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In one of my duller moments I have decided to slow cook a leg of lamb wrapped in one of my giant banana leaves, not the pit type cooking i'll use my ariston.
Any suggestions gratefully received, ie;...
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Sounds lovely Dr Who - I'm having lamb on Sunday - anyone know where to get a banana leaf ;)
For dessert tonight as we are having friends over I am making this - it is so delicious and different - I just make plain vanilla cheesecake but whip te cream and add some coconut (fine) before...
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Ooooh that sounds fab Jewel. Now I've never made a cheesecake before so I need the entire recipe please!!! ;)
Can anybody explain to me why the idiots can't cut regular sized frozen chips, I assumed it would be automatic, am I paying a stupid cheap price? is there an expensive frozen chip alternative that...
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:lol: I've often pondered the same thing myself Dr W!!!
We all tend to eat these in one form or another - and suppose they are good for us, but there us a school of thought that says we should avoid these- the main reason is that it is considered that the...
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Mmmmmm....I absolutely love onions & garlic :P One of my favourite meals is waraget lahma - a meat parcel cooked slowly in the oven with loads of sweet, soft onions & garlic..... :D
I am not much of a fan for soup but I had lentil soup in a place whilst in Hurgadah and it was so yummy! it also had small bits of biscuit or crutons init not sure what it was
During my last visit to Luxor I was presented on several occasions by peas in some sort of tomato sauce which I really liked. Does anyone know how to cook this dish? I could experiment but fear that...
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From a fellow sufferer of the hard pea syndrome that sounds like a top tip Maggy...thanks :D
I want to make Umm Ali and if memory serves me right you are supposed to put it under the broiler to brown. However, all the recipes I find online just talk about putting it in the oven until it...
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Thanks everyone. I don't have any cream on hand but I will try it in the oven and if it doesn't get brown fast enough I will just turn up the temperature as Goddess suggests.
I just Googled Gibna Beida because I wanted to see if I could find a particular use of it. What I was surprised to find was tons of Web sites saying it is similar to feta. It is nothing like feta...
Managed to obtain some saffron from a street vendor in Luxor recently.
Can anyone advise me of its uses?
I believe its supposed to be on threads. However, mine was in a packet and is loose. Is it...
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God! Hope it doesn't poison me! Got it together with curry powder, dried chlli peppers, and hibiscus leaves. Thought I'd got a bargain for about 3.50 English.
Countessa requested this. Here's my cake recipe that will keep moist even if it is left sitting out in hot weather for a couple days in the pan covered with a towel.
Basic White Cake
Amount...
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Pureeing is the kiss of death in my opinion. Turns it into something a bit like glue paste. I originally made it that way, but then one day I think the food processor was dirty and I didn't feel like...
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