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What is the username of your cooking livejournal? James On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 23:40, Kate L Pugh wrote: > (Yes, this is a copy and paste from my cooking livejournal. Another > one of those dinner parties for 10.) > > There weren't really defined courses this time, just little tasty > dishes brought out at intervals during the evening. This list is in > rough order of serving. > > * Marinaded black and green olives (bought ready-made). > * Hummous: http://www.earth.li/~kake/cookery/recipes/hummous.html > * Baba ghanoush - bake three aubergines, whole, until soft. Cool, > chop, and puree with tahini, squeezy garlic, and lemon juice. > * Spanish almonds: http://www.foodiesite.com/recipes/2000-06/spalmonds.jsp > * Falafel (made from a mix). > * Pitta bread: > http://web.archive.org/web/20010613202144/saudichef.terrashare.com/bread.html#Pita > * Stuffed vine leaves: > http://www.lebaneserecipes.f9.co.uk/StuffedVineLeaves.htm > * Taleggio (at room temperature) and feta (chilled), cut into > bite-size pieces and served with cocktail sticks. > * Chickpea, red onion and orange salad with fresh mint. > * Quinoa with green beans: > http://www.earth.li/~kake/cookery/recipes/quinoa-with-green-beans.html > (left out the basil, served at room temperature). > * Okra in tomato and dill sauce: > http://www.earth.li/~kake/cookery/recipes/okra-tomato-dill.html > * Patatas bravas - cubed potatoes roasted in olive oil with squeezy > garlic, paprika and chilli powder. > * Spinach (chopped and cooked) and feta (crumbled) wrapped in filo > pastry brushed with groundnut oil. > * Meatballs in almond sauce: > http://www.marga.org/food/int/andalusia/meatballs.html > (with a lot more almonds than the recipe specifies, and using > ready-made meatballs). > * Vegetarian moussaka: > http://www.earth.li/~kake/cookery/recipes/veg-moussaka.html > (used grated carrot instead of the green lentils, since Marcus doesn't like > pulses, and yogurt instead of the soya topping, because it was less faff). > * Gazpacho: http://www.earth.li/~kake/cookery/recipes/gazpacho.html > (left out the cucumber, served in shot glasses). > > Pretty much everything was done in advance. I fried the falafel just > as the first people were arriving, since they're best fresh. I started > baking the pittas when most people were here, and served them as they > came out of the oven in batches (they only take 9 minutes to bake). I > reheated the okra in the microwave. I roasted the potatoes in advance > until nearly done, then reheated them in the oven just before > serving. Same with the spinach and feta pastries. I cooked the > meatballs up to the point where I put the ground almond mixture in, > and then cooked it further just before serving. The moussaka I > assembled in advance and then just shoved in the oven. > > I had Greek yogurt and dark Greek honey and chopped nuts for dessert, > but nobody really wanted any, since as usual I'd made too much > food. The moussaka didn't get much of a look in, since most people > were full by then. It seems that even very full people can manage to > fit meatballs in, though. I didn't make enough potatoes, but then > there are never enough potatoes. > > The falafel were a bit flat. I put too much water in the mixture and > so they didn't keep their shape in the oil. I forgot to get around to > eating any, but they went so they must have been OK. > > The vine leaves were a great success. A little squashed, since I put a > bit too much weight on top when I was cooking them, but very good. And > the recipe makes loads, so I have plenty left over. > > I'd not been looking forward to making the potatoes (done-ness and > hot-ness faff), the pittas (don't like handling soft doughs) or the > spinach-feta pastries (I had some irrational idea that filo is tricky > to work with - it isn't), but they all came off perfectly smoothly. > > I've decided I like serving chilled soup in shot glasses. I would have > served the gazpacho earlier, but I forgot about it. > > Later on I made gin fizzes: > http://www.earth.li/~kake/cookery/recipes/gin-fizz.html > > > Kake > >
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