tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155458611312760512009-03-02T14:16:10.269+02:00"can we add chocolate to that?"Aaliyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04712749918385991082aleiya@live.co.ukBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715545861131276051.post-76703488092080229272008-08-22T02:34:00.000+02:002008-08-22T02:36:13.134+02:00

Well, finally I have some time for my little spot on the web and hopefully some time to whip up some yummy looking desserts! I really missed posting about my happenings and life in general but you know how it goes, you have to take care of your responsibilities first and then you can play.I am very happy to say that I completed my course with the end result being an "A". Can't get any better

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It's sad that my course in Chinese History is ending :(. But all good things must come to an end and I have to do my final soon which means, less time on my blogs. So, I won't be around consistently the next few weeks because I really must study.I will be in an out but not enough time to really post much. So with that I leave you, my dear little spot on the web and hope you don't miss me too

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I was just about to call it a night and my daughter asked me to check my comments one more time. I complained how tired I was and how early I have to get up to send my two little darling..yeah ok...boys too swimming in the morning. To take a gander at these love STAIN MAKERS...you can see them on my family style blog that is about to undergo a make over! The main comedians of my said blog "

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Ok my fellow Tuesday's with Dorie gang. I have not finished commenting on all the posts but I just left my last comment for the night at Anne Strawberry. I will pick up tomorrow and complete my world wide tour from aSweetPeace and end with Living the Life.All posts that had their posts up before and after the above mentioned blogs have already been commented on :) yeah me!I will check back

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A man was walking with a group of men along a road. While walking they came upon a dead animal. All of the men were commenting on how awful it smelled to how ugly it looked. One man said, "But look at how white it's teeth are."Even if something isn't appealing...it's wonderful to find one nice quality.

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This weeks recipe pick was very great! I have never made cobbler before so it was really nice to get the chance to do that. Thank you's go out to Amanda, author of Like Sprinkles on a Cupcake... so stop by there and check out the wonderful cobbler she prepared. I really gotta find out how she got those little biscuits so poofy. Hmmm?Unfortunately after several taxi rides and several stores that

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Yoghurt in Arabic is Laban (sounds like leh bun, e is not short)The blog owner of My Baking Adventures needed a recipe for home made yoghurt that does not use the yoghurt making machine.Yoghurt is like a staple in every household here in Lebanon, like potatoes are back home at my mom's house. The yoghurt here in Lebanon actually tastes different than the plain kind back home and I actually

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Well I did it. I started I think on Tuesday and I just completed today leaving comments on all the posts that participated in this weeks Dorie Recipe. It was a big task and I was very determined to visit all the posts. Even those that were not able to participate had some really tasty looking entries for other things. Of course I can not remember all of them and that is why I am thankful for

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What a huge task commenting on all the wonderful posts for this past weeks, Tuesdays with Dorie pick! I have seen some really amazing presentations and could actually even "taste" some of the chocolatey goodness others have prepared.Taste...how you might ask? By the description of course! Well that and the fact that I know what chocolate tastes like but since my ever aging pallete ('scuse the

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This weeks pick was from Melissa who can be found at It's Melissa's Kitchen and I am so very happy she chose Chocolate Pudding! Nice to have a pretty easy one for my first Tuesdays With Dorie project.I remember from days past, yeah I am getting old and the word "past" just seems to fit this so nicely as Chocolate Pudding for me represents my childhood. I remember waking up one summer morning to

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Finally, I got my recipe book and am so excited to send my little e-mail to the site so that my daughter and I can participate in the baking goodness everyone else is already a part of. I am also very happy to report that now, in a local shop here, we can buy with ease, CREAM OF TARTAR.This ingredient is not usually carried much and my sister in law told me that she used to have to go through

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This is for all the cupcake lovers out there. My daughter thought it might be "cool" to get some shots of this place and the guys were very friendly and even opened their cupcake case so I could get some photos of the cupcakes without the flash pinging back from the glass.This place is located in Dunes here in Lebanon and is a local gathering spot for weekend fun. There are a few shops to eat at,

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This is a really awesome dessert and I love making it. My kids love it. It's funny though, one of my sons like the milk pudding part the best and my younger son loves the orange pudding part the best and my daughter? She likes it all. *smile*I first learned to make this from my mother in law. I hope that you enjoy this recipe. If you make this please let me know how it turned out. It may look

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It has been so long since I have been posting here and when I was checking out the few things I put, which were actually so my mother would quit saying she couldn't find the recipe I gave her, I thought it might be nice to just make this a spot for *SWEETS*.Here you will find a few Lebanese Recipes that I had posted for my mother and I will leave them. Who knows, maybe someone feels like making

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Ingredients:-1 cup of mayonnaise-1/3 cup of parmesan cheese-1/3 cup of parsley, chopped up finely-1/4 tsp dried basil-1/8 tsp white pepper-1 clove of garlic, chopped up finely-120 grams of cooked thin hair pasta (or a pasta you like)-300 grams of artichoke hearts, quarter them-10 mushrooms, slice them up-1 zucchini, sliced very thin lengthwisePreparation:-Mix the mayonnaise, parmesan, parsley,

Aaliyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04712749918385991082aleiya@live.co.uk0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715545861131276051.post-43761047038786026472006-12-21T18:02:00.002+02:002008-06-03T00:33:34.466+02:00

Spinach SoupIngredients:-1/2 lb (1/4 kilo) fresh spinach (you can use frozen if you like or even a bag of pre-cut fresh spinach)-6 cups of meat broth (I use Maggi Beef cubes for this part)-6 oz (200 grams) minced beef-2 tbsp of flour-1 tbsp of parsley finely chopped-1 tsp ground cardamom-1 tsp of salt-1/2 cup of butter or ghee (this is for frying up the beef. It's better to use the ghee,

Aaliyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04712749918385991082aleiya@live.co.uk0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715545861131276051.post-83766214482580682782006-12-19T23:07:00.004+02:002008-06-03T00:07:05.727+02:00

Parsley Salad (Tabbouleh)Ingredients:-1 cup of burghul (cracked wheat)-3 3/4 cups of finely chopped parsley-1 lb (1/2 kilo) of tomatoes-3/4 cups of finely chopped mint leaves-2 large onions-1/2 cup of olive oil-1 tbsp of salt-the juice of 4 lemons-a dash of fresh ground black pepper (to your taste of course)Preparation:-Remove any stones that you may find in the cracked wheat and then wash and

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