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  1. Are you going to bake this filling? I believe that it will weaken the starch, and possibly also the pectin to a lesser degree. Reheating it in order to incorporate more starch will weaken it as well. You might end up having to add quite a bit of starch. 

     

    I think that Jeanne's idea of draining the juice will be best. 

     

    Or you can make it into a crumble (or crisp, etc.) where a loose filling is welcome. 

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  2. Cauliflower with caramelized onion and chickpeas. Coconut, yogurt, fenugreek, chili, coriander seeds and leaves.

    Pea salad with mayo and yogurt sauce. Chestnuts, cashew and scallions. Flavored with some ginger and garlic, fenugreek, cumin, turmeric, pepper, fennel, a notable dose of chili.

    Hasbrown of sorts, flavored with peanuts, coriander seeds, cumin, poppy, mustard, turmeric, butter.

     

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  3. 8 hours ago, ElsieD said:

    @shain  I haven't had those in years.  Yours look delicious and prompted me to look for my recipe.  Which naturally, I no longer seem to have!  ☹️

    Thanks. 

    For the batter you need: 

    2 eggs

    200 ml (1 cup) milk (whole milk. If skim, replace water below with more milk) 

    300 ml water 

    200 grams flour 

    1-2 tsp butter

    1/2 tsp salt

    1tsp salt 

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    Blend all together. 

    Get a well heated pan, lighlty brushed with fat. Pour just enough batter to cover it, lift and rotate the pan to spread evenly.

    You can cook from one side only, then set aside. But I like to flip and fry the second size for a few secs. 

  4. Late breakfast / early lunch. Fatteh - Locally made yogurt (mildly tart, to me it tasted a bit of Emmentaler), mixed with garlic, salt, sumac, a hint of cumin and some chili. Strips of pita bread. Hot chickpeas. Topped with crisp pita bread chips, and cashew. Tomatoes with parsley and mint.

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  5. Grilled zucchini salad with basil, sill, olive oil, olives, lemon zest.

    Eggplant parmigiana x lasagna - Grilled eggplants, tomato sauce with plenty of basil, motz, garlic. Handmade lasagna sheets to add some texture variation. It's not a real lasagna, in that that it's not intended to be cohesive. I do wish I had some more cheese on hand, I didn't have enough left for the top layer.

     

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    A second small casserole is waiting in the fridge to be baked later on.

     

     

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  6. Shrimp fried rice. For extra smokiness, I charred the cabbage over a grill fire, as well as cooked the shrimps on it. The cabbage was then finely chopped and the shrimp cut into pieces.  Short rice cooked with shrimp shells stock. Fried eggs, and scallions. Sauce of fried garlic, white soy sauce, cooking wine, a little dark soy sauce.

     

     

     

     

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  7. 1 minute ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

    Aha.....Thanks for jogging the memory re crepes.   Perfect 24/7 building blocks.   Will bring them back into rotation.     :)

     

    Yes, every time I make them I tell myself I should have them more often. Its a nice vehicle for many quick preparations, savory or sweet, and reheat very well.

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  8. 2 hours ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

     

    Can you give some info on these?    They look delicious.   

    Thanks. The palchintas are made of a simple thin batter of flour, eggs, milk and water. The filling is made of pan fired mushrooms, some cream, garlic and thyme. Thickened with roux and blended.

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  9. Kwesat biallaben - zucchini in garlicky labneh (strained yogurt) sauce.

    Kharshuf w'alzaytun - Artichoke with pickled olives, lemon zest, herbs, zaatar, sumac.
    Lentil frittata with tahini sauce.

    Whole grain rice.

     

     

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  10. @TdeV @Okanagancook

    Thanks both. Here is the recipe. It's not the same one I posted before, as this one is my Neapolitan style dough and the other was for NY style pizzas.

     

    3 pizzas:

    6g fresh yeast / 3g dry yeast

    280g room temp water

    430g AP flour

    15g sugar

    11g salt

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    Rehydrate yeast in water.

    Mix in other ingredients. 

    Knead well until a strong dough forms.

    Rest 10 minutes, the dough will relax and soften.

    Knead again until it's strong and "tough".

    Cover and refrigerate overnight (up to 3 nights).

    1 to 1.5 hours before baking (more if you have cold climate),  divide the dough into 3 equal pieces.

    Shape into balls (look online for bread rolls shaping technique).

    Dust well with semolina (flour tend to dry the dough exterior). You may also oil them lightly, but the result will be slightly different.

    Cover with towel and rest for 1 to 1.5 hours.

    Have a wood fired oven or a really hot broiler with a really hot baking steal ready. I use an electric pita bread oven.

    Shape the dough into a pizza, making sure to leave a 2cm wide shoulder unpressed. In general, avoid pressing or over stretching, don't use a rolling pin.

    Top with sauce, cheese etc. For a Margarita, I use briefly cooked and blended tomatoes, salt, and cold fresh motz.

    Transfer to oven (If you don't feel like risking it, shape and top the pizza over a parchment paper and bake with it).

    Bake until the cheese is just fully melted, fresh motz should not be browning and should barely bubble. The crust should be pale but charred at spots. Ideally, it should take about 90-180 seconds.

    Remove from oven and place over wire rack, top with basil and other finishing touches (the pistachios and Parmesan on the artichoke pizza are both unbaked).

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  11. @Duvel @liamsaunt @Okanagancook It seems that it was pizza day :P

    We had my folks over for a pizza night a well. I went with a Neapolitan style dough, baked ~2min in my electric broiler oven / death machine.

     

    Margarita.

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    Bechamel, artichoke, rosemary, pistachio, parmesan.

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    Moussaka flavored eggplant - tomato sauce & bechamel,  oregano, thyme, nutmeg, cumin.

    This one I somewhat mishandled, so it's a bit of a mess.

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    Ricotta, mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes.

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  12. Hand cut tagliatelle, with cream and herbs sauce (spring onions, parsley, sage, tarragon, thyme) some pepper, wine vinegar, and a touch of lemon zest.

     

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  13. Freekeh (smoked green wheat) salad, with sirene cheese ,peas, soaked raising. Tomatoes, spring onions, onion. Olive oil, lemon, zaatar.

    Harira stew - chickpeas, lentils, tomatoes, celery, cumin, turmeric, paprika, toasted noodles.

     

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