Cookery Book

Crab Quesadillas
Ingredients
1 lb. lump crabmeat
1 package of 6-inch round flour tortillas
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1/2 of a red onion, cut into strips
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 oz. mascarpone cheese
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
cooking spray
Directions
Preheat the oven […]

Ceviche (or cebiche) is the most famous dish of Peru. In its classic form, it is composed of chunks of raw fish, lime juice, chopped onion, and minced ají limo or rocoto, both types of chiles. The recipe below for Ceviche of Shrimp and Sea Bass is not “authentic” but should be edible.
Ingredients
1 pound Shrimp […]

This is the traditional Lippischer Pickert, a type of potato dumpling.
Ingredients
1 kg (5 cups) flour
1 litre (4 cups) milk
10 eggs
6 big potatoes, grated
1 cube yeast
500 g (2 cups) raisins
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon salt
oil to cook (oven fry???) the pickerts in.
Yields
10-15 pickerts. Enough for four to five people.
Procedure
Put the yeast in a very big pot. Mix […]

Pumpkin pie is a traditional American holiday dessert. The pie consists of a pumpkin based custard baked in a single pie shell. The pie is traditionally served with whipped cream.
Ingredients
2 cups Milk, scalded
2 cups Pumpkin, cooked and strained
1 cup Maple syrup
1/8 cup Sugar
1 Tbsp. Flour
½ tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Ginger
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2 large Eggs, beaten
1 unbaked […]

A traditional Pound Cake recipe would specify one pound each of the following ingredients. These quantities are too great for most modern families, but an excellent cake can be made with half quantities. It is usual to weigh the eggs first and then use the same weights of the other ingredients; with a traditional pair […]

No Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
This recipe is easy, as it requires no cooking.
Ingredients
1 (15 or 18-ounce) package Chocolate Chip Cookies (recipe uses 26 cookies)
1 cup Milk
1 (9-ounce) commerical Graham craker pie crust (extra serving size)
1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
Procedure
Dip 8 cookies in milk, then place in a single layer in graham cracker […]

Crosby’s Molasses Taffy
Ingredients
1/2 cup Fancy Molasses
1 1/2 cups granulated Sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. Vinegar
1/2 cup Water
1/4 tsp. Cream of tartar
4 Tbsp. Butter
1/8 tsp. Baking soda
Procedure
Place Fancy Molasses, sugar, vinegar and water in a heavy saucepan and cook until a small amount tried in cold water is brittle (256 °F).
Remove from heat and add butter, cream of […]

Mille Crepe is a French cake made of many crêpe layers. “Mille” (”mil”) means ” a thousand,” implying the many layers of crepe.
Ingredients
crepe
375g of packet fresh ready rolled Puff pastry
1 Egg
2 level tablespoon Icing sugar
lemon butter cream
3 egg yolks plus 1 whole egg
75g Caster sugar
40g plain Cookbook:Flour
zest and juice of 3 large Lemons,
275 ml Milk
Procedure
Crepe
Unroll […]

Loukoumas is a Greek fried pastry, similar to a doughnut.
Ingredients
1.36 kg (48 oz. = 6 cups) of Flour
1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract
2 cups of undiluted Evaporated milk
1 cup of Sugar
2 tablespoons of Baking powder
Soy or Corn oil for frying
4 teaspoons of Dry yeast dissolved in half a cup of warm water
ground Cinnamon
4 Eggs
Honey
1/2 teaspoon of […]

Kovaim are Hungarian cheese dumplings.
Ingredients
Dough
300 g Flour
3 large Eggs
1/2 cup Water
Salt to taste
Filling
Try a dry cheese like dry ricotta for this filling, and some salt. You could add some spicier cheese to the filling like cheddar, or even parmesan, but make sure this is not more than a third of the filling.
Procedure
Mix the flour, salt, […]