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Pumpkin cake with pumpkin spiced frosting

Pumpkin spice is loved by Americans and it’s not a new thing. Amelia Simmons mention it as far back as 1796 in her book American Cookery. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and allspice. There are different variations, but it’s basically a spiced cake. Swedes would associate most of those

Macaroni and cheese

Mac’n’cheese is such an American thing. Italians laugh at it. Lol. Right? Well, Italians have their Cacio e pepe pasta which is basically cheese and black pepper. Sounds familiar? As a matter of fact, food snobbery is far more prevalent in other countries than the country of a

Biangbiang mian noodles when you're out of money

Want to treat yourself and someone else with a home cooked meal, but you’re semi-broke but have some basic stuff at home? This is the recipe for you. Let’s make a base of home made wide noodles (biangbiang mian noodles) and then you add whatever you have at

West African stew

This is one of those butchered recipes that I’m not even sure has anything to do with West African stew. But there’s an exotic flavor to it, with savory cinnamon, sweet potatoes and what not. It’s very flavorsome. So let’s not question it. Ingredients * 500 grams

Falafel

A falafel dish is a wonderful compromise for vegetarians who wish they could eat a kebab. Here is my recipe for a homemade one. Falafel * About 500 grams of canned chickpeas (unless you’re boiled dried ones yourself, in which case you need to soak them for 12 hours and

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