Pizza Pita

Ingredients: 1 cup of ground beef ¼ cups of shredded cheddar cheese ¼ cups of your favourite pizza sauce Slices pepperoni Directions: Brown the ground beef in a pan. Drain excess juices from the pan. Pour the pizza sauce over the ground beef and simmer on low for ten minutes. Stuff the pita with a [...]

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Pickled eggplant

Ingredients: ½ kg Eggplant  2 large cloves Garlic  1 tbsp Pepper 3 sheets Laurel Oil and Vinegar, as needed  Salt and ground Pepper to taste Directions:  Wash and dry eggplant, cut the ends and make slices 1 cm. Put in layers of coarse salt sprinkled on colander for ½ hour. Shake well to remove salt [...]

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Breakfast Omelet Pita

Ingredients: 1 pita bread 1 eggs ¼ cups of shredded cheese 1 tsp onion 2 mushrooms 1 tsp bell pepper Directions: Chop the onions and bell peppers. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and cheese. Pour the mixture into a large skillet. Scramble the eggs until cooked through. Place the [...]

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Pickled Zucchini

Ingredient: 8 zucchini  1 sprig mint 4 cloves garlic  Olive oil  White wine vinegar  Salt Directions: Trim off the ends of the zucchini, rinse them, and dry. Cut diagonally into ¼ in slices and spread these out in a single layer on a clean cloth or paper towels and blot dry with another cloth or [...]

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Chicken Salad Sandwich

Ingredients: 2 cups cooked chicken-finely chopped 4 green onions chopped 1 stick celery-finely chopped 4 slices red pepper chopped salt & pepper Dressing: 4 tbsp. Mayonnaise 2 tbsp. Dijon Mustard 2 tsp. lemon or lime juice Cook chicken and refrigerate soon after. when cool, chop it up finely and add to bowl. Add other ingredients [...]

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Eggplant Lasagna

Ingredients: ½ pound plum tomatoes, halved and seeded 1 clove garlic 4 tablespoons olive oil  salt and black pepper 2 eggplants, sliced lengthwise ¼ inch thick 1 cup ricotta 1 large egg ½ cup fresh basil, chopped ¼ cup grated Parmesan 4 cups mixed greens Directions: Heat broiler. In a food processor, puree the tomatoes, [...]

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Baked Tandoori Salmon

Ingredients: 6 salmon steaks salt and pepper, to taste 1 cup 1% yoghurt 1 tsp marsala tandoori powder ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp oregano ½ lime 1 tbsp chopped parsley Directions: Flavour the salmon steaks with salt and pepper and place in shallow pan. Mix the remaining ingredients together and spread onto salmon; let marinate [...]

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Roast Pork Loin and Potatoes

Ingredients: 1 boneless pork loin roast, about 3 to 4 pounds 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1 ½ tsp dried thyme 4 to 6 medium potatoes 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp thyme 1 to 2 tsp freeze-dried or fresh chives ½ tsp garlic powder salt and pepper, to taste Directions: Rub pork [...]

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Lamb and Asparagus

Ingredients: 1 chopped red onion 3  garlic cloves crushed ½ cup of dry white wine 3 cups of steamed sliced asparagus 1 ½ lb boneless lamb chopped into small cubes Salt  Ground black pepper Directions: Heat a large frying pan and add ½ of the wine. Bring to the boil and add the onion, garlic [...]

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Pork Loin with Apricot Glaze

Ingredients: 2 tbsp  apricot spread jam 1 ½  tsp  White wine 1 tsp  dijon  mustard 1 tsp  honey 1/8 tsp. minced pared ginger root 5 oz  pork loin chops dash of each: salt, pepper and garlic powder  Directions: In small saucepan, combine apricot spread, wine, mustard, honey and ginger. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, [...]

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