Have you ever seen the beautiful woman in the pendant? She looks so lovely. I ran my then tiny fingers on the shell made maiden that was resting on top of the cameo my grandfather had given me. I was five years old and I had never seen a prettier thing in my life. I began to collect cameos then and sadly I never got to TBC
Sphere: Related ContentOrzo, Lamb And Lentil Soup (Algeria) adapted from The world of Pasta
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| Directions | sauce in oil, lamb or beef. season with salt or pepper. add half the broth, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. stir in lentils, and remaining broth, simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile saute onion, carrot, and garlic in butter until soft. sprinkle with cumin and cinnamon. add them and orzo to the pot. cover, keeping lid ajar and simmer for 10 minutes or lamb and lentils are tender and pasta is al dente. season more if necessary. | |
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Big Meatballs (Coclo) adapted from The Great Book of Couscous by Copeland Marks
Description
Ingredients
1 Pound Ground Beef
1/2 Cup Rice
1 Head Garlic — finely chopped
1 Medium Egg — beaten
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Bay Leaf
1/8 Teaspoon Ground Mace
1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
1/8 Teaspoon Thyme
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion — finely chopped
1/2 Bunch Cilantro — tied in a bundle
3/4 Cup Water
Directions Mix beef, rice, garlic, egg, salt, bay leaf, mace, pepper, thyme and olive oil together well. Shape into 2 large meatballs. Put onion, cilantro and water in a pan. Add meatballs. Cover pan and simmer over low heat for 2 hours or a bit more. Remove and discard cilantro. Serve with rice or couscous.
Serves 6
– Baked Cheese And Spinach (Slk Fel Kousha) adapted from The Great Book of Couscous by Copeland Marks
Description
Ingredients
2 Pounds Spinach — chopped
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion — finely chopped
1/2 Pound Ground Beef
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
1/2 Cup Water
2 Ounces Gruyere Cheese — grated
2 Tablespoons Parsley — finely chopped
Directions Cook spinach in small amount of water for 3 minutes. Drain and press out excess liquid. Heat oil in pan, add onion and meat. Stir fry , adding salt and pepper for 3 minutes. Add water and spinach and cook for 5 minutes. Put mixture in baking dish and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
Serves 6
I love Shabby Chic, let me look now if I can find a definition for shabby shabby chic..Description
Shabby chic items are often heavily painted with many layers showing through obviously worn areas. The style is imitated in faux painting using glaze or by painting then rubbing and sanding away the top coat to show the wood or base coats. Fabrics tend to be cottons and linens, with linen being particularly popular, inspired by old French linens. Whites and worn or bleached out pastels are favorite colours. Fabric is often stained with tea to give it the look of old fabric. Bleached and faded are terms often applied to the style.
The essence of shabby chic style is vintage and antique furniture painted white (or another soft pastel color) and distressed at the corners by sanding.
Popular decor items are pillows made of vintage barkcloth fabric, vintage linens, chenille bedspreads, vintage chandeliers, and anything with roses on it. It is a soft, relaxed feminine romantic way of decorating that looks comfortable and inviting. Also called cottage style.YES ! Thats it..I love it ! I love pink roses, lacy doilies, pink cushions, old cabinets, romantic tea cups on an old white painted table. I would love to have a small cottage to decorate in the shabby chic style. I like a place that is both romantic and comfortable. Lots of pink, soft colors, mint green, cabbage roses and old painting on the wall. A soft bed with iron bed posts these are all whispering Shabby Chic. Below you will find some resources for Shabby Chic decor..
*http://www.shabbychic.com/
*http://www.abitofparis.com/
*http://www.cottagechicstore.com/
*http://www.chloeschicboutique.com/
*http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/
Im sure many of you wonder about what it would be like if you could meet the person you met online. I guess its time to come clean alot about what DIS is about is about ONLINE love. When my blog was first built I was very much in love with my friend Moudi in Algeria, and I still am, so much has changed and I still haven’t been able to meet him. Now he doesn’t say he is in love with me anymore, but we still talk. I still care. I hate the distance that has kept us from seeing if we have that something special offline as much as we do online and on the phone. When we were putting Dis together, we had dreams of couples meeting on our friendship site and getting advertisers from travel agencies and promote couples dissing the distance. Its very hard when the person we love is far away but thanks to the internet and phone we can DIS some distance 
Margo
