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Butternut and cream pudding (Halwa al-yakteen)

  After Oum Ali, this is another great  dessert from Egypt and Eastern Libya.  A  version of this dessert is explained with step-by-step photos  in an excellent  site for anybody interested in Libyan food and traditions. Another version I found in Lebanese chef Marlene Mattar‘s cookbook, Maedat Marlene. This is a simple dessert: Cook the [...]
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Valentine cream (muhallabieh with cocoa)

The beauty of some Lebanese home-style desserts is that they are lighter than the average dessert with eggs or butter; take this chocolate muhallabieh for instance; cream is added sparingly to the milk and the dessert is thickened with cornstarch. It is super creamy and chocolaty, but very light. The pink meringue hearts are for [...]
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Chocolate pudding in a jiffy

OK. This is no masterpiece. It is a plain, simple, speedy chocolate pudding that takes 10 minutes from concept to execution. It takes less time and effort to make than getting in the car to buy the ready-made ones at the supermarket. INGREDIENTS: 4 servings 2 cups of milk 1/2 cup of half-and-half (or whipping [...]
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