Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and eggs.
Add bananas and vanilla, mix well.
Add the rest of the ingredients, with dates and nuts last.
Drop dough onto cookie sheet (sprayed with non-stick spray), and flatten slightly.
Bake 12 minutes or until done.
bout 100\u00b0F and combine with vanilla extract and yeast. Stir
Combine the first 3 ingredients; let rest until cool.
Cream margarine and sugar, adding eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture. Fold in cooled dates.
Pour in a 9\" x 13\" baking pan. Mix TOPPING ingredients and sprinkle over batter.
Bake at 350 F for 35-40 minutes.
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inutes or until golden. Sprinkle with powdered sugar as soon as
Cut chicken in 3cm strips, coat casserole dish with cooking oil spray and cook chicken inn batches until brown, remove from heat.
Cook onion, garlic and spices in same dish until tender. Return chicken to dish, add chicken stock and water, bring to boil.
Bake covered in moderate oven for 1 hour and uncovered for another 45 minutes until slightly thickened. Stir in dates, honey and nuts and serve sprinkled with fresh coriander. Good with rice or couscous.
Arrange orange segments or slices on a serving platter.
Arrange dates on top of oranges.
Sprinkle with toasted almonds.
Drizzle with rose water.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Garnish with mint leaves before serving.
NOTE: Rose water is a distillation or rose petals and can be purchased in Middle Eastern grocery stores.
It has an intense flavor and fragrance of roses.
It has been used for hundreds of years in the Middle East.
Grate the carrots and place them in a bowl. Stir in most of the almonds (save a few for garnish) and the dates.
Whisk together the dressing. Taste and correct seasonings, add more lemon juice or yogurt if necessary. Pour the dressing over the carrot mixture; stir.
Serve immediately or cover and chill.
Garnish with a few sliced almonds and fresh mint leaves before serving.
If desired, the carrot salad can be served over a bed of lettuce. I served it over butter lettuce.
Combine the apple and pear in a small saucepan with the lemon juice. Cook, covered, on low heat, for about 10 mins or until the fruit softens.
Meanwhile, combine the dates, and orange peel and juice in a small saucepan. Cook, uncovered, on low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 5 mins or until the liquid is absorbed.
Serve the fruit compote, warm or cold, topped with the date mixture and finely shredded orange peel, if desired.
auliflower florets onto a baking sheet; season with salt and pepper.
oat with the pan fluids. Cook another 25 minutes.
Add dates
Combine dates, brown sugar, bicarb soda and
Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt, pepper, and flour. Heat
Put dates in a food processor & process
unning water and pat dry with paper towels. Season the cavities
n the liquid. Stir in dates and apricots. Cover and bake
Mix all ingredients together; drop on baking sheet with teaspoon. Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350\u00b0.
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Fold in chopped dates.
Scoop half the batter
he cauliflower on a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
Make a well in center of mixture.
Combine orange juice and next 3 ingredients; stir well.
Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Gently fold in dates and walnuts.