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Egyptian Macaroni Béchamel
I had thought when I started this crazy idea that I would miss eating pasta regularly. Italy was marked down as one of the countries we did for the letter I right from the start. I needn’t have worried it … Continue reading
Lamb Kofta
Kofta is another of those dishes that is enjoyed all over the middle east and even beyond where they are eaten all over the Indian subcontinent where they are often cooked with curry. You could use beef to make them … Continue reading
Fattoush
Fattoush is a delicious egyptian salad based around cucmber and fresh herbs. It can be prepared in just a few minutes and is tasty and refreshing. It could be served as a side dish to any kind of grilled meat … Continue reading
Egyptian Falafel
Another week, another letter of the alphabet, another country. Egypt seemed to have interesting cusine from the research I did, and with the country seemingly on the brink of a revolution was probably the only country that I’ve chosen so … Continue reading
Pescado guisado – Dominican style stewed fish
Another simple fish stew which was delicous and took very little time to prepare. 4 medium sized fillets of white fish such as sea bass 1 red pepper and 1 yellow pepper chopped 1 red onion finely chopped 2 cloves … Continue reading
Rice and Beans
Apparently rice and beans is a staple dish in the Dominican Republic with many people eating it at least once a day, often for lunch. It can be used as an accompaniment to many a dish but also tastes so … Continue reading
Rice and smoked Mackerel
This dish is based on a traditional Dominican dish of Rice with smoked herrings. I managed to get hold of smoked mackerel, rather than smoked herring and figured that as the two are similar oily fish I wouldn’t go too … Continue reading
Revoltillo de huevos
Dominican scrambled eggs are usually eaten for breakfast but not being at my best first thing in the morning I decided to cook these for tea instead. The picture doesn’t really do them justice as they were quite delicious. I’m … Continue reading
Espaguetis – Spaghetti Dominican style
First day of the Dominican Republic week I decided to start with what looked like an easy one, as I already pretty much had all the ingredients in the house. 300g spaghetti 1 onion finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic … Continue reading
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