Littlemafias Jello Cutouts Food

JELL-O® JIGGLERS®

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in large bowl at least 3 min. until completely dissolved. Pour into 13x9-inch pan.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until firm.
• Dip bottom of pan in warm water 15 sec. Cut into 24 decorative shapes using 2-inch cookie cutters, being careful to cut all the way through gelatin to bottom of pan. Lift JIGGLERS® from pan. Reserve scraps for snacking. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

LITTLEMAFIA'S ASIAN SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; set aside.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Add sugar and remaining ingredients, stirring with a whisk.
• Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture, tossing gently to coat.
• Spread the mixture onto a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 200° for 45 minutes.
• Cool completely before serving.

LITTLEMAFIA'S BAMIEH - PERSIAN DESSERT

Steps:

• Mix cooking oil with a glass of water and 1-2 spoons of sugar, and bring to a boil.
• Pour in flour and mix well.
• When water boils off and the mix thickens, remove from heat. Allow the mix to cool down, then add eggs and mix well until smooth.
• Heat oil in a pan until hot. Pour the mix through a funnel into the pan, creating flattened balls about 3 cm in diameter.
• Fry on both sides.
• Mix well sugar, rose-water, and a glass of water.
• Heat until water comes to a boil, and the syrup thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Soak baamieh in the syrup for about 5 minutes, then serve.

LITTLEMAFIA'S RICE & TUNA

Steps:

• Scoop the tuna on top of the hot plain rice. We tried it with short and long grain and it was fine.
• Serve with a salad with lemon/lime dressing.

LITTLEMAFIA'S CABBAGE AND CARAWAY SALAD/ COLESLAW

Steps:

• Finely shred the cabbage and the onion,.
• Mix all the ingredients.

LITTLEMAFIA'S ROMANIAN SOUR SOUP(CIORBA)

Steps:

• Cut all the vegetables in cubes.
• Sautee the onion, add the rest of veggies.
• Add the water and the stock.When it's almost done add the tomato paste, chopped parsley. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice according to your taste. Add little by little so it's not too sour.

LITTLEMAFIA'S GYPSY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Pour oil into a roasting pan and heat in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove pan from oven.
• Spread potatoes over the bottom of the pan.
• Return to oven and roast, uncovered, for1 hour, until the potatoes are crisp on the outside and tender inside.
• A few times during the baking, shake the pan to toss the potatoes so they brown evenly.
• Add caraway seeds and butter and mix well to melt the butter and coat the potatoes with the seeds.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. --.

LITTLEMAFIA'S CREAMY CARROTS

Steps:

• Cut carrots into sticks or rings.
• Cook till just tender.
• Melt butter, add sugar and cook 1 minute.
• Pour in cream and bring to the boil.
• Reduce heat and put the carrots into the pan.
• Toss and serve sprinkled with herbs.

LITTLEMAFIA'S JELLO CUTOUTS

Steps:

• Boil water.
• Add jello (and gelatin, if using),stirring until dissolved very well .
• Add whipping cream and continue stirring.
• Pour into 8x8 pan and chill well.
• Cut them out with cookies cutters.