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Prunes,Prunes, Pruuuunes….( and a recipe for dolmades)

Yes that is right folks, this week there was a winner.. YAY!!!! Marylin was the first one to correctly guess that this weeks mysterious item was in fact prunes…

Julie also mentioned prunes in her answer as did Bendy girlJientje talked herself out of guessing prunes and went for dolmades instead.Taz also guessed that the ever so mysterious item was Prunes. So this week it is a great big *Yay* for the girls.

:- and because so many people mentioned dolmades here is a recipe for them..

DOLMADES aka STUFFED VINE LEAVES…

250g (8oz) onion, minced

410g (13oz) short grain rice

150ml (5 fl oz) olive oil

1 tablespoon dill, chopped

1/2 cup mint, chopped

1 tablespoon salt

40 small vine leaves

150ml (5 fl oz) lemon juice….

METHOD

1. Mix the onion,rice.oil,herbs,salt and lemon juice in a bowl.  Boil some water and cover the vine leaves with boiling water and leave to soak for 15 minutes.

2. Put the vine leaves into cold water and leave for ten minutes.Drain and  dry them flat on kitchen paper or a tea-towel.

3.Place one tablespoon of the rice mixture on the vine leaf and wrap like a parcel.                                   ( use less mix if the leaves are small)

4.Place the stuffed leaves in a sacepan and cover with boiling water. Add 50ml(2fl oz) of lemon juice to the water. Place a plate over the top of them to keep them submerged and simmer for an hour.

You can use silverbeet or chard leaves if you dont have any vine leaves.

Cheers Kim

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  • Jayne November 1, 2008, 8:16 pm

    Congrats to Marilyn!
    May her winning guesses be as regular as… 😛 😉

    Jaynes last blog post..Trivial History November 1

  • Xbox4NappyRash November 1, 2008, 8:44 pm

    “A prune is any of various plum species…….They are usually sold as dried fruit.”

    *cough*

    Xbox4NappyRashs last blog post..My wife & a whore

  • Taz November 1, 2008, 10:07 pm

    congrats Marylin..

    WOOHOO..

    i finally guesssed one right.. lol

    Tazs last blog post..53 Weeks Old

  • Jientje November 2, 2008, 2:42 am

    Boohoo, how stupid of me to talk myself out of it again!! Thanks for the recipe!

    Jientjes last blog post..Photo Hunt "Blue"

  • Ree November 2, 2008, 3:48 am

    So, stuffed grape leaves aren’t the same as stuffed vine leaves? [pouting] 😉

    Rees last blog post..$172 $175

  • Hyphen Mama November 2, 2008, 6:00 am

    Congratulations Marylin!

    Kim, you are SO sneaky! =)

  • lceel November 2, 2008, 1:05 pm

    Prunes look like poo. Or they inspire poo, anyway.

  • tiff November 2, 2008, 2:21 pm

    Prunes? poo makers indeed. Congrats Marilyn!

    tiffs last blog post..Halloweekly Winners…

  • Marylin November 3, 2008, 7:36 am

    Oooh yay! I’d like to thank my mum and dad, my husband J, and my kids for making this possible…

    😉

    Marylins last blog post..Weekly Winners #32

  • Kelley November 3, 2008, 7:28 pm

    Dammit. I would have said spider eyeballs… but that is because I think of spiders all the freaking time lately…

    Kelleys last blog post..I guess we won’t be buying the Neverland ranch with our millions then.

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