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Chocolate Rose Dessert

Chocolate Rose Dessert

Romantic indulgence doesn’t have to be limited to Valentines Day. Treat yourself and your love with a special dessert on any day of the year with this easy recipe and our chocolate rose dessert culinary spice kit.

Chocolate Rose Dessert Culinary Spice Kit Ingredients
  • Dark intense Valrhonna cocoa powder from France 
  • Rosebud powder
Dry Dough Ingredients

1/4 cup flour

1/8 cup sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp from the chocolate rose blend

Wet Dough Ingredients

1/8 cup milk

1/2 tbsp butter, melted

Ingredients for Topping

1/8 cup sugar

remaining chocoloate rose blend

pinch of salt

1/3 cup of water

Preparing the Dough

In a BOWL, mix the dry dough ingredients.

Add the wet dough ingredients.

Knead well.

 

Preparing the Forms

Distribute the dough into two or four cupcake forms, depending on the size of the forms, or heart shaped baking forms.

Mix the ingredients for the topping and sprinkle the mixture over the dough in the forms.

Pour the water equally on top of all forms.

Finishing

Bake in the oven at 350° F for 30 minutes.

 

Serve warm.

Optionally, add vanilla ice cream or raspberry or strawberry sauce.

Chocolate Rose Nut Pudding

Dry Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar

2 tbsp starch*

1 pouch chocolate rose blend

a pinch of salt

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* We recommend tapioca flour or arrowroot powder for a change. However, corn starch works too.

Wet Ingredients

1 cup of milk

1 egg yolk, slightly beaten

Other Ingredients

1/2 tbsp butter

1/8 cup chopped nuts**

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** We recommend hazelnuts or walnuts. You may choose any other nuts of your liking.

Directions

In a small POT, add and mix all dry ingredients.

Stir in the wet ingredients.

Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil.

Turn heat to low. Stirring constantly, cook over low heat for 1 minute.

Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. 

Pour pudding into 2 serving cups.

Sprinkle with chopped nuts to taste.

Cover and let cool. Transfer the cups to the fridge until serving.

 

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Trinidadian Doubles

Trinidadian Doubles

 

Trinidadian Doubles

Trinidadian Doubles

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You can find this trendy street food all over Trinidad & Tobago. The garbanzo bean dish is served on two, overlapping small flatbreads, hence its name “Doubles”. The real deal comes from the toppings. Obligatory is a fruit chow. It’s sour, sweet, salty, and hot at the same time. If you can spare the time, also make the green seasoning for the cucumbers. 
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Hands-on Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Caribbean
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Shopping list

  • 2 cans garbanzo beans rinsed, (15.5 oz each)
  • 1 can pineapple chunks drained (keep the liquid), 20 oz
  • 1 bunch cilantro finely chopped
  • 1 English cucumber grated
  • 8-16 Flat bread of your choice (e.g. naan or Mexican tortilla)
  • 5 cloves garlic grated
  • 1 shallot finely chopped
  • 1-3 lime for juice
  • oil
  • salt & pepper

Doubles Culinary Spice Kit

  • Pouch [1] cumin, amchoor, turmeric, yellow mustard, curry leaves, fenugreek, onion, ginger, coriander,  cayenne, cilantro, garlic, cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon 
  • Pouch [2] Scotch bonnet pepper

Instructions
 

Pineapple Chow

  • In a BOWL, mix the pineapple chunks with 1/4 cup cilantro and half of the garlic.
  • Add to taste: pineapples can liquid, lime juice, Doubles [2] spices, and salt. Mix well.
  • Cover and let rest for 1/2-2 hours.

Cook

  • In a large POT, 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
  • Add the shallots and half of the garlic.
  • Fry over medium heat until the shallots turn translucent.
  • Add the garbanzo beans and Doubles [1] spices. Mix well.
  • Add 1 1/4 cup of water and salt & pepper to taste.
  • Cover and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low.
  • Cook for 15 minutes.
  • Mash some of the beans with a fork or potato masher.
  • Add 1 tbsp cilantro.

Flatbread

  • In a PAN, quickly reheat or fry the bread with some oil or heat the tortilla without oil.

Serve

  • Serve the beans on flatbread, topped with pineapple chow, and cucumber.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Substitute pineapple with mango,
  • Substitute cilantro with parsley or chives.
  • Substitute some beans with ground meat.
  • Prepare a cucumber chutney with our online recipe.
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French Crêpes

French Crêpes

 

French Crêpes

French Crêpes

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Savory crêpes make a great quick dinner with versatile fillings, one for every taste. Beetroot powder adds all the health benefits of beetroots and a nice reddish color to the crêpes without a difference in the taste. Give the French dish a global touch with little sprinkles of Togarashi. This original blend from Japan is also preferred by Chefs of the best restaurants in San Diego, California.
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Hands-on Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Crêpes

  • 1.5 cup flour buckwheat or all-purpose
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 eggs whisked
  • 3 tbsp butter melted
  • oil or butter salt

Fillings

  • 1 cup cream cheese goat
  • 1 tbsp chives finely chopped
  • 6 oz mushrooms sliced
  • 2 oz baby spinach optional
  • 3 oz cheese grated
  • 1 clove garlic sliced
  • olive oil salt

Culinary Spice Kit

  • [1] Beetroot powder
  • [2] Togarashi: Chili pepper, orange peel, black sesame seed, seaweed, white sesame seed, Sansho pepper, ginger

Instructions
 

Prepare

  • Mix and sift Crêpes [1] spices with the flour.
  • Mix milk with 3/4 cup of water.
  • Stir in the flour mix, one tbsp at a time.
  • Stir in the eggs, butter, and salt to taste.
  • Cover and let rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Bake

  • Coat a PAN lightly with oil or butter over medium heat.
  • For each crêpe, pour 1 LADLE of batter.
  • Rotate the PAN in all directions to cover the cooking surface evenly thin.
  • Cook until the crêpe is dry on the top.
  • With a LARGE SPATULA, loosen the edges and flip it.
  • Cook the other side until it's lightly brown.

Filling # 1

  • Mix goat cheese with chives.
  • Spread it on the finished crêpe.
  • Sprinkle with Crêpes [2] spices to taste.
  • Roll it.

Filling # 2

  • In a PAN, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat.
  • Fry mushrooms and garlic until mushrooms are just soft.
  • Optionally, add spinach.
  • Season with salt to taste.
  • Place 2-3 tbsp of the mushrooms on half of the crêpe.
  • Sprinkle with cheese and Crêpes [2] spices to taste.
  • Fold and bake it on both sides until cheese is melted.

Serve

  • Serve immediately.
  • Bon appétit!

Notes

* recommended: Gruyère or Swiss cheese
▪ Substitute chives with microgreens.
▪ Substitute mushrooms with ham.
▪ Optional savory fillings: smoked salmon or thinly sliced tomatoes, mozzarella, and fresh basil.
 
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Bengali Panch Phoron

Bengali Panch Phoron

 

Bengali Panch Phoron

Panch Phoron

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Panch phoron is an Indian spice blend from five whole seeds. It includes fenugreek which is known as an essential ingredient to Indian curry blends. The seeds are always used whole. They are fried in oil until they pop, or can be used as a spice rub.
This is a simple recipe for fried chicken. Alternatively, the aromatic oil from step 1 can be used as the base for a fried vegetable dish.
 
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Hands-on Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Bengali
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb chicken legs, thighs, wings
  • 5 medium tomatoes quartered
  • 4 cups basmati rice cooked or steamed
  • 1 inch ginger grated
  • 3 cloves garlic grated
  • limes or lemons
  • oil or ghee
  • salt

Panch Phoron Culinary Spice Kit

  • [1] Brown & yellow mustard, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, nigella
  • [2] Kashmiri chili

Instructions
 

Step 1

  • In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
  • Fry Panch Phoron [1] spices until they begin to pop.
  • Add ginger and garlic.
  • Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.

Step 2

  • Add chicken and salt to taste.
  • Stir-fry chicken over high heat for about 5 minutes until all sides turn brown.

Step 3

  • Add tomatoes.
  • Add salt and Panch Phoron [2] spices to taste.
  • Cover and cook over low heat for about 10-20 minutes until tomatoes fall apart and the chicken is cooked.

Serve

  • Serve the panch phoron chicken on rice with lime wedges.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Substitute chicken with fish filet, shrimp, or tofu.
  • For a vegetarian version, substitute chicken with  garbanzo beans, potatoes, and mixed root vegetables.
  • Optionally, season the rice with turmeric.
 
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Cuban Vaca Frita

Cuban Vaca Frita

 

Cuban Vaca Frita

Cuban Vaca Frita

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This popular Cuban dish is fresh and juicy. It is very easy to cook, though it takes some patience. The key to vaca frita or "fried beef" is slow-cooked beef the Cuban way. You can prepare this step in advance. Quick frying is the second and last step in the preparation.
 
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Hands-on Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Cuban
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • 1.25 lb brisket or skirt steak
  • 1 green bell pepper quartered
  • 1 green bell pepper halved & sliced
  • 1 large onion quartered
  • 1 large onion halved & sliced
  • 5 cloves garlic or more to taste
  • 2 limes or lemons for juice
  • olive oil
  • salt & pepper

Vaca Frita Culinary Spice Kit

  • Cumin, orange peel, ancho chili, oregano

Suggested Sides

  • cooked rice
  • a fresh salad
  • black beans recipe in the notes
  • fried plantains recipe in the notes

Instructions
 

Step 1: Cooking & Shredding the Meat

  • In a POT, add meat, the quartered bell pepper & onion, 2 cloves garlic, and salt to taste.
  • Cover with water. Close and bring to a boil.
  • Turn heat to low. Cook at least for 2 hours until the meat starts to fall apart.
  • Take the meat out. Shred it into 1/2-inch thick chunks. Keep the broth. Set aside.

Step 2: Frying the Vegetables

  • In a PAN, heat 1/2 cup of oil over medium heat.
  • Fry sliced onion and bell pepper with a pinch of salt until the onions are translucent.
  • Scoop the vegetables out. Set aside.
  • Keep the remaining oil in the PAN.

Step 3: Frying the Meat

  • In the same PAN, add meat, 3 cloves chopped garlic, and Vaca Frita spices.
  • Fry over medium heat for about 5-10 minutes until the meat is golden brown but not crisp.

Step 4: Finale

  • Return the vegetables to the PAN to reheat.
  • Turn off. Add 2-3 tbsp lime juice and salt & pepper to taste.

Serve

  • Serve with your preferred sides.
  • Optionally, add more lime juice.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Substitute beef with chicken thighs. 
  • Optionally, add up to 1 cup of the broth in step 4).

Recipe changes for variation with Mojo Sauce (spiced fried onions):

  • (Step 2) Fry onions and bell peppers separately.
  • (Step 4) Return only the bell peppers to the PAN and don't use lime juice.
  • New Step: To mix the Mojo sauce, place fried onions in a BOWL and season with lime juice and optionally chili or chipotle to taste.
  • (Serve) Top with Mojo sauce.

Recipe for fried plantains as a typical side:

  • Peel 2-3 plantains and cut them into 1/2 inch slices.
  • In a PAN, heat 1/4 cup of oil over medium heat.
  • Fry plantain slices until they turn golden on both sides.
  • Season with salt to taste.

Recipe for black beans as another typical side:

  • In a POT, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
  • Add 1 can black beans (rinsed).
  • Season to taste with salt, cumin, and black pepper.
  • Fry beans for a couple of minutes.
  • Add 1/2 cup of the broth from step 1 (cooking the meat).
  • Cover the POT and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.
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North African Ras El Hanout

North African Ras El Hanout

 

North African Ras El Hanout

North African Ras El Hanout

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When a spice shop owner in North Africa uses its magic to create an extraordinary spice blend, it is called Ras El Hanout, "head of the shop". The quantity and quality of the selected spices depend on the wealth of the customer. This recipe includes a blend of 23 ingredients, including precious long pepper, grains of paradise, rosebud, and mace. You will love it!
 
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Hands-on Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Algerian, Egyptian, Moroccan, Tunesian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • 1.25 lb chicken breast or thighs cut into 1/2 inch strips
  • 1 lb white carrots roughly cut
  • 1/2 lb turnips roughly cut
  • olive oil
  • salt & pepper

Ras El Hanout Culinary Spice Kit

  • Cumin, coriander, paprika, black pepper, nutmeg, allspice, grains of paradise, ginger, nigella, caraway, cinnamon, rosebud, mace, anise, brown mustard, turmeric, chamomile, long pepper, cardamom, fenugreek, cloves, chili, lavender

Suggested Sides

  • couscous
  • rice
  • boiled potatoes

Instructions
 

Vegetables

  • In a POT, steam carrots and turnips or cook them over low heat in a little bit of water with salt to taste.
  • Use only as much water as needed to prevent the vegetables from burning.
  • Once the vegetables are tender, mash them with a fork or potato masher. Add salt & pepper to taste.

Chicken

  • In a large PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
  • Add the chicken, Ras El Hanout spices, and salt to taste. Mix well.
  • Fry the chicken until it is cooked through and turned brown on all sides.

Serve

  • Serve the chicken on a bed of vegetable mash with your preferred sides.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Substitute the chicken with turkey, lamb or pork tenderloin, sirloin beef, or your preferred steak. For lamb or beef, fry it to your desired doneness.
  • If you really want to miss out on the turnips, substitute them with potatoes.
  • Substitute white carrots with colored carrots.
Alternatively, use the Ras El Hanout spices for one of the following recipes:

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