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I am posting this today because my nephews love this bread. It is crusty and almost like toasted ciabatta with all the herbs it had. I made pizza dough breads out of the doughs I made last week. I had posted my easy pizza crust recipe in the past as I learned the difficulty of reconstructing the recipe when I wrote in random papers my recipe in the past. Check here ( https://footandfire.blogspot.com/2020/09/calzone-or-closed-pizza-and-pasta-with.html ) Same procedure is employed. But this time, instead of 2 2/3 cups All purpose flour, I used 2 cups APF and 2/3 oatmeal and added Italian oregano leaves. You may use dried herbs and slivered nuts to make the dough extra special.   Dough  Shredded or sliced cheeses  dried herbs or slivered almonds  How to:  Preheat oven at 190C for 10 minutes. Spread some flour on the work table. Work to flatten the dough using the rolling pin.  Add the cheese and herbs or nuts. Fold one side of the flatten...

  My cheesy and creamy rigatoni beef pasta    I love pasta and tomato-based sauces with lots of herbs. Lucky I am because I was able to harvest lots of parsley these days and for an extended period of time (they grow more new leaves). Weekends are usually reserved for no-rice menu so this is our staple. I don't heat oil anymore so I saute now using water     Ingredients: Rigatoni pasta, cooked as package direction Reserve pasta water Garlic Onions Tomatoes Chili pepper  Ground Beef Button Mushroom Chunky Tomato Sauce Red Cheese or Quickmelt cheese Parmesan Cheese Parsley Salt and pepper   How to:      In a casserole, add spoons of pasta water then add garlic and onions till brown.      Add tomatoes and chili pepper plus mushrooms and ground beef. Add more spoons of pasta water if needed. Let simmer again.      Add tomato sauce and red cheese as well as parmesan. Reserve Parmesan for garnish. Let boi...

1kl boiled potatoes, quartered 1/2kl boiled sweet potatoes, cubed 2 heads chopped red onions 1 cup mayonnaise Ground black pepper Salt to taste Dried herbs or fresh chives Mix all ingredients in a big bowl. Serve chilled. 

My friend in Paris sent me Pine nuts when she saw me posted pesto using almond s as the base nut of the pesto. Since the original pesto uses Pine Nuts, she wanted me to create the real thing. So when I had the chance to get fresh sweet basil leaves, I immediately used it. Pine nuts is quite expensive if found in our grocery stores, so I also recommend the almonds in lieu of this rare one. Almonds in the pesto is dry while pine nuts is much more nutty and blends well. At any rate, the aromatic sweet basil is the base of it all and I loved both ways! 4 cups sweet basil 3-4 cloves garlic 1/2 cup Pine Nuts Salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup olive oil and 1/4 cup reserve 1/2 cup grated Parmessan In a food processor, place the first four ingredients. Blend well while slowly adding the half cup Olive oil. Transfer in a glass bottle and Add Parmessan Cheese. Put the remaining 1/4 cup of Olive oil on top of the mixture. Best served as as sauce for pasta. Also serve on top of crackers as appet...

By GERLIE M. UY 1 kilo eggplants, cut lengthwise into two  and cut crosswise into 6-inch long Italian dry herbs (oregano, basil etc) 1 T ground pepper 2 T rock salt 1/2 t chicken powder (optional) 1/2 cup canola oil for deep frying  Toppings 1/3 of small block of shredded quickmelt cheese ketchup  In a bowl, mix the first five ingredients. Let stand for five minutes for flavors to sit in.   Heat oil and fry the eggplants, at least 1 minute on each side or until well done. While frying another batch of eggplants, spread cheese and ketchup over fried eggplants arranged in the platter. Cheese. Cheese and ketchup.   Place atop the first batch of fried eggplant the second batch and spread cheese and ketchup again. repeat procedure until all eggplants are fried.  Make sure to put cheese and ketchup on top of it all for presentation.  Serve hot in pair with boiled rice... related post. eggplant salad.

  Pho (Noodle Soup) from Pho 2000 locate at the famous noodle house where US Pre. Bill Clinton ate when he first visited Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon,) Vietnam  The first Pho we had at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam costs 20,000 Dong or US$1. Served with greeneries below.... My first bowl of Pho 2000 Noodles is Large... wow Fried Spring roll wrapped in rice paper consisting of shrimp and some bean sprout inside... Loved the vegetable pickle on the side... The "very hot" chili on the side is not my thing...     Fried noodles with seafoods  Almost always there on the side, mustards, lettuce, mint and other herbs. An omellete or a pancake with pork and shrimps inside.... Chicken and fresh celery inside of this fresh spring rolls....with very tasty sauce.   Broiled Chicken with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, wow!!!  Fried shrimp spring rolls Coffee, how they make it.  Stir-fried noodle and bean sprout with egg on top.  Fried bird, tempura young c...

Surprising Healing Benefits of Spices By Brynn Mannino, Woman’s Day Tue, Jun 01, 2010  Here is an interesting read from Yahoo News... Pick out one or two spices that you need and incorporate to your dish of the day everyday.... Im sharing them with you so you will have a bright kitchen idea today... http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/surprising-healing-benefits-spices Chances are you sprinkle cinnamon into your morning oatmeal or add a dash of oregano to pizza without giving the spices much thought. But did you know your favorite flavors can actually do your body good? According to Christina Suarez, master herbalist and owner of TheGoodHerbCo.com , while spices are only effective when eaten at least daily, each has its own specific health benefits. Read on to find out which additives can burn fat, ease a sore throat or help you get to sleep, and how you can incorporate them into your daily diet. Cardamom Fruit of the Elettaria cardamomum plant in the ginger family. Health P...