Appetizers & Beverages
Nigerian Eggplant Dip
1 large eggplant, peeled and sliced
1 tsp. sesame seeds
1 clove
1/2 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
Bake the eggplant in a 350* oven for about 10 minutes. In a blender, grind
the sesame seeds and garlic into a pste. Add the eggplant and blend until
smooth. Blend in the salt and lemon juice. Mound the dip on a shallow dish and
sprinle with the chopped parsley. Serve with your favorite foods.
Polynesian Crab
1 fresh pineapple for serving
6 oz. ketchup
6 oz. chili sauce
2 (6 1/2 oz.) cans crabmeat
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Juice of half a lemon
1 1/2 Tbsp. horseradish
1 Tbsp. pineapple juice from pineapple
Dash of Tabasco sauce
Cut up pineapple so that a deep bowl is formed from the shell. Save the 1
tablespoon of juice to mix with crab. Save the fruit for breakfast the next
morning. Blend together all the ingredients. Chill. Serve in the pineapple shell
with crisp crackers or similar foundations.
Hawaiian Tea
3 C. pineapple-orange juice
1 cinnamon stick
2 Tbsp. chopped crystallized ginger
1/4 tsp. anise seed
1/4 tsp. whole cloves
1 orange tea bag
1 peppermint tea bag
brown sugar (opitional)
Combine juice and spices in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer
for 1 minute. Add tea bags. Cover and steep for 5 to 7 minutes. Sweeten with
brown sugar, if desired. Makes 3 servings.
English Eggnog
12 eggs, seperated
1 C. sugar
2 C. sherry
1/4 C. brandy
5 C. half & half
1 C. heavy sweet cream, whipped
Dash of nutmeg
Beat yolks with 1/2 cup of sugar until thick. Add sherry, brandy, and half
& half, and beat together. In a large bowl, beat egg whites and add 1/2 cup
sugar as whites thicken. When whitews are stiffly beaten add to egg yolk mixture
along with whipped cream. Use a rubber spatula and fold together, gently, but
thoroughly. Serve from a well-chilled punch bowl, set in ice. Sprinkle with
nutmeg.
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