Dairy

Limburg asparagus soup with ham off thebone and egg mimosa

Limburg-asparagus-soup-withIngredients:
300 g/10 oz white asparagus
3/4 litre/1 1/2 pints vegetable
stock (tub)
1 teaspoon sugar
30 g/1 oz butter
30 g/1 oz flour
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz cream
pinch grated nutmeg
salt and freshly ground pepper
200 g/7 oz ham-off-the-bone
3 eggs, hardboiled
1 tablespoon finely chopped
parsley

Koninginnesoep Queen's soup

Queens-soupIngredients:
1 litre/2 pints chicken stock
30 g/1 oz flour
150 g/5 oz smoked salmon, in
pieces
freshly ground pepper
pinch nutmeg
few drops lemon juice
1 egg yolk
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz cream
2 tablespoons finely chopped
dill

Salmon plait

salmon-plaitIngredients:
* 250g (8 oz) shortcrust pastry

Filling:
* 50g (2 oz) Stork margarine
* 50g (2 oz) flour
* 275ml (1/2 pint) milk
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* A pinch of dry mustard
* 1 x 120 g (4 oz) can salmon, drained and flaked
* 1 hard-boiled egg, peeled and sliced
* 1 tomato, skinned and sliced
* Beaten egg or milk, to glaze

Herrings with mustard sauce

Herrings-with-mustard-sauceIngredients:
* 4 herrings, cleaned, gutted and boned
* 4 x 15ml spoons (4 tablespoons) wholemeal breadcrumbs
* 1/2 apple, grated
* 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
* 1 x 5ml spoon (1 teaspoon) lemon juice
* 25g (1 oz) melted Stork
* Sauce
* 25g (1 oz) Stork margarine
* 25g (l oz) flour
* 425ml (3/4 pint) milk
* 1 x 15ml spoon (1 tablespoon) dry mustard
* 1 x 15ml spoon (1 tablespoon) wine vinegar
* Lemon wedges and parsley, to garnish

Cauliflower soup with cheese puffs

Cauliflower-soup-with-cheesIngredients:
1 large potato
1 onion
25 g/1 oz butter
500 g/1 lb cauliflower florets +
one or two for garnishing
1 litre/2 pints vegetable stock
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz cream
pinch nutmeg
salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped
parsley
For the cheese puffs:
50 ml/2 fl oz milk
25 g/1 oz butter
30 g/1 oz flour
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons mature Gouda
cheese or any full-flavoured
cheese, grated

Cheese puffs

Cheese-puffsIngredients:
40 g/1 1/2 oz butter
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
25 g/1 oz flour
2 ml/7 fl oz milk
100 g/3 1/2 oz mature Gouda or
Cheddar cheese, grated
8 sheets of frozen cream puff
pastry
1 tomato
2 spring onions
25 g/1 oz mature Gouda cheese
or any full-favoured cheese,
grated and/or 2 tablespoons
sesame seeds

Speculaas Spiced biscuit

Spiced-biscuitIngredients:
200 g/7 oz self-raising cake flour
125 g/4 oz brown soft sugar
2 tablespoons all spice
pinch salt
150 g/5 oz chilled butter
1 tablespoon milk

Stuffed peppers with smoked mackerel

Stuffed-peppers-with-smoked-mackerel_cIngredients:
* 6 medium sized red or green peppers
* 15g (1/2 oz) Stork margarine
* 1 medium-sized onion, peeled and chopped
* 1/2 red pepper, de-seeded and chopped
* 1/2 green pepper, de-seeded and chopped
* 3 sticks celery, washed and chopped 1 small can sweetcorn, drained
* 4 tomatoes, skinned and chopped
* 225g (8 oz) smoked mackerel, skinned and flaked
* 275ml (1/2 pint) milk
* 25g (1 oz) plain flour
* 25g (1 oz) Stork margarine
* 50g (2 oz) cheese, finely grated
* 1 x 2.5ml spoon (1/2 teaspoon) oregano
* A little salt and freshly ground black pepper

Limburg cherry crumble flan

Limburg-cherry-crumble-flanIngredients:
175 g/6 1/2 oz butter
375 g/13 oz flour
200 g/7 oz sugar
1 packet of dried yeast
salt
3 egg yolks
3 ml/10 fl oz milk
1 vanilla pod
2 tablespoons custard powder or
cornflour
2 pots of stoned cherries
3 tablespoons wild fruit or
blackberry jam
icing sugar

Boterkoek: Butter cake with apricot filling

Butter-cake-with-apricot-fiIngredients:
250 g/8 oz flour
175 g/6 oz white castor sugar
salt
225 g/7 oz chilled butter
100 g/3 1/2 oz soaked dried
apricots
50 g/2 oz flaked almonds
2 tablespoons ginger syrup
1 tablespoon milk

Hearty peasant omelette with herbs

Hearty-peasant-omelette-witIngredients:
2 waxy potatoes
100 g/3 1/2 oz mushrooms
100 g/31/2 oz piece smoked
bacon, diced
100 /3 1/2 oz frozen peas
1 tablespoon finely chopped
parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped
chives
6 eggs
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz milk
salt and freshly ground pepper

Three in a pan with orange and cinnamon sugar

Three-in-a-pan-with-orange-Ingredients:
200 g/7 oz self-rising flour
salt
1 egg
200 ml/7 fl oz milk
juice and zest of 1 orange,
grated
2 teaspoons cinnamon
100 g/3 1/2 oz sugar
30 g/1 oz butter

Poffertjes Tiny cheese pancakes with herb butter

Tiny-cheese-pancakes-with-hIngredients:
400 ml/14 fl oz milk
15 g/1/2 oz fresh yeast or 7
g/1/2 teaspoon dried yeast
200 g/7 oz flour
100 g/3 1/2 oz buckwheat flour pinch salt
1 egg
100 g/3 1/2 oz mature Gouda
or other full-flavoured cheese
freshly ground pepper
40 g/1 1/2 oz melted butter
For the herb butter:
125 g/4 oz softened butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley
1 teaspoon finely chopped chives
1 teaspoon finely chopped chervil

Sticky Cake Recipe

Sticky-Cake-Recipe2Ingredients:
3 1/4 cups (1 400 gram bag) glutinous rice flour
2/3 cup brown sugar or 2 slabs (about 5 ounces) Chinese brown candy(pian tang in Mandarin; peen tong in Cantonese)
7 ounces boiling water
1/2 cup Chinese dates, softened in water, cut in half, pits removed, or 1/2 cup other dried fruit or 1/4 cup dates and 1/4 cup nuts
1 tablespoon milk
Water, as needed
1 tablespoon white sesame seeds
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or nonstick cooking spray

Cream of mushroom sauce (for white meat)

Cream-of-mushroom-sauce-foIngredients:
35 g/1 oz butter (or fat from the meat)
1 finely chopped small onion
150 g/5 oz mushrooms
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz water
125 ml/5 fl oz cream
2 teaspoons plain flour
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley