Hello Pretty People… The world produces many obstacles and puzzles for you to solve on the way.. Like a game of SNAKES and LADDERs… one wrong move and then BAM! Down the snake you go….. Love Lydee xx
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Hey Pretty People: The Power of Words
Hello Pretty People: I thought I would write about the power of words and some quotes I love. The art of conversation is an amazing subject. Words can make or break us. It can ruin or be a success in: a … Continue reading
Hello Pretty People: P. M. S stands for….
Now… Do not get your knickers in a knot seeing those three letters together girls and boys just have a read and laugh: P. M. S: Stands for: 1. Pass My Shotgun 2. Psychotic Mood Shift 3. Perpetual Munching … Continue reading
Hello Pretty People- TWO RECIPES in ONE day!
well as you can see I missed 2 days of recipes – If I keep going with this little mishap it will take a long time for me to even get to the B’s of Countries.
But today!
is a new day!
Argentina – Pollo Rio Negro Aka Chicken!!
Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken, about 2 kg
- lemon juice
- 1 onion, cut up
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- salt and pepper
- 1 glass of white wine
- 1 apple, grated
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
Wash the chicken, cut it in pieces and season well with salt and pepper. Place
in a glass baking dish and add the onin, carrots, bayleaf, rosemary and wine.
Cover with foil and place in the fridge to marinate for 24 hours.
Roast in the oven, in the same dish covered with the same foil for one hour.
Meanwhile, grate the apple and mix it with the water and sugar. Take off the
foil, cover the chicken in the apple mixture and continue cooking for 20
minutes more until the chicken is browned.
this looks delicious!!
Try this at home.
number 2 recipe of the day!
From the country Armenia.
Armenia – KUFTA – Middle Eastern stuffed meatballs!
INGREDIENTS:
OUTER SHELL
3 cups finely milled bulghour
3 cups water
2 cans of ceci or garabanzo beans
3 large eggs
3/4 cup all purpose flour
PREPARATION:
Place the bulghour and water into a large bowl and let stand for 3-4 hours.
Place the ceci or garabanzo beans with their juice in a food processor or
blender and process until well blended. Add all the above ingred- ients
together and knead into a soft doughy mixture. Form into balls, [about 30] and
depress the balls with your thumb to make a cavity in which to place the
filling.
FILLING:
INGREDIENTS:
4 yellow onions [chopped]
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup Armenian or Italian parsley [chopped]
1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves [chopped]
1 teaspoon fresh sweet basil [chopped]
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup pine nuts or chopped walnuts or a combination of both.
DIRECTIONS:
Saute the onions in the olive oil until limp and trans-lucent. Drain off any
excess oil or liquid. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Take a
tablespoon of the filling mixture and place into the cavity in the bulghour
balls. Bring the cavity edges together and seal the filling inside.
Add 2
teaspoons of salt to stock pot of boiling water and cook the keufta until they
float to the top.
Have fun with these all over the world recipes
Love Lydee.xxx
Hello Pretty People – More things on Food! I love Food. I live to EAT!
Well Hello pretty People:
You must try this easy recipe at home, all you Pretty People that means all of you!! If anyone tries this PLEASE PLEASE be kind and send me some! Or take a picture of you cooking it!
I am so impressed with this dish, that not only did I put it on my Cooking page which you can locate on the:
“share.Thoughs.On,” TAB.
I am puting up a new recipe each day from a country around the world! I have been good and have been doing quite well! I need to do all the countries around the world! and im still in the Countries that start with – A!
22/06/2011 – Angola – This looks delicious!
Angolan Shrimps and a Angolan Sauce!
Ingredients:
- 1 lb prawns
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/2 cup green onion, including tops, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons water
Directions:
- 1 Make the sauce by combining all the ingredients (except the prawns!) and grinding them into a paste. Put the prawns on the skewers and brush with sauce. Grill until done (they should lose their translucent color), about 3-4 minutes on each side. Serve with extra sauce on the side.
Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/grilled-prawns-with-raw-sauce-456822#ixzz1Q0kpC0kp
Love Lydee
xxxx
Hello Pretty People: – “The Perfect MILO Experience”
milo MILO milo MILO milo MILO milo MILO milo MILO. . . .
Ingredients:
- Milo a huge can of it
- big massive huge milk shake cups
- milk
- and a tiny bit of hot water
- a big “a***” spoon
Directions to heaven:
- so get the big massive milk shake cup!
-
shovel now i mean SHOVEL 4 heaps of MILO in to it
- Then put a tiny little bit of hot hot boiling water.
- Now quickly mix it….and it will become clumpy! BUT WAIT!
- now put milk in and mix about 5 full circles.
-
and now the GOOD PART!
- EAT away…
- And drink it….
YOU will not know what its like until you try it!
NOW it takes practise…. you cant have too much milk or too
much water…
Tell me what you think!!
Love Lydee
xxxxx
Hello Pretty People: Does anyone get into the moment when their boots down come off! I do!!
Fairy Story/Fable/Interesting Story!
T h e b o o t t h a t t h a t w o u l d n o t c o m e o f f !!!
only problem is that you have to veer off this page to my FACEBOOK PAGE!
TO see this every strange embarrassing situation!..
If you would like to see it press this LINK:
Below:
Way below:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=112627778829009&comments
Love lydee
xxxxxx
hello Pretty People: In regards to colours patterns etc..
Hey pretty people. I though I’d let you in to some deesigns that you can choose different boxes you can have. Please let me know what colour schemes you like. These are SOME of them:… Coming up soon as well … Continue reading
Hello Pretty People: Oscar Wilde My Favourite..
A tribute to Oscar wilde::… i love this poet – as much as I love “Hot chips”… Oscar Wilde 1854-1900. Irish poet and dramatist. For someone in his era, the realistic truthful quotes are hilarious – I do wonder how … Continue reading
Hello pretty people. The Routine
DEAR MR ROUTINE & MR SOUL TIES,
You suck, there I said it! Your nothing but a big life ruiner.
You sneak into my life so sneakly.. Without me even noticing & then BAM there you are…
You great when we are doing what you want, everyday everynight.. You want a coffee every morning and a smoke every night.
Mr Routine & Mr soul Ties you must be secret friends.. Why didn’t you tell me this. You lied when you said you were friends with Mr Happy.
Mr soul ties I don’t think you know whats best for me. I m so used to you & your games I accepted it!
Funnyily I remember good times with you guys, you were nice & spontaneous sometimes…. We would play til the sun went down.
Mr soul ties you seem to have a hold of me in the wrong places like my heart & soul.. I try to walk away & you won’t let go.
Mr soul ties, thats it remove your spiny hands off me & let go find someone else..
Mr routine… Please learn something good before coming back into my life… We would be the best of friends.
Well thats all I can say guys at this m
oment.
I may forgive you some day.