BENIN: Bananas in Orange Sauce Bananas in Orange Sauce INGREDIENTS: 4 baby bananas that are firm½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice½ cup brown sugarVanilla Ice cream DIRECTIONS: Heat the orange juice, lemon juice and brown sugar in skillet for about 15 minutes on low. It should reduce and thicken into... Continue Reading →

BELIZE: Belizean Bread Pudding Belizean Bread Pudding INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk12 fluid ounces coconut milk6 fluid ounces sweetened condensed milk4 fluid ounces dark rum1/2 cup white sugar1/2 cup melted butter1/4 cup raisins2 teaspoons vanilla extract1 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 loaf bread, torn DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 250 degrees... Continue Reading →

BELGIUM: Mattentaart  Isn’t it beautiful? Thanks for the suggestion Charlotti. I hope it looks how it’s supposed to. Big love from NM. INGREDIENTS: 300 g/10,5 oz puff pastry50 g/1,8 oz sugar1.5 l/1,6 quarts whole milk0.5 l/2 cups fresh thick buttermilk2 eggs45 g/1,7 oz ground almonds1/8 wine glass of rum or almond extract1/4 teaspoon of baking... Continue Reading →

BELARUS: Strawberry Kisiel Strawberry Kisiel It’s recommended this is eaten with vanilla ice-cream. INGREDIENTS: 1 lb strawberries4 cups water4 Tbsp cornstarch1 - 1 1/2 cups sugar , to taste DIRECTIONS: Puree strawberries with sugar in a blender or food processor. Pour into a pot and heat over medium.Meanwhile, add a little water to the cornstarch... Continue Reading →

BARBADOS: Bajan Pudding Bajan Pudding Oops. Have done this before — not let a bundt cake cool sufficiently before turning out of pan. The lovely crust gets left behind. Bugger! INGREDIENTS: 1 ½ cups sugar 2 cups butter 4 ½ teaspoons baking powder 2 cups all-purpose flour 4 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon... Continue Reading →

BANGLADESH: Barfi Barfi INGREDIENTS: 400 grams condensed milk1 cup water8 cup milk powder1 teaspoon powdered green cardamom2 tablespoon ghee1 handful pistachiossilver vark as required1 cup almonds DIRECTIONS: Take a large bowl and add milk powder in it along with condensed milk. Make a rigid dough using these ingredients. Once done, keep the dough in freezer... Continue Reading →

BAHRAIN: Halwa Bahraini Halwa Bahraini This is without question the oddest dessert so far... INGREDIENTS: 4 cups sugar5 cups water4 teaspoons lemon juice5 tablespoons unsalted butter2 tablespoons ground cardamom + ½ teaspoon (for the butter)1 tablespoon ground nutmeg + ½ teaspoon (for the butter)10 threads saffron1 cup cornstarch1 cup water (for the corn starch mixture)1... Continue Reading →

BAHAMAS: Guava Duff  Guava Duff A huge thank-you to Heather Cover-Kus for sharing her grandmother's recipe. A few observations. This is a very involved recipe, so make sure you have time. It reminds me of an old fashioned jam rolley-polley or “spotted dick” as it’s a steamed pudding. Served with a rum-butter sauce, this Is... Continue Reading →

AZERBAIJAN: Shekerbura Shekerbura And so, the last A...Azerbaijan. I’m not quite sure what to think about Shekerbura. It’s definitely a worthwhile recipe, just a bit dour. Not much naughtiness here... I need your B recipes. Unless I hear protests, I’m making Guava Duff for The Bahamas. INGREDIENTS: For the dough 2 cups flour ½ cup... Continue Reading →

AUSTRIA: Sachertorte Sachertorte Thank you so much Flora. I had intended to make this with Richard on our incredible road trip, but we didn’t have a stove in the RV. Sorry! Super fun to make and divinity itself. INGREDIENTS: 140g butter (room temperature)110g powdered sugar½ vanilla pod6 egg yolks6 egg whites130g chocolage (dark milk chocolate)140g... Continue Reading →