Country pâté
Total time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Yield
4 servings
Country pâté is ideal as an appetizer, as a filling light meal or for a picnic or packed meal as it travels well.
challenging
Dishes that require hihg level of skill, effort and attention but still manageable at home.
Harira
Total time
3 hours
Yield
12 servings
A traditional soup from Morocco and Algeria with lentils, beans, rice,vegetables and meat.
Crispy Chinese pork
Total time
5 hours
Yield
6 servings
Pork meat slow cooked until tender with Chines spices, then pulled and dried in the oven.This recipe is time consuming but the results are well worth the effort.
Turkish baklava
Total time
1 hour
Yield
12 servings
Baklava is Turkey's most famous dessert. It consists of whole or chopped pistachio nuts enclosed between paper thin layers of phyllo pastry, drizzled with a honey based syrup. It makes a deliciously sweet and nutty dessert or a treat to serve with aromatic Turkish coffee.
Steak Johannesburg
Total time
50 minutes
Yield
2 servings
Steaks grilled in the best South African tradition, served with grilled asparagus with orange and nutmeg Hollandaise, and cumin flavored chickpeas. This is not as challenging as it may seem as long as the orange juice reduction is ready in advance.
Sancocho de gallina from Panama
Total time
2 hours
Yield
12 servings
In this new global kitchen, it is not impossible to find yucca and plantains - the large green ones used for cooking - either in the grocery store or specialty food shop.
Roast turkey with fruit stuffing and bacon rolls
Total time
5 hours
Yield
10 servings
Traditional roast turkey requires stuffing, bacon rolls, turkey gravy, and roast potatoes. Serve with seasonal vegetables on the side. Bread sauce and sausages can be also part of a traditional Holiday turkey dinner.
Peking duck
Total time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Yield
6 servings
The key to good Peking duck is the elaborate preparation that takes place before cooking. The bird should be thoroughly plucked and cleaned. Then it must be wiped, preferably with a bit of gin and hung to dry. Let the air flow through the bird for several hours. Keep the mouth open, a small cardboard tube works well.
Mole from Mexico
Total time
2 hours, 30 minutes
Yield
12 servings
The basic ingredients are straightforward enough, though some of them may require a bit of digging to locate. There's quite a bit of preparation to make a fine mole, but the effort is worth it, as a taste of the results will prove.
Jelly doughnuts
Total time
1 hour
Yield
12 servings
Jelly donuts make a great dessert or snack for your Hanukkah celebration or for any other occasion. This recipe takes time to prepare but it is worth it.