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Maple Lemonade with Dash of Mint

summer splash

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp lemon juice (fresh)
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 mint leaf

Instructions

  1. In a juicer, squeez one lemonade, mostly it makes around 5 tbsp, but it depends on the size.
  2. Add to the lemon juice, maple and water, and stir them.
  3. Chill in the fridge.
  4. Serve with a mint leaf.

Variations

You can add honey, grape molasses or brown sugar instead of maple syrup if not available

Cooking time (duration): 5

Diet (other): Low calorie

Number of servings (yield): 1

Meal type: cocktail

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Posted: June 9th, 2010
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Polpette di Gioia (Italian Meatballs)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs

  • 1 beaten egg
  • 500 grams ground meat
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 100 grams sweet sausage stuffing
  • 6 tbsp Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • lemon zest
  • fresh black pepper, red pepper

Instructions

  1. Mix the bread crumbs, egg, ground beef, sausage meat, Parmesan cheese, parsley, olive oil, garlic, lemon zest, and black/red pepper.

  2. Knead the ingredients together well until the mixture is smooth.
  3. Shape the meat into small balls to suit your taste.
  4. Lay the meatballs out on a tray, cover with wax paper and chill for an hour.
  5. Heat olive oil in a large skillet, over medium-high heat.
  6. Cook the meatballs on all sides until brown.

Quick Notes

serve with tomato and basil sauce.

Cooking time (duration): 40

Number of servings (yield): 6

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: Italian

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Posted: November 30th, 2009
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