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Kadinbudu Kofte ~ Turkish Meatball Recipe

In Turkish cuisine, kadinbudu kofte are meatballs made with rice, dipped in eggs and fried and these meatballs are good! They passed the kid test at my house and that is big!

Around here, we like having themed tea parties.

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Mamoul Cookies ~ Maamoul, Ma'amoul

Mamoul cookies - also called Ma'amoul or Maamoul - are date and nut filled Middle Eastern cookies and they are delicious! They are flavored with orange blossom water which I love!

I have been told Ma'amouls can also be flavored with rose water...both of which - orange water and rose water - can be found in Asian and Middle Eastern markets or online.

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This mix makes wonderful muffins!!

I found a recipe for Chocolate Chai Bread. I made them into muffins instead. The chai is used in the batter and in the frosting. They are as addicting

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Revani Tarifi ~ Turkish Semolina Cake Recipe

Revani Tarifi means sweet semolina pastry recipe in Turk. Revani = sweet semolina pastry and tarifi = recipe.

I enjoy tea parties and my kids really enjoy themed tea parties. So in light of that fact, I like to come up with new themes...all that being said I welcome all YOUR ideas here.

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These were great!

These were very easy. I know you're not supposed to, but I tasted the dough, and it was amazing. I was ready for them to finish baking and cooling so I

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Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes

I made these chocolate dipped candy canes as part of my one gift per month in 2012 idea. They were fun to make, easy and cheap! I bought candy sticks - not just candy canes - from Trader Joes AFTER Christmas. This was a stroke of genius on my part

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Pay It Forward

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Elmali Toppare ~ Apple Turkish Cookies

This is a Turkish recipe for Elmali Toppare - Turkish apple sweet buns or Turkish apple cookies.

Elmali means apple in Turk. Toppare seems to be a compound name made with the word top meaning ball and pare meaning piece.

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14th Birthday Tea Party Pictures

These are some 14th birthday tea party pictures which we had at the end of October 2011.

A close friend of mine's daughter was turning...you guessed it 14 and she wanted to make her day very special. On the other hand, this young lady - who calls me

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Caramel Rose Petal Cupcakes *Gluten free

These caramal rose petal cupcakes are very moist and have a pleasant lemony taste. The rose petal flavor is very faint. If you would like a more pronounced rose flavor, you can replace the lemon juice with rose water. I personally like a dinstinct rose flavor but many do not....

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Blueberry Tea Sandwiches

If you love blueberries and cream cheese, you will love this blueberry tea sandwiches. You may use any bread. I have used cinnamon raisin bread with great success and even a whole grain bread, white is fine also.

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Apple Pie Scones

Thanksgiving 2011 inspired me to try to create apple pie scones. Scones are biscuit-like cakes which are commonly served alongside tea sandwiches and cookies during tea time. They are not as sweet as a cake but sweeter than the biscuits that we are used to in the United States.

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2011 christmas tea

I am doing a Christmas tea This year, i am Having 2 soups a Creamy Tomato Basil, and a Cheese and broccoli,cheese and herb bisciuts, Along with Pineapple

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Candy Cane Chocolate Scones

These candy cane chocolate scones are perfect for a Christmas tea party.

Since this is the Holiday season - 2011 - I wanted to create a scone recipe which would reflect on the season. I think you will agree that these peppermint chocolate scones hit the mark!

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