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Thanks for the recipe. I've been looking for canned chilli (I'm too lazy) here in Qatar for a while. Haven't found any. Maybe I haven't looked hard enough. Any pointers?

Thanks charmed. Will have a look.

is that your daily diet :P

Hi! I'm new, but I thought I'd put in one of my no-fail, and turns out perfect every time recipes: Mac and Cheese ! Sorry the proportions aren't exact- I learned to make this in vat-size from my grandma, and the whole thing can be adjusted for taste and portion size.

Ingredients:

1 package noodles (can be macaroni but really anything works)
about 4 tablespoons margarine or butter
about 4 heaping tablespoons flour
about a quarter cup milk
as much grated cheese as you can handle :)
crushed crackers to top

boil noodles.

while that's happening, put the milk in a saucepan and let heat till bubbles form along the edge- be careful it doesn't burn!

in bowl, mix flour and butter till it forms a paste. add slowly to butter, and stir till all melted. add cheese, stirring constantly until it's smooth. taste to make sure it's cheesy enough for you!

in a cassarole dish, combine the pasta with the cheese mixture. If you want creamier mac and cheese, make more of the cheese by upping the flour, butter, and milk content.

sprinkle crushed crackers on top. all types work, but the best I've found are Ritz.

bake in over till golden brown at 375, about half an hour depending on oven,

Here's the dessert to wrap up this comfort-food fest: Chocolate chip cookies

ingredients

1/4 pound butter (about half cup)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 and 1/4 cup flour
1 bag chocolate chips
extra fun: chopped pecans or hazlenuts- or both!

cream butter and sugar together. Add egg, salt, baking soda, and vanilla. add chocolate chips, then flour- add flour gradually- too much and cookies get an odd consistancy. experiment to see how much to get what you like.

grease cookie sheet. add by spoonfull onto sheet, and bake at 350 for about 10 minutes. watch how brown the get- the key to great, chewy cookies is to take them out slightly BEFORE you think they're done- they keep baking on the sheet even when they're out of the oven.