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ICC World Cup 2019 | Lacking in Stars, Pakistan Still Have Raw Material to Go Deep

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The last time the Cricket World Cup had happened, then in 2015 Pakistan was in awe. Mohammad Hafeez was suspended from bowling after being suspended from the team, and Junaid Khan disappeared due to injury, he went into the event on a feather and a prayer in hopes of making things like this. Umar Akmal was the wicketkeeper, who started in spite of being in the team of Sarfraz Ahmed, and his fifth bowling option was Haris Sohail, whom Coach Waqar Younis desperately worked, making him a left-arm spinner who provided 10 overs can do. Not only that, in the absence of his opener, Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed was completely out-of-form, but it was expected that he would get bouncy pitch according to his choice, while Rahi Ali, who played only one ODI. It was three years ago, as a substitute for Junaid. Yunus Khan, who was never an excellent ODI player, was scattered in the team on the basis of 100 score in Abu Dhabi, and he was part of Pakistan's batting line-up, besides being one-sided, out o...

Stracciatella ice cream with cookies

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 Receta en espa�ol aqu� Stracciatella ice cream with cookies Ingredients (plum cake pan 20x10 cm) 100 g white chocolate 50 g black chocolate, cut into small chunks 200 ml whole milk 200 ml heavy cream 1 tbsp corn syrup or inverted sugar 50 g granulated sugar 1 tsp  vanilla extract 6 chocolate cookies Directions Melt the white chocolate in the milk, add the sugar and let it cool. Add the vanilla extract and the corn syrup or inverted sugar.  Stir well to combine. In a large bowl whisk the heavy cream, then add the chocolate and milk mixture to the bowl, fold until just combine. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Remove from fridge and pour the ice cream mixture into the bowl of the ice cream maker following the instructions of your ice cream maker. In the last few minutes add the small chocolate chunks. When ice cream is done cover the pan with plastic wrap to protect it. Cover the bottom of the pan with a layer of ice cream, put another layer of cookies, another layer of i...

Milk phyllo pie

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Receta en espa�ol aqu� Delicious milk pie sandwiched between layers of crispy phyllo dough. Milk pie ingredients    (9-inch or 23 cm springform pan) 1 liter of milk (4 cups of whole milk) 5 egg whites 200 g of white sugar  60 g cornstarch Lemon peel Orange peel 4 leaves of mint 1 package fresh phyllo dough (we need 10 sheets) 50 g unsalted butter, melted 50 g pistachios, peeled and crushed roughly Ingredients for orange blossom syrup 100 ml water 60 g of white sugar 1 tablespoon orange blossom water (15 ml ) Directions Milk pie To infuse the milk heat the milk in a saucepan with lemon and orange peels, and the mint leaves. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.  Pour into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to infuse milk. Let the milk sit until it's cooled to room temperature. Once milk is cold, in another bowl mix cornstarch and sugar, add the egg whites, stirring with a handheld whisk. Pour the milk (straining out the solids). Whisk the mixture and put in ...

Bacon wrapped chicken rolls with cheese and ham

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Bacon wrapped chicken rolls with cheese and ham Ingredients (4 servings)   (Receta en espa�ol aqu� ) 12 thin fillets of boneless skinless chicken breast     (I cut larger fillets into strips) 4 slices of havarti cheese (cut each strip into 3) 4 slices of ham (cut into 12 strips) 12 slices of bacon Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 100 ml white wine 100 ml brandy Toothpicks Directions Preheat oven to 350 �F (180 �C) Slice the chicken breast and season a little with salt and pepper to taste. Cut ham and cheese about the size of the chicken strip. Roll the chicken with the ham and cheese. Wrap with a slice of bacon, and secure with toothpicks. Arrange chicken rolls in a baking dish and pour over the white wine and brandy. Bake around 30 minutes, until bacon is crisp and the chicken is no longer pink. Serve immediately and enjoy.

Ferrero rocher and Nutella cheesecake

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Ferrero rocher and Nutella cheescake   Receta en espa�ol aqu� Ingredients (24 cm or a 9-inch round springform pan. It�s better to use one of those 1-use aluminum foil pans from the grocery store ) Crust 200 g Digestive biscuits 100 g unsalted butter, melted 2 tbsp white sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Cheseecake 700 g cream cheese, at room temperature 200 g sugar 3 large eggs 250 ml heavy cream 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp Baileys or another liqueur 14 Ferrero Rocher chocolates cut into large chunks Topping Nutella and chopped roasted hazelnuts   Directions Crust Mix together the crust ingredients and press into the bottom of the springform pan. Place in the fridge. Cheesecake Preheat oven to 350 �F (180 �C) Fill the oven tray with water for the water bath. Combine cream cheese (at room temperature) and sugar in a large bowl with a handheld mixer; cream together until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating each before adding the next.  Add the heav...