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To make Egyptian Fig Cakes you will need the following ingredients:
1 cup almonds
1 cup walnuts
1 package of figs
honey
cinnamon
nutmeg
Chop one cup of almonds in the blender. Pour the chopped nuts into a small bowl and save until later. Next chop one cup of walnuts in the blender. Add the package of figs to the walnuts and continue blending. Add a little water to help the mixture blend. Next add a pinch of cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg. Blend to combine these ingredients. Roll the fig mixture into one inch sized balls. Dip them in honey. Then roll them in the crushed almonds. These are a great treat.
To make Egyptian Vegetable Lentil Salad you will need the following ingredients:
2 cucumbers
6 green onions
one 16 ounce package of broccoli - steamed
one 8 ounce package of carrots - steamed
2 cups of dry lentils - cooked
1 - 8 ounce package of Feta Cheese
1 - 16 ounce package of Ricotta Cheese
Chop the onions into slices and place them in a large mixing bowl. Peel the cucumbers. Slice the cucumbers into thin slices. Add them to the onions in the mixing bowl. Next add the steamed broccoli and carrots. Mix in the lentils. Stir this mixture until blended. Add the Feta cheese. Next add the Ricotta cheese. Mix all these ingredients.
To make the dressing mix one cup of Italian dressing, 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard and 2 tablespoons of honey in a small bowl. Pour the dressing into the salad and mix well. This salad will be a great addition to any Egyptian meal.
We had a great time making an Egyptian cake. We made the pyramid from puffed rice cereal and marshmallows, the Nile River from green sugar, and ships from oranges and cookies.
We also made a hippo by using three pears for the head and body. We used miniature marshmallows for the teeth, a sesame stick for the tail, and cloves for the nose and eyes. The ears were made from fruit leather.
We made the cobra from a piece of rainbow fruit leather. The head, eyes, and tongue were additional pieces of fruit leather which we cut out and stuck in place. Finally we "wove" the cobra onto a drinking straw.
Credits:
The pyramid cake above is our own creation. The ideas for the hippo and cobra came from Crayola Kids magazine.