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The month of Ramadan starts today and you might be looking for something special or different to cook for your guests the comming month. Here are some links to delicious recipes and tips for Ramadan.

Wishing you all a Ramadan Kareem!

Orange Lentil Soup (Shorabat Adas) on epicurious.com

Tastira (Tunisian Fried Peppers and Eggs) on allrecipes.com

Chicken Sticks on simple-easy-recipes.com

Easy date square on simple-easy-recipies.com

Pakistani Potato Chicken on allrecipes.com

Spicy Carrots on about.com

Easy sides:
Dates, cut the date, remove the pit and replace with butter
Bread and dips, cut or tear bread and fill a bowl with oil and one with honey

Fruit salad is one of the easiest desserts to make and takes almost no time to prepare. Everybody has a preference or favourite fruit, what is your favourite mix? Or do you have a secret ingredient that makes the salad special? My husband always add a couple of tablespoons of Tunisian Rose water or Orange-Blossom water. It took me a while to appreciate the somewhat unusual taste but now I love it too!

Sophie Dahl, former plus size model, has a bright and inspiring cooking show on the BBC. Sophie is a delight to watch, she really knows her stuff. If you have BBC tune in next Tuesday evening to catch her in action. I wish I did buy her book when I saw it in the bookstore last year, oh well another one for the wish list!

Funny enough I found this video snippet on YouTube from the show that was on tonight! Enjoy.

The macaron trend has even touched the shores of the Netherlands! We bought a selection of macarons for a dear friend 2 weeks ago to brighten up her hospital visit and to add to a much needed sugar rush. If you live in The Hague head over to Patisserie Jarreau for goodness.

Feeling adventurous and need to know more about these colourful sweets? Here are some links:

• Wiki Macaron
• Bakerella has several posts of these cute and lovely treats
• SeriousEats how to Make Macarons