Tag: cardamom
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#173: St Lucia Buns
For this December Delights, I was wanting to highlight some more traditional advent recipes, so with the Feast of St Lucia coming up on the 13th, I thought that it would be fun to make some St Lucia Buns. St Lucia of Siracuse, whose name means “light”, is a Sicilian saint who suffered a martyr’s…
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#152: Iced Chocolate Chai
Chai lattes are something I like to get when I want something creamy with a little bit of spice and some caffeine as well. Every chai made will be slightly different in terms of flavor since the amount and type of spices used will vary. But, one good thing about making your own chai is…
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#149: Mango Lassi
One of my favorite things to eat in the summer is very spicy food. I’m not really sure if it helps with the heat by making you sweat, but pairing it with cold drinks certainly does help with cooling me down, both my body and my tongue. And since lassi is made with yogurt, it’s…
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#121: Pfeffernüsse (Peppernut Cookies)
Pfeffernüsse, meaning Peppernuts in German, are small spice cookies originating from Germany that are typically enjoyed during the Christmas season. The name comes, not from it containing nuts, but rather from the addition of ground pepper in the dough, giving it its distinctive peppery-spiced taste, along with each cookie being about the size of a…