Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category
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Maizena Cookies
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Can’t have gluten but craving cookies? Here’s a recipe for you! But beware…. they are very addictive and most people I know can easily eat four to five in the blink of an eye. Maizena cookies are light, not too sweet and they are gluten-free! In stead of flour, we use cornstarch which can be found [...]
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Nasi Goreng (Surinamese)
Sunday, March 8th, 2009
The beauty of growing up in my family and in Suriname was the exposure of a large variety of dishes. No two are alike as you will see in the recipe below. Even within Indonesian or Chinese cooking there are different styles of fried rice by changing or omitting some of the ingredients. Soy sauce for example will [...]
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Garlic string beans
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
We often hear on the news how important it is to have a balanced diet, one that includes fruits and vegetables. We need the nutrients that fruits and vegetables provide, to help lower the risk of various diseases, but in spite of all the educational information coming out in journals, magazines and on the internet, most [...]
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Kahlúa Cake
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
This is what happens when you try to bake a cake and don’t have all the ingredients in the house: a new cake is born, The Kahlúa Cake! Kahlúa is a Mexican liqueur with coffee flavor. The alcohol content varies between 20-35%. It is used with coffee, cocktails and desserts, including cake and ice cream. [...]
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Creamy Lemon Meringue Pie
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Lemon Meringue Pie is one of my top favorite desserts (well, next to Key Lime Pie). I like the “lightness” after a full meal, and the combination of sweet and tangy with a bit of creamy is for me the best way to end dinner. The following recipe was shared by my co-worker Michael at [...]
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Spicy Gugri (Surinamese-Indian)
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Gugri or channa is the Indian name for chickpeas or garbanzo beans and I remember my mom preparing gugri for special occassions only. She would make spicy gugri as an appetizer or snack, but then with more of an Indonesian flavor than Indian. It was one of our favorite snacks, but she probably didn’t make [...]
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Carrot muffins
Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Sometimes men need to stay out of the kitchen! Last week while I was preheating the oven for my carrot muffins, a lot of smoke started to come out. After questioning my boyfriend, he admitted that a little “accident” had happened. He tried to reheat coagulated honey in a plastic bottle which exploded “a little [...]
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Reina Pepiada (Venezuelan)
Monday, December 8th, 2008
A few weeks before Thanksgiving we had an international potluck at the office, allowing everyone to bring a dish to share. With co-workers from many countries in Latin America, Canada, China, Spain and the USA, we were able to put together a nice little feast! There were appetizers, main dishes and even dessert that many of us had [...]
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Easy Recipe for Basic Hummus
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
I found this recipe in a weekly ezine I receive from Dinneen Diette of Eat without Guilt. There are many sites about diet and nutrition, but I really liked Dinneen’s approach to food: eating without guilt! It is what we are all about at Multi Culti Cooking, we enjoy cooking and then enjoy eating what [...]
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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Sunday, November 9th, 2008
I learned this recipe from my Mom and made it so often that I don’t even look up the recipe anymore. For a lower saturated fat percentage, you can substitute the butter with margarine (or shortening which has no salt), or use half butter half margarine . I’ve experimented with both and there is only a [...]
