Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tomato Sauce

The Dish: Tomato sauce
The Country: It is the second largest country in Africa by area.

Ingredients:
Two cans of tomato paste  (or 1 can and 2 diced tomatoes)
1 large onion, chopped
Vegetable Oil
1 bay leaf
nutmeg
salt

it almost matches my tea pot...

Procedure:
Cook onions in vegetable oil until golden-brown
Put all ingredients in a larger pan and boil for a few minutes.  Simmer for ten minutes.

looks appetizing, right?

Notes:
It's simple enough to make, but I'd rather just buy the store bought stuff.  Mine was almost too tomato-ey.

Rating: 2.2

Czech Republic: Kolacky

The Dish: Pronounced kolotch-key
The Country: Total area: 78,866 km<sup>2


 Ingredients: 

1 8oz pack of cream cheese
2 sticks of butter
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
2 cups of flour
apricot filling</sup>

the dough could be used for anything.

<sup>Procedure:

Mix the cream cheese, butter, sugar, and flour into dough.  Refrigerate for three hours.
Later, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Flatten dough.  
Use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to cut the dough into squares.  
Place a small scoop of apricot filling in the center of the square.  
Fold the dough into a little pocket.  It's totally fine if the filling squishes through the sides.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Eat.</sup>

they didn't really hold their shape...

^{Notes: The feeling leaked out a little more than I intended and made the whole thing a little mushy.  The taste was fine though.  My mother said that this was the best thing I've made so far.  Wow...
Rating: 3}
 

Cyprus: Potato Omelette

The Dish: Exactly what it sounds like...
The Country: Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.  (After Sicily and Sardinia)

Ingredients:
1 potato
Butter
2 eggs
Milk
Salt

my  tiny frying pan

Procedure:
Peel and slice the potato
Butter a small frying pan
Put the potatoes in the frying pan
Whisk the two eggs together.  Pour them into the frying pan.
Add milk and salt to taste.
Cook.
Eat.

my hand looks quite distorted.. but these are the eggs.

Notes:
The recipe should have also had tomatoes, but I couldn't find any this morning.  I think we used them in a salad last night.... oops.  Anyways, this was pretty simple and made for a good lazy Thursday breakfast.
Rating: 3- pretty simple, nothing special.

Cuba: Torticas de Coco

The Dish: Flaky coconut cookie things
The Country: Cuba, population 11,241,161

my substitute for corn flakes

Ingredients:


2 egg whites
1 cup granulated white sugar
2 cups corn flakes
 1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

I was worried about how gloppy it looked... but it worked!!!!

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 325°
Mix all ingredients 
Place balls of mixture on a cookie sheet
Bake for 15 minutes
Cool.
Eat.

THE FINAL PRODUCT

Notes:  SO GOOD. I'm eating one right now and typing with one hand.  I can't even put the cookie down.
Rating: 5

Croatia: Walnut Cake

The Dish: Umm... I really messed with a recipe for walnut cake. What I made does not resemble cake. At all.

The Country: Croatia! I've been there!

Ingredients:
4 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
a whole handful of crushed walnuts

Procedure:
Preheat oven to 350°
Combine all of the ingredients. Mix until smooth.
Bake in small pan for 25 minutes

Notes: This wasn't very good. Maybe I should have actually followed the real recipe... hmmm.
Rating: 1

Costa Rica: Pan de Maiz

The Dish: Corn bread

The Country: Costa Rica is considered the "greenest" country in the world.

it seemed a bit too liquid-y at first, but it turned out just fine

Ingredients:
1/2 cup softened butter
1 can evaporated milk
3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup corn flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 tsp garlic

Procedure:
Preheat oven to 350°
Mix all ingredients until fully combined
Bake for 30 minutes in a bread pan

FINAL PRODUCT

Notes: Corn bread-not super exciting. It's rainy and humid today and all I want is a good chocolate chip cookie, not corn bread.  I guess I know what I'm making later...
Rating: 2

Comoros: Chicken

The Dish: Coconut-y chicken
The Country: Comoros is a small island nation off the eastern coast of Africa

can of coconut milk

Ingredients:
1kg chicken breast- chopped
3 tablespoons butter
t teaspoon garlic cloves
2 tsp curry powder
3/4  can coconut milk
5 spring onions, chopped
1 bunch parsley, chopped

it looks like a lot of veggies, but I'd suggest adding even more to help overpower the coconut

Procedure:
Fry the chicken in the butter until it is golden brown
 Add all of the other ingredients and simmer on medium heat for about ten minutes
Turn to low heat for five
Serve warm

THE FINAL PRODUCT

Notes:
I've never experienced sweet chicken before, but I liked it.  The coconut taste was VERY strong, so I'd suggest dialing back the coconut milk if you aren't a coconut fan.
Rating: 2.25