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Dishes that require a moderate amount of skill, not for beginners, but still manageable for the home cook.
Banana nut bread jam
A simple recipe for a banana and walnut preserve with a distinctive flavor to spread on toast or bread rolls.
Greek beef and onion stew
Beef and onion stew is the kind of comforting dish to have when the temperatures go down.
Greek stuffed grape leaves
Stuffed grape leaves, known as dolmades, are one of the most popular Greek recipes, although it is not exclusive because dolmas are also prepared in the surrounding countries. Preparing stuffed grape leaves is time consuming, but not difficult.
Fragrant coconut rice
There are as many recipes for coconut rice as tropical countries. This one has Indian, Thai and Vietnamese influences.
Texas sheet cake
A delicious chocolate sheet cake with a chocolate frosting, as they like it in Texas. Cook this at home.
Swiss potato rösti
Rösti is made with onions, Appenzeller cheese, and caraway seeds in German cantons, while you'll see tomatoes, sweet paprika, and Gruyere cheese in French cantons, and you will notice the addition of rosemary in the Italian ones.
Swiss cherry bread pudding
This cherry bread pudding is good for dessert or to accompany a cup of hot chocolate for an afternoon snack. Very comforting after a brisk walk in the crisp mountain air.
Ginger stewed beef Madagascar
This is a simple beef recipe, used more as a sauce for boiled rice, the true main course. Ginger adds the exotic flavor to the meat.The Malgache name for stewed beef this way is hen'omby ritra.
Sopa borracha from Panama
Sopa borracha is not a soup at all. It is a deliciously sweet dessert from Panama with a little alcohol.
Chimichangas
Serve with almond red sauce and jalapeño cream sauce. Prepare the sauces and reserve while cooking chimichangas. Traditional Mexican garnish such as shredded lettuce and cheese, sour cream, guacamole also go well with chimichangas.