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Healthy diet late dinner: Chicken Meatball Salad

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Chicken Meatball Salad   Ingredients 500 g lean chicken mince 1/4 cup breadcrumbs 2 tbs of any sugar-free sauce 2 garlic cloves large 1 shallot thinly sliced 1 tbs Thai fish sugar-free sauce 1 tsp minced lemon grass 1/2 tsp minced ginger 1 lime juiced 1/4 cup fresh coriander chopped 1 dash oil for frying Salad: 4 cup mixed salad leaves 200 g cherry tomatoes halved 1/2 red onion thinly sliced 1 carrot grated 1 Lebanese cucumber thinly sliced 1/4 cup mint leaves 1/4 cup coriander parsley and coriander to garnish Dressing: 1 lime juiced 3 tbs sesame oil 1 tbs Thai fish sugar-free sauce 1 tbs fresh coriander chopped 2 tsp soy sauce 2 tsp any sugar-free sauce 2 cloves garlic crushed 1/4 tsp minced ginger optional 1/4 tsp minced lemon grass optional Method STEP 1 In a large bowl, mix together all of the meatball ingredients until well combined. STEP 2 Fill a shallow bowl with water; dip your hands in, shake off excess water and...

The moroccan chicken Pastilla: The traditional recipe

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Arabic recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3-I7rvcmfg French recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm-3SMBY5NY Almond: The almond (Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus) is a species of tree native to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and North Africa. "Almond" is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by corrugations on the shell (endocarp) surrounding the seed. The fruit of the almond is a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed, which is not a true nut, inside. Shelling almonds refers to removing the shell to reveal the seed. Almonds are sold shelled or unshelled. Blanched almonds are shelled almonds that have been treated with hot water to soften the seedcoat, which is then removed to reveal the white embryo. The almond is a deciduous tree, growing 4–10 m (13–33 ft) in...

Mini Cheeseburger: The US classic from the Muffinform

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This recipe is not for diet, eat it on diet-resting days ingredients for 12 muffins For the burgers 500 g minced meat 2 onions 2 tablespoons tomato paste 3 slices of processed cheese 1 pack batter (for 6 bread rolls) 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons ketchup For the topping 2 tablespoons ketchup 6 gherkins 3 slices of processed cheese Special accessories muffin tin rolling pin Preheat oven to 190 ° C. Lubricate muffin tin or lay out with paper cups. Peel the onions and finely chop. Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté the minced meat for about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, ketchup and onions and fry for another 10 minutes. Add processed cheese and let it melt. Put pan aside. Pluck the dough into individual pieces and cut in half each. Roll out each piece thinly and press into the muffin tin. Fill each with a spoon of minced meat mixture and bake in a hot oven for about 15 minutes. Slice cucumbers for topping. Quarter cheese. Cover muffins wi...

Lemon Gooey Butter Cookies

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This recipe is not for diet, you can eat it on diet-resting days. These cookies freeze well. Just remember to double wrap them in freezer bags and place them in a sturdy freezer container. When defrosting remove them from all wrapping and let defrost uncovered.  Ingredients 1 stick of butter room temperature 1 eight ounce box of cream cheese room temperature 1 egg 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon lemon zest 1 box lemon cake mix (I use Duncan Hines lemon supreme) 1 cup powdered sugar Instructions Cream butter and cream cheese with mixer. Add egg, lemon juice and lemon zest; mix until combined on low. Add the lemon cake mix in three parts mixing until combined after each part. Refrigerate dough for 2 hours. Roll into 1 inch balls and roll through the powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheets covered with parchment paper. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool for two minutes and remove to cookie cooling racks. When fully cool dust with more powdered s...

Chocolate tartlets and crunchy praline

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This recipe is not for diet, you can eat it on diet-resting days. 6 chocolate tartlets and crispy praline For equipment, you will need to circles tartlet 8 cm, a whisk and a spatula. Ingredients : Sweet pastry with chocolate : 90 g icing sugar 25 g cocoa powder 120 g of butter 2 g of salt 30 g ground almonds 1 egg 210 g of flour type 55 Creamy chocolate: 85 g of cream 85 g of milk 2 egg yolks 8 g of sugar 70 g dark chocolate 70%  Crunchy praliné: 40 g of milk chocolate  55 g of praline 45 cookies Finishing (optional): 200 g of dark chocolate 6 chocolate truffles a gold leaf Preparation : I advise you to start by preparing the sweet dough with chocolate, and while it is resting to make the creamy chocolate. You can also make your tarts the day before (filled with the crunchy praline), but add the creamy chocolate on the day so that it does not moisten too much. Sweet pastry with chocolate: ...