Danish Egg Cake and Rabbit-Jumping Contests

Danish Entree EGG CAKE (æggekage) INGREDIENTS 12 ounces bacon 1/2 small onion ¼ cup fresh basil 8 eggs ¼ cup flour 1½ cups milk ¼ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt no-stick spray SPECIAL UTENSILS electric […]

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Gallo Pinto, Bull Penises, and Getting Lost in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Entree GALLO PINTO INGREDIENTS 1 medium onion (1 more onion later) 2 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (2 tablespoons more later) 1½ cup white rice 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth ½ teaspoon […]

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Spicy Spanish Potatoes, Doggy Dating, and Armageddon

Spanish Entree PATATAS BRAVAS (spicy potatoes) INGREDIENTS 3 garlic cloves ½ onion 2 Roma tomatoes 1 tablespoon flour ½ cup water 5 medium russet potatoes ½ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt 2 ½ tablespoons olive […]

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Chocolate Sticky Cake and the Garden of Eden

Swedish Dessert CHOCOLATE STICKY CAKE (kladdkaka) INGREDIENTS ½ cup butter 2 eggs 1¼ cups sugar ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup flour ½ tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon confectionery sugar no-stick spray SPECIAL UTENSIL […]

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Kazakhstani Dumplings and the Importance of Being Stan

Kazakhstani Entree MANTIS INGREDIENTS – FILLING 1 pound ground lamb, ground beef, or combination 1 onion ½ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt INGREDIENTS – DOUGH up to 4 cups flour (plus two more tablespoons later) […]

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Sailor’s Beef and When Lice Picked Mayors

Swedish Entree SAILOR’S BEEF (sjömansbiff) INGREDIENTS 1¼ pounds round steak (½” thick or 8 slices) 2 yellow onions 1½ pounds brown potatoes 1½ tablespoons butter (1½ tablespoons more later) ½ teaspoon pepper ¾ teaspoon salt […]

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Curry Noodles and Your Extraterrestrial Clothes Dryer

Malaysian Soup CURRY NOODLES (laska) INGREDIENTS – PASTE 1 large shrimp (1 pound more later in SOUP) 5 garlic cloves 4 macadamian nuts 6 fresh red chiles (remove seeds to make less spicy) 5 shallots […]

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My Favorites for the World Cup Semifinals

Brazil over Germany. I’m feeling very hemispheric right. I’m also upset about the vicious tackle that took out a Brazilian star. I didn’t see it, but still. I just got reminded how West Germany and Austria […]

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Egg Coffee and How Goats Almost Ruled the Earth

Norwegian Appetizer EGG COFFEE INGREDIENTS 9 cups water (1⅓ cups more later) ½ cup freshly ground coffee ⅓ cup water (1 cup more later) egg 1 cup water. PREPARATION Add 9 cups water to large […]

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