Ministry of Youth nominate Menna Arafa ambassador for Vanguards

Nominated by the Ministry of Youth and Sports actress Menna Arafa to be ambassador to Vanguard and Vanguard leads the team to deliver a number of songs.

The artist said it Arafa - Technical Bulletin - she met Chancellor Adli Mansour at the book fair and commended the role in the Vanguard team.

She has completed the filming of'' neighbors happiness", which is due to be presented on April 14 next year.

The film revolves within the framework of comic social spry young man lives in an apartment and neighbors apartment the other group of children, and participate in the tournament group of artists whom Sameh Hussein, Saad Saghir, Myrna Mohandes, Child Mazen and a group of children, and the film is written by Ahmad Issa.

In the context of the drama, continue; Menna Arafa film the series' Saraya Abdeen'', and participates in the serial artists: Yosra, Nelly Karim, Lebanese Noor, Dalia Mustafa, Qusai Kholi, Salah Abdullah, Mai Kassab, Inge submitted, Joseph Fawzi, Khaled Sarhan, artist Syrian Abdulhakim Ktefan, and directed by: Amr Arafa, and the formation of: Heba Mishari.

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Upside-down grape leaves and lamb chops

Upside-down grape leaves and lamb chops 

Ingredients / for lamb chops

3 Tablespoons olive oil 

1/2 kilo lamb chops 

For grape leaves

1 jar grape leaves 

2 cup medium grain rice (Egyptian rice)

1 large onion, chopped

1/2 cup parsley leaves, chopped

1/4 cup chopped dill, chopped

2 large tomatoes, chopped

4 tablespoons tomato paste

1/2 teaspoon chili pepper(optional)

1 teaspoon ground spices (cumin,mint,nutmeg)

4 Tablespoons olive oil 

2 cups hot chicken stock 

1/4 cup lemon juice 

sliced tomato and lemon wedges for garnish 

Method

- Heat oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, brown lamb chops for few minutes, season with salt and pepper and set aside. 

- Rinse grape leaves and drain. 

- Wash rice, rinse and drain, add onion, herbs, tomato, 2 spoon of tomato paste.

- Season mixture with salt, pepper and other spices, add 2 spoons of oil and mix.

- Lay grape leaf flat on a plate (shiny side down).

- Place about one to two teaspoon of the rice mixture near bottom of the leaf (stem end), the amount of stuffing will depend on the size of the leaves.

- Press stuffing into a small sausage-like shape.

- Fold the sides of the leaf over the filling toward the center, and then roll up firmly but not too tight into a cylinder shape. 

- Line bottom with lamb chops.

- Layer rolled leaves in the pot in circular way.

- Mix 2 cups of stock with lemon juice, oil and remaining tomato paste, season with salt and pepper.

- Add the liquid mixture to the pot; place a heatproof plate on top.

- Cook over medium high heat until boiling, cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 35 to 45 minutes or until leaves are tender.

- Let cool before serving and garnish with sliced tomato and lemon wedges.

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Said Saleh 's daughter : My father's wife is being exploited and prevent me from visiting him in spite of his Alzheimer's disease

Hend said the daughter of renowned artist Saeed Saleh said that her stepmother prevent them from entering the home in which my father , who lives since he married her in 2008 , suffers from hypertension and heart condition and then evolved to infection with Alzheimer's disease .
 
She said India during a telephone call to the " last day " , " Wednesday, saying : My mother separated from Saeed Saleh since 1999, and the wife of my father , unfortunately, exploited and expel me when I go there I am , and most of the artists almost as well as members of his family so that his mobile phone was closed ."
 
It continued: " My father's wife exploit the health status of the parents , which does not need a new home he has the apartment belongs to him in Alexandria , which does not have money in the bank , but he needs to help the spirits that are treated first in the hospital because the last known information about his health condition was since 2011, with the continuation of his poor but his wife was not cooperating in it, and I demand to be examined health and treatment . "

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Grilled fish with beetroot taboula

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons dry smoothly grounded coriander
4 tablespoons bruised cumin
4 tablespoons bruised caraway
4 tablespoons bruised cardamoms
2 fish slices ( 150 gm. For each slice) without bones and not skinned
2 tablespoons cooking oil

Directions:
• Mix all ingredients well except for the fish.
• In a cooking tray coated with some oil, add the mixture of ingredients on the fish and leave in the fridge for 2 hours until the ingredients flavor totally penetrates the fish tissues.
• Grill the fish slices for 15 min. Any kind of fish can be used as long as its tissues are healthy and is free of bones (fillet)
• The fish is presented on beetroot taboula salad.

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Sentenced to 3 years and a half for Bayern Munich president

German court issued a sentence of three and a half years against the president of Bayern Munich football team, former international player, Uli Hoeness.

The prosecution had demanded Hoeness jailed for five years on charges of fraud and tax evasion.
The prosecution's argument that the confession of guilt Hoeness was not enough to benefit from the amnesty provided for by German law and that set up to encourage evaders to rectify their tax.

The Hoeness has admitted in court that evade taxes payable amounting to 18 million euros (25 million dollars).
Prosecutors had accused Hoeness tax evasion worth less worth 3.5 million euros, and called for his imprisonment.

Hoeness and keep old 62-year-old, and the winner of the World Cup with his country, a secret bank account in Switzerland.
Hoeness said in court that he felt deep remorse for committing this error.

He added: "I will do whatever is necessary to ensure the closure of that page painful for me."

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Meat loaf with cheese & herbs

Ingredients
2 tablespoon oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 carrot, grated
2 garlic gloves, chopped
½ kilo minced meat
2 eggs
1 cup tomato juice sieved
½ cup rice, powdered or crushed
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoon oregano, or dill, or parsley chopped
salt and pepper

Method
- Preheat oven at 190° degree.
- Heat oil over medium flame in a pan; add onion, bell pepper, carrot, garlic. Stir for about 7-10 minutes until soft, put aside to cool.
- Add the rest of ingredients, season with salt and pepper, mix well.
- Put the mixture in rectangular mould, press to even the surface.
- Bake for an hour, or until fully cooked.
- Cut in slices, serve.
• Meat loaf can be served with rice noodles, cooked rice, pasta sauce, or mashed potato.

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Pear & apple cake

Ingredients:

For cake:
½ cup yogurt
¼ cup apple sauce
¼ cup milk
¾ cup vegetable oil
½ cup prepared coffee
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
½ tablespoon ginger, powder
1 teaspoon vinegar
2 ⅓ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup brown sugar

For garnish:
Sliced pear into 8 pieces
¼ cup butter cubes, at room temperature
1 pear boiled in simple syrup
1 cinnamon stick

Method:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Beat yogurt with apple sauce, milk, coffee in a bowl using a hand whisk.
- Add ginger (fresh and powder) then vinegar, continue beating.
- Mix dry ingredients with half cup of brown sugar in a bowl.
- Add previous mixture gradually to yogurt mixture.
- Fold in using a spatula or a wooden spoon till well combined.
- Grease rounded cake pan with butter, dust with some flour, and shake off excess.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Arrange pear slices in a circular shape alternatively with butter cubes (as shown in the picture).
- Sprinkle remaining sugar over batter and pear slices.
- Bake for about 35 – 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake and comes out clean.
- Cool cake before serving, garnish with boiled pear (place cinnamon stick in the middle) and drizzle with syrup as desire

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