I started thinking about about the waste from coffee because in a restaurant people drink a lot of coffee; you can end up throwing away a lot of coffee grounds. We decided to start cooking with used coffee grounds, and the dishes we came up with tasted just as good - with a rich dark coffee - as they would have using fresh coffee grounds. Just store the ground in the refrigerator in a sealed plastic container with enough space for air circulation.
Use this rub whenever you want to add a little kick to something. It works great on vegetables and meat alike.
People serve many kinds of cookies and candies to guests on Chinese New Year. Walnut cookies are often included.
Ingredients
Who knew banana pudding was such an elemental recipe? And who are we to argue. Grab a spoon and go!
Open the door of our fridges in the heat of summer and you are sure to find this short-cut sweetener for any cold drink. Made from sugar and water heated together until the sugar is entirely dissolved, the syrup means no more sugar grains whirling around the bottom of your glass. Feel free to doctor this syrup with other flavors. Add a slice of ginger, a sprig of fresh lemon verbena, basil, or even the spice of peppercorns. Each addition will take the syrup to a new place. Stores covered and refrigerated indefinitely.
Because the quality of this drink depends on the quality of the fruit, buy a ripe, deep colored watermelon in season.
The juicy crushed berries make a nice spread with bread, and a delicious filling for cake. But this kind of sweet preserve also has a place on the dinner table.