Blog work ahead

April 15, 2011
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Today I did something stupid, deleted the wrong database and BOEF gone were my blog posts. Even though I advise people to back up their sites I of course didn’t have that sorted out. So a quick rush to the google cache pages and I have most of my posts back, phew! I will be [...]

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Oxo measuring cup, everyone should have one

April 6, 2011
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This is my favourite kitchen accessory of the moment. It makes measuring liquid so much easier as you can also read the measurement from above as well as on the side. For kids it makes cooking that much easier. What is your favourite kitchen accessory?

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Thai Green Curry Chicken Soup

January 9, 2011
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Ingredients 2 tbsp sunflower oil 2 finely chopped onions 1 chopped chicken breast meat 1 tbsp Mae Ploy green curry paste 2 crushed cloves of garlic 2 chicken bouillon blocks 250 ml coconut milk 2 cups water 2 chopped tomatoes pinch of dried red chilli pepper flakes Method Fry onions until soft, add chicken, curry paste, [...]

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Oliebollen a Dutch Tradition

December 31, 2010
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Oliebollen are a Dutch New Years Eve tradition and their origin dates back toGermanic tribes hundreds of years ago. My first memories of eating oliebollen was as a 6yr old in the Australian bush, my Oma & Opa (Granddad & Grandmother) made them on a camping trip! They were of course very different than anything [...]

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I love you like salt!

December 31, 2010
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A French folktale relates the story of a princess who declares to her father “I love you like salt,” and he, angered by the slight, banishes her from the kingdom. Only later when he is denided salt does he realize it’s value and therefore the depth of his daughter’s love. Salt is so common, so [...]

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Tunisian Almond Balls – Kaber Ellouz

December 30, 2010
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Kaber Ellouz is one of our family’s favourite Tunisian delicacies! I have always been intrigued by it’s sweet goodness since the first day I tasted it. Until this week I never knew how easy it was to make these at home. So easy that it’s funny! Several months ago me and a friend made them, [...]

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Cookfolio 2010 recipes

December 30, 2010
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Tuna Salad Garlic Sauce Tunisian Noicer Recipe Indian Onion Bhajis Cheese Twists Bananarama Smoothie Mermez, a Tunisian Lamb Stew A Chick Pea Delight American Shoe Peg Corn Casserole Artichoke baked dip

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Making cookies on Christmas Day

December 25, 2010
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My kids have been asking to make cookies for ever! We found a great recipe on the internet over at OurBestBites.com. We decided to put our rolled cookie dough out on the balcony and minutes later it even started to snow again! It was a lot colder outside than in the refrigerator. We are just about [...]

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Tunisian Leblebi sandwich, can you stand the heat?

November 9, 2010
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The making of the Leblabi sandwich – Bizerte from Karim2k on Vimeo. Now this sandwich is HOT! Did you see the amount of harissa that was slapped onto the bread? Even my husband is freaking out, and he loves eating harissa. The leblebi sandwich is certainly new. Leblebi is actually a chickpea soup that is served [...]

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Blog post: FoodPress

November 3, 2010
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WordPress “couldn’t resist building a special new site dedicated to showing off the amazing breadth of food-related posts on WordPress.com“. This is a brilliant idea, there are a  lot of great food fans posting daily on WordPress.com and this will highlight all of those posts. Make sure to save the link and share any good finds here [...]

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Jamie Oliver’s mega chocolate cake

October 23, 2010
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My daughter wanted to make bake cookies or cupcakes but we were out of butter. While I was serching for a recipe using oil instead of butter she found Jamie Oliver’s mega chocolate fudge cake recipe. We also didn’t have fudge or almonds but we wanted to make it any so we made some adjustments. [...]

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Food blog: Cookbook Arabia’s blog

October 21, 2010
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The Cookbook Arabia’s Blog is run by two food writers Nadia Zerouali &Merijn Tol. They published their first book Arabia in Dutch and are now launching their second book Bismilla Arabia. Their books and blog cover recipes from the Middle East, Maghreb and Southern Europe. Be sure to bookmark this blog, their pictures are a true delight, you know the [...]

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