for Dinner
4 servings
Time to prepare: 55 minutes
Difficulty: Difficult

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. ground lean beef, crumbled
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 large can (15oz.)tomato sauce
1/2 cup dry red wine or beef broth
16 crepes (recipe follows)
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Cream Sauce (recipe follows)

Crepes: In blender container combine 1 cup all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup water, 2/3 cup milk, 3 eggs, 2 Tbsp. salad oil, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Whirl at high speed until well combined. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hr. Makes 16 crepes, using a lightly oiled 6-inch pan.

Directions

In a large frying pan brown ground beef, mushrooms, and onions in butter. Spoon off excess fat.

Mix in garlic, salt, basil, cinnamon, tomato sauce, and wine or broth.
Bring to boiling. Cover Reduce heat, and simmer 15 min Uncover. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 min.

Using 4 crepes for each serving, layer crepes and meat sauce, stacking in a large, greased, shallow baking pan or individual bakers, sprinkling each layer with about 1/2 Tbsp. of the cheese. Reserve 1/2 cup cheese for garnish. (Top layer should be meat sauce and cheese.)

Spoon Cream Sauce over top of each stack of crepes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake at 400°F until heated through, 20 to 25 min.

Cream Sauce: Melt 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine in a medium saucepan, Stir in 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour, 1/4 tsp. salt, and a dash of nutmeg. Cook until bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup milk. Then cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in 2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese until melted.

Source: Double Yummy Recipes

Cooking time: 4 minutes
Serves: 8

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, melted (1 cup = 250 ml)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup minced fresh herbs (parsley, thyme and cilantro)
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ( 1 tablespoon = 20 ml)
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon minced shallot
1 kg of medium to large shrimp (prawns), unpeeled
Spinach leaves and lemon slices

Procedure:

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Mix in shrimp. Marinate at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerate for 5 hours, stirring occasionally.

2. Prepare barbecue with medium hot coals.

3. Thread shrimp onto skewers and grill until just opaque (about 2 minutes per side)

4. Line platter with spinach.

5. Arrange skewers on platter and garnish with lemon.

Serve.

Ingredients:

12 gabi (taro) leaves
1/2 kg fresh dilis
4 pieces green pepper, julienne
1/2 cup thick coconut milk
1 cup water
3 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 thumb size ginger, crushed
- salt to taste

Procedure:

1. Wrap 2 tablespoons dilis in taro leaves. Continue the procedure until all have been wrapped

2. Line the bottom of the cooking pan with the remaining gabi leaves

3. Add coconut milk, vinegar, ginger, salt and strips of green pepper

4. Place the wrapped dilis on top

5. Simmer for 30 minutes and serve.

Variation: Spinach or silver beet leaves can be used instead of gabi leaves. This recipe is very popular in the Bicol region.

Ingredients:

1 cup of rice
3 cups of tap water
3 cloves of garlic
1 medium sized yellow onion
1 small ginger cut into strips
3 stalks of green onion
3 tbsp vegetable oil
salt and ground pepper
fish/soy sauce
lemon juice

Procedure:

1. In a medium-sized sauce pan or pot, saute garlic, ginger and yellow onion in vegetable oil over medium heat. Add salt and ground pepper to taste.

2. Add 1 cup of rice and stir for 10 mins. Add 3 cups of water to the mix and let boil for 15 minutes until rice is cooked.

3. Add green onion into congee.

4. Serve immediately and add a few drops of fish/soy sauce and lemon juice.

Ingredients:

3 egg white
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup plain flour ( sifted )
200g almond

Procedure:

1. Beat egg whites with sugar till it peaks

2. Add flour & almond. Mix well.

3. Pour into tin. Bake at 150 C till firm ( 10-15 min.)

4. Keep overnight; wrap in foil. Refrigerate.

5. Cut with serrated knife.

6. Bake at 130 C (10-15 min.) til crisp.

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