August 8th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Cake, Coffee, Tropical
INGREDIENTS
- 1cupsugar
- 1/2cupvegetable oil
- 2eggs
- 1cupsour cream
- 1 1/2cupsflour
- 2teaspoonsbaking powder
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1 (8 ounce)cancrushed pineapple, well drained
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TOPPING
- 1/2cupflaked coconut
- 3tablespoonssugar
- 1/2teaspooncinnamon
DIRECTIONS
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9-in square baking pan.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the sugar and oil.
- Add in the eggs, and beat well.
- Beat in the sour cream.
- In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; add to sour cream mixture.
- Stir in the pineapple.
- Spoon the batter into prepared baking dish.
- Combine all topping ingredients; sprinkle over the batter.
- Bake for 35-40 mins, or until cake tests done.
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August 8th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Bhari, Fish, Green, Hari, Machhi
INGREDIENTS
- 300gred snapper, cleaned, cut and washed
- 20gfresh spinach leaves
- 10gfresh mint leaves
- 5gfresh coriander leaves
- 1green chilies
- 1/4teaspoonred chili powder
- 1/4teaspoon driedmango powder(amchoor powder)
- 1/4teaspoongaram masala powder
- 1pinchsalt
- 1/4teaspoondried fenugreek leaves(kasoori methi)
- 1pinchajwain
- 30glow-fat plain yogurt, beaten
- 50goil
- 5gginger-garlic paste
DIRECTIONS
- Grind spinach leaves, corriander leaves and green chillies to a paste.
- Add the remaining ingredients and prepare a marinade.
- Add the cut fish pieces, mix well and allow to marinate for 25 minutes.
- Skewer the fish and barbecue for 10-12 minutes.
- Baste with a little oil and continue to barbecue till the fish flakes easily.
- Serve hot on a bed of onion garnished with sauteed garlic.
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August 8th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Cranberry, Delicious, Punch
INGREDIENTS
- 4cupscranberry juice
- 2cupsorange juice
- 1cuppineapple juice
- 1/2cuplemon juice
- 1/2cupwater
- 1/3cupsugar
- 1teaspoonalmond extract
DIRECTIONS
- In a large container, combine all ingredients (adding more sugar if desired), stir until sugar is dissolved.
- Refrigerate until serving.
- Serve warm or cold.
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August 8th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Bacon, Mini, Smokey, Wraps
INGREDIENTS
- 27smallcocktail franks
- 9slicesbacon
- 1/3cupdark brown sugar
- 1/3cupketchup
DIRECTIONS
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a baking sheet.
- Cut each bacon slice into thirds.
- Wrap each slice around each of the small smokies.
- Place in foil-lined baking pan.
- Bake for about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a small bowl mix together the ketchup with brown sugar to form a thick mixture.
- Remove the cocktail wieners from oven and brush about 1 teaspoon of the ketchup/brown sugar mixture over the wiener.
- Place back in the oven and bake until the bacon is lightly crisp (do not overcook or the bacon will be too hard!).
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August 8th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Melba, Peaches, Shahi, Tukre
INGREDIENTS
- 4peach halves in syrup, canned
- 4slicesbread
- 3/4cupmilk(I use Virtually fat-free to make it guilt-free)
- 3/4tablespooncornflour(mixed in 3-4 tbsps. of milk)
- 1/4cupNestle sweetened condensed milk
- ghee or oil, to fry
- 4fresh mint leaves, washed,for garnishing
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For the Melba sauce
- 225graspberry jamor strawberry jam
- 1/2cupwater
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For the syrup
- 1/2cupsugar
- 1/2cupwater
DIRECTIONS
- Boil together the sugar and water to obtain a syrup consistency.
- Keep aside.
- Mix the condensed milk and the milk.
- Boil well, stirring continuously.
- When it comes to a boil, add the cornflour paste and keep stirring till it thickens.
- Remove from flame and keep aside.
- Cut the bread into rounds.
- Deep fry in hot ghee or oil until golden in colour.
- As soon as you remove the bread rounds from the hot ghee or oil, dip them into the sugar syrup for a minute.
- Remove into the serving dish.
- Spread 1 tbsp.
- of the condensed milk mixture on each bread round.
- Turn the peach-half upside down.
- Place it onto the bread round.
- Chill.
- Prepare the Melba sauce by boiling together the raspberry or strawberry jam with 1/2 cup of water and straining it after that.
- Just before serving, pour 1-2 tbsps.
- of the melba sauce over each peach.
- Garnish with a mint leaf and serve chilled.
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