tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44468028416780353772024-03-16T14:56:22.077+03:00Petite expatLiz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-90393037745484367762023-05-28T16:34:00.005+03:002023-05-28T16:34:57.717+03:00Baked chicken piecesMarinade:
1 peeled tomato
1 onion
4 cloves Garlic
2 Tbsp Yogurt
1 Lemon (juiced)
1/2 cup Olive oil
3 Tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp Harissa sauce
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Black pepper
1 Tbsp Salt
Salad:
1 large Onion (thinly sliced)
1/2 cup parsley
1-2 Tbsp Summac
Olive oil
Bread
Blend all. Set aside a bit for the bread; marinate chicken in the mixture (3 hr).
Thinly slice large onion, add summac & fresh parsley.
Heat oven at 200C, middle rack.
Cover chicken with wet baking paper, them seal on top w foil; let cook for 1 hour. After, open tray & let crisp until chicken becomes red.
Paint bread, and oven bake until slight crispy.
Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14733928664670268402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-4059025208716228582023-02-03T17:56:00.006+03:002023-02-03T17:56:44.567+03:00Baked sushiRice:
2 cups sushis rice
2 Tbsp sushi vinegar
1 Tbsp Sesame oil
Filling:
500gr Ceabsticks shredded/chopped
1 cup Kewpie mayonaise
3-4 Tbsp Cream cheese
1-2 Tbsp Soy sauce
1 Tbsp Furikake
1 Tbsp Sesame oil (optional)
Green onions (optional)
Fish roe (optional)
Assembly:
Even later of rice, add Furikake, add Crabstick mix.
Broil in iven until desired color
Toppings:
Fish roe
Siracha mayonaise
Sliced mangoes
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2/3 cup granulated sugar 150gr
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1/3 cup vegetable oil 50gr
1 cup flour 145gr
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
1/2 cup peanut butter chips (optional)
Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14733928664670268402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-85025295971856584032020-08-21T17:47:00.001+03:002020-08-21T17:47:04.728+03:00Scones JO<p> </p><p>450gr Flour</p><p>40gr baking powder</p><p>150gr Butter (cold)</p><p>2 tsp Sugar (mountain)</p><p>2 Eggs</p><p>4Tbsp Milk</p><p>150gr Nuts & Apricot (previous soaked 30min in Orange juice)</p><p><br /></p><p>Preheat oven at 180C.</p><p>Mix all ingredients together (except eggs). Incorporate eggs (without much folding). </p><p>Refridgerate 30min.</p><p>Roll out to 2-3cm thickness & cut in shapes.</p><p>Bake for 12-15 min</p>Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14733928664670268402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-49996286214397427522020-06-21T21:52:00.000+03:002020-06-21T21:52:37.074+03:00Fasolia red beans<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Red beans<br />
1 onion (large)<br />
8-10 Garlic cloves<br />
1 small Tomato paste<br />
2 lemons juice<br />
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Soak beans overnight. Precook in pressur exooker 20 min.<br />
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Sweat onion n garlic. Add tomato paste & water.<br />
Mix w beans & pressure cook until done. Add lemon juice in the end.</div>
Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-25565130088026982532015-11-08T10:23:00.004+03:002015-11-08T10:23:27.756+03:00Natillas (Spanish egg custard)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u>Ingredients:</u></b><br />
- 50 ml Milk<br />
- 2 Tbsp White sugar<br />
- 6 Egg yolks<br />
- 2 Tsp Vanilla extract<br />
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- 1 glass Milk (warm)<br />
- 6-8 Maria/Butter cookies<br />
- 1 splash Porto wine (or any other sweet fortified red wine)<br />
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- Cinnamon powder (about 1 Tbsp)<br />
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First, let us prepare the serving cups (about 6-8 depending on their size). I use glass yogurt/creme brulee cups.<br />
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Warm the milk on a deep plate, in the microwave, for about 30 seconds. You just need it to be warm (not boiling.. you're going to put your fingers in this).<br />
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Quickly soak the plain butter cookies into the milk (before they are too soft) and place the soaked cookies into the cups (1 cookie in each). <br />
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Then (in true Spanish fashion), take your bottle of Porto wine, and splash a little onto the cookie that you now have inside the glass cups. (You just for it to soak up a little taste, not to let it swim in a pool of Port! ;) )<br />
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Now that we have that ready..<br />
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In a small pot, over medium heat (4/6), place the milk & sugar, whisk in well (, and bring to a boil. <br />
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Remove the pan from the heat, and lower the heat to medium-low (2/6).<br />
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On the pan, add eggs & vanilla and whisk in. Place back over the medium-low heat, and keep stirring while it cooks (otherwise it will burn). <br />
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When it all moves uniformly & foam has disappeared from the edges, it is done.<br />
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Pour into individual molds</div>
Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-32869641434158503712015-02-03T15:04:00.000+03:002015-02-03T16:20:20.105+03:00Meghli (Lebanese dessert)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well.. the now infamous recipe! I started writting this post in preparation for my 1st Lebanon trip :) over Xmass,, but when I actually got to make it, I poured the whole boiling thing over my thumb, and got a "fun" burn (be wiser than I was when holding the glasses to fill xD). The recipe is from my future aunt-in-law :)</div>
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So, Meghli is a traditional Lebanese dessert that is prepared to celebrate when a baby is born (including baby Jesus) and so typical of Christmas!<br />
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It is basicaly a sort of cinnamon-caraway spiced rice powder pudding, topped with nuts & coconut shavings.<br />
When you first try it, it is a bit confusing flavorwise (at least for a European), as per its spices' flavour.<br />
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This is not an overwhelmingly sweet dessert (so no sugar syrup or butter oozing out!) that is fairly easy to prepare, and always gets thumbs up from d man of the house :) (as you know my toughest critic)<br />
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- 1 1/2 cup Sugar (white; caster)<br />
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- 1 1/2 Tbsp Cinnamon powder<br />
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<em><strong>Additional, toppings</strong></em>: Coconut shavings (small), Almonds (non-salted), Walnuts, Pistachio<br />
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Please note that you will need a large pot for this one (and it will yield about 12 glasses/servings of dessert). You can half the recipe for about 6 servings :)</div>
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Place the pot over medium-high heat, and keep stirring with a whisk* until the mix starts boiling. At this point you should be seeing that it is thickening-up. </div>
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Once it comes to a boil, add the 1 cup of water left to the mix and combine well. Keep on the fire, <strong>stirring constantly</strong> for about 20-30 min (until the mixture thickens enough, that it dollops (not pours) off a spoon).</div>
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Take off the fire, and set on the side to allow to cool for a couple of minutes only. Then pour into your glass (or heatproof) tins/glasses to individual serving portions. </div>
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Let cool down for a good 20 min.</div>
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Then cover with cling-wrap & refridgerate for at least 2 hours. It serves cold.</div>
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When you want to serve this, sprinkle with coconut shavings, and roasted non-salted nuts: walnuts, slivered almonds/pistachios, (and yellow dried raisins if you like.. we are not fans of these..).<br />
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Place the toppings decoratively and you will have a Lebanese style dessert! Bon apetit :)</div>
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*Regarding the whisk, I use a rubber-coated whisk, so as not to scratch my pan.<br />
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-20857895664724589232015-01-30T02:13:00.000+03:002015-02-03T16:18:14.466+03:00Thai Red chicken curry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I've honestly rarely ventured down d Asian food road.. just seeing all d specialty ingredients that I need to have gives me anxiety.. And my poor kitchen is already overwhelmed w Spanish & Arabic stuff!.. so when d man of d house mentioned an orange/red chicken curry I was hoping for something simple & accessible in d supermarket</span> (as well as in d kitchen).
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To my surprise Thai Red chicken curry was very easy! and full of taste (and not spicy! which was a relief).<br />
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3 specialty ingredients (should be coconout <strong>milk!</strong>)</div>
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You only need 3 specialty ingredients: thai red curry paste, fish sauce and a can of coconut milk. (Thank you food gods!) :D</div>
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Here is d wonderful, fast & easy recipe.</div>
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- 1 tsp Brown sugar</div>
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Once it bubbles, turn down the heat to medium-low (3/6) so it simmers for 10-15 minutes (do not cover the pan); stirring a bit every 5 min (so it doesn't stick).</div>
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Check that the chicken is cooked (it took me about 12 min because my chicken pieces were cut small).</div>
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Very easy, few ingredients, and tasty :)<br />
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* For the <u><strong>plain white rice</strong></u> (for 2 light eaters): place 1 cup of white rice + 2.5 cup water + 2 pinch salt in a medium pot. Cover with a lid, and place over medium heat (3 or 4/6) until rice is fully cooked (about 10-15 min).</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-90988629415259069582014-12-14T14:18:00.000+03:002014-12-14T14:18:01.632+03:00Layali Lebnan (Nights of Lebanon)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is provably the second Arabic/Lebanese dessert that I ever tried to make :) (Being d custard lover that I am) I fell in love with this rose/orange blossom scented semolina (eggless) custard!
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Ah d joys of living in d Middle East! :)</div>
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My aunt-in-law (d in-law part eventually one day..) gave me d recipe, both including eggs, and d eggless version. (I personally like this eggless so nothing takes away from d Arabic scents :) ).</div>
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As with any Arabic dessert, this is not for d faint-hearted (will likely put you on sugar-coma)! but is it Oh so delicious! and custardy-like :)</div>
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In the meantime, you can prepare some Aatar (sugar syrup). Note that Aatar keeps for weeks up to a month in the fridge easily :)<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">- 2 cups Sugar</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">- 1 Tbsp Lemon juice</span><br />
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Serve your custard on the individual plates, and then you can place some whipped cream (if you want) and then sliced bananas, slivered pistachios, almonds, and walnuts... aaand drizle some Aatar syrup on top :) (I told you, this is not for the faint hearted!!)<br />
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-29033111161297915342014-12-07T17:41:00.003+03:002014-12-07T17:52:47.706+03:00Strawberry condensed milk mousse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ah d joys of homesickness! :)
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I actually almost forgot that my mum does this delicious, fresh mousse so well (if you have been on this blog before, you are provably aware that she's a pretty terrible cook.. except for crepes & flans.. and this mousse Lol).</div>
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This mousse is very light/flowy & kind of feels like a digestive dessert :) It is ridiculously easy to make with only 4 ingredients! (you can see the minimal-cooking family gene here..! Lol)</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-85989542322900116472014-12-02T12:38:00.001+03:002014-12-08T08:39:30.316+03:00Pumpkin cheesecake (swirled)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am on a baking spree! Maybe its the uncertainty of 2015, or being away from home this Xmass.. (Can you believe? the ONE year I don't fly 7'500 km to be home they have a 10 year highschool reunion!! How unfair Lol ..no 'nerd outcast rebirth' for me xD oh well, maybe in d 15 year reunion then Lol) <br />
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This cheesecake was so sunctuous and delicious that it barely survived 5 minutes in d office!! </div>
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It ranked top #1 (along with d carrot cake)!! so it is definitely a winner!</div>
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<strong>Ingredients:</strong> </div>
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- 225 gr Speculoos cookies (powdered)</div>
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- 75 gr Pecan (powdered)</div>
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- 60 gr Butter (melted)</div>
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- 680 gr Philadelphia cheese (room temperature)</div>
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- 200 gr White sugar (caster)</div>
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- 2 Tbsp Cornstarch (or AP flour)</div>
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- 2 tsp Vanilla extract</div>
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- 4 Eggs (large; whole)</div>
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- 215 gr Pumpkin puree</div>
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- 1 tsp Nutmeg (powder)</div>
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Butter a 9 or 10 inch round pan (all inside).</div>
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Pre-heat oven to 170 C (top & bottom), place a rack in the middle. <br />
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To make the crust, in a blender powder the cookies & pecan together. </div>
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Melt the butter in the microwave. </div>
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Then mix butter & cookie powder well together, and introduce into the greased baking pan. Press onto the bottom (and a little on d sides), and place into the oven to bake fo 6 minutes.</div>
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Once the 6 minutes are over remove from the oven and let cool down to room temperature (or place in the fridge to cool - of course over a heat-proof surface).</div>
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In a <span style="color: #38761d;">large bowl</span>, place the Philadelphia cheese (room temperature!), white sugar, cornstarch and vanilla extract. Beat together until well creamed (2-3 min).</div>
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NOW, add the eggs and incorporate well with the <u>lowest amount of beating/mixing</u> possible.</div>
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<strong>The more you beat it, the more chances that your cheesecake will crack!!</strong></div>
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Once it is well mixed, place 200-220 gr of the mix into a<span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="color: magenta;">smaller bowl</span></span>. To the small bowl, add the cinnamon, nutmeg and 215 gr of Pumpkin puree. AGAIN, incorporate with <u>minimal</u> amount of <u>beating/mixing</u>.</div>
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Remove the cold cookie crust from the fridge, and place half of the pumpkin mix onto the mold. Then, place the entire (plain) cheesecake mix on top. With a knife, swirl around a bit (without cutting into your cookie base).</div>
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Then, add the remaining pumpkin mix in spoonfuls over the top; and swirl with a knife. (See the picture for the swirling outcome). </div>
Now you are ready to bake!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #20124d;">*<em>So about craking</em>: </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #20124d;">The best way to bake the cheesecake is to do it "Bain Marie" (a.k.a. in a water bath). Unfortunately as you see I do not have a large enough pan to contain my 9 inch cake-pan.. Also if you line the tin with foil it will aid the no-cracking.</span></div>
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So, after all that disclaimer :) ,, place the cake in the center of your middle oven rack, and bake for 55-60 min.</div>
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Once at room temperature, place into the fridge and let refridgerate for a couple of hours.</div>
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.. a nice way would be with some Dulce de Leche drizzle & whipped cream :D <br />
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-55998730488634986442014-12-01T13:54:00.001+03:002014-12-01T13:54:49.861+03:00Batata harra (Lebanese potatoes with garlic and coriander)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Batata harra - Lebanese</div>
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Can you feel the Holidays approaching?! I guess this year theres no way for me to contain my excitement :) 17 days to be on vacation, in Lebanon.<br />
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So in d spirit of Lebanese food, here is a simple mezze, crowd pleaser, apt for vegetarians & potato lovers :) (like the man of the house!)</div>
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- 500 gr Potato* (diced medium)</div>
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- 1 handful Coriander (fresh; largely chopped)</div>
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- 6 Garlic cloves (diced small)</div>
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*First of all, let us talk potatoes. You want to get potatoes to use for "French fries" (yes, there are different potato kinds). You want your potatoes crispy outside (not soggy..). In Doha I have learnt to get the young/hard frying potatoes, light yellow color, smooth skin (they should be hard to the touch).*<br />
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So, once that is out of the way :)</div>
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Peel and dice your potatoes; rinse them with water and drain them.</div>
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Set a platter with kitchen napkin (to soak off the excess oil - after frying).</div>
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Heat generous vegetable oil on a pan (at highest heat) and once hot, deep fry until golden. Remove from pan and place into platter to soak off some oil. Salt them. </div>
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On the same pan, heat some Olive oil (2-3 Tbsp), add the chopped garlic, and fry until it starts turning slightly yellow/golden. Then add the coarsely chopped coriander and fry until soft (just a minute or two). </div>
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Once soft, add in the fried potato dices and toss/incorporate well.</div>
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For those that like spicy/hot food, you can add some chopped chilly peppers, or 1/4 tsp of Cayenne pepper (I would suggest, since you're going the Middle Eastern route, to add some Harissa paste to give it some hotness :) (just make sure you are aware how spicy Harissa paste really is.. )</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-14018556758995245892014-11-07T12:01:00.000+03:002014-12-01T14:02:33.439+03:00Macarroni n cheese<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of the first American things that I taught myself to cook (on a "cold" 25 C Doha winter evening :P ) was mac&cheese. I think we all crave hearty comfort food (with a bit of a crunch/texture!) when the weather gets colder.. and knowing that 'cream-based sauces' are preferred at home, I gave this winner a try! It has evensince become a staple in my house :)<br />
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This is a really fast recipe is nice and creamy/moist (but not overwhelmingly heavy). </div>
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You can prepare this in provably 15-20 min if you don't intend to gratinate cheese & breadcrumbs on top.. (Gratinating takes about 15 min on its own,, but it is well worth the texture!!)</div>
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- 75 gr Butter</div>
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**Before you start I must say the "very sharp" for the cheddat cheese is what I suggest if you want to avoid the taste of boxed/artifical mac & cheese. The sharpness gives it a nice geniune flavour. (You will find sharp is a more dry looking cheese.)**</div>
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Place the macarroni to cook in a large pot. Once done, strain them and run through them cold water to stop cooking (to mushy).</div>
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Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat (4/6). Once melted, add the flour and mix together; keep stirring until butter looks golden color.</div>
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Add in all spices, and the heavy cream gradually; mix well (still over the medium heat) with a silicone-coated whisk (so you dont scratch your pan! :) ). Keep stirring constantly, making sure there are no lumps, until the mixture has thickened (~10 min). </div>
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Then remove from the heat, and whisk/mix in all the grated cheese, until well melted & combined. </div>
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(If you are having trouble with the cheese not melting, stirr it for 10 seconds over the heat until it does completly melt).</div>
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In the large pan mix the macarroni and sauce together (straight after you finish preparing the sauce; so still warm). Then place into the desired pans. <br />
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**At this stage, the mac and cheese can refridgerate for a couple of days; or freeze for later use.**</div>
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Sprinkle the top with cheddar/emmental cheese (or even parmesan), as well as some breadcrumb powder (this will be making it crunchy!).</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-91419575980297803122014-11-06T10:44:00.001+03:002014-11-06T10:45:01.824+03:00Chocolate rice krispy treats<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this is d same as d "dragon glitter poo" recipe, but with regular Chocolate rice krispies :) and adjusted quantities to make it easier.</span> </div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-90468672756551411882014-10-30T00:01:00.001+03:002014-12-02T15:37:46.789+03:00Doubletree cookie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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- 450 gr Butter</div>
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- 266 gr Flour</div>
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- 2.5 gr Cinnamon powder</div>
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- 75 gr Oats</div>
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- 177.5 gr Walnuts (broken pieces)</div>
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Preheat oven at 170C (top & bottom).</div>
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Cream d butter and sugars together at medium speed (2 min).</div>
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Add eggs, vanilla and lemon juice; blend at low speed for 30 sec, then at medium speed until light and fluffy (2 min).</div>
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Add chocolate chips and walnuts, blend at low speed until well incorporated (45 sec).</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-76783897604779917002014-10-26T14:58:00.000+03:002014-11-01T19:33:30.610+03:00Red velvet cake w cream cheese frosting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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- 312 gr Flour</div>
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- 2 Eggs</div>
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- 1 kg Powder sugar</div>
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Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and flour your baking pan (I used a 23 cm round; twice).</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-13110157856069504652014-10-26T14:49:00.001+03:002014-12-01T14:03:35.411+03:00Brigadeiros<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So the man of the house recently went on a business trip to Brazil (what can I say.. World Cup year means business) and brought me back a DELICIOUS box of Brazilian sweets called "Brigadeiros". They are creamy truffle-like cute melt-in-your-mouth kind of things so I just HAD to learn how to do them.. it couldn't be that hard (??)</div>
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It wasn't!! This is the most simple basic fast (and really good looking) dessert that you will ever make! and it is a crowd pleaser! :)</div>
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Butter your hands, then roll the mix into 1 teaspoon balls, and directly roll them into sprinkles. Set on little paper holders & refridgerate for15-20 min so the sprinkles and the whole thing really sets.</div>
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You can keep in the fridge for a couple of days, and then take out 20 min prior to being eaten (or taken to your friends' house :) ).<br />
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-23773024259487217312014-10-25T23:51:00.001+03:002014-11-01T19:33:19.738+03:00Magdalenas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My mum is a cake lover.. Any flour cake, or thick flan/custard is high on her list! (Im more of a mousse, ice cream, light custard person :) ).. So when she came to me boasting about her Madeleines (last Xmass) i sort of refused to try them..</span><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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I gotta gove it to her for being so persistent, to d extent that she insisted to get me a jacket i was eyeing if i tried her cupcakes.. So i did.. (And the batch of 8 cupcakes misteriously vanished in a matter of hours!!). Obviously she was super-thrilled that i had actually liked them! And did a second batch.. (Which i had to restrain myself from...)</div>
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The ultimate trial is that this is the almost only recipe that d man of d house will eat! And he is a picky eatter (he'd rather have salty food),, so it's REALLY that good.</div>
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I cut in half d butter content, because its just really very fatty.. And it doesnt compromise the taste :) </div>
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They are soft, moist, buttery, and airy; having that crunch element from d baked sugar top! Deliciousness! </div>
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- 200 mL Whipping cream</div>
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- 125 gr Flour</div>
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Beat together butter and sugar. Add the eggs, then the dey ingredients and beat together until well combined.</div>
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Place in cupcake molds (fill 3/4), then sprinkle sugar over the top (im just dust-cover the surface, so it crunches up).</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-52878753516930913782014-10-06T11:40:00.001+03:002014-12-01T14:16:54.099+03:00Chocolate mousse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The credit of this recipe goes to my ex-boss (and Nestle France) :) We first had this creamy dense (yet airy) chocolate mousse on a team gathering in her house, and it was just sunctuous deliciousness!!</div>
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This recipe is featured int he inside of Nestle France pastry melting chocolate bars. It only requires 2 simple ingredients :)</div>
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250gr Chocolate (for dessert making)</div>
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Melt all the chocolate over low-medium heat in a pan (u shud be doing this bain-marie.. But i cant be bothered.. 😎).</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-44974435874781177732014-10-04T23:55:00.001+03:002014-12-01T14:25:40.502+03:00Fruity pebbles rice krispies (Unicorn treats)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When i saw this online... It was love at first sight! i HAD HAD HAD to make these!! And after raiding 2 malls I found pink & violet fruity pebbles!! Ohh it was just SO meant to be 😂😂😂 ... I felt tempted to dust edible glitter all over them 😱<br />
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6 cups Fruity pebbles (almost d whole pack)</div>
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Grease spray a square pan (browney tin), set aside.</div>
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Melt butter at low-medium heat. Once fully melted, add d marshmallows, and stirr while melting them fully.</div>
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Remove from hear and mix-in d fruit pebbles until well mixed.</div>
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Place into tin, and use a greased spatula to press the krispie mix into d tin. Let cool, then demold and cut.</div>
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Voilaaaa, food that wud make Choupette Lagerfeld poop glittery fairy dust! 💖</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-13903305582522038012014-07-23T17:49:00.001+03:002020-04-08T22:31:44.066+03:00Carrot cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> stumbled upon this recipe on food.com while searching for a moist (not overly complicated) carrot cale and cream cheese frosting (DC cupcake style). It had raaaaging reviews! you will STOP buying carrot cake for d rest of your life. Guaranteed! </span><br />
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-46760749780308456042014-07-22T19:52:00.001+03:002014-12-01T14:28:22.785+03:00Lemon mousse cheesecake with speculoos cookie base<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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9 days to go on vacation!! I cant contain my excitement 😂 (after this lovely budget season)
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Guess this cake was influenced by an Amalfi coast cooking special on d Food Network (everything cooked w lemons!) so i went online and found this easy recipe, simple ingredients & it turned out great! (Just changed waffers for speculoos cookies 😊). Here we go:</div>
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The cake is actually tangy, so if you want to sweeten things up id suggest maybe a Dulce de leche, or some lavander candy topping 😎 Enjoy!</div>
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-53015956834804832014-06-07T17:34:00.001+03:002014-07-24T08:27:08.450+03:00Lebanese arabic breadIngredients:<div>1 pack Yiest (16 gr)<div>1/3 cup Water (lukewarm)</div><div>2 Tbsp Sugar</div><div>3 cup Flour (all purpose)</div><div>1 cup Water (lukewarm)</div><div>1 Tsp Salt</div><div><br></div><div>Mix together yiest, sugar and 1/3 cup of water. Cover and let rise.</div><div><br></div><div>Combine all ingredients together in a bowl. </div><div>Knead together for 10 min. Add as much flour as needed.</div><div><br></div><div>Make a ball, cut X on the top, cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 1-3 hrs.</div><div><br></div><div>Pre-heat oven at maximum temperature.</div><div><br></div><div>Divide dough into balls (8) and flatten them. Place on tray and let raise for 10-15 min.</div><div><br></div><div>Bake during 3-8 min until puffed,<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDOnuORD0nYfNVywwO0tVgWTqYFq-q1x7VYqUiiS-wtH7jw0iSmMuNmtot_C5W_9VIjPCazuTb6WOLWYpu5y7KWZKfugn5lebxcWh8OJOy7EEfuomaUZnnzljCxDzkNZ3esW-y1JYhsGg/s640/blogger-image--1121527460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDOnuORD0nYfNVywwO0tVgWTqYFq-q1x7VYqUiiS-wtH7jw0iSmMuNmtot_C5W_9VIjPCazuTb6WOLWYpu5y7KWZKfugn5lebxcWh8OJOy7EEfuomaUZnnzljCxDzkNZ3esW-y1JYhsGg/s640/blogger-image--1121527460.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div></div>Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-2922359979715486762014-06-07T17:23:00.001+03:002014-12-01T14:47:07.147+03:00No-knead bread! (Masterchef Australia)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Watching Australia's Masterchef for hours on end has its benefits.. eventually you learn to do something! :D
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Being a petite baker (and not having a kitchenaid..) means that kneading bread is one of those things equivalent to 2 weekly workouts.. (same as the exaustion of changin the bed sheets.. I will never understand why I end up out of breath..) :(</div>
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So anyway, when I saw this recipe not needing kneading I was more than thilled!! Crunchy cookie-like bread with soft (not heavy) center! A bread after my own heart Lol So I immediately googled & tried the recipe. I have done this bread twice, and used the dough over 2 days each time (as it yields 10 of these breads more or less)..
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My mum on the other hand tried this recipe and failed.. I think her active-dry yiest was provably dead..(so don't trust her.. she's pretty disastrous with cooking - except for crepes & flans). just make sure the active yiest that you use is "alive" :P </div>
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This bread is really good with butter & jam. Or you can just add some dried rosemary and olives in the dough before letting is rest to change the flavors a bit :)
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Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446802841678035377.post-9511226125839596852014-06-07T17:12:00.001+03:002014-06-07T17:12:18.670+03:00Shish Tawouk (Lebanese garlic chicken)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_qToVcAD0Sf5518ttjDlG4UIpZn7fWt-oVYir1kWGunWAc4SfbuNGajmIM-2otiwzi2LyfTPf_xoQ0bMo5FXD8pNsxouZJmOItkc4PyKWpVgp97CzT2HlaEILd3iYoUsrPnWniAR_0E8/s640/blogger-image--1961053976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_qToVcAD0Sf5518ttjDlG4UIpZn7fWt-oVYir1kWGunWAc4SfbuNGajmIM-2otiwzi2LyfTPf_xoQ0bMo5FXD8pNsxouZJmOItkc4PyKWpVgp97CzT2HlaEILd3iYoUsrPnWniAR_0E8/s640/blogger-image--1961053976.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_qToVcAD0Sf5518ttjDlG4UIpZn7fWt-oVYir1kWGunWAc4SfbuNGajmIM-2otiwzi2LyfTPf_xoQ0bMo5FXD8pNsxouZJmOItkc4PyKWpVgp97CzT2HlaEILd3iYoUsrPnWniAR_0E8/s640/blogger-image--1961053976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ODhJhve0hT8XnzheBfIGS3tSyxzJ2JNvPqLmLroZJSHiVrf5pTJlkVnk0eaR-XQoDvKQSMdKE4A7s2OjsBk_OLo_SF2y5kIkItKRDP6xAaX11MtAT6sJHGcXgTzl14g8VITpMthJjrxv/s640/blogger-image--23158060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ODhJhve0hT8XnzheBfIGS3tSyxzJ2JNvPqLmLroZJSHiVrf5pTJlkVnk0eaR-XQoDvKQSMdKE4A7s2OjsBk_OLo_SF2y5kIkItKRDP6xAaX11MtAT6sJHGcXgTzl14g8VITpMthJjrxv/s640/blogger-image--23158060.jpg"></a></div></div>1 kg Chicken<div>1 cup Lemon juice</div><div>15 cloves Garlic</div><div>6 Tbsp Yogurt plain</div><div>6 Tbsp Olive oil</div><div>2 Tbsp Vinegar</div><div>1 1/2 tsp White pepper</div><div>1/2 tsp Ginger</div><div>1/2 tsp Thyme</div><div>1/2 tsp Paprika</div><div>1 tsp Salt</div><div>1/2 to 1 tsp Tomato paste</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cut chicken in desired pieces.</div><div>Mix all ingredients in a bowl, then mix in chicken and let marinate for at least 4 hrs.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Place on grill and cook.</div>Liz Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344926839856232895noreply@blogger.com0