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MBluumebaezrinryg MCroucksthails  Snazzy Snacks mama me-time
                                  Special Chilli Willy
150g/5 1/2 oz blueberries
750ml/3 cups apple and            500g beef, ground/minced
blackcurrant juice                1 large onion, chopped
500ml/2 cups club soda            2-3 garlic cloves
1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar   400g/2 tins tomatoes, chopped
ice cubes, to serve               2 celery sticks
                                  Squeeze of tomato puree
                                  1 tsp chilli powder or fresh chilli, chopped (to taste)
1 Blend the blueberries, apple    1 tsp cumin, ground
                                  sprinkle of salt and pepper (to taste)
and blackcurrant juice, club      1-2 red peppers, chopped
soda and sugar in a blender       400g/1 tin kidney beans, drained
until smooth.                     1 small bunch fresh coriander
                                  Worcester sauce
2 Serve over ice. To make a       1 pinch cinnamon
                                  1 small pc dark chocolate or sprinkle of cacao powder
slushy, add ice cubes, crushed,
into the blender with the other   1 Ensure to use a large pan with lid. Fry onion in the hot
ingredients.
                                  pan with oil until nearly brown, add chopped garlic. Add
3 Serve with a pretty plastic     all dried spices and seasoning. Stir for a few minutes.

straw and swizzle stick. Makes 4  2 Add all the vegetables, stir for a few minutes.
medium glasses.                   3 Place the minced beef and continue to stir until brown.

Note to Mum: And don’t            Drain excess fat, if desired.
forget to observe your friend’s
excitement with every sip!        4 Add chopped tomatoes. And reduce heat. Pour in

Submitted by Alice                tomato puree, stir well to thicken. Leave to simmer for
Hartley                           about an hour with the lid ajar.

                                  5 After an hour, add the tin of drained kidney beans.

                                  Cook for ten minutes.

                                  6 If chilli becomes dry, do not panic! Simply add a bit of

                                  water at any point.

                                  7 Serve with coriander leaves sprinkled over, grated

                                  cheese and side salad.

                                  Note to Mum: It also goes well with rice!

                                  Submitted by Rhiannon Downie

 You can share your own                                                                       mother, baby & child April 2011
recipes too! Simply send

         them over to
editormbc@cpidubai.com.

 Make sure they are just
as easy as 1-2-3 and taste

     absolutely divine!

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