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"Hate no one, no matter how much they’ve wronged you. Live humbly, no matter how wealthy you become. Think positively, no matter how hard life is. Give much, even if you’ve been given little. Keep in touch with the ones who have forgotten you, and forgive who has wronged you. And do not stop praying for the best for those whom you love."

~ Hazrat Ali Radi Allahu Anhu

 

Whats for Dinner? Quick Steak Stroganoff

Steak Stroganoff

1 ½ pounds of left over steak or roast or 1 pound of ground meat browned or some leftover chicken would be good too!

2 tablespoons oil
½ stick butter
1 large onion sliced and quartered
2 cloves of garlic minced or 1 tablespoon of prepared garlic
1 pound of sliced mushrooms (I used white button and crimini)
3 cups (1 box) beef stock
1 cup water
½ cup flour
1 packet dry onion soup mix
¼ cup catsup
2 tablespoons worchestershire sauce
1 pint (1 16 ounce container or 2 cups) Sour Cream
Prepared Egg Noodles

Lets get started by heating our pan over medium heat and adding the oil. When oil is rippling, add onion garlic and mushrooms and sauté until all liquid is rendered and veggies are dry. This will take about 8 to 10 minutes. Be patient and be careful not to burn. Next add the water to the broth and add the packet of onion soup mix, give it a good stir to combine.

Sprinkle flour over onions and mushrooms and give a good stir. Now the mixture will look gummy and bad, but that is how you want it to look, you are essentially cooking that flour a little so that it will absorb the liquid we will be adding in a minute. Stir to combine then add the beef stock mixture making sure to get all of the soup mixture out of the measuring cup. Mix well with a whisk and let come to a soft boil until thickened. This may take about 5 minutes.

Add your sour cream to a measuring cup or small bowl, spoon some of the hot liquid from the pan over the sour cream, use at least a cup of this liquid. Whisk into the sour cream so that the hot liquid will temper the cold cream and it will not curdle when we add it to the pan. Now turn off the heat and add the sour cream into the pan. Stir with a whisk quickly to combine and you have just made stroganoff sauce!

Now add in your sliced meat and heat through for just a couple of minutes. Serve over some prepared egg noodles or rice and enjoy!

The bubble tea

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Rhubarb Muffins with Cardamom Streusel Recipe - CHOW

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Rhubarb Muffins with Cardamom Streusel Recipe - CHOW

INGREDIENTS
For the streusel:

6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon fine salt
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1/4 stick), cut into small pieces

For the muffins:

1 1/2 cups small-dice rhubarb (about 8 ounces)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt

INSTRUCTIONS
For the streusel:

Whisk the flour, sugar, cardamom, and salt in a medium bowl until combined. Add the butter and combine with your fingers, rubbing the butter into the flour until mostly incorporated but some small pieces remain. (The streusel is ready when it holds together in large clumps when squeezed—it will still be fairly dry.) Refrigerate until ready to use.


For the muffins:

Heat the oven to 375°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Coat a 12-well muffin pan with butter or line it with paper cupcake liners.
Toss the rhubarb with 1/4 cup of the sugar in a medium bowl and let the mixture sit until the rhubarb releases some juice, about 5 minutes.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom in a large bowl until evenly combined. Place the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, butter, egg, vanilla, and yogurt in a separate medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix just until combined, about 25 to 30 strokes. Stir in the reserved rhubarb, about another 10 to 15 strokes. (The mixture will be thick.)
Place a rounded 1/4 cup of batter into each muffin well (the wells will be full) and evenly sprinkle the streusel over top. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes. Place the muffin pan on a wire rack and let the muffins cool for 15 minutes in the pan. Remove the muffins from the pan and serve warm or let cool to room temperature.

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A Guide to Truffles [ from Serious Eats Videos ]

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Nursery Rhymes Themed fondant Cake

Why Dragon Fruit?

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Why Dragon Fruit ? « BioLife is about Healthy Indulgence

Also known as the Dragon Fruit, the Pitaya is a stunningly beautiful fruit with an intense colour and shape, magnificent flowers and a delicious taste. The fruit, apart from being refreshing and tasty, contains a lot of water and minerals with many different nutrition ingredients. It tastes light sweet and it’s good for liver, laxative, supplementing fiber and very suitable for diet.

Besides, dragon fruit is also good for person who has a high blood pressure. According to popular experience, obese person who has eaten dragon fruit regularly can reduce his/her weight naturally and have a beautiful balanced body but it does not influence on his/her health. Moreover, eating this fruit can stop and reduce diabetes. Hence, dragon fruit is a favorite fruit of many people especially Asian customers.

Benefits of eating the Dragon Fruit

1. Enhance the body metabolism (Protein)
2. Improve digestion (Fiber)
3. Reduce Fat (Fiber)
4. Improve memory (Carotene)
5. Maintain the health of the eyes (Carotene)
6. Strengthen bones and teeth development (Calcium)
7. Tissue development (Phosphorus)
8. Help to metabolise carbohydrates and produce energy (Vitamin B1)
9. Improve appetite (Vitamin B2)
10. Moisturise and smoothen skin and decrease bad cholesterol level (Vitamin B3)
11. Improves the immune system and promotes healing of cuts and bruises (Vitamin C)

USEFUL TIPS:

How to Select and Store
They should be full-colored and free of moldy spots. Dragon Fruit should be refrigerated, unwashed, for up to 5 days. Serve chilled.

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Related link:
Dragon Fruit Lady shares her blessings....
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-inbox/dragon-fruit-lady-shares-her-blessing-074115825.html

Words that should be in every Muslim's lips....

ALLAH hu akbar!

alhamdulILLAH

astagfirULLAH 

lihubbULLAH

subhanALLAH

bismILLAH 

jazakALLAH

inshaALLAH

mashaALLAH

fiaman-ILLAH

yarhamukALLAH

amantobILLAH

Sinukmani

Sinukmani

Sinukmani Recipe

Ingredients:

5 cups malagkit rice
3 cups brown sugar
3 coconuts
1 tsp. salt
3-4 pandan leaves, optional
ube coloring, optional

Method:

- Grate the coconuts and squeeze out the milk without adding water.
- Set aside.
- Prepare the diluted coco milk by adding one cup hot water to the grated coconut for each extraction.
- Boil this (about 8 cups milk) until thick, then add the undiluted coconut milk, and boil until it begins to curdle.
- Add the rice, salt and sugar and continue cooking, stirring constantly, over low heat, until the rice is cooked.
- Line pan with banana leaves.
- Pour the rice mixture into pan and flatten with a spatula.
- Cut into 2 inches squares with a butter knife and serve hot or cold with grated coconut on top.

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Related post:
http://diketnamalagkit.blogspot.com/2010/07/sinukmani-or-biko.html

Amazing Ants....