brown bean soup

A Dutch dietary staple, brown bean soup, or bruine bonen soep is nutritious, filling and a cinch to make. A great mid-week meal for the whole family, it goes great with buttered brown bread.Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 25 minutesIngredients:5 oz. smoked bacon, cubed (145 g)1 tbsp butter5 shallots, chopped1 large carrot, diced1 large leek, sliced in rings1 tbsp ground paprika3 lb. canned brown beans or pinto beans, drained...

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Blueberry Cupcakes/ Muffins.

A recipe for Blueberry Cupcakes/ Muffins. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Blueberry Cupcakes/ Muffins shared by other home cooking experts. Ingredients 1/2 C Butter 2 Eggs 2 C Flour 1/2 Tsp Salt 1 1/4 C Sugar 1/2 C Milk 2 Tsp Baking powder 1 1/2 C Blueberries Directions On slow speed, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and mix until blended. Sift dry ingredients...

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Lotte a L'Imperatrice

This recipe is traditionally from the Poitou-Charentes coastal region of France. It incorporates 'Cognac' famous from this region and known worldwide. If you cook this monkfish mould or Lotte a L'imperatrice you will have a wonderful starter (or main meal for a vegetarian) which will truly impress any guest!! Top Tip You can also prepare this dish a day ahead as it tastes better the next day, serve at room temperature. Monkfish Mould (Lotte a...

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Tagliatelle with sardines

INGREDIENTS: - 1 mango- 4 leaves of marialuisa- 1 spoonful of chilli oil- 8 Sardine fillets- For the spiced oil:- A spoonful of sesame- A spoonful of red pepper- A spoonful of ground nutmeg- A spoonful of vanilla seeds- A spoonful of ground aniseed- 20ml of Sunflower oil METHOD: First prepare the vinaigrette by mixing all the spices together with the sunflower oil in an electric blender or thermomix. Then start with the mango by...

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Indonesian Barbecued Shrimp

Yield: 4 servings Ingredients DIPPING SAUCE 1/2 c Peanut butter 1/2 c Water 1 tb Brown sugar; packed 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Red pepper sauce 1 sm Garlic clove; crushed -----------------------------------SHRIMP----------------------------------- 1 1/2 lb Shrimp; peeled 2 tb Vegetable oil 2 tb Water 1 tb Lemon juice 1 ts Brown sugar; packed 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Red...

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