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Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffed Mushrooms Don’t judge these by appearance as they taste better than they look….lol Ingredients 4 large mushrooms 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 finely chopped onion 1/2 finely chopped bell pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 200gr cream cheese...
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Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
Chocolate Buttermilk Cake Indulge yourself with this heavenly moist delicious, simple, nut-eggs free chocolate cake - perfect for celebrations - birthdays, weddings - any excuse!.. Ingredients: 1 cup =250ml 3 1/2 cups plain flour 2 1/4 cups caster sugar...
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Wonderful Mars Crème Dessert -- The quickest and the easiest ever--
Wonderful Mars Crème Dessert -- The quickest and the easiest ever-- Hello, Today I share with you this delicious treat, needs only three ingredients: Mars Bars, milk and double cream for a wonderful sweet finish to a meal. It is so fast to make but your...
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Poached Pear Tartlets with Chocolate Sauce
Poached Pear Tartlets with Chocolate Sauce Hi, I am back today with another easy and quick desert. Puff pastry topped with spicy poached pear and chocolate sauce. Ingredients: 3 firm pears 450ml water orange rind 1 vanilla pod 1 bay leaf 50g granulated...
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Semolina Cake with Raisins
Semolina Cake with Raisins Ingredients 200gr fine semolina 1l milk 200gr sugar 1tsp vanilla essence 4 eggs 100gr Raisins (soak in water for 20min) Caramel (Optional) Method In a saucepan, mix the milk, vanilla and sugar. Bring to boil. Incorporate semolina...
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Potato & Spinach Gnocchi
Potato & Spinach Gnocchi Once again it’s the Italians who are so cleaver at inventing such simple things out of what seem to be fairly ordinary ingredients but then become something quiet outstanding. Thus it is with gnocchi, little dumplings made from...
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Fennel and Meatballs Gratin
Fennel and Meatballs Gratin Hello, I prepared a fennel tajine for the first day of Ramandhan that I forgot to take pictures of once cooked. As I still had some fennel left I wanted to eat a gratin as a change from tajines . M y friend Nawel suggested...
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Butternut Squash and Maple Pie
Butternut Squash and Maple Pie This delicious American-style Pie has a rich shortcrust pastry case and a creamy filling, sweetened with Maple Syrup and flavoured with fresh Ginger…… xxxx Ingredients: for the pastry 180g flour 80g butter 3tsp caster sugar...
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Chicken, Cheese and Leek Parcel
Chicken, Cheese and Leek Parcel Ingredients: 1/2 roast chicken 3tbsp butter 2 large leeks 2 garlic gloves 1 cup button mushrooms 200g low fat cream cheese Grated rind of 1 small lemon 3tbsp parsley 1 egg beaten 500g puff pastry Salt and pepper to taste...
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Pasta Salad
Pasta Salad Yesterday was a very busy day (Mother's Day) .. Circus, Park and Restaurant for lunch, at the end of the day we were KO and not too hungry so I prepared this pasta salad with boiled eggs and popcorn chicken Ingredients: Pasta Tuna Peppers...
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Carrot Cakes
Carrot Cakes Hello, Today is Mother's Day here in England. Yesterday evening I made quickly these carrot cakes for my Kids. These cakes are quick and easy to make and most importantly the children love them ... Have a good Sunday .. Ingredients: 130g...
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Paella
Paella We love Paella in my family. I have learned that the most important thing in this recipe is to work with the correct quantity of liquid. Whereas everything else is quite flexible. I work on the basis of half a mug of rice per person so I use double...
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Eggs en Cocotte
Eggs en Cocotte Ingredients: 4 eggs 4 tbsp double cream 1tbsp chopped parsley salt and pepper 250g spinach leaves 3 spring onions 3tbsp grated parmesan cheese cheddar cheese Green olives mushrooms Method: For the egg- spinach cocotte Rinse the spinach,...
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Melly’s Jammy Biscuits
Melly’s Jammy Biscuits Hi, These are my little daughter’s jammy biscuits. She had a lot of fun with the jam and icing sugar which left me with hours of cleaning..lol Ingredients: 250g butter 3 eggs 1/2 glass sugar 1 tsp vanilla sugar Flour Method: Mix...
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My 1st Algerian Home made Bread --Khobz Eddar خبز الدار
My 1st Algerian Home made Bread Khobz Eddar خبز الدار Hello A dear reader left me a comment a week ago saying so whe re the bread to complete the Algerian cuisine and oh ohhhh ... I pani ck ed, beside s using my brea d maker I have never made bread and...
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Mini Biscuits..
Mini Biscuits.. Hello, Today I share with you these mini biscuits that kids love. A big thank you to my friend Radia who proposed me this delicious recipe that I prefer to the one I used to do .. lol .... Ingredients: 100g softened butter 50g Icing sugar...
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Maamoul with Dates Manal Al Alem
Maamoul with Dates -- Manal Al ALem -- معمول التمر - منال العالم - Hello Today I share with you a recipe of Manal Al Alem, an easy and quick maamoul with flour rather than semolina as traditional maamoul. The maamoul comes from the Middle East, but it...
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Chicken with Olives and Mushrooms -- Tajine Zitoune --
Chicken with Olives and Mushrooms -- Tajine Zitoune -- Hello, Today I present to you this tajine of chicken with olives, mushrooms and carrots that I served to my family yesterday accompanied by vols au vent. An Algerian dish that I really like but unfortunately...
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Savoury Crackers
Savoury Crackers Ingredients: 350g flour 175g unsalted butter 115g cheddar cheese 1 egg 1tsp wholegrain mustard Cumin seeds Black seeds Dill seeds Curry Paste Salt and Pepper Method: In a bowl, sift the flour, add the salt, pepper and the mustard. Add...
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Date Filled Algerian Sweets
Date Filled Algerian Sweets Hi Today I share with you these Algerian honey sweets. Simple and easy to prepare usually served as an accompaniment to tea. Have a nice weekend Ingredients: 4 cups flour A pinch of salt 1 cup oil + melted margarine a tbsp...
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Mushroom & Okra Curry
Mushroom & Okra Curry I have served this simple but delicious curry with cooked basmati rice, mango relish, lime pickle, Papadom and my home made Nan bread (I’ll publish the recipe tomorrow). Don’t be put off buy this long list of spices, mixing them...
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Gigli Pasta with Grilled Vegetables
Gigli Pasta with Grilled Vegetables On this sunny Sunday (so far) here in England I publish this delicious pasta with grilled vegetables that i served to my family with a steak last night. It's a good way to get kids to eat vegetables as i know most of...
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Strawberry cream in tuile baskets
Strawberry Cream in Tuile Baskets Love strawberry cream??? Then try it with these delicious tuiles….you won’t regret it if you have a sweet tooth like me..lol Ingredients The tuiles 2 egg whites 100g caster sugar 50g unsalted butter melted 50g plain flour...
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Radisson Blu Quiz
The Radisson Blu Hotels are running another great competition for a chance to win some great prizes. The major prize they are offering is a weekend for two at their hotel in one of five stunning European locations: Milan, Madrid, Berlin, Helsinki or Hamburg....
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Aloe Vera Products
Ansteyaloe I have discovered the benefits and powerful properties of Aloe vera through my dear friends Nat and Mehdi who run a family business, and I would like to share this knowledge with you, so I've asked them to write a little summary about their...