½ tbsp freshly grated garlic ½ tbsp freshly grated ginger 2 chili peppers (according to preference) 4 small pieces kokum (South Indian tamarind) 1 […]
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Mighty Mint Smoothie
Ingredients 1 cup non-dairy milk ½ cup loose packed spinach 8 sprigs mint ½ frozen banana 1 small apple, cored 1 tbsp maple syrup ice cubes Method Wash produce and blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth. Drink and enjoy! Mint helps sooth the digestive tract and eliminates toxins from the body. It is […]
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Stout Maple Pork Ribs
Ingredients Ribs Yields 4 servings 4 sides, pork back ribs 750 ml apple juice 1 cinnamon stick 1 bay leaf 2 cloves garlic 1 tsp salt 3 tbsp canola oil BBQ sauce Yields 1 litre 250 ml Sydney Street stout 150 ml maple syrup 1 tsp garlic 250 ml apple cider vinegar 400 ml Heinz […]
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Pirate’s Tonic
Ingredients 2 oz Mount Gay Eclipse Rum 1 ½ oz Don’s Mix (2 parts grapefruit,1 part cinnamon syrup) ½ oz lime juice tonic water Method Add all ingredients except tonic water to a set of shaker tins and shake until chilled and diluted. Strain into a chilled Collins glass and garnish with lime and shaved […]
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Banana Muffins
Ingredients 3 cups Odell’s all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 cup oil 2 large eggs ¾ cup milk 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (or 2 bananas) 1 cup medium-diced ripe bananas (1 banana) 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup […]
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Rinaldo’s Skor Cannoli
Ingredients Yields 10 cannoli Shells 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ tsp cinnamon 2 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp lard ¼ tsp baking soda 3 tbsp white vinegar 3 tbsp marsala Filling 1 lb ricotta cheese ½ cup sugar ¼ cup lemon juice zest of 1 lemon ½ tsp cinnamon 2 vanilla pods 2 […]
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Pork shoulder tacos
Ingredients 5 lbs pork shoulder ½ onion, cut into rings 6 long slices of ginger 1 stalk of lemongrass 3 cloves of garlic, crushed 2 tbsp star anise 2 tbsp cloves 6 bay leaves 1 whole nutmeg 2 dried chilis ¼ cup tamari ¼ cup rice vinegar 2 tbsp salt Method Prepare a sachet with […]
