31
Oct, 2021
Persian Khoresh Gheimeh

Persian Khoresh Gheimeh

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Persian Khoresh Gheimeh

Persian Khoresh Gheimeh

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Khoresh Gheimeh is a traditional Persian dish, a unique combination of fries over a lentil stew. The key flavor ingredient is dried Omani, or black lime, with its distinct flavor paired with holiday spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg. Omani limes are usually added in whole and cooked for hours. This spice blend includes ground Omani limes for a delicious weeknight dinner.
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hands-on time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Persian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Protein

  • 1/2 lb lamb or beef stew
  • 1 cup red lentils

Fresh Produce

  • 1 lb potatoes cut into fries
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic grated

Packaged Goods/Staples

  • 5 cups broth
  • 1 cup tomato puree not flavored
  • 3 cups boiled or steamed rice
  • oil
  • salt & pepper

Gheimeh Culinary Spice Kit

  • Omani limes, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, black pepper, cardamom, white pepper, nutmeg

Instructions
 

Fries

  • Preheat OVEN to 400°F.
  • In a BOWL, mix potatoes with 2 tbsp oil and salt to taste.
  • Place potatoes in one layer on a non-stick BAKING SHEET.
  • Bake in OVEN for 20-30 minutes until they become crisp and golden. Turn midway.

Lentils

  • In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil.
  • Fry onions over medium heat until they turn golden. Add garlic. Stir-fry for 1 minute.
  • Add meat. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Stir-fry for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add broth, tomato puree, Gheimeh spices, and salt & pepper to taste. Cover.
  • Bring to a boil. Cook over low heat until the meat is almost tender.
  • Add lentils and adjust salt.
  • Cook for about 20 minutes until all ingredients are tender.

Serve

  • Serve lentils over rice and top with fries.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Omit the meat and cook the broth for 15 minutes before adding the lentils.
  • Substitute lentils with yellow split peas. Soak them in water overnight and add about 10 minutes to the cooking time.
  • Substitute potatoes with frozen fries. 
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Sep, 2021
French Quiche Lorraine

Quiche – A Classic French Pie

Quiche - A Classic French Pie

A Hearty Traditional Meal with a Long History

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A classic French dish, the quiche Lorraine is a favorite to many. This French tart is now known for its delicious filling with cheese. However, originally, the dish contained no cheese at all.

Birthplace of The Quiche Lorraine

Lorraine, a region in northeastern France, was the birthplace of the famous quiche Lorraine. This region shares a border with Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. There are many historical sites in the area from both war and industry. Mixed into the historical sites are beautiful natural wonders.

Scenic prairies with rolling hills, lakes, and rivers cover the landscape of Lorraine. Within the old capital, Nancy, there are renowned 18th-century baroque buildings and squares. Lorraine is also home to the charming Vosges Mountains, famed for their natural warm water springs.

In addition, the cuisine boasts classic French dishes like Macarons de Nancy, Potée Lorraine, and Pâté Lorrain.

French Lorraine
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Rich French Cheeses

The authentic quiche was made with cream, eggs, and pork fat. It wasn’t until later on, that cheese became a staple ingredient in any quiche. 

With 1,200 varieties of cheese in today’s France, the country is known for its traditional cheeses.

The French enjoy cheese boards in restaurants and cheese with wine, making cheese a staple in the French diet. A few popular ones are Camembert, Brie, and Bleu d’Auvergne. The French cheeses are also categorized into 7 different families: Fresh cheese, Blue-Veined, Hard, Semi-Hard, Processed Cheese, Soft-Ripened, and Chevre.

In every region of France, a unique type of cheese is produced and consumed. Due to the abundance of cheeses, many French dishes require cheese in their recipe.

Delicious Cheese & Flaky Crust

Common fillings of the original quiche Lorraine include bacon, gruyere cheese, onion, and nutmeg. The dish ties all of these ingredients together into a deliciously flaky pie. 

From the ingredients, it is no wonder why the quiche Lorraine is the most popular quiche dish. Try our SpiceBreeze recipe for Quiche Lorraine! It contains many options to adapt it to your taste or to make it every time a bit different: add zucchini, pumpkin, spinach, or kale,  different kinds of ham or bacon, and, of course, different kind of cheese (mild to sharp). There are so many possibilities!

French Quiche Lorraine

Nutmeg can be found as a common ingredient in quiche recipes. Our SpiceBreeze Quiche Lorraine recipe introduces you to a precious alternative: Mace is a bit finer than nutmeg and not as sweet.

Nutmeg's Sister Spice

Mace is a sister spice of nutmeg as they come from the seed of the Nutmeg tree. Nutmeg is the actual seed from the tree, while mace is the aril, the red lacy coating around the seed.

Mace is a popular ingredient in Northern European dishes and often used in Indian curry.

This mace has no relation to the pepper spray of the same name.

nutmeg with mace
pie crust

Homemade Almond Crust

Lovers of the quiche Lorraine boast of its creamy and buttery taste. The flaky crust plays an essential role.

We suggest to try a homemade crust. It tastes so much better than prepackaged pies. And it sounds harder than it is. Our recipe is foolproof and doesn’t require a rolling pin or mixer.

The homemade crust from gluten free almond flour can be adapted for sweet pies as well.

A Taste of French Cuisine

Fines herbes refers to a set of herbs, most importantly chervil, chives, parsley, and tarragon. 

Chives add a mild onion-like taste making the dish taste a bit stronger. Chervil, also known as French parsley, adds mild, anise-like flavor. Finally, tarragon is a leafy herb (image on the side) that has a slight licorice-like taste to it. 

This combination is especially popular in French cuisine where it is added to poultry or egg dishes, and fresh salads.

Tarragon
Quiche - A Classic French Pie

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29
Oct, 2020
Greek Avgolemono

Greek Avgolemono

Avgolemono

Greek Avgolemono

The basic recipe for Avgolemono is a healthy chicken soup thickened with eggs and seasoned with lemon juice to taste. Perfect for the cold season. We added a modern twist with our pink pepperberry-lemon thyme blend.

Soup, Pasta, or Else?

Optionally, make a delicious Avgolemono pasta sauce. You can add your favorite vegetables either in the soup or pasta sauce. Or pour the sauce over cooked or fried vegetables. A good fit is green asparagus, turnip, rutabaga, pumpkin, zucchini, and/or carrot.

Variations
  • Skip the chicken soup step and buy cooked shredded
    chicken and chicken broth instead.
  • Substitute orzo with small noodles or cooked rice.
  • Add your favorite vegetables to the Avgolemono Soup.
  • Omit the chicken in the Avgolemono Soup.
  • Add 1-2 tbsp white wine and/or olive oil to the Base.
  • For a thicker soup, dissolve 1-2 tsp cornstarch in
    2 tbsp cold water. Add it to the Avgolemono Base.
The Avgolemono Culinary Spice Kit includes the following spices:

Pink pepperberries, chives, lemon thyme, savory, green peppercorns, lemon crystals

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Lemon Thyme
Lemon Thyme
Greek Avgolemono

Greek Avgolemono

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Greek Avgolemono is a healthy chicken soup thickened with eggs and seasoned with lemon juice to taste. Perfect for the cold season. We added a modern twist with our pink pepperberry-lemon thyme blend. Optionally, make a delicious Avgolemono pasta sauce. You can add your favorite vegetables to the soup or pasta sauce. Or pour the sauce over cooked or fried vegetables. A good fit is, for instance, asparagus, turnip, rutabaga, pumpkin, zucchini, and carrot.
 
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Hands-on Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Protein

  • 1 lb chicken pieces with skin*)

Produce

  • 1 each celery, carrot, onion roughly cut
  • 2 - 4 lemons for juice

Dairy

  • 2 eggs

Option 1: Avgolemono Soup

  • 1/4 cup orzo or any small noodles

Option 2: Avgolemono Pasta

  • 12-16 oz fettuccini or other pasta cooked
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • olive oil

Avgolemono Culinary Spice Kit

  • Pink pepperberries, chives, lemon thyme, savory, green peppercorns, lemon crystals 

Optional

  • Add 1-2 cups of your favorite vegetables cut into bite-size pieces (see suggestions above).
  • fresh parsley chopped

Instructions
 

Prepare Chicken

  • In a POT, bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
  • Add chicken, vegetables, and salt & pepper to taste.
  • Cook for 20 to 30 minutes until the chicken falls apart.
  • Take the chicken out and reserve the broth for later.
  • Remove the skin from the chicken and shred it with 2 forks.

Prepare Base

  • In a BOWL, add eggs and 2 tbsp lemon juice. Whisk.
  • Slowly stir in hot broth, 1 tbsp at a time, until the mixture reaches the temperature of the broth.

Option 1: Avgolemono Soup

  • To the POT, add orzo, 1 cup shredded chicken, additional vegetables (optional), hot Base, Avgolemono spices, and salt & lemon juice to taste.
  • Cook over medium heat for 6-10 minutes until the orzo is cooked ‘al dente’, stirring occasionally.
  • Serve with fresh parsley (optional). Enjoy!

Option 2: Avgolemono Pasta

  • In a PAN, fry onions in 2 tbsp of oil over medium heat until translucent.
  • Optionally, fry vegetables until cooked.
  • Add 2 cups of the chicken broth, 1 cup shredded chicken, hot Base, Avgolemono spices, and salt & lemon juice to taste.
  • Cook low for 5 minutes.
  • Serve sauce with cooked pasta. Enjoy!

Notes

*) Optional, buy broth and use cooked chicken or substitute the chicken with 1 lb vegetables, and skip step 'prepare chicken'.
  • Substitute orzo with 1 cup of cooked rice. 
  • Substitute chicken with veal or pork and cook longer.
  • Add 1-2 tbsp white wine and/or olive oil to the eggs.
  • For a thicker soup, dissolve 1-2 tsp cornstarch in 2 tbsp cold water. Add it to the eggs.
5
Feb, 2020
Falafel with cabbage

Egyptian Falafel

Falafel with cabbage

Egyptian Falafel

Falafel can make a great substitute for a burger, once in a while or weekly. Consider our variations as a start for your creativity. You can change the type of beans and herbs, add vegetables to the beans, serve them with any type of bread, sauce, and salad.

Frying Or Baking

Though baking the Falafel is easier, we recommend frying them to get a crunchy outside.

Variations
The Falafel Culinary Spice Kit includes the following spices:

Coriander, cumin, paprika

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Egyptian Falafel

Egyptian Falafel

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Falafel can make a great substitute for a burger, once in a while or weekly. Consider our variations as a start for your creativity. You can change the type of beans and herbs, add vegetables to the beans, serve them with any type of bread, sauce, and salad. Although baking the Falafel is easier, we recommend frying them to get a crunchy outside.
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Cuisine Egyptian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Shopping list

  • 2 cup garbanzo beans dry
  • 1/4 cup cilantro or mint, or parsley, finely chopped
  • 6 oz red cabbage finely sliced
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 6-8 pita bread or any other flatbread, baguette, or rolls

You might have

  • 2-3 tbsp flour
  • 4 cloves garlic grated
  • 1-2 lime or lemon for juice
  • olive oil
  • salt

Culinary Spice Kit

  • Cumin, coriander, paprika

Instructions
 

Prepare beans

  • In a BOWL, cover dry garbanzo beans with water. Let soak beans for 24 hours. Rinse. Drain.

Prepare paste

  • In a FOOD PROCESSOR, add beans, herbs, garlic, 2 tbsp flour, salt to taste, and half of the Falafel Spices.
  • Mix all into a paste. Cover the bowl and let rest in the fridge for 1 hour.

Form Falafel

  • Form small patties. Add lime juice or more flour if necessary.

Option 1: Bake Falafel

  • Preheat OVEN to 350°F.
  • Place patties on a non-sticking BAKING PAN and brush or spray them with a bit of oil.
  • Bake the patties for 20-30 minutes until they become crisp and light brown.

Option 2: Fry Falafel

  • In a PAN, heat 1/2 inch of vegetable oil (other than olive oil) over high heat.
  • Add patties. Do not crowd the pan.
  • Fry patties for about 5 minutes until they become crisp on both sides.
  • Flip the patties halfway.

Yogurt Sauce

  • Mix yogurt with lime juice and salt to taste.
  • Add grated garlic (optional).

Serve

  • Serve Falafel in bread with cabbage and sauce. For more options see the links in the notes.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe for Falafel with cooked garbanzo beans from a can.
Recipe for Falafel with Beetroots or Spinach.
Recipe for Tahini.
25
Sep, 2019
Martinican Colombo de Poulet

Martinican Colombo de Poulet

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Martinican Colombo de Poulet

Martinican Colombo de Poulet

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Colombo de Poulet is a popular dish in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The key ingredient is the spice bend Colombo powder (Poudre de Colombo) with brown mustard and white rice. You can find the seasoning at any market on the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. It's named after the capital of its origin, Sri Lanka.
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hands-on time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Martinican
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Protein

  • 1.5 lbs chicken legs

Produce

  • 1 acorn squash
  • 1 sweet potato
  • 1 lemon for juice
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 inch ginger grated

Packaged Goods/Staples

  • salt & pepper
  • oil
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • starch corn or potato
  • 3-4 cups cooked rice

Colombo Culinary Spice Kit

  • Pouch [1] Anise seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, brown mustard seeds
  • Pouch [2] Turmeric, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, brown mustard, black pepper, cloves, white rice

Optional

  • chili peppers sliced

Suggested Sides

  • plantain sliced, fried
  • cooked kidney beans
  • Caribbean rice & beans recipe

Instructions
 

Prepare

  • Cut vegetables into bite-size pieces.

Marinate

  • Season the chicken legs with salt & pepper to taste, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and 2 tbsp oil.
  • Let them rest for 30 minutes.

Cook

  • In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil over low-medium heat.
  • Fry Colombo [1] spices about 1 minute until fragrant.
  • Scoop the spices out. Set them aside.
  • Fry the onions until they turn translucent.
  • Add the ginger and chicken legs. Reserve the remaining marinade for later.
  • Fry the chicken legs on all sides until they turn light brown, turning frequently.
  • Add the chicken broth, the remaining marinade, Colombo [2] spices, and salt to taste.
  • Return the fried spices.
  • Optionally, add chili peppers.
  • Cover, bring to a boil, and let cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes.
  • Add the vegetables and continue to cook for about 10 minutes until all ingredients are cooked.
  • In a CUP, dissolve 1 tbsp starch in 2 tbsp cold water.
  • Stir the slurry into the sauce until the sauce thickens.

Serve

  • Serve the chicken with sauce and rice.
  • Optionally, add beans and fried plantain.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Substitute the chicken with fish fillets (e.g. cod, halibut, haddock, pollack, bass) or shrimp and adjust the cooking time.
  • Substitute the vegetables with zucchini, potatoes, eggplant, or any pumpkin. Make sure to have two different kinds.
  • Add Caribbean Rice and Beans as a side.
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Oct, 2018
Tunesian Qalat Daqqa

Tunisian Qalat Daqqa

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Tunesian Qalat Daqqa

Tunisian Qalat Daqqa

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Qalat Daqqa is a Tunisian five-spice blend. Our version adds exotic rosebuds. The most significant part of Qalat Daqqa is a rare spice from West Africa ‘grains of paradise’, also known as malagueta or Guinea pepper. This seasoning staple is versatile and great on meat or vegetables for grilling or in hearty soups and stews.
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hands-on time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Tunisian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

Protein

  • 1 lb ground meat [1] beef or lamb
  • 1 cup garbanzo beans from a can

Produce

  • 2 large tomatoes quartered
  • 8 oz baby carrots or pumpkin cut into 1-inch cubes

Packaged Goods/Staples

  • olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • salt
  • 3 cups couscous [2] plain

Qalat Daqqa Culinary Spice Kit

  • Black pepper, nutmeg, cloves, grains of paradise, cinnamon, rosebuds

Instructions
 

  • In a POT, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
  • Fry onions until translucent.
  • Add meat and stir-fry for a couple of minutes.
  • Add 1 cup of water, garbanzo beans, vegetables, Qalat Daqqa spices and salt to taste.
  • Mix well. Cover. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Occasionally, stir and check for water.
  • Prepare couscous according to package instructions.
  • Serve stew over couscous.
  • Optionally, serve with mint tea.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

[1] Options to substitute the ground meat:
  • stew meat, and cook for about 2 hours.
  • chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes.
  • zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and/or eggplant.
[2] Substitute couscous with orzo pasta, buckwheat, bulgur, pearl couscous, or quinoa.
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Tunesian Qalat Daqqa

Tunisian Qalat Daqqa

Qalat Daqqa is a Tunisian five-spice blend. Our version adds exotic rosebuds. The most significant part of Qalat Daqqa is a rare spice from West Africa ‘grains of paradise’, also known as malagueta or Guinea pepper. This seasoning staple is versatile and great on meat or vegetables for grilling or in hearty soups and stews.

Protein

  • 1 lb ground meat (beef or lamb)
  • 1 cup garbanzo beans (from a can)

Produce

  • 2 large tomatoes (quartered)
  • 8 oz baby carrots or pumpkin (cut into 1-inch cubes)

Packaged Goods/Staples

  • olive oil
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • salt
  • 3 cups couscous (plain)

Qalat Daqqa Culinary Spice Kit

  • Black pepper, nutmeg, cloves, grains of paradise, cinnamon, rosebuds

  1. In a POT, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.

  2. Fry onions until translucent.
  3. Add meat and stir-fry for a couple of minutes.

  4. Add 1 cup of water, garbanzo beans, vegetables, Qalat Daqqa spices and salt to taste.

  5. Mix well. Cover.
  6. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
  7. Occasionally, stir and check for water.

  8. Prepare couscous according to package instructions.

  9. Serve stew over couscous

  10. Optionally, serve with mint tea.
  11. Enjoy!

Substitute ground meat with stew meat, and cook for about 2 hours.
Substitute ground meat with chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes.
Substitute meat with zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and/or eggplant.
Substitute couscous with orzo pasta, buckwheat, bulgur, pearl couscous, or quinoa.

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grains of paradise, nutmeg, rosebud

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