What's For Dinner?

[Turkish_DeLight]

Well you got me interested in that recipe too, TD...!
Is this the way you make it?
Her directions for 'tearing" the filo doesn't resemble the
almost coconut-like shavings she has on the top of hers...
It looks wonderful!!!!!!
But how do you shred it to look like that? Maybe chiffonade it?
http://banuskitchen.blogspot.com/200...ed-filo-w.html

Thanks for any help, Hon!!

oh no i dont do any shredding the filo comes like that the only places i can find shredded filo is at Arab stores and its called kadayif dough then when im using it for this particular recipe i chop them up then bake/cook them in butter and sugar until they go golden brown then i add in the walnuts
here is the site i got the recipe from
http://www.nefisyemektarifleri.com/muhallebili-kadayif/
ill write more in detail when i can i had lamb shanks ready for tonight's dinner (thanx to my dad who roasted them in a beutiful rosemarry sauce last night) but when i went to the fridge to see what veggies we have to make a side dish i realized DH finished all the shanks last night so im in desperate need to think of something for dinner

[SillyLoocie]

I'm cooking dinner for a friend who is on the mend......

Onion Soup & Loocie's famous Spinach Salad

[harbie]

Tonight is going to be beef stroganoff made with PC Italian meatballs and WW broad noodles

[Natalka]

Oh, gosh, I'm so hungry reading all these posts.... and I can't eat til late evening. I had a tooth pulled.
I'll make chicken stew - with noodles, because those I'll be able to eat later.

[cabmonk]

Friday night: Philly cheese steak sandwich. Thin sliced flank steak, onions, peppers, provolone cheese, cheese spread and a bit of pesto. With Potato salad. lol Im thinking ahead.

[Turkish_DeLight]

Muhalebeli Kadayif

Ingredients for the shredded filo
350g kadayif dough/filo
3 tbsp butter (unsalted)
5 tbsp sugar
1.5 cups crushed walnuts

Melt the butter and add in the sugar stir until most of the sugar is dissolved but make sure the butter and sugar doesn’t turn brown while that is going about chop up the shredded filo then toss it into the butter mixture and stir around until the filo becomes golden brown once this has happened add in the crushed walnuts and mix again remove from the heat and set aside

Ingredients for the pudding
1 L milk
4 tbsp flour
3 tbsp corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1.5 tsp vanilla
1 egg yolk
200mL 35% whipping cream

In a pot mix everything except for the cream and vanilla keep stirring until it boils once it starts to boil wait 3 mins then turn off the heat and let cool for 10-15 mins
Now put everything in a blender or food processor add in the vanilla and cream and start to mix for 4-5 mins once your done blending put the pudding aside for a bit until it starts to thicken once you see that the pudding is thickening take half shredded filo mixture and pour it into whatever your going to be serving it in and cover the entire bottom now pour the pudding on top cover the shredded filo and now pour the rest of the filo mixture on top let cool and toss it in the refrigerator
Serve cold and enjoy

[Lynn49]

Oh, gosh, I'm so hungry reading all these posts.... and I can't eat til late evening. I had a tooth pulled.
I'll make chicken stew - with noodles, because those I'll be able to eat later.

Oh, ouchies...perhaps I can entice you with some bubble tea?

[Lynn49]

Oh, gosh, I'm so hungry reading all these posts.... and I can't eat til late evening. I had a tooth pulled.
I'll make chicken stew - with noodles, because those I'll be able to eat later.

Or, in keeping with the festive season...

Pumpkin Pie Through a Straw?



Pumpkin Pie Through a Straw

This recipe is for one 350calorie smoothie, but it is huge and could easily serve two.

• 1/2C vanilla frozen yogurt
• 1/2C nonfat plain Fage
• 1C pumpkin puree
• 1T maple syrup
• 1/2C skim milk
• a dash each nutmeg pumpkin pie spice

Blend together and top with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

In your case I dash (or two or three) of rum might help, also.
FOR medicinal purposes, of course!

[Lynn49]

Muhalebeli Kadayif

Ingredients for the shredded filo
350g kadayif dough/filo
3 tbsp butter (unsalted)
5 tbsp sugar
1.5 cups crushed walnuts

Melt the butter and add in the sugar stir until most of the sugar is dissolved but make sure the butter and sugar doesn’t turn brown while that is going about chop up the shredded filo then toss it into the butter mixture and stir around until the filo becomes golden brown once this has happened add in the crushed walnuts and mix again remove from the heat and set aside

Ingredients for the pudding
1 L milk
4 tbsp flour
3 tbsp corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1.5 tsp vanilla
1 egg yolk
200mL 35% whipping cream

In a pot mix everything except for the cream and vanilla keep stirring until it boils once it starts to boil wait 3 mins then turn off the heat and let cool for 10-15 mins
Now put everything in a blender or food processor add in the vanilla and cream and start to mix for 4-5 mins once your done blending put the pudding aside for a bit until it starts to thicken once you see that the pudding is thickening take half shredded filo mixture and pour it into whatever your going to be serving it in and cover the entire bottom now pour the pudding on top cover the shredded filo and now pour the rest of the filo mixture on top let cool and toss it in the refrigerator
Serve cold and enjoy

Oh, lordy that looks good.

Now. There is no Arab store in this little town....so tell me: when you buy the shredded filo..is it dry? What I'm thinking is...what if I chiffenade the filo, let it dry (like THAT'S a challenge! lol), chop it up, then continue with the recipe?

Might that work?

I've made bacclava before and omg it was absolutely perfect!
So I think I can manage this...if that filo-cheat thingy works...

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Oh, lordy that looks good.

Now. There is no Arab store in this little town....so tell me: when you buy the shredded filo..is it dry? What I'm thinking is...what if I chiffenade the filo, let it dry (like THAT'S a challenge! lol), chop it up, then continue with the recipe?

Might that work?

I've made bacclava before and omg it was absolutely perfect!
So I think I can manage this...if that filo-cheat thingy works...

Thank you so much for the rep my friend.

[harbie]

No idea as of yet. I have been feeling yucky for the last few days and have zero interest in cooking or even thinking about cooking.

[Turkish_DeLight]

Oh, lordy that looks good.

Now. There is no Arab store in this little town....so tell me: when you buy the shredded filo..is it dry? What I'm thinking is...what if I chiffenade the filo, let it dry (like THAT'S a challenge! lol), chop it up, then continue with the recipe?

Might that work?

I've made bacclava before and omg it was absolutely perfect!
So I think I can manage this...if that filo-cheat thingy works...

its not exactly dry nor is it fully moist its somwhere in between i never tried it with the regular filo but i think it should work if you chiffenade the filo i have a gut feeling that it will taste the same so i say go for it

[Natalka]

Lynn, thanks for the ideas - hm... I've never had bubble tea.

TD - that dessert looks SO good!

Lynn, I just have to break down and not be scared to try making baklava - it's SO expensive to buy, and we have only one specialty store (a cheese store of all places) which actually makes it really good.

[Natalka]

Oh, I forgot - supper is a 'whatever you can find' meal tonight. My eating has been mostly off - I just had some chicken soup and soft toast at 3, so when the guys come home, they can find something - sammies, cereal, whatever....
Today they had a company-sponsored lunch out at a buffet place, so they usually aren't awfully hungry for supper on those days. However, knowing my husband, who isn't a lunch-eater, he probably didn't go, and just worked through...

[dawn_sweety]

just made some speghetti with meat sauce mmm soo good!! and cinsidering the noodles are gluten free they're pretty good too