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French fries (North American English), chips (British English), finger chips (Indian English), or French-fried potatoes are batonnet or allumette-cut deep-fried potatoes. In the United States and most of Canada, the term fries refers to all dishes of fried elongated pieces of potatoes, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa (rarely), Ireland and New Zealand, thinly cut fried potatoes are sometimes called shoestring fries or skinny fries to distinguish them from the thicker-cut chips. French fries are served hot, either soft or crispy, and are generally eaten as part of lunch or dinner or by themselves as a snack, and they commonly appear on the menus of diners, fast food restaurants, pubs, and bars. Fries in America are generally salted and are almost always served with ketchup, but in many countries they have other condiments or toppings, like vinegar, mayonnaise, or other local specialties. Fries can be topped more heavily, as in the dishes of poutine and chili c...

Tiramisu with biscuits 180 g of biscuits 10 cl of strong coffee 4 eggs 50 g of sugar 250 g of mascarpone Preparation FOR TIRAMISU WITH BISCUITS 1. Moisten the biscuits one by one to cover the bottom of the dish or ramekins.  2. Separate the whites from the egg yolks.  3. In a bowl, whisk the yolks and sugar until the mixture is white. Add the mascarpone and continue mixing until you have a smooth preparation.  4. Beat the egg whites and add them to the mixture.  5. Spread a first layer of cream in the ramekins.  6. Cover with a second layer of speculoos soaked in the coffee. Crumble them a little if necessary in order to have a regular thickness.  7. Cover with remaining cream. For a prettier look, use a plain 6mm diameter socket pocket.  8. Book 2 hours cool. 9. When serving, powder cocoa. Fluffy with chestnut cream Ingredients Number of persons 6 500 g brown creams 100 g of butter 4 eggs Prepa...

أطلقت الشرطة التونسية، الاثنين، قنابل الغاز لتفريق متظاهرين في مدينتي القصرين وتالة، يحتجون بشكل متصاعد على قرارات الحكومة برفع أسعار مواد غذائية وروى شهود لـ”رويترز” أن قوات الأمن لم تكتفي بتفريق المحتجين باستخدام الغاز ما تسبب في اختناق عدد منهم، بل طاردتهم في شوارع مدينة تالة، بينما رد المحتجون برشق الأمن بالحجارة واتخذت الحكومة التونسية جملة من القرارات الاقتصادية في موازنة العام الحالي، من بينها فرض ضرائب جديدة على الاتصالات والتأمين ورفع اسعار البنزين وبعض المواد الأساسية الأخرى، كما أنها تنوي اقتطاع 1 % من راتب كل موظف لدعم الصناديق الاجتماعية التي تعاني ضائقة مالية. لكن المعارضة في البلاد رفضت بشدة تلك الإجراءات، وهددت بحشد الجماهير في الشوارع للتعبير عن رفض القرار، معتبرة أن الضرائب الجديدة ستثقل كاهل المواطن أكثر وشهدت مدينة سيدي بوزيد- أيقونة الانتفاضة التونسية- خروج حوالي 300 شخص للتعبير عن رفضهم لزيادة الأسعار، لكن لم ترد أي أنباء عن حدوث صدامات تواصلت المظاهرات الاحتجاجية على ارتفاع الأسعار في تونس الليلة الماضية، وامتدت إلى مناطق جديدة، وشاب بعضها أ...

Chocolate tart, caramel and mascarpone Preparation time: 45 minutes  Cooking time: 45 minutes  Ingredients (for 8 people):  - 1 homemade shortbread  - 250 g mascarpone  - 200 g sugar  - 200 g pastry chocolate  - 1 tablespoon strong coffee  - 75 g salted butter Preparation:  1- Prepare the shortbread dough, and cook it to a blank. Let cool.  2- Prepare the chocolate ganache, melting in a saucepan over very low heat (or in a bain-marie) the chocolate with 200 g of mascarpone and the tablespoon of strong coffee. When the mixture is melted, add the rest of the mascarpone  3- Spread the ganache on the shortcrust pastry and leave to rest in a cool place (at least 30 min).  4-Prepare the caramel. Melt the sugar with two tablespoons of water, without stirring with any utensil. When it starts to brown, add the salted butter off the heat. Mix until a homogeneous mixture is obtained, return to low heat if small cry...

Montecaos Originally from Spain and more precisely from the city of Estepa, these shortbread with cinnamon, orange blossom or lemon zest are very good and very famous, especially during the end of the year holidays. These cookies are kept for 1 to 2 weeks in an airtight container. For 20 cakes          Preparation : 15 minutes           Cooking time : 20 minutes 500g of flour 200g of powdered sugar 1 or 2 sachets of vanilla sugar 1 pinch of baking powder 25 cl of sunflower oil Cinnamon powder Preparation: First of all preheat the oven to 190 ° C (th 6/7). In a salad bowl, mix the flour with the caster sugar and the vanilla sugar with a wooden spoon. Then add the yeast and mix. Finally, gently pour the sunflower oil while continuing to mix until you get a smooth paste. Knead the dough by hand for a few moments. Make sure it is quite friable. Take the equivalent of a large tablespoon of this preparatio...

Simple Lemony Chicken & Spring Veggie Soup. Ingredients: • 2 tablespoons butter • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 leek, quartered, white part sliced • 2 carrots, peeled and diced small (if you can find multi-colored carrots, those are beautiful) • 2 cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press • Salt • Black pepper • 1 teaspoon herbs de Provence • 4 cups chicken stock, hot • 1 cup fresh English peas (or frozen peas) • 1 cup baby zucchini, small dice • 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded or cubed (you can use rotisserie chicken for convenience) • 2 teaspoons lemon zest • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice • 1 cups cooked quinoa • ¼ cup chopped, fresh basil leaves • 4 lemon wedges, garnish Preparation: -Place a medium-large soup pot over medium heat; add in the butter and olive oil, and once melted, add in the sliced leek and diced carrots, and sweat for about 3-5 minutes, or until slightly tender and the leeks are becoming translucent. -Add in the garlic, and o...

Banana Milk Coffee Ingredients ~6.7 fluid ounces (200ml) freshly brewed strong hot coffee ~8.4 fluid ounces (250ml) Milk I used semi skimmed 1 tbsp sugar 1 very ripe banana 1 tsp cinnamon plus extra for dusting (optional) Instructions Mash the banana in a bowl with the sugar until it's smooth with not many lumps.  Add to a saucepan under a low heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved and the banana is hot.  Gradually add in half of the milk until it starts to steam, remove from the heat and add in the cinnamon, stir. Add the banana milk to a blender and blend until completely smooth whilst gradually adding the other half of the milk. (A high power blender is best to ensure no lumps remain) Divide the hot coffee into two mugs and top with the banana milk (use a sieve when pouring the milk if you don't have a high power blender). Top with an extra dusting of cinnamon is desired. Recipe Notes It's best to use a very ripe (...