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One blind baked pastry case
1 small tin of evaporated milk
10 ounces of dark soft muscovado sugar (I generally mix 6ozs muscovado with 4ozs soft light brown sugar, but the choice is yours)
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Don't worry, none of those ingredients are available here in Luxor.
Here's a little event that should be interesting...
It's at Bab el samawi just past the Ramesseum, a rather French influenced house well worth a look.
Sa Re will be offering a selection of new...
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Will do bit heavy but you will manage to take it back. I was really looking forward to a cheese sarnie when I got home but could I open the jar could I hell. Had wait and ask for help.
I spotted another old favorite closed. Gazzano & Son since 1911.
A great 4 generation family run business, Joe the son sold the name and rented the premises to some flash company.
They moved in...
Eat your hearts out.....
'So all Ramadan work completed new water stuff, sprays, fountains, LED's ect, mind you still working on my waterfall.
New curved bamboo diwan awaiting cushion manufacture new...
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I was in there this morning, didn't want any but looked, he said that three people had bought most of them. Went into KZ for some Cheddar cheese, only had two small pieces left, 40's had non, KZ had...
I love Ramadan....'the peace & quite..
'Embara yesterday, a couple of english entrepreneurs popped round for a chat and a drink, a few drinks....
She suggested an Eid break fast for 8 guests.
For me...
Slang for blood....or the Englishman's Tipple...
I'm currently reading a swashbuckling adventure by Alexander Kent whereby we beat zee French, again.
Back in the 12c Henry the 2nd married and got...
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Or for that matter the difference twixt Blu Nun or Sancerre..
'but everyone, can learn to become a connoisseur..... 8)
It's late I went for a snack Egyptian Brie on fresh bread.
Bread Ok! Brie bo**ocks, nothing like Brie even Tesco's Brie compared to this sh*t is good, and that's crap.
You go to France, brie baguette...
Now this hard cheese is the real deal Parmigiano-Reggiano. All else is a sad shadow.
But as I am out and forgot to bring a kilo this time, What is your recommendation of cheeses
similar available in...
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My German friend upstairs had a friend come over the other week for a two weeks holiday to try out my new mega build guest house, which was given a five star accommodation rating. As it was my...
Peel a large potato and boil it..
When boiled cut it into chips....
Lay the chips on a tray and spray very lightly with 1Cal Cooking Spray (If you can get it...
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We've not had a fish and chippie around my manor for years.
The last one was upmarket posh and lasted about a year.
You tried Masters Superfish at Waterloo, Doctor?
I often see new recipes I want to cook when next in Luxor for my husband, as he loves to try different cuisines, but usually have to discard them as I'm not sure if I could find all the ingredients....
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About three weeks ago I needed some cornflour, all the Luxor shops were out of stock, but managed to find the last box in my local shop here in Karnak
With Christmas fast approaching I thought I would renew on the forum the recipe for a very good Alternative to Irish Cream. It will give you the opportunity of purchasing the goods leading up to the...
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Farley Flavors sounds good , can't get the heather honey but will try with the honey from the Monastery.
Koshari, one of Egypt’s national dishes, is often claimed to be a vegetarian's dream. Made of rice, macaroni, lentils, chickpeas, crispy fried onions and topped with tomato sauce, it has provided an...
For years I have been trying to find a hand whisk.
The other day me & the 'children with hand signs explained my desire in 'plastic ali's and low & behold
I purchased a very 2017 designed hand...
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Or better still, round them up one at a time and visit ACE, free snips for orphans. :up Its cruel to just let them keep breading, unless your after a nice white fur jacket for winter, then its OK....
Keith Floyd’s dated, rollicking, jaundiced and unromantic view of Egyptian tourism, pollution, local food and wine.
and on Luxor
after 1996 with a well-informed view on the agricultural...
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Interesting programme, i wonder have i been putting the plastic tip on the shisha pipe upside down all these years? And never ever have i been served anything as remotely unappetizing as the slop he...
Pot Noodles, those little plastics tubs that you just add boiling water to, now you either “love em or hate em” a bit like Marmite. A few months ago I was tempted to buy a couple as a quick snack...
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The only time I knowing have salt is on my chips. But on Tuesday I received an International aid package via friends over on hols, five bags of family size Planters dry roasted peanuts. :eat...
For sometime now I have been trying to locate a Janitorial Suppliers here in Luxor.
Im'e trying to get hold of floor polish/shine.
I turned a 100 year old 'sprung-dance floor into a thing of beauty...
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Round the corner from the vodafone shop on TV Street, just as you enter Medina there is a shop on your left hand side up a few steps that sells all kinds of cleaning material. Their Shine for tiled...
