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Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Best Curried Red Lentil Soup Recipe

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Best Curried Red Lentil Soup Recipe
This is a great Indian dal recipe with very subtle flavors which blend together smoothly. It’s a sweet variety of spices to introduce children to complex flavors in a healthy dish. A satisfying winter dish, this may be enjoyed year-round as it is very easy to prepare and serve.   Makes 4 servings.  

Ingredients:
2 T. butter
1 T. olive oil
1 medium onion – peeled and minced
1 carrot – peeled and finely chopped

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

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Korean Barbecue with a Twist

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Preserved Moroccan Lemon: Make-Your-Own

As a half-Moroccan household, you would think I would have embraced cooking with preserved lemon much sooner than I did. Truth be told, I was a bit intimidated by preserved lemon. I didn’t know how to make it and thought a fresh lemon slice would suffice just fine as a substitute. I was very, very wrong.   The first time I encountered preserved lemon (l’hamed marakad in Moroccan Arabic) was on my second trip to Morocco  Read more »

Glühwein Recipe (hot wine punch)

When the days grow shorter and the temperature decreases so much so that you see yourself breathing outside, then it’s that time of year when you need the right beverage to warm you up from the inside. This winter beverage is glühwein in German, literally glow wine or hot wine punch would be the loose English translation. Glühwein is popular in all the German-speaking countries, the Netherlands and the Alsace region of France as a traditional holiday drink  Read more »

Samhain Recipe: Colcannon

Samhain is the birth mom of Halloween. The pagan holiday took place on October 31 in Ireland. It marked the end of a cycle, when the old crops were harvested, the livestock brought indoors and souls would return to visit their former homes. Because it takes place in the autumn, root vegetables are stars of the table. Once upon a time, Colcannon, a mashed potato and cabbage dish, was served with objects in it, to predict for the coming year  Read more »

Eid Recipe: Moroccan Lamb with Prunes

Eid is a time for food, family and celebration. Lamb is a popular dish because of the animal that is sacrificed. Below is a Moroccan dish I learned from my mother-in-law (with some variations). She made this last time I was in Morocco with my family and an animal was sacrificed in celebration of my second daughter’s birth. Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

Indonesian Yellow Coconut Rice (Nasi Kuning)

When I was growing up, fragrant yellow coconut rice was right at home sitting next to the roast beef, honey-baked ham and Yule log cake served during Christmas dinner.   Every year, my mom would make nasi tumpeng, a unique Indonesian rice combination. She would start by making rice flavored with coconut, turmeric and other herbs, which she would shape into a conical pyramid and place on a bed of folded banana leaves  Read more »

Rosh Hashanah Apple Cake

Apples and honey are the symbolic foods of the Jewish New Year. So let’s make something sweet to celebrate!

Ingredients

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling on pan
  • 1 1/2-2 tart apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  • 4 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons honey


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Enkutatash Recipe: Dabo Kolo

Looking for a fun way to celebrate Ethiopian New Year with your family?  These snacks are great for lunchboxes, after school snacks or appetizer nibbles at your next dinner party. You can easily adjust the spice level to make them more or less but I lean towards more spicy!

Ingredients:
1 c whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tablespoons berberé
1/2 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt

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Jamaican Recipe: Saltfish and Dumpling

I make this dish quite often. It is a quick dish that isn’t too fancy, so it’s perfect for a weekday meal. It’s a traditional Jamaican breakfast that is often used with other forms of starch such as boiled banana, yam, potatoes, plantain and breadfruit. Codfish or saltfish is a major component of Jamaican cuisine and is very easy to make.

Ingredients
Saltfish
1 pack of salted Pollock (cod)
2 chopped tomatoes
1 chopped onion

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Moroccan Lamb Tajine with Fingerling Potatoes

In the southern Ourika Valley of Morocco, this lamb tajine is a very popular dish. The first time I made this, thinking I alone had invented it, my Moroccan husband exclaimed, “How did you learn to make an Ourika tajine?” I’ve never been to Ourika and admittedly I was a little hurt – this was my creation! Turns out I’d just made something women in Ourika have been making for generations  Read more »

Dragon Boat Festival Recipe: Red Bean Pastry

For years, Dragon Boat Festival was rarely celebrated outside of China. It’s a wonder, because the beauty and excitement of sailing dragon-decorated boats down the river are unrivaled in other holidays. Pretty much every recipe I found for Dragon Boat Festival (June 23, 2012) was for zongzi, steamed rice dumplings. However, as these recipes were outside my culinary realm, I kept digging  Read more »

International Children’s Day Recipe: Ping Gai

In 1925, the World Conference for the Well-Being of Children claimed that June 1 would become International Children’s Day. There are a few theories as to why this date was selected, one being that many Chinese orphans gathered in San Francisco on June 1 of that year to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival. Regardless of the differing beliefs about the origin, the tenant behind the holiday remains steadfast  Read more »

Falafel To Die For

Falafel are deep-fried chick pea or fava bean balls. While they originated in Egypt, they are now eaten throughout the Middle East. They are commonly found in pita sandwiches but can top salads or stand alone. Most recipes call for dried and soaked or canned chick peas. This one uses chick pea (or garbanzo) flour. While that may not be one of your pantry staples yet, once you make this recipe, it will be! Other than lemon juice, this recipe calls for all items you most likely have on hand already  Read more »

Wesak Recipe: Tofu and Vegetables with Peanut Sauce

Wesak (also called Vesak), a Southeast Asian holiday, celebrates the birth and enlightenment of Buddha. Wesak is one of the most important Buddhist events and is celebrated with color and gaiety. While Wesak food varies by country, it is proper for food to be vegetarian. This dish was simple to prepare and delicious! If your children do not like spice, you may want to omit the cayenne  Read more »

Sugar Pie Recipe for Beltane

Beltane, a Gaelic festival, celebrates the coming of summer. The name derives from the Gaelic word for May. The holiday is celebrated on May 1 in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Foods eaten represent the fertility of the Earth–eggs, creme and berries are prevalent. Sugar pie is a “summer” pie and reminiscent of pecan pie filling, minus the nuts  Read more »

Tandoori Chicken: Vaisakhi Recipe

Vaisakhi, celebrated throughout the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, carries different meaning for different sects. For the Sikh population, among other things, it marks the anniversary of the abolition of the caste system and the celebration that all people are equal. For the Hindis, it is the start of the New Year. For the Buddhists, it is the day Gautam Buddha reached Nirvana  Read more »

Passover Recipe: Gefilte Fish

Passover celebrates the Jewish post-slavery exodus from Egypt. The holiday begins on the 15th day of the month of Nissan, which typically falls in March or April, and lasts seven or eight nights, dependent on different Jewish sects. Because the Jews fled without warning and thus had no time to let their bread rise, throughout the holiday no leavening of any sort can be eaten  Read more »

Nowruz Recipe: Red Rice with Green Beans (Lubia Polow)

This dish was my childhood favorite; we called it red rice (because of the tomatoes in the rice). It was also my children’s favorite when they were growing up. Whenever I asked them what they wanted, they would say lubia polow. I have included this recipe in memory of my childhood and theirs.   makes: 6 servings preparation time: 20 minutes cooking time: 45 minutes  

Ingredients:
Long-grain white basmati
Rice 2 cups (for this recipe I like to use Ahoo Bareh basmati rice)
Olive oil – 1/2 cup
Onion 1 large, peeled and thinly diced

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Holi Recipe: Besan Ladoo

Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, is the celebration of spring awakening. It begins on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna (February/March). Typical rituals include throwing colored and scented powder and perfume on participants. The two-day festival allows people to drop societal norms imposed by class, age, gender and caste, thus it’s a time for united celebration  Read more »

Purim Recipe: Hamantaschen

Hamantaschen (also sometimes written Hamantashan) are the quintessential Purim treat. While the origin of the cookie and its name are in debate, the most taught explanation is that both are derived from the hat that Haman, the antagonist of the holiday’s story who sought to destroy all the Jews, wore. Purim celebrates the salvation of the Jewish people from Haman’s evil plot  Read more »

Carnival Recipe: Pao de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)

The term Carnival is derived from the term “carnelavare,” which loosely translates to “remove meat.” The festivity is a time of indulgence before the austerity of lent. The celebration, held the 46th day before Easter, varies by country but is marked by dancing, singing and parades. Because my past few recipes have been carb heavy, I debated including this even though I learned it is a Carnival staple  Read more »

Nirvana Day Recipe: Miso Udon Soup

Nirvana Day, also called Parinirvana Day, is celebrated throughout the Mahayanan Buddhist world. While celebrations (and even the date the holiday is celebrated) differ depending on their locale, the universal premise of the holiday is to commemorate the day when Buddha reached full nirvana, or bliss, through death. Buddhists celebrate death as a form of change, rather than mourn it  Read more »

Imbolc Recipe: Boxty (mashed potato pancakes)

Imbolc, a Gaelic festival with Medieval origins, is a celebration of hearth and home. It is normally held on February 1 or 2 and marks the oncoming of spring. The holiday is often celebrated by enjoying dairy goods, as milk represents spring birth. Below is a recipe for boxty, Irish potato pancakes (and excellent conduits for fresh butter!). Unlike their Eastern European relatives, these pancakes are made with precooked mashed potatoes  Read more »

Vietnamese New Year Recipe: Banh Chung

This Vietnamese dish is traditionally eaten on Tết, the country’s New Year’s celebration. However, Banh Chung is so delicious, the dish doubles as a daily staple. Even more fun than unwrapping the bundle of sticky rice and pork, is the tale of its inception. Ruler Hung Vuong challenged his princes to present to him the most delicious symbolic dish they could find to honor Tết  Read more »

Three Kings Day Recipe: Rosca de Reyes

Rosca de Reyes is the traditional pastry bread eaten on Three Kings Day across Latin America and beyond. The best part for kids is a hidden surprise in the bread–a plastic baby (representing the Three Kings’ search for baby Jesus). Whoever finds it in their slice has good luck or some other obligation. For example, in Mexico traditionally, the person who found the baby had to host a party on February 2, known as Día de la Candelaria–this ritual is no longer as common though everywhere in Mexico today  Read more »

Hopi Corn Stew Recipe

This Hopi recipe is perfect for the family on those cold and long winter days.

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef (you can easily omit this to make it vegetarian)
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic
4 large carrots, chopped finely

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Moroccan Inspired Stuffing Recipe

One of the requirements for our Thanksgiving was that each family had to bring a dish from their country. We had Indian Samosas with chutney, South Indian idlis with another type of chutney, Mexican minced meat stuffing and chicken, a French beet creation (our French friend said it was French but didn’t have a name for it), baked brie in puff pastry, and another French potato dish  Read more »

Day of the Dead Recipe: Pan de Muerto

By Gabriela from Gabriela’s Kitchen Since November 1st and 2nd are believed to be the easiest days for mis muertos queridos (my departed loved ones) to visit and take pleasure in earthly delights, I will light candles and set out fragrant marigolds to guide their way, bake delicious pan de muerto to satisfy their stomachs and set out a glass of water to quench their thirst  Read more »

German Recipe: Pheasant in a Creamy Wine Reduction Sauce with Sauerkraut

While the international community is traveling to Munich to drink beers from huge glasses and eat grilled chicken or schweinshaxn (roasted pork knuckle) at the world’s most famous beer party, Oktoberfest, we look for something a little lighter but every bit as German. Serves 4

Ingredients:
For the pheasant:
1 (1  Read more »

Ethiopian New Year Recipe: Doro Wat

Doro wat is a popular Ethiopian dish that is eaten year round and traditionally made on Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year. Search the spice rack to create this perfect recipe for the whole family, with basic

Ingredients and a low-prep time. Go ahead, make something new tonight!

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Ramadan Recipe: Chicken Kebabs

I can remember when I was little my parents would feed us early and send us to bed to get some peace during iftar (the daily breaking of the fast during Ramadan). We then spent all evening sitting on the stairs trying to find ways to come downstairs and eat all the nice things everyone else was having. I am now having to deal with the same from my children  Read more »

Ramadan Recipe: Moroccan Harira

Harira is a traditional Moroccan soup made during Ramadan to break the daily fast, and is served after eating dates and milk. It is traditionally made with lamb, but the lamb can be omitted to make it vegetarian for a hearty meal as well. I prefer it without lamb.   My first harira was out of a box (yes they really do make a boxed version!) Back in the day, when my husband and I were just boyfriend and girlfriend, he and his brother were making Ramadan dinner with boxed harira  Read more »

Peruvian Recipe: Lomo Saltado

A lot of typical Andean foods are comfort foods for me. I know comfort foods are usually something that reminds you of your childhood, but comfort foods for me are related to places and times when I felt everything about life was good, much like the time I spent living in Ecuador. This is a Peruvian recipe for lomo saltado (Ecuadorians make it too) from Fighting Windmills that is simple and so tasty  Read more »

Mongolian recipe: Khuushuur

This simple Mongolian recipe is popular at Naadam. Khuushuur uses straightforward

Ingredients that can be found tucked away in your kitchen cabinet. Served best warm, they are also a great alternative to the potsticker or empanada (yum).

 

Main I

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Midsummer Recipe: Ginger-glazed Salmon Over Warm Potato Salad

After browsing many Scandinavian recipes for this issue, we struck upon one that is summery, Swedish-inspired and delicious. The place where we found it is sort of the Swedish stereotype—eh hem— Ikea . Just because Ikea makes some of the most popular furniture worldwide doesn’t mean they can’t cook as well so we thought we would give it a try  Read more »

Canadian Recipe: Poutine

The flashing-neon preface to this recipe is that this is our InCultureParent twist on poutine, the popular Canadian French fry specialty. Because we always try to feature healthy recipes, it didn’t feel right to us to encourage you to eat French fries, even if they are Canadian French fries. So we made our own variation of this Canadian dish, with baked sweet potatoes as French fries  Read more »

Korean Recipe: Hoddeok

Hoddeok is a “traditional” Korean street vendor food. Korean people love to eat this delicious snack especially in the cold winter. It tastes best when it is warm. You can find the

Ingredients for this recipe easily anywhere, so I highly recommend this one. Do you like sticky buns or pecan rolls? If so, I bet you will love this  Read more »

Vesak Recipe: Fried Meehoon

Editor’s note: On Vesak, it is prohibited to kill any being, so everyone eats vegetarian. Here’s a recipe from Malaysia that is popular on Vesak. This author’s food blog, Pure Glutton, is guaranteed to make your tummy rumble with its pics! Fried Meehoon (vegetarian version)

Ingredients:

300g/1.5 cups meehoon (dried rice vermicelli)
150g/1 cup beansprouts
150g/1 cup shredded carrots
150g/1 cup mustard leaves (sawi)

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Vaisakhi Recipe: Sarson Ka Sag

Sarson ka sag is traditionally a Punjabi dish, often made on Vaisakhi but not exclusively. It’s totally delicious, vegetarian and incorporates one of the world healthiest veggies—mustard greens—in a way that even your kids might eat. Mustard greens are an excellent anti-cancer vegetable, can lower cholesterol and have been known to be beneficial for colds, arthritis and depression  Read more »

Holi Recipe: Thandai (Delicious Almond-Spiced Milk)

Thandai is a refreshing milk-based drink, accented with bold flavors. It is traditionally consumed in Northern India during the festival of Holi. You can find many variations of this recipe and nothing is quite set in stone so feel free to experiment with spices and proportions.  

Ingredients:

 

4 cups of milk (whole milk is best but you can substitute for low fat or soy)
½ cup almonds
1 T poppy seeds
1 t black peppercorns
4 green cardamom pods, crushed

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Chinese New Year Recipe: Yuanxiao (sweet rice balls)

Yuanxiao, or sweet rice balls, are traditionally eaten on Lantern Festival, which is the last day of the two-week Chinese New Year holiday. Lantern Festival falls on the first full moon of the new year and people traditionally go out on the street at night carrying lanterns, and light fireworks and visit friends and family. They also eat this sweet dessert, which has a round shape symbolizing family unity and happiness (and the full moon)  Read more »

Ayyam-i-Ha Recipe: Fesenjan (walnut-pomegranate chicken)

Because the Baha’i faith was born out of what was formerly Persia, Persian recipes are very appropriate for Ayyam-i-Ha. This recipe for fesenjan, also called fesanjoon depending on the regional dialect, combines chicken with pomegranates and walnuts for an amazing explosion of taste.  

Ingredients:

 

1/4 cup olive oil
2 to 3 pounds of chicken, cut into pieces
2 diced onions
2 cups of walnuts, finely ground (in a food processor)
2-3 cups of water (you can alternatively use chicken stock for extra flavor)

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Armenian Christmas Recipe: Anooshabour (Armenian Christmas Pudding)

This is a traditional Armenian Christmas recipe. In the early days, at every Armenian feast, Anooshabour was a traditional must!

Ingredients:
1 c. skinless whole grain wheat (also called shelled wheat berries)*
1 1/2 c. golden bleached raisins
2 c. dried apricots
3 qt. water

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Armenian Recipe: Tina’s Armenian-Kiss Martini

Pomegranates are the Armenian national fruit and you could easily say that vodka is an Armenian national pastime. Combine the two together and you have an explosively delicious cocktail, rich in Armenian flavor. This is a great one not just for the holidays but any festive occasion.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups pomegranate juice
2 ounces quality vodka
1 ounce cointreau or Triple Sec or Grand Marnier
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Japanese New Year Recipe: Ozoni

Ozoni, or mochi soup, is a Japanese holiday meal traditionally prepared on New Year’s Day. After baking, fresh mochi is put into a bowl, and soup and cabbage are ladled over it. I remember watching my mom make ozoni once by boiling pork bones to create a soup base then adding napa cabbage. There are many different variations of ozoni–what follows below is my recipe  Read more »

Hanukkah Recipe: Noodle Kugel

By Stacey Snacks The Yiddish translation of Kugel is any baked pudding in Eastern European Jewish culture. My favorite is a noodle kugel, also known as noodle pudding. There are two types of noodle kugel: a sweet kugel and a savory one (which has no sour cream or cottage cheese). The sweet one (made with dairy) has to be served with a meal that is free of meat, and the savory one could be served alongside a meat dinner (making it kosher)  Read more »

Diwali Recipe: Kheer

As much as Diwali is a festival of lights, it is also a festival of sweets. There are so many amazing sweet dishes made in celebration of Diwali. Here we present one of them, Kheer, an Indian rice pudding. Serves 4

Ingredients:
1/2 cup basmati rice, washed and drained
4-5 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 tablespoon rose water (optional but worth it)

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Armenian Recipe: Apricot Tart

Apricots are a traditionally Armenian fruit. If you haven’t had apricots in Armenia, you haven’t tasted the sweet juiciness that apricots can be. What follows is a wonderful apricot tart, inspired by the Armenian fruit.

Ingredients
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
2 cups canola or vegetable oil

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(And as a side note, if you want to shut someone up, just quote one (of many) benefits of bilingualism: it recently was found that it can protect the brain from developing Alzheimer's :) Here are tw...
From 10 Things Not to Say to Parents of Multilingual Children
Hi Olga, I am raising a trilingual boy (Dutch, Italian, English) in the US and also here, mostly postive comments. The negative ones I've heard all came from Dutch family friends..! My profession is...
From 10 Things Not to Say to Parents of Multilingual Children
Thank you, Olga. I think you're right on-- both ways work indee...
From Cross-Cultural Parenting in Guatemala: Rethinking Cultural Norms
Meerna, thank you for your kind words. It's true huh...one is not superior, just different. I have a feeling our mother-in-laws would get along :...
From Cross-Cultural Parenting in Guatemala: Rethinking Cultural Norms
Thank you so much for your articles. I am falling of the wagon too and just try to climb back on over and over again and it's reassuring to hear that it also happens to other parents. I try to speak...
From Falling off the OPOL Wagon
Love this article! Finally someone who says: "we have our way and their have their ways, and both of these ways work". Thank yo...
From Cross-Cultural Parenting in Guatemala: Rethinking Cultural Norms
I loved that you chose to write about this and with such clarity! I strongly believe that every cultural practice has a reasoning and justification. One is not superior than the other, they are just...
From Cross-Cultural Parenting in Guatemala: Rethinking Cultural Norms
[...] Kai-Hwa Wang also writes about her daughter’s experience with that same taunt. In her article Preparing Our Children For Racism, Part I,  she outlines concrete steps parents can take t...
From Preparing our Children for Racism — Part 1
[...] The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends mothers exclusively breastfeed infants for their first six months to achieve optimal growth, development and health, yet globally less than 40% o...
From Breastfeeding in Jordan