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Mexican Chicken in Oriental Flat Bread
Mexican Chicken in Oriental flat Bread Hi, I wanted to make chicken fajitas for the picnic but I didn’t have all the ingredients to make the floury tortillas so I have made this Oriental flat bread and the result was very nice. The bread is very light,...
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Salmon Fish Cakes
Salmon Fish Cakes Today I bring back this recipe for salmon fishcakes as I am still ill (flu+sore throat). I have made these fishcakes with salmon but you can use any white fish instead. They are very easy to make and the kids love them. If you like a...
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Apple Turnovers
Pour la recette en Français cliquez ici Ingredients: puff pastry Apple compote or puree (recipe here) 1 egg Method of preparation: Roll the puff pastry to 4 mm thick and cut into squares. Brush with the beaten egg with 1tbsp of water. Spread a teaspoon...
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Gingerbread Men, Delia Smith's Recipe
Gingerbread Man is a cookie or biscuit that kids will love to decorate. My gingerbread men were decorated with just a little icing, then my daughter told me, "Mum my gingerbread man is cold he needs a scarf", then hair, eyebrows..etc until at the end...
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Spinach & ricotta cannelloni
Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni Ingredients: Béchamel sauce 40gr butter 1 tbsp plain flour 1/2 l milk Salt and pepper Nutmeg (optional) Tomato sauce 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, diced 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tin (400gr) of chopped tomatoes Bay leaf, thyme,...
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Cocoa Nibs Thumbprints
Pour la recette en Français cliquez ici Ingredients 115 g butter at room temprature 100 g of sugar 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten (large size) 1 teaspoon of natural vanilla extract vanilla powder 180 g flour A pinch of coarse salt 160 g of peeled roasted...
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Crescent Shaped Cookies
This is a very easy recipe for a very soft and melt in the mouth crescent shaped cookies with hazelnuts. XXXXX Ingredients: 120g butter 60g sugar 1 packet vanilla sugar 1 egg 100g flour 1 pinch of salt 2 tbsp milk 100 gr de hazelnut Method: Mix the butter...
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Lamb Shanks with Fried Vegetables and Tomato sauce
Today I share with you a very simple recipe for lamb shank served with fried courgettes, aubergines and tomatoes. U sually I cook the shanks in foil (without water) and I add some roasted potatoes and sauteed green beans but this time I was tempted by...
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Algerian sweet Gazelle's hornes with Honey
Tcharak or Tcherek with honey تشاراك معسل With the approach of Eid el-Adha, Eid el Kbir, I share again with you today this cake tcharak or gazelle's hornes or almond's croissant with honey. I have made it twice, once with margarine and the second with...
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Unbaked Cakes with Marzipan
Unbaked Cakes with Marzipan For the last day of Ramadan and the day before the Aid El Fitr, I'm repeating these two recipes for quick baskets of flowers and Kefta with Almon d Paste or Marzipan . Already published on my blog but because today is cleaning...
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Stuffed dough squares -- M’hadjeb
Stuffed dough squares -- M’hadjeb Hello Today I share with you these stuffed dough squares with tomato and chilli. A real Algerian treat also called mhadjeb, Mahdjouba. Traditionally we add to the stuffing a small piece of dried and salty fat (cheham...
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Chicken Mushrooms Crepes
Chicken Mushrooms Crepes Today is pancakes day, but as I have been eating lots of sweets recently, I thought I would have savory pancakes instead..lol Ingredients: Pancakes: 500 ml milk 3 eggs 250gr sifted flour 1/2 tsp salt 1tbsp oil Filling: Cooked...
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Courgettes and Dill Quiche
Pour la recette en Français cliquez ici Ingredients: 3 courgettes , sliced 2 egg yolks 150ml double cream 1 garlic clove 1 tbsp of dill Salt and pepper shortcrust Pastry 1 tbsp of sunflower oil Method of preparation: Roll out the dough and line a quiche...
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Braj or Bradj: Algerian semolina Sweets with Dates
We already feel the spring with these beautiful sweets or semolina lozenges filled with dates . These cakes are also called Mbarja or mtakba in Algiers ( but without dates ) . XXXXX Ingredients: - 1 kg of medium semolina - 200g of butter - Salt - Water...
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Homemade Tagliatelles Pasta
Homemade Tagliatelles Pasta with Bolognese Sauce Today I share with you my first experience of making fresh pasta which for a first attempt I am very happy with the result. I was reading a Jamie Oliver book where I found this recipe that he described...
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Minced Chicken with Mushrooms Tajine
Minced Chicken with Mushrooms Tajine Hello I am back today with this Chicken and mushrooms tajine. Chicken and minced chicken with mushrooms. The meatballs are rolled in flour, fried and then put into the sauce. I let the meatballs simmer in the sauce...
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mini Aubergines Quiches
Mini Aubergines Quiches Ingredients 1 roll of puff pastry or shortcrust pastry 3 aubergines 2 tomatoes 1 onion 1 garlic clove 2 eggs 150ml thick double cream basil Grated Parmesan Method: In a pan, sauté onion, garlic, aubergines and tomatoes with 4 tbsp...
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Leek and Cheese Soufflé
Leek and Cheese Soufflé This is a superb light dish, perfect for a dinner party. Everything except whisking the egg whites can be done in advance so you can f inish making the soufflé when your guests arrive. If you want your soufflé to rise more then...
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Chicken Jalfrezi
Today I share with you this recipe for curry found in many Indian and Pakistani restaurants, a very easy recipe to use any leftover roast chicken. The name of this dish, Jalfrezi jhal frezi means dry fry because it does not contain a sauce. You can prepare...
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Savoury Muffins
Muffins with cheese, olives and chives To change from the sweet muffins, I share with you today these savory muffins with cheddar cheese, olives and chives. A very easy and quick recipe to prepare and the result, very light and cheesy muffins . You can...
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Steak Surprise in Sauce
Steak Surprise in Sauce After my recipe for Mhawatte Algerien (recipe here), meatballs stuffed with a boiled egg, here is another recipe for stuffed minced meat in sauce but this time stuffed with Laughing Cow cheese. This recipe (recipe and photos) is...
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Brik of tchekchouka or Mhadjeb with diouls
Brik of tchekchouka or Mhadjeb with diouls محاجب الديول Hello, Yesterday, I wanted to eat briks and mhajebs but did not have the time to do both (Or rather not the courage lol) , so I prepared Briks with the stuffing of mhadjebs and the result was very...
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Aubergine, Mozzarella and Chicken Aumoniere
Aubergine, Mozzarella and Chicken Aumoniere -Chicken Parmigiana- Ingredients: Aubergines Skinless chicken breast fillets 1 egg Grated parmesan cheese Mozzarella cheese Tomato sauce Method: Slice the aubergines length-wise. Blanch in boiling salted water...
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Stuffed Squid
Stuffed Squid Hello, Today I share with you a recipe for stuffed squid with minced meat that I prepared yesterday for my family as I didn't have any vegetables in the refrigerator because of the empty fridge Quiche I have made before yesterday .. lol...
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Blueberry muffins
Pour la recette en Français cliquez ici Ingredients: 300g selfraising flour 1 teaspoon yeast 50g butter 80g caster sugar 150g blueberries 2 eggs beaten 225ml milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Method of preparation : Mix the flour and baking powder, and...