Spiced Honey Cake Loaf
Bake two spiced honey loaves scented with cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Cool the honey syrup before mixing with eggs and bake until the deep center tests clean. Let them cool.
Baked Potato and Pea Vegetarian Samosas
Bake vegetarian potato-and-pea samosas with spiced carrot and sunflower seeds. Cook potatoes before filling pastry, seal the triangles and bake until crisp and golden.
Tomato and Fresh Basil Bruschetta
Toast baguette slices and top with fresh tomato, basil, garlic, olive oil and a little balsamic vinegar. Assemble bruschetta just before eating to keep the bread crisp.
Smoky Chipotle Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili
Simmer smoky chipotle vegetarian chili with kidney beans, black beans, red peppers and tomato juice. Reduce it until thick and add optional cheddar at the table.
Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
Roast red peppers until blistered and blend with tomato, onion and vegetable stock for a smooth soup. Swirl sour cream into each hot bowl just before serving. Serve hot.
Fluffy Apple and Kefir Cake
Bake a fluffy kefir and apple cake with a tender, lightly tangy crumb. Layer sliced apples between two portions of batter and test the deep center before cooling.
Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk from Milk Powder
Reduce milk powder, water and sugar into a thick sweetened milk syrup, stirring often to prevent scorching. Refrigerate this homemade condensed milk; it is not shelf stable.
Sour Cream Vanilla Cupcakes
Bake twelve tender sour cream cupcakes with a simple vanilla batter and optional raisins. Fill each liner two-thirds full and check the centers with a skewer. at home.
Thin Nalysnyky Pancakes with Cottage Cheese
Make thin Ukrainian nalysnyky from a rested milk batter and fill them with sweetened cottage cheese. Roll the pancakes and gently warm the parcels before serving.
Apple and Walnut Filo Strudel
Roll a cinnamon apple and walnut filling in buttered filo sheets for a crisp strudel. Drain the apples, add breadcrumbs underneath and bake until pastry is deeply golden.
Black Bean and Corn Vegan Chili
Simmer vegan black bean and kidney bean chili with corn, tomato, cumin and paprika. Use fully cooked beans and reduce the sauce until it coats a spoon. Serve it hot.
Folded Raspberry Puff Pastry Tart
Fold one puff pastry sheet around sugared raspberries and bake the fruit until bubbly. Cornstarch catches the juices and a short rest gives the rustic tart cleaner slices.