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  • Makroutes or Makroudes with Dates

    04 December 2010 ( #Algerian Sweets )

    Algerian Recipe for Semolina Lozenges with Dates and Honey مقروط التمر Again, my friend Malikos shares her fried makroutes with dates (Recipe and Photos) with us. The makrout is an Algerian sweet made with semolina and dates or almonds ... etc., fried...

  • Cherry and Sultana Scones

    07 March 2011 ( #Cakes and Muffins )

    These are an appealing alternative to traditional scones (Recipe here), using sweet glace cherries which not only create colour but add a distinct and pleasurable flavour. these are sure to please the most discerning palate. XXXX Ingredients: 225g self...

  • Baked Lemon Cheesecake

    04 September 2010 ( #Sweet Pies )

    Baked Lemon Cheesecake Hello, Today I share with you this lemon cheesecake that I prepared for hubby’s birthday at his request. I didn’t have biscuits to make the base so I used short crust pastry as the base and the result was Delicious.. XXX Ingredients:...

  • Mocha Cupcakes

    01 June 2010 ( #Cakes and Muffins )

    Mocha Cupcakes Hi, For the lovers of chocolate and coffee, I recommend these delicious Mocha Cupcakes..A real treat.. XXX Ingredients: 250ml water 250g caster sugar 125g butter 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tbsp coffee granules 225g...

  • Chicken Brochettes with Pitta Bread..Chich Kebbab..

    29 September 2010 ( #Chicken )

    Chicken Brochettes with Pitta Bread..Chich Kebbab.. Good morning, Today I share with you these tasty chicken brochettes, cooked on the grill which I have served with my home made pitta bread ( I’ll publish the recipe tomorrow) and hummus. Ingredients:...

  • Gazelle’s Hornes -- Tcharak Msaker --

    07 September 2010 ( #Algerian Sweets )

    Gazelle’s Hornes -- Tcharek Msaker -- Today I share with you a classic Algerian cake, tcharek msaker or horns of the gazelles, a crescent shaped almond cake coated with icing sugar that melts in your mouth, unfortunately you can not see that on a photo...

  • Sole and Cod Fillets Florentine

    02 August 2010 ( #Fish and seafood )

    Sole and Cod Fillets Florentine Hello, Today I share with you this delicious recipe. This is a perfect way to cook fillets. Excellent for a summer dinner, simple to prepare and elegant to look at..lol. Fillets of either Sole or Cod are topped with a cheese...

  • Vanilla CupCakes

    20 September 2010 ( #Cakes and Muffins )

    Vanilla CupCakes -- Easy and Fast Recipe -- Hello, Today I share with you this fantastic quick and easy recipe for a light sponge very Morish cup cakes. Try this recipe and I promise you won’t look for another one..lol xxx Ingredients: 125g butter 125g...

  • White Bread Baps

    30 April 2010 ( #Bread - Pizza )

    White Bread Baps Ingredients: (1cup=250ml) 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup milk, warmed 2 tbsp butter, melted and cooled 1 tsp caster sugar 1/2 tsp salt 3 cups white-bread flour 1/2 tsp fast action yeast Method: 1-Place the ingredients in the baking pan of a bread...

  • Syrian sweet bird's nest with katayef

    08 November 2010 ( #Algerian Sweets )

    Syrian Sweet Bird's Nest with Katayef (Ktaif) I add to my sweets index , this Syrian sweet, bird's nest or ouch el boulboul with Ktayaf (angel hair) and dried fruit. Very easy and quick to prepare. Drizzle with honey, it's a treat to accompany a cup of...

  • Minced meat Fritters or Maakouda in Sauce

    28 August 2010 ( #Algerian cuisine )

    Minced meat Fritters or Maakouda in Sauce El Mbattane المبطن Hello During the month of Ramadan, I love everything that is croquettes, fritters or maakouda (cauliflower fritters recipe here), I was going to prepare an Hachis Parmentier for yesterday’s...

  • Blueberry Cakes in Muffin Cases

    27 March 2010 ( #Cakes and Muffins )

    Blueberry Cakes in Muffin Cases I didn’t know what to call these cakes???? the texture is more like a cake than muffin but they are cooked individually in muffin cases so i call them cakes in muffin cases..lol Ingredients: 350g plain flour 1 tsp baking...

  • Spinach Pie

    19 April 2010 ( #Savoury Pies )

    Spinach Pie Hi, Today I share with you my lunch, Spinach and béchamel Pie. I cook this a lot as I found it’s the best way to get my kids to eat spinach… xxx Ingredients: Shortcrust Pastry 500g Spinach Béchamel Sauce Salt and Pepper to taste Grated cheese...

  • Unbaked Cakes for EID (l’AID)

    06 September 2010 ( #Algerian Sweets )

    Unbaked Cakes with BIMO Biscuits As promised here is the recipe for my unbaked cake, fast and easy to make, that I decorated it with icing and chocolate to make them beautiful. I'm sorry for the delay since the weekend (shopping, etc. .. out) I have not...

  • Back from Holiday and my birthday cake..

    19 July 2010 ( #Various )

    Back from Holiday and my birthday cake.. Hello Melissami is back from my beautiful country, my whole family, beautiful beaches, and the beautiful sunshine. It is precisely these wonders that made me forget my passion quite well, not because I got simple...

  • Lemon Sorbet

    07 April 2010 ( #Ice cream and sorbet )

    Lemon Sorbet I wanted to make ice cream or sorbet last week. I got my ice cream maker out of the cupboard but to my horror the bowl had got damaged and leaked so I had get rid of it and make the sorbet by hand. The procedure is longer than making it by...

  • Chocolate Biscuits -- Bourbons --

    28 September 2010 ( #Biscuits and cookies )

    Chocolate Biscuits with Strawberry Filling Hello, Today I share with you these delicious biscuits with strawberry filling. The taste and texture of these biscuits are the same as bourbons biscuits. Ideal biscuit with a glass of milk.. XXX Ingredients:...

  • Coconut Mchewak

    09 August 2010 ( #Algerian Sweets )

    Coconut Mchewak Hello Today I present you this coconut mchewak which I love but at the end I realized that my coconut was not enough grounded to powder, the result is beautiful because I love coconut but it would have been better with the powdered one...

  • Kids Novelty Cupcakes

    27 September 2010 ( #Cakes and Muffins )

    Kids Novelty Cupcakes Hi, Today I share with you these novelty kids cupcakes made using simple and basic vanilla cupcakes and topped with a variety of flavoured and coloured icings. xxxx Ingredients: 150g butter 150g caster sugar 175g self raising flour...

  • Naans

    30 March 2010 ( #Bread - Pizza )

    Naans Here is the recipe of the coriander Nanns bread that i have served with my Okra curry. Ingredients: (1 cup=250ml) 1 cup water 2 tbsp dried skimmed milk 1 tbsp honey 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp salt 3 cups white bread flour 1 tsp yeast To finish 3 tbsp...

  • Stuffed Peppers

    27 August 2010 ( #Red meat )

    Stuffed Peppers Dolma of Peppers دلمة فلفل Hello, Today I share with you another recipe for stuffed vegetables or dolma, but this time it is stuffed peppers with minced meat and baked in the oven with a tomato sauce. The p eppers are fried and peel ed...

  • Coconut Chocolate Tarts

    04 October 2010 ( #Sweet Pies )

    Coconut Chocolate Tarts Hi, For lovers of coconut like me, I suggest this delicious, easy and quick dessert. This is a very good combination of dark chocolate and coconut,,, xxx Ingredients: 100g sugar 180g desiccated coconut 2 egg whites 310ml double...

  • White Chocolate Crème Brûlée

    07 May 2010 ( #Dessert )

    White Chocolate Crème Brûlée Ingredients: 284ml double cream (heavy cream) 60g white chocolate 2 tbsp caster sugar 3 egg yolks 1 tsp orange flower sugar 3 tbsp Demarara sugar Method: Heat the cream, chocolate and orange flower sugar, until the chocolate...

  • Tamina stuffed with Turkish Halwat

    25 February 2010 ( #Algerian Sweets )

    Tamina stuffed with Turkish Halwat On this occasion of Mawlid Ennabaoui el shariff, I present my best wishes to all visitors of this blog and all Muslims. May the blessings of the Prophet Mohammed SWS be with you always … Ingredients: 3 cups medium semolina...

  • Leek and Onion Pies

    11 April 2010 ( #Savoury Pies )

    Leek and Onion pies Hi, These last few days have been very nice, at last it’s spring over here, so I preferred going out with the kids rather than worrying about what to cook..lol I got back home yesterday very tired after chasing the kids around the...

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