Mark and Katie gave us this recipe. Everyone likes as is, but I prefer it with whipping cream to make it creamer and thicker.
Experiment with different powdered creamers and omitting or swapping the spices.
Instant Mocha Mix
Empanadas
This is very similar to what our Spanish tutor said her mom made when Señora Swart was growing up in Argentina. Since 8 April is National Empanada Day, we decided to surprise her with some during our lesson.
Chocolate chip, brown butter, pecan cookies
Vegetable Stew
An excellent stew to serve on top of rice or Luphuftu.
If you have an overabundance of fresh tomatoes, they work wonderfully in this recipe. Just be sure to skin them before adding.
Maple Sugar
Maple Sugar is not hard to make and does not take a lot of time. It is super fun to watch the transformation from sticky overcooked syrup to granulated maple sugar! The large clumps are wonderful to eat!
The first few times we made sugar, we over cooked the syrup by a lot! It still worked, but took a MUCH longer. So be careful to watch the temperature.
Hot Chocolate Mix, Dairy free
We wanted something to drink that was different from tea and coffee. I had a bag of store bought dairy free hot chocolate mix that we liked, but was more expensive then I could afford very often. So we attempted to make our own. It is near enough to the mix that we are happy.
I prefer this with whipped cream, but have not found a dairy free alternative that I like.
Strawberry Spinach Salad
The salad is just the base, so adjust amounts as desired.
Maple Cream
Sort of like whipped honey, maple cream is a great addition to toast or crackers!
Burnt Almonds (Gebrannte Mandeln)
We discovered this recipe while looking for German Christmas recipes. Many “Weihnachtsmarkt” (Christmas markets) serve these cinnamony nuts. While it would make sense to share the recipe for Christmas, we decided to wait until National Almond Day, which is the 16th of February every year.
To keep from burning, the mixture needs to be stirred continuously.
Valentine Popcorn
The first time Andrea made this was for a Valentine’s day soccer game treat. Thus, “Valentine Popcorn”. Though Megan insisted it was Princess corn.