Soup
East African Coconut, Bean and Squash Soup
Chef Margot shares with us her East African Coconut, Bean, and Squash Soup, a hearty warming stew for the upcoming cold months. This recipe is very typical of the starter for a traditional East African dinner. Coconut milk is used in almost every dish, providing important enzymes and nutrients otherwise lacking in the local diet.…
Read MoreGazpacho
Chef Margot shares with us her basic red gazpacho, perfect for these hot summer days. 10 of the reddest, most tomato-ey-smelling tomatoes you can find at your local farmers’ market, if you aren’t lucky enough to have grown your own!1 loaf of stale bread, preferably sourdough, roughly chopped and soaked in a bowl of cool…
Read MoreGuiso De Camaron
Try this Puerto Rican style soup with local spot prawns, crispy garbanzos, charred onion and fava bean leaves, perfect as a side or a hearty entree.* Ingredients2 tomatoes, charred on the grill, peeled, seeded, diced1 white and red spring onion, charred on the grill, outer layer peeled, green tops left on, chopped1-3 cloves garlic, charred…
Read MoreWest African Pumpkin Groundnut Soup
Watch Chef Margot Wilcoxon demonstrate this recipe: Ingredients1 tbsp olive oil2 cups minced sweet onion1 cup minced carrot8 tbsp minced fresh garlic1 minced red chile pepper such as a red serrano (remove seeds and veins to cut heat)2 tsp ground cumin1/8 tsp ground fenugreek, ground allspice, and ground mace6 cups roasted (or canned) pumpkin3-6 cups…
Read MoreDeconstructed Gazpacho with Basil Lime Sorbet
While traveling through Poitiers, France, Salvador Molly’s co-owner Rick Sadle, and his wife Halle, discovered a wonderful fresh summer dish. They have reinvented it for you. Watch them demonstrate the presentation of this recipe! Deconstructed Gazpacho with Basil Lime Sorbet Gazpacho Ingredients1 ½ pounds (4 or 5) medium very ripe tomatoes, cored and quartered1 large…
Read MoreCao Lau
Anne Parker updates us from Vietnam. There is a market where I get a bowl of cao lau, a specialty of Hoi An, which you wont find it in other parts of Vietnam, because the water used in the preparation comes from a well that dates back to Cham times. The woman puts thick flat…
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