tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50348935275996383982024-03-12T20:49:03.458-07:00MyVerySmallKitchenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034893527599638398.post-39575507418497092412011-06-06T23:41:00.000-07:002011-06-07T00:23:56.642-07:00Shrimp Pies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I made shrimp pies awhile ago ... To be more exact 10 months ago.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I have this thing with pies that from time to time I have to make one. I think they are so easy to make and taste soooo good that the time you spend making them is worth every minute. There are so many choices of pastries or fillings that I am sure anyone can have a favorite. I just love that they can be beautiful, delicious, comforting and impressive! Isn’t it amazing that people always say “I don’t know how you do that, looks so complicated!”. Ok, the truth is it can be complicated but it can also be really simple if you use frozen pie dough from you grocery store. Or you can do what I did: I used home-made shortcrust pastry for the bottom of my pies <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and ready-made puff pastry for the top. </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I’m not sure if you remember when I made minced beef pies, back in August. After finishing them I had some leftovers for shortcrust pastry and I’m sure you agree that I couldn’t waste it and that was when I decided I would make shrimp pies as well … But because the leftover wasn’t enough for all pies I made the tops with ready-made pastry. What does this tell you? First, that I was a bit lazy that morning and second that improvising is fine. You don’t need to be a chef or a super skilled cook to make a pie.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><u>My Shrimp Pies</u></span></div><em><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Makes 6 small pies</span></em><br />
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</span></em><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shortcrust pastry (<a href="http://myverysmallkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/12/minced-beef-pies.html">recipe here</a>)</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 ½ sheets of store bought puff pastry</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">300g of shrimps</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup of chopped onions</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup of chopped green peppers</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup of tomato sauce</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup of chopped white mushrooms</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon of olive oil </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Salt and black pepper </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 egg yolk </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Separate the sheets of puff pastry and divide each sheet in 4 squares. Pre-heat the oven to 180o C. Butter a muffin tray. Open the shortcrust pastry and divide it in 6 squares. Place 1 square of pastry in each whole.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Hi there, how was your week? Mine was chaotic with several things happening at the same time but at the end all worked out very well. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I feel that summer arrived in Hong Kong and we are having a mix of rainy and beautiful sunny days and if I could I would spend my days by the beach, doing nothing and enjoying my family and friends company. We have less than a month left before our move back to Brazil and the days are starting to go faster than they should.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">For today’s post I have the easiest recipe that goes so well with hot days: a quick chicken salad. This salad can be a meal on its own or can be used for a nice sandwich filling. You choose.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 cup of cooked chicken breast chopped</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of green apples, peeled and chopped</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of chopped celery</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of green onions chopped</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">lettuce</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of natural yogurt</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 tablespoons of lemon juice</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Salt and black pepper</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 - Start cooking the chicken breast. You can either poach it in water or vegetable stock or grill it. I like a mix of both so I get tender pieces of chicken mixed with crunchier grilled ones. If you are poaching the chicken in water I suggest that you add some seasoning to the water. Once cooked let it cool down;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 - Peel the apples, remove the cores and chop them. Place the apples in a bowl filled with water and one tea spoon of salt so they don’t go brown;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">3 - Wash one celery stick very well and chop it finely. Do the same with the green onions;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">4 - In a medium bowl prepare the salad sauce mixing the yogurt, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Reserve.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">5 - In another bowl mix the chicken, apples, celery and green onions. Add the sauce and mix well until all pieces are coated. Serve with lettuce.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found out last Sunday that I was lying to myself...</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For years I thought I knew how to make a Chocolate Mousse!</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I better explain this in more details. Last mother's days I got an iphone and with it the compulsion for applications (ok, I confess I had the compulsion before getting the phone seeing all those people having a lot of fun on their phones ...) and of course some of my favorite ones have to do with food. And then last week I was reading one of my favorite blogs when I came across the news that they had launched an application. I will not apologize, sorry, it was just one of those things that I had to have and so I downloaded it. In case you are wondering what application is: Café Fernando. This guy cooks amazing food, does amazing pictures and has an amazing blog. No, I don’t know him but admire his work a lot. And I am pretty happy I have nice recipes going with me anywhere.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, back to the chocolate mousse. The recipe I tried ( and I just had to because I was almost liking my phone's screen) is his Classic Chocolate Mousse. I will not write the recipe here because I wouldn’t like if someone copied one of mine and published without asking permission. I can just tell you that it was the most amazing, light, delicate and at the same time strong chocolate mouse that I ever tried and from now on I will archive my old recipe and just use this one. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you get really content with the pictures only and in case you want to try make it yourself just go to Cafe Fernando and follow the instructions. I strongly recommend you to give it a try. If like me you just LOVE chocolate anytime this is for you. </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Saturday afternoon. You want to eat something different but you don’t want to spend ages in the kitchen. The best choice: what I call “The Easiest Pie Ever”. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I learned this recipe with my Grandma years ago when I was still a teenager and was starting my adventures in the kitchen. I remember she always prepared this pie for an earlier dinner or afternoon snack on weekends. It is very simple and quick to make and you can choose whatever filling you like. And one more thing, it always works if you follow the quantities from the recipe.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">This time I chose to make my pie with a filling of turkey breast, mushrooms and vegetables. Since I wanted nice pictures to share with you I baked the pie in a round spring-form tin. However if you are looking for something really easy you can just use an oven-proof serving dish.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">So, here goes the recipe:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Pie Dough</span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 eggs</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of canola oil</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 cup of milk</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 ½ cup of all-purpose flour</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of grated Parmesan cheese</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 teaspoon of baking powder</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ teaspoon of salt</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Filling</span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 cup of turkey breast chopped</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 cup of button mushrooms chopped</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of chopped onions</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of tomatoes without skin and seeds, chopped </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of broccoli chopped</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">¼ cup of black olives chopped</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">¼ cup of green olives</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Salt, black pepper and oregano for seasoning</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 teaspoon of cooking or canola oil</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Pre-heat the oven to 180<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">° C. Butter a </span>round spring-form tin or use parchment paper.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Start chopping all the ingredients for the filling. In a medium saucepan, add the oil and sauté the onions until soft. Add the tomatoes, the turkey breast and the broccoli and cook for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, olives and season with salt, black pepper and oregano. Cook for 5 minutes more. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">In a blender add all the ingredients for the pie dough and mix it for 2 to 3 minutes. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEvLYxwMIL5-VYa5AqC6IcJn5vRLGILhxi4k4uUURTkyczFLwQHOv4C5i4GL3fmBeXjREWUXtMOuGUzlal5LGMrwI3OGSHNvNx7ykDc3csLJ-WaoNkNo0DUy3UgWAS9Wv6g46o_1ddgAf/s1600/DSC_1462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEvLYxwMIL5-VYa5AqC6IcJn5vRLGILhxi4k4uUURTkyczFLwQHOv4C5i4GL3fmBeXjREWUXtMOuGUzlal5LGMrwI3OGSHNvNx7ykDc3csLJ-WaoNkNo0DUy3UgWAS9Wv6g46o_1ddgAf/s320/DSC_1462.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Transfer half the dough to the tin. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvxIn3DOpjagalFhL8bv8TIE0zTqRITwYBo5fKpf1_36Zj4i4WXVH5fm3gFT6A7tcxtvCUGayWf4wztjWs2JQLIGUKmysMbUgRr-40j3G1vi_CzIAjoXF_cN9cGnmmLH4KH0FF3Z9MJP5/s1600/DSC_1463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvxIn3DOpjagalFhL8bv8TIE0zTqRITwYBo5fKpf1_36Zj4i4WXVH5fm3gFT6A7tcxtvCUGayWf4wztjWs2JQLIGUKmysMbUgRr-40j3G1vi_CzIAjoXF_cN9cGnmmLH4KH0FF3Z9MJP5/s320/DSC_1463.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Add the filling.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC9T1PkEPjaJ6o3iqlTftAoWITXAv20aYjmCLrd6e81RmQz9YXLm7B8WMPEllHKcTlpPIQjsBiWeEPpCm4MutWHXS95f1PINgSV5xL7HLFpdWNtC6qmYHnPWsBE-7wzkwDIJWRMNpeoJh/s1600/DSC_1464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC9T1PkEPjaJ6o3iqlTftAoWITXAv20aYjmCLrd6e81RmQz9YXLm7B8WMPEllHKcTlpPIQjsBiWeEPpCm4MutWHXS95f1PINgSV5xL7HLFpdWNtC6qmYHnPWsBE-7wzkwDIJWRMNpeoJh/s320/DSC_1464.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Add the other half of the dough and if you want sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on the top of the pie. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Bring the tin to the oven and cook for 35 minutes or until the top of the pie is golden and the center is firm.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzD0qyElq2VOFAC699TEyh4tA-rEhuDC6cd5X6gUoyvZR2AMx3HSoHDOtQWg1u1i4JLcRDHd4Qhkjb4sYbyZ3MDhcQefONMRV6oMzbaV2Cqm3l33LCbZmthjWxF65S_NcSwpqE9OwAV3h/s1600/DSC_1465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzD0qyElq2VOFAC699TEyh4tA-rEhuDC6cd5X6gUoyvZR2AMx3HSoHDOtQWg1u1i4JLcRDHd4Qhkjb4sYbyZ3MDhcQefONMRV6oMzbaV2Cqm3l33LCbZmthjWxF65S_NcSwpqE9OwAV3h/s320/DSC_1465.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">So, today I will not share a recipe with you but my impressions of Lisbon and the amazing food you can find everywhere in the city. And I am being very honest with you, it is everywhere. I lost the count of how many coffee breaks we had (three or four per day?) or how many cod fish cakes my Dad ate … I can only guarantee there were way too many.</span></span></span><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Portuguese cuisine is very rich and diverse. Spices were brought from the several colonies during the discoveries time and their presence is easily noted in several dishes. The proximity with the sea also makes Portugal a sea food paradise with several fonts claiming that Portugal is the European country with the highest consumption of fish per capita. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">We could experience all these characteristics in every corner and I was particularly impressed with the variety of pastries and bakeries all over the city. At certain point my Dad and I decided to rate the quality of the cod fish cakes and choose the best one in the city. Of course this was a very naïve decision since it is just impossible to try them all in 7 days. I can’t even guess how many days we would need for that. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Anyway, we loved the one at the “Pastelaria Suica” in the Rossio Square and after a week the waiter was becoming a good friend of us.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I guess the pictures say it all … delicious! If you ever go there don’t be scared by the queue (if you find one). The place is big enough with several rooms full of tables and you can just go in, find a seat and order on your table. Very worth the visit.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Of course we also had cod fish, the national dish. It is said that in Portugal there are so many recipes with cod fish that you could eat a different one every day of the year. We had baked cod fish with potatoes in a small restaurant in Sintra and it was perfectly cooked for a rainy cold day.</span></span></span><br />
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</div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034893527599638398.post-87397558077107161572011-04-17T23:56:00.000-07:002011-04-17T23:56:50.777-07:00Fried Rice<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Yesterday I prepared fried rice …</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">This is a traditional Chinese dish that can be found everywhere in Hong Kong and in Asia. There are several different recipes and each region of China will have its own variety. It is such a popular dish that you can find recipes in the Chinese, Japanese, Singaporean, Thai and Peruvian cuisines just to mention a few.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Despite being a simple dish it is not very easy to prepare it at home and achieve the same taste as when you eat out. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read in several places that Chinese restaurants add MSG when preparing it to improve the taste. I’m not sure about this but I can assure you the one I prepare is super fresh with the exception of the rice that has to be cooked the day before.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I learned to cook fried rice watching a Chinese friend cooking in his home. That was really a treat for us because apparently he doesn’t cook very often. He told us that in his home fried rice is easily prepared any time (by his wife) and it can be served as breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a quick snack. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">He prepared fried rice with cooked ham, green onions and eggs. My recipe is a bit different and includes some other ingredients. Here is goes:</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Fried rice</span></span></span></u></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2cups of cooked rice (cooked the day before by boiling the rice without any seasoning.)</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 gloves of garlic</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">3 thin slices of ginger</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1/2 cup of cooked ham cooked</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1/2 cup of cooked chicken breast cooked</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 eggs lightly beaten</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1/2 cup of green peas</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 stalks o green onion chopped</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">3 tablespoons of cooking oil</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1/2 teaspoon of salt *</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1/2 teaspoon of sugar *</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 9pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -9pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">teaspoon of soy sauce *</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">(Mix the three above ingredients before you start the fried rice).</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Add the oil to a wok or a large frying pan (I don’t have a wok and my frying pan works fantastic for this dish).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add the garlic and ginger and fry them up for 1 minute. Add the ham and the chicken and cook for 3 minutes or until brown. Remove the ham and the chicken from the pan leaving the oil in it.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Beat the two eggs quickly and add them to the pan. Scramble the eggs for one minute and add the rice. Mix the eggs and the rice very well breaking the pieces of scrambled eggs with a wooden spoon to separate in smaller pieces. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Add the ham and the chicken back to the pan with the spring onions and mix well with the rice. Add the soy sauce, salt and sugar sauce and continue mixing for more 5 min. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I like to serve my fried rice hot just out of the pan.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034893527599638398.post-70074644738759148932011-04-10T22:30:00.000-07:002011-04-10T22:30:54.287-07:00Scrambled Eggs and Mushrooms on Toast<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Apologies all! I know this is not the perfect way to start a post but I had to tell anyway. I am so late on my posting schedule that I have to ask you to be patient and please do keep coming back.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I remember telling you before that our family is relocating to Brazil on coming June. This is proving to be a much bigger task that I ever imagined and my days are consumed between work, parenting and making lists and lists of everything that I have to organize or do before we go. Seems that my days don’t have enough hours and I find myself going to be really late every evening and of course waking up exhausted. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Anyway, it is all for the good of the family and I am in piece with this decision and really excited as well to be reunited with my family after 12 years. I just imagined (probably in my dreams) that I would be able to go thru this phase unshaken and in a more pragmatic way.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I can’t start to describe how much I am looking forward to weekends to have some extra sleeping time, cook and meet some friends. This past weekend though was spent running errands that I couldn’t delay anymore. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">So when Sunday morning came and I realized time was slipping thru my fingers I decided I needed to treat myself with one of my favorite breakfast recipes: scrambled eggs and mushrooms on toast. What an indulgence!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I don’t cook this recipe very often because I am the only one who likes it in our home. So it is what I usually chose when I want to say: I need some time for myself please!!!!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Hope you like it. Takes around 10 minutes to prepare/cook however the time can vary a lot depending on how sleep you are when you reach the kitchen.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 eggs</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 egg whites</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">100g of white button mushrooms</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of chopped onions </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 table spoon of olive oil</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Salt and black pepper</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 slices of bread</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">In case you want to watch a video on how to prepare scrambled eggs this is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGyb7uBXe9E">good one</a>. The ingredients are a bit different but the technique is the same.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034893527599638398.post-51115709589280123852011-04-03T09:06:00.000-07:002011-04-03T09:06:12.620-07:00My Potato Mayonnaise Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNEScK4lbe6TZsSnhc4MLoBCfbhTDkizsDRr8aKEMSMJEShIQKFy4F_l2XxlKtpQucW74Vq79bU2C8QswNdfrnWk9PaS84pZ6VZIaLh8xEel17vG0d0PH0C677JZ6IXeXYK0awH72iK9-/s1600/DSC_0991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="266" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNEScK4lbe6TZsSnhc4MLoBCfbhTDkizsDRr8aKEMSMJEShIQKFy4F_l2XxlKtpQucW74Vq79bU2C8QswNdfrnWk9PaS84pZ6VZIaLh8xEel17vG0d0PH0C677JZ6IXeXYK0awH72iK9-/s400/DSC_0991.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">Finally we had a warm and sunny week and weekend. The temperature rose a bit and seems that spring is coming.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">I had a very unusual week with days of mixed feelings. On Monday I heard I was going to meet my parents in two weeks’ time in Portugal. On Tuesday I had the beginning of a migraine, spent the day in a dark room semi-awake and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">MyVerySmallKitchen</i> got to a 1000 hits. On Wednesday we confirmed we are moving back to Brazil coming June! On Thursday a good friend left to work somewhere else and we celebrated with lasagnas. On Friday I had to leave work earlier and spent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>three hours in a hospital waiting for an x-ray result (don’t worry we are all fine). What a week!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">So, when Saturday came, I was feeling exhausted and at the same time blessed I would have 2 entire days to relax. And I needed to indulge in some comforting homemade food: potato mayonnaise salad.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">My mum makes the most amazing, delicious, yummy, creamy potato salad that I ever tried. I love her salad and today I wanted just that. Too bad she is literally on the other side of the world! I learned to make mine with her and somehow it doesn’t taste the same. But I can tell you that so far I just got compliments to my salad and I feel confident enough about it to share my recipe with you. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">To prepare my own version of a pretty good potato mayonnaise salad you will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>need:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">4 medium potatoes peeled and chopped<br />
200ml of canola oil<br />
1 boiled egg<br />
1 egg yolk<br />
2 tablespoons of lemon juice<br />
Salt and black pepper <br />
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Start filling a medium pan with water and bring it to boil. Peel the potatoes and chop them in cubes. Wash the potatoes and add to the pan with boiling water. Cook them until they are soft. Remove from water and reserve.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3NrFvovaahKM00L9taUF_Hgbo1FErIMxbsQsU5enzvdXhzHc_JG_p_U0hyphenhyphenvgLfh1G4IIjfExzcCbYaBc2HKrMvr92ouWbW2ARfBlXwkTcXpZRju8J5aIogJLJeB-eJKmHk4TOyhSqm-t/s1600/DSC_0967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3NrFvovaahKM00L9taUF_Hgbo1FErIMxbsQsU5enzvdXhzHc_JG_p_U0hyphenhyphenvgLfh1G4IIjfExzcCbYaBc2HKrMvr92ouWbW2ARfBlXwkTcXpZRju8J5aIogJLJeB-eJKmHk4TOyhSqm-t/s320/DSC_0967.JPG" width="213" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">To prepare the mayonnaise choose a medium size glass bowl. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">Cut the boiled egg in half and remove the egg yolk. Reserve the egg white. Put the egg yolk in the glass bowl and smash it with a fork. Add the raw egg yolk and mix them together with a whisker.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-TDKFk_PwiT1DdIKfaeWC5JXQforQOLVr8CIcbfiV7qTW-6ignej5kQd90m3LG-c49FYkieMfn_n04Ps50WqXF9o922RD0bnAhVCLPfPf1bdoHwJCv2okNp1UQlqbW4ZPGPohvNokTwc/s1600/DSC_0969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-TDKFk_PwiT1DdIKfaeWC5JXQforQOLVr8CIcbfiV7qTW-6ignej5kQd90m3LG-c49FYkieMfn_n04Ps50WqXF9o922RD0bnAhVCLPfPf1bdoHwJCv2okNp1UQlqbW4ZPGPohvNokTwc/s320/DSC_0969.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Add the oil little by little and keep whisking. You will notice the mayonnaise is thickening. Repeat this step until finishing the oil.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtYhzAv4dl7fWlgtIqr21un3e4lqvBMu4m2r-7xq98DpiGdCyKeNb14vn6qIkIzQtiJ9-jCGONY2Mx3JNCP9WIPfhDZPO0FDwKoELIFG8U4WldCzZRgRi2Wa82hlTA4TL9i9UAMVXlm9y/s1600/DSC_0976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtYhzAv4dl7fWlgtIqr21un3e4lqvBMu4m2r-7xq98DpiGdCyKeNb14vn6qIkIzQtiJ9-jCGONY2Mx3JNCP9WIPfhDZPO0FDwKoELIFG8U4WldCzZRgRi2Wa82hlTA4TL9i9UAMVXlm9y/s320/DSC_0976.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Add the 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and mix well until totally incorporated (if you don’t have lemon juice you can use white vinegar). The mixture will become creamier and lighter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8igdQzzTrW6PwshFSqaZy33SceVub6XR3AtN6T43Iw1xEmii6Ni5Fuz5VS2HlGDQRLwo48pl_jYgE7PNPDFwwbShUk1kyeVXtBA6CZJ2toL8ikJ0a6Y1MxbGmtB6Pbo7NL9BfQdI6hyphenhyphen_X/s1600/DSC_0979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8igdQzzTrW6PwshFSqaZy33SceVub6XR3AtN6T43Iw1xEmii6Ni5Fuz5VS2HlGDQRLwo48pl_jYgE7PNPDFwwbShUk1kyeVXtBA6CZJ2toL8ikJ0a6Y1MxbGmtB6Pbo7NL9BfQdI6hyphenhyphen_X/s320/DSC_0979.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">Chop the egg white in very small pieces and add to the mayonnaise together with the salt and black pepper. The quantity of salt and pepper will depend on your taste. My mayonnaise is usually a bit salty because I don’t add any seasoning to the potatoes.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ASI7j9Mn0mdLLFPal5LixgqmcMv9CIyRK_Vwu4ZcPWIdtNee1O_EfJDyC8VLQY4x5RkSuiqkdX-Y-r11pMob9zmOjH7jhlHuNB0U8dwOFotXShmi4rhrXeDogwzFsOSi5k4xACEvyaPy/s1600/DSC_0987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ASI7j9Mn0mdLLFPal5LixgqmcMv9CIyRK_Vwu4ZcPWIdtNee1O_EfJDyC8VLQY4x5RkSuiqkdX-Y-r11pMob9zmOjH7jhlHuNB0U8dwOFotXShmi4rhrXeDogwzFsOSi5k4xACEvyaPy/s320/DSC_0987.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Cheese bread is a traditional Brazilian appetizer that originated in the states of Minas Gerais. It is a soft and chewy snack that melts in your mouth and smells fantastic when baking. They are easily found everywhere in Brazil and always present in the menus of international Brazilian Barbecue restaurants. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">This bread recipe uses tapioca flour instead of wheat flour and because they are so popular there are several versions of the original recipe. The one I am posting today is an easy version that is made in a blender and doesn’t involve rolling the dough in small balls. It is a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>winner recipe in our home since it takes no more than 20 minutes to make.</span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 cup of milk</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">3 cups of tapioca flour</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">3 eggs at room temperature</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ cup of canola oil</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 teaspoon of salt</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 ½ cup of shredded Parmesan cheese</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 muffin tins – 6 muffins each </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Muffin paper cups</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Start lining<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>your muffin tins with the paper cases and pre-heat the oven at 180o C. In case you don’t have two muffin tins bake the breads in two batches. I usually do this since I can’t find the two trays in my oven!</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Next, in a blender, add the milk, the eggs, the oil, salt and tapioca flour. Mix for two minutes until the flour is totally incorporated. Transfer the mixture to a medium ball and mix the cheese in with a wooden spoon.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Fill the muffin tins with the bread mixture until each cup is ¾ full. Sprinkle some extra Parmesan cheese on top of each cup (this is optional and the quantity is really up to your taste). Bring the tins to the oven and cook for 12 to 15 minutes until the breads are light golden. Make sure you don’t over bake them or they will turn out quite hard. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wasn’t sure I was going to mention the sad events that happened in Japan last week in this post but I am sure that like me you were also touched seeing all the horrible images after the earthquake and the tsunamis. In moments like this is that we see how strong people are and I have to say I am very impressed with the dignity the Japanese people are showing the world. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In moments like this we stop and thank God for our blessings: our family, friends, comfortable homes, health and so on. I am praying for Japan and I hope I could do more to help. If you can, please help as well, sending positive energy to such an admirable nation or making a donation to one of the many charity organizations that are genuinely organized to help when natural disasters happen. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back to today’s recipe (that is not related to Japan in any way) I wanted to share with you something simple, easy to make. After such a difficult week I still want to enjoy good home-made food with my family but I don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I chose Glazed Pork Chops & Tomato Salad. This is a really simple recipe that doesn’t require any special cooking skills or unusual ingredients. You can serve it with rice or mashed potatoes if you prefer a more substantial meal. I am sure you will like it in any way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHV12qYJpljHbNV1EVOLpDxwOPjWCLJTz7fSt97EiPokk-unJI6MiaLMr2X0VaUgctN1eWe984-exk7g-lbNetBoODItoAfswy4OLxYVOO4-DOK6LEoMU37R1IgcqgxNNThQmULUFX8DI/s1600/DSC_0962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHV12qYJpljHbNV1EVOLpDxwOPjWCLJTz7fSt97EiPokk-unJI6MiaLMr2X0VaUgctN1eWe984-exk7g-lbNetBoODItoAfswy4OLxYVOO4-DOK6LEoMU37R1IgcqgxNNThQmULUFX8DI/s400/DSC_0962.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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In a small ball mix the Dijon mustard, the balsamic vinegar, the maple syrup and the olive oil. Mix it well until totally incorporated. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper in both sides. Brush the pork chops with the marinate sauce (if you prefer you can just put the pork chops in a medium bowl, add the marinate sauce and use your hands to mix and make sure the pork chops are coated with the sauce). 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Mix the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next, wash the tomatoes very well and chop each one of them in half. Peel and slice the cucumber. Chop the parsley. Mix all these ingredients in a medium bowl and season with the dressing. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cook the pork chops in a non-stick skillet (I use cooking spray as well) for 2 minutes in each side in medium flame. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawTkGgD-rrd3BWDlY9buBpifRB2YodBXfkB_nxQIKFziRa1etPRNoKyF7loyEuhjiSXtv3RUxJBVjQEthnE5VBSZ2KEBXFzJDDy2ZRaOETwY6gkX0djCYPxX0Gpo1Nv2DgbGws0zkNanR/s1600/DSC_0954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawTkGgD-rrd3BWDlY9buBpifRB2YodBXfkB_nxQIKFziRa1etPRNoKyF7loyEuhjiSXtv3RUxJBVjQEthnE5VBSZ2KEBXFzJDDy2ZRaOETwY6gkX0djCYPxX0Gpo1Nv2DgbGws0zkNanR/s320/DSC_0954.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Serve the pork chops and the tomato salad together. 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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week I went for a Vietnamese cooking class in a local kitchen ware shop. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been receiving the classes schedule from this shop for a while and I wasn’t sure a two hours class would teach me much. I had never attended a cooking class before and since I love Vietnamese food I felt it was the perfect excuse to try it. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sharing with you today two of the recipes I learned in the class and hope you like them as much as I did: Chia Gio & Nuoc Man Cham (Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Fish Sauce Dip). After the class I did some research on internet and found there are several versions of Vietnamese spring rolls each one of them with a slightly different ingredient. The recipe in this post has the same ingredients from the class handout with quantities adapted a bit to suit our family taste. I’m sure once you try this recipe you will be adapting it to your style as well. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">450g of lean minced pork meat</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup of noodles, thin cellophane mung bean noodles or vermicelli </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup of carrots chopped or grated</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup of chopped white onion </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons of chopped green onions</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons of chopped coriander</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup of chopped mushrooms ( I used white mushrooms)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons of fish sauce</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ teaspoon of salt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ teaspoon of black pepper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">25 pieces of Vietnamese rice paper for rolls </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup of orange juice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6 teaspoons of caster sugar</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 teaspoons of white vinegar</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 to 6 tablespoons of fish sauce</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 chili peppers finely chopped and deseeded</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 cloves of garlic minced</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When all the spring rolls are rolled it is time to deep fry them in hot cooking oil. The oil temperature should be medium/hot to assure the filling is cooked and the outside of the rolls is slightly brown. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a recipe that I printed from internet when I moved to Hong Kong and that what I was using until this time when I cooked Coq Au Vin again following most of the directions from Julia Child’s recipe included in her book Mastering the Art of French Cooking. What a surprise! I found out that I was cooking something totally different before because this Coq Au Vin was way more delicious! If you know this book you are probably rolling your eyes right now thinking who would have the time to follow a recipe from a cookbook that has 684 pages????!!!! Trust me it is worth every single minute you spend in the kitchen. </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 16.2pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The recipe below is not the original from Julia’s book since I adapted the ingredients quantities to suit us better, changed the white onions for shallots and added carrots to my Coq Au Vin. The directions, however, are pretty much what you will find in the book. I omitted one of the steps (Brown-Braised Onions) what in my opinion doesn’t change the taste of the final dish (I got to this conclusion cooking Julia’s Beouf Bourguignon several times before) but if you are cooking this recipe first time I suggest you do it so you can decide what you prefer. </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 16.2pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started with chopping all the ingredients and removing the fat and skin from the chicken pieces. Next, in a large casserole I added 1 tablespoon of butter and sautéed the bacon until it was lightly brown. When done, remove the bacon to a separate dish.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remove the chicken to a side dish and let the sauce in the casserole cook for more 10 minutes in higher heat. The sauce will reduce to about half. Check if more salt and pepper is needed. Transfer one cup of the sauce liquid only to a separate small bowl and add in the 2 tablespoons of flour. Mix it well until totally incorporated and add this mixture back to the casserole. Let it cook for more 5 minutes in lower heat. Add the chicken back to the pan and heat it up to serve. </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3-4 ounce chunk lean bacon (I used bacon strips, chopped, fat removed)</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons of unsalted butter</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 ½ to 3 pounds frying chicken, cut into pieces (I used 6 chicken thighs and 1 chicken breast chopped in 4 pieces)</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ teaspoon of salt, plus additional for seasoning</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/8 teaspoon pepper, plus additional for seasoning</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¼ cup cognac (I consider this optional) </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 cups young, full bodied red wine (I used Chianti)</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 or 2 cups brown chicken stock, brown stock or canned beef bouillon (I used the 2 cups of canned beef bouillon)</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ tablespoon of tomato paste</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 large carrot chopped</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 cloves of mashed garlic</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¼ teaspoon thyme leaves</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 bay leaf</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8 shallots </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10 small white mushrooms </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons of flour</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fresh parsley</span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For today’s post I chose a traditional Brazilian recipe: Brigadeiros or Brazilian chocolate candies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2_KOmi0LX6f4Y19sNKdP6sZmvILkz9mjd8cYdQEHPHu-KBWJisGpLF_-7DURX3WsrWyT2I3PDnSGcih1A-WpksNeWx7tSxMUR42-9LQYemOBSgBOt4Coaq6XmiMgL46ww5sZosD8upAp/s1600/DSC_0701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2_KOmi0LX6f4Y19sNKdP6sZmvILkz9mjd8cYdQEHPHu-KBWJisGpLF_-7DURX3WsrWyT2I3PDnSGcih1A-WpksNeWx7tSxMUR42-9LQYemOBSgBOt4Coaq6XmiMgL46ww5sZosD8upAp/s320/DSC_0701.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">History says the chocolate candies originated in the South of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, circa 1920 when some old ladies that couldn’t find enough supply of fresh milk decided to mix condensed milk instead with chocolate to prepare a dessert. However the candies became nationally known when in 1940 the Brigadier Eduardo Gomes decided to use them as give-away gifts for people attending the parties he promoted during his rum for presidential elections. So after this, the candies were name “Brigadeiros” (Brigadiers).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These candies are a must-have in all kid’s birthday parties and I don’t know one child that doesn’t like them. What I do know is that a lot of adults also like them very much and I’m sure you will too once you try them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>To makethis recipe you need:</u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 can of condensed milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons of sweetened cocoa powder</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon of butter</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chocolate sprinkles or colored sugar strands </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Small paper cases</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>To prepare the candies:</u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add all the ingredients to a heavy bottom saucepan. Mix them well and bring to the stove top to cook in low heat stirring constantly. The cooking time is about 15 min. The tip I can give you is it is ready when starts to boil and the dough doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan anymore. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWmRtedSqv2PnYMZFl0iBLFtpWMHkb-wnoylwNxaMZDY8fzvMuCfBNYKFgC2oooVDwevLUly4HwYtK7n1-l6FF7pG0Ar0BZu2tCdxSgtrgQ1pf8Agjwpn0_plTXSo3ND_8VsXY7pK3XoN/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWmRtedSqv2PnYMZFl0iBLFtpWMHkb-wnoylwNxaMZDY8fzvMuCfBNYKFgC2oooVDwevLUly4HwYtK7n1-l6FF7pG0Ar0BZu2tCdxSgtrgQ1pf8Agjwpn0_plTXSo3ND_8VsXY7pK3XoN/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer the mixture to a butter plate and let it cool down completely.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the mixture is cooled it is time to start rolling the candies in small balls. Put the chocolate sprinkles in a soup bowl or some deep dish. Open the paper cases and put them side by side.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DAKvkH4J6YLHztX_ZtoIN4PYcs9TOrc2hHeWY3npGfBPbJhuKzbdKuCmpXfioRQpHn4LhnSKLeHpVxPyZ1oE2Z0OxH7sS7MxxYII21zqqcsu4OWBs1gkzUwWh6YqOJu91krs1gYHQIAe/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DAKvkH4J6YLHztX_ZtoIN4PYcs9TOrc2hHeWY3npGfBPbJhuKzbdKuCmpXfioRQpHn4LhnSKLeHpVxPyZ1oE2Z0OxH7sS7MxxYII21zqqcsu4OWBs1gkzUwWh6YqOJu91krs1gYHQIAe/s320/4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butter your hands and put a teaspoon of dough on them and roll into a ball. Dip the ball in the sprinkles and roll it until it is completely covered. Transfer the candy to a small paper case. At first seems a bit complicated but in fact it is very easy. Once you’ve done a few of them it is going to be easier. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDpdkuZroSk1czY5EB7r3QRL227BdZfhZVjOw3XDuuvpi1GL9w91hhMUG8kwCbhCnNecsjJcyav0-OjHFTxv7-fsJ2QZGXTIpimNpEZKEUWAj8YJt4xP1IuXdeRtSaER6gt29-L4CAPL6/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDpdkuZroSk1czY5EB7r3QRL227BdZfhZVjOw3XDuuvpi1GL9w91hhMUG8kwCbhCnNecsjJcyav0-OjHFTxv7-fsJ2QZGXTIpimNpEZKEUWAj8YJt4xP1IuXdeRtSaER6gt29-L4CAPL6/s320/5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I woke up on Saturday thinking about my dear grandmother and how much I wished I could fly to Brazil and spend a few hours with her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to describe her a little so you can understand why I love her so much: she is 1.5m tall, has a huge constant smile on her face, is the most amazing mother to my mum, is one of the strongest references I have in my life, was a wonderful wife to my grandpa, cooks anything with so much love that you can probably smell it, can do any type of arts and crafts you can possibly think of, is 80 years old (or about that) and still full of energy. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This lovely amazing woman taught me so many important things that I am sure I would need at least 10 pages to just start describing them.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She also taught me how to cook some of her recipes including this one that I prepared to share with you today. I am not sure what is the most appropriate name for this recipe in English but I will call it “Potato Cakes Stuffed with Minced Beef”. I’m sure that is a more charming way to name it however I don’t think you would bother too much about the name if you had the opportunity to actually eat it. However, please feel free to suggest a name if you feel like.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To prepare this recipe you will need:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cakes Dough</span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6 large russet potatoes</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 cups of all purpose flour</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 large egg</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Salt and </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">black pepper</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span lang="EN-GB"></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 table spoons of grated Parmesan cheese</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Minced Beef Filling</span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">1 tablespoon of olive oil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">400g of minced beef</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">½ cup of tomato sauce</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">½ cup of onions finely chopped</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Salt and black pepper</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Start peeling the potatoes, chopping them and bringing to boil in a large pan with water. Once the potatoes are soft pass them though a vegetable mill or mash them with a fork. Season with salt and pepper. Add the beaten egg, the Parmesan cheese and 1 cup of flour. Mix it well with a wooden spoon until totally incorporated. Add the rest of the flour and mix again. This dough should be very moist however firm enough not to stick on your hands. Let it rest for about 20 minutes. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Meanwhile, prepare the filling. I used a medium pan, added olive oil, chopped onions, minced beef and the tomato sauce and cooked it all together for about 10 minutes until the sauce reduced to almost nothing.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back to the cakes, you can shape them in any size you like. Using my hands, I take parts of the dough and roll each one of them in small balls about 3 to 4cm diameter. Next, taking one ball each time, I press it in my hand until about 1 cm thick and add the filing (about 1 shallow tablespoon) and then close it, shaping the cake. Not too easy to describe but hopefully the pictures will help a bit. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the way, in case you find it to difficult to make the cakes, this same recipe can be used to make potato pies like this one below. All the same ingredients, same potatoes dough and filing. I just spread one layer of dough at the bottom of the dish, one layer of minced beef in the middle and finish with a third layer of potatoes dough. I also sprinkled a bit more of Parmesan cheese on top.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034893527599638398.post-64775667034838574742011-02-13T01:05:00.000-08:002011-02-13T01:05:37.323-08:00Another Sunday Lunch<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still in the mood for red meat...I'm not sure if it was the sudden change in the weather or something else but this week i don't feel like cooking or eating anything else than beef. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Talking to a friend this week, she asked me where she could buy some good beef tenderloin to make some beef skewers for a barbecue she will join in the coming weeks.I told her that i used to make beef skewers very often few years ago and for no reason had not made them for a while. I also told her that i would be posting a recipe this weekend.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Beef Skewers Recipe</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1kg of beef tenderloin</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 medium tomato chopped (seeds removed)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 medium green pepper chopped</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 medium yellow pepper chopped</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 onion chopped</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 tablespoons of barbecue sauce</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon of light soy sauce</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon natural yogurt</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pinch of salt</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">black pepper</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12 bamboo skewers</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear A. this post is for you. Let me know if you liked it!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034893527599638398.post-61706637562577535382011-02-06T02:22:00.000-08:002011-02-06T02:22:53.775-08:00Sunday Lunch: Steak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZSANNQ2eAgcu1POJ0Nbh3b4dVaqSNUCbHN5QirHxCTJSzR8dAS7bMYQOmvAZrXLen2MkBncv-1mCRw5zvJcojmASKlprMJQ2obVvxXX00Z_SA3FkrFZC7HogfbCi9mdfUjrIHauBsQiT/s1600/DSC_0456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZSANNQ2eAgcu1POJ0Nbh3b4dVaqSNUCbHN5QirHxCTJSzR8dAS7bMYQOmvAZrXLen2MkBncv-1mCRw5zvJcojmASKlprMJQ2obVvxXX00Z_SA3FkrFZC7HogfbCi9mdfUjrIHauBsQiT/s400/DSC_0456.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a shameless red meat lover! I am fully aware of all the researches and the benefits of not eating red meat but I can’t help it! In case you don’t know already I am Brazilian, from the very South of Brazil where not eating red meat is like being an alien! Barbecue is our most know and exported "food" and we are not talking about grilling some small burgers … we are talking about serious meat eating. </span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, now that you probably understand why I am one of those people that goes to the supermarket and spend a considerable amount of time in front of the meat display section marveling about the color of the meat and the probable tenderness (or not) of each cut we can start discussing this post.</span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It all started in a Sunday morning after breakfast when I was wondering what to cook for lunch. In my very personal opinion there are two options for a Sunday lunch: a brunch, which is not lunch, and some sort of roasted something (beef, chicken, pork…). Since we had the brunch two days before I was left with the only possible option: a yummy, tender, fantastic smelling and tasting roast! So, off I went for some shopping and to my surprise I couldn’t find any cuts of meat that would be appropriate for roasting. But, I did find beautiful sirloin steaks and wasn’t difficult to change my mind and decide that was just what I needed.</span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034893527599638398.post-22767739419323577682011-02-03T06:17:00.000-08:002011-02-03T06:17:02.313-08:00Curry Anyone?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnf3sGN10xmNdMq-i4H9TzP_o-kI6fIbHhI4CQ724S-SwOXWvfsF8wvcjPqK30AWq9_TSbIk-wHW9V_xM0-i55lbingpu1_Lwftjw1NPlyJ0Lyq_IIdXd37fvc1-w1owLrWrjpXWW6hYQ/s1600/DSC_0329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnf3sGN10xmNdMq-i4H9TzP_o-kI6fIbHhI4CQ724S-SwOXWvfsF8wvcjPqK30AWq9_TSbIk-wHW9V_xM0-i55lbingpu1_Lwftjw1NPlyJ0Lyq_IIdXd37fvc1-w1owLrWrjpXWW6hYQ/s400/DSC_0329.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Curries always intrigued me with the combination of all spices and flavors. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been eating curries of all varieties for quite some time and I can’t decide which I like most. Some days I feel more towards a Thai style some other days I prefer the Indian ones. For each one of them I have my preferred restaurant because I never felt confident enough to cook one from scratch myself.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course I tried already the store bought curry paste that promised a delicious meal just with the addition of chicken/shrimp/lamb but that just ended up as a total disaster with us resorting to a pizza delivery.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However since I started <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">MyVerySmallKitchen</i> I am challenging myself from time to time with some recipes that I was previously afraid of trying. So, last November when I bought the monthly edition of Delicious magazine I was very happy to find a curry recipe well explained that seemed worth trying – Spinach, Tomato, Prawn and Salmon Curry.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After reading the recipe in details I realized I would have to buy several spices that I had never used before and didn’t have a clue about. I confess I felt intimidated again but off I went for some shopping and after going to two supermarkets and an Indian store I found everything needed. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back home I spent a considerable time chopping garlic, onions and chilly and the “20 minutes to make” as promised in the magazine were in fact almost one hour for me. The only change I did to the original recipe was reducing the amount of chillies since we don’t like really spice food. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If like me, you are not experienced in cooking curries I suggest you try this recipe. You will end up with a tasty fragrant dish that is worth every second spent in the preparation. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the original recipe <a href="http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/spinach-tomato-prawn-and-salmon-curry">click here.</a></span></span></div><div align="justify"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034893527599638398.post-82285206447464121232011-01-30T02:12:00.000-08:002011-01-30T02:41:12.741-08:00Breakfast Pancakes<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I usually spend my Sunday mornings in slow motion, without caring about the time, in lazy preparation for the week that will be starting on Monday with work and school. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried several recipes of pancakes already and the one I like most I found in one of my Christmas gift books – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">How to Be a Domestic Goddess, from Nigella Lawson</i>. As I told a friend some days ago, I am amazed that every single recipe from this book works so well. As she describes in her book: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">these are those thick, spongy American pancakes …”</i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This recipe is quite simple. You basically need all the ingredients, a blender and a non-stick skillet. And I would say a good quality maple syrup. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">American Breakfast Pancakes</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Recipe and Instructions extracted from Nigella Lawson How to be a Domestic Goddess book, page 77.</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“225g plain flour</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon of baking powder</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pinch of salt</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon of sugar (I like to use 3 tablespoons of sugar in my recipe)</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 large eggs, beaten</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">30g butter, melted and cooled</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">300ml milk</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butter from frying </span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The easiest way to make these is to put all the ingredients into a blender and blitz. But if you do mix up the batter by hand in a bowl, make a well in the flour in the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar, beat in the eggs, melted butter and milk, and transfer to a jug: it’s much easier to pour the batter into the pan than to spoon it …When you cook the pancakes, all you need to remember is that when the upper side of the pancake is blistering and bubbling it’s time to cook the second side, and this needs only a minute, if that”.</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've got 10 pancakes about 10cm large each. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P.S.: Sorry, just a few pictures today. We were busy enjoying our lazy morning! Hope you had a good one too.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Saturday afternoon with cloudy cold weather ... There is nothing better than a warm home-made cake.</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favorite cake ever is this banana cake that I learned from my mother. It is a simple cake that looks and taste delicious. The instructions are also easy to follow and it always works. </span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am really not sure where the original recipe comes from but it does resemble the traditional German cakes we have in the south of Brazil. The topping can vary with apples, pineapples or grapes instead of bananas.</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The original recipe also has a crumble topping made with sugar, butter, cinnamon and flour. I usually omit the flour which results in a more glazed topping (this is what you see in the pictures in this post).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This cake can also be served as a dessert, a bit warm, with a spoon of vanilla ice cream. </span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 cups of plain white flour</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup of sugar</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3/4 of a cup of milk</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">50g of butter</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 eggs (yolks and whites separated)</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon of baking powder </span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topping:</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 or 2 bananas finelly sliced lenghtwise</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 cup of sugar</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">50g of butter (sliced)</span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon </span></span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">I enjoyed so much having company in the kitchen. This is something I do a lot with my Dad and my Mum back in Brazil but here in Hong Kong I am usually the lonely queen. And of course it was quite an experience trying to follow my friend’s pace, write down the recipe, prepare the spices<span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: dark2;">, </span>chop onions and tomatoes pretty much all at the same time<span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: dark2;">. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: dark2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">My first impression of a curry was confirmed. It is not difficult to make, however it requires time and a lot of spices and techniques. Our house was filled with a fantastic perfume from the spices and dinner was just amazing.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: dark2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">From that evening I have only pictures to share with you. The recipe will be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>posted some other day when I cook the butter chicken curry myself and make sure my messy notes are actually accurate. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2011 … New Year, new resolutions, new lists of things to do, new hopes … </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is 8<sup>th</sup> of January already and I can honestly say that I didn’t see where the last days gone, so fast they past. I know this is going to be a busy year and I feel excited for what is to come. </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you read my previous post you saw that my Christmas gifts were cookbooks. Three of them full of mouth watering recipes to try. Since it is cold in Hong Kong in the past days I thought it would be a good excuse to let you know that since Christmas I already made cinnamon rolls twice (and I shared most of them with friends…). Aren’t they the perfect match for cold weather? I think so. </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The buns recipe is from Nigella Lawson “How to be a Domestic Goddess” book. I have my reservations with the title of this book because I don’t expect in any way to be a goddess, imagine a domestic one. But title aside the book is amazing and if you have a chance to put your hands in a copy, do it because you won’t regret. </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The recipe looks a little complex when you first look at it but once you go thru it is easy to follow and the result … yummmm… delicious, warm and definitely worth trying. </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Norwegian Cinnamon Buns </span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">Recipe and Instructions extracted from Nigella Lawson How to be a Domestic Goddess book, page 322</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">For the Dough:</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">600g flour</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">100g sugar</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">½ teaspoon of salt</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">21g of easy blend yeast or 45g fresh yeast</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">100g butter</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">400ml milk </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">2 eggs</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">For the Filling:</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">150 soft butter, unsalted</span></span></i></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">150g sugar</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">1 egg, beaten, to glaze</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">Roasting tin approximately 33cm x 24 cm or large brownie tin, lined with baking parchment bottom and sides.</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">Preheat the oven to 230o C/gas mark 8;</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";">Combine the flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Melt the butter and whisk it into the milk and eggs, then stir the flour mixture. Mix to combine and then knead the dough either by hand or using the dough hook of a food mixer until its smooth and springy. Form into a ball, placed in an oiled bowl, cover with cling film and leave it to rise for about 25 minutes.</span></i></span></div><div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi, did you have a good Christmas? Did you enjoy yourself and your loved ones? Good, I’m happy for you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a very nice celebration on Christmas Eve and a lazy day just the three of us on Christmas Day. And because I behaved very well during the whole year I got three new cookbooks as Christmas gifts. Nice! Lots of new recipes to try and I’ll be sharing them with you at some other day.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Polenta</u>:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">500ml of water</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">500ml of chicken stock</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¾ cup of polenta flour</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon of butter</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoon of grated Parmesan cheese</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon of salt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to you all and thank you very much for spending your time following <em>MyVerySmallKitchen</em>. I don't know who you are but I know you are there. I hope you have a wonderful celebration with your loved ones and that the warm of Christmas fill your heart. </span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are very fortunate to have amazing friends in Hong Kong and already started our celebrations last weekend with some of them. Tonight we will meet with some others in a traditional Christmas eve party and I'm looking forward to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you can<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>celebrate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christmas the way you love and have a fantastic time. </span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And since i said no recipes today i will only share with you some pictures from our early Christmas lunch last Sunday including some of the turkey breast with mushrooms gravy I cooked . No fancy pictures this time, just us having fun. Hope you like it, we did. </span></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Christmas spirit is finally in the air in our home. We managed to put our small Christmas tree up, spread some cute decorations around the living room and start the race of Christmas shopping. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To embrace the Christmas spirit even more I spent my Saturday morning baking little cute cookies with a recipe that I adapted from one my mum used to bake when I was a child. This is not the traditional Christmas sugar cookies recipe but if you trust me you will find out they taste very nice. And with some decoration they can be easily called Christmas cookies.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>My Christmas Cookies Recipe</strong></em></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">150g of unsalted butter (cut in small pieces)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">700g of flour</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 eggs</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cup of sugar</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon of baking powder</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">250g of mascarpone cheese</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a separate bow, still using the hand mixer in lower speed, mix the mascarpone cheese, sugar and the baking powder. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Combine both mixtures in one bowl and use the hand mixer for more 2 or 3 minutes until totally incorporated. Cover the bowl with cling film and bring the dough to the fridge to rest for 30 minutes. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer the dough to a flat floured surface. At this point it should be just a bit sticky and from now on you need to work the dough and add the rest of the flour (200g) bit by bit until you it becomes light and smooth.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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