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Pennsic Prep

samirashuruk — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:49:40 GMT

So, how is it that I'm not going to Pennsic this year yet I have pennsic prep to do?

Why, BAKING of course!
What am I making? Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Bread (as per my favorite elf's request), and Ginger cookies of Doom (for those folks who don't partake in chocolate).
Aaron is heading up this evening- if I usually bring you cookies at war (usually baked at war of course, alas, not this year)- please stop by our camp and ask Aaron. They'll be freshest the first few days.
Stop by!!!
I will be at Pennsic in baking spirit at least.
Oh, and will you all please drink an Iced Siamese coffee for me from YIV.
I miss everyone already. HAVE FUN ON MY BEHALF!!!

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The Usual Suspects

samirashuruk — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:01:24 GMT

Where is Samira regularly performing these days?

Taste of Morocco www.tasteofmorocco.net
City Place Mall
8661 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
What's great about it? Dinner time show (8ish). Fantastic Moroccan food, very pretty restaurant.

Alf Leylah Wa Leylah http://www.alflaylah.com/
13975 Metrotech Drive
Chantilly, VA
What's great about it? Live Arabic band, lively Arabic crowd with debke lines.
Samira performs most Saturdays around midnight. Also performing this Friday - April 25th. $10 cover, $10 minimum.
Alf Laylah Wa Leylah is on Myspace - some cute slide shows etc http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=102701360

Three Kings of Egypt
1027 Light St
Baltimore, MD
Known as the most authentic shisha place in Baltimore. Great shisha, yummy food, casual atmosphere. Samira performs 2 shows most Fridays. Damiena 2 shows most Saturdays.

Cazbar http://www.cazbarbaltimore.com/
316 North Charles st
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-528-1222
FANTASTIC Turkish food! Lovely environment- chic, casual and elegant all at once. Lovely dancers of a wide variety perform Friday and Saturday nights.

Mediterranean Grill http://www.samirashuruk.com/med-grill-schedule.html
5221A Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, MD
301-620-1666
Casual dining with yummy Middle Eastern fare. Show around 7pm on Saturdays. Samira, Jemina and Ariel all work there.

Rosemary's Thyme Bistro http://rosemarysthyme.com/
5762 Union Mill Road
Clifton, VA 20124
703-502-1084
Event listing on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15507093134
Why you want to go!
Rosemary’s Thyme Bistro proudly presents
Turkish Nights with Ilhan Sami Ozulu, the one-man-band with soulful voice and an eclectic repertoire featuring violin, guitar, and keyboards; and Samira Shuruk, whose elegant and captivating dances will be sure to entertain and enliven all. Join us and be transported to the thrilling and romantic nights of Istanbul.

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Madame Raqia's showcase May 16th

samirashuruk — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:42:01 GMT

Sponsored by Yucy of Belly Dance for Life, Madame Raqia Hassan will be in twon for fantastic workshops and a show. More info here:
http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/view_newsletter.php?newsletter_id=1409647817

Basic info for the show:
"Dance for Life" Showcase in honor of Madame Raqia Hassan May 16, 2008 at Casablanca Restaurant!

Enjoy a night filled with dazzling Belly Dancing by the finest performers in DC area!
Where: Casablanca Restaurant
When: May 16, 2008
Time: Doors open at 9:30 PM
Admission: $20.00 ($20.80 if you want to use PayPal)
$25.00 at the door
Cover charge includes open buffet dinner!
Reservations are highly recommended! Please call (703) 549-6464

Still waiting on full list of performers. Lotus and the NDC will be there! I believe Amartia as well, and Samira.

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Palace of Wonders - April 24th!

samirashuruk — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:39:33 GMT

http://www.palaceofwonders.com/home.html

Don't miss the mesmerizing talent of some of DC's best belly
dancers: Samira Shuruk, Sammati, Mayyadah, Urvashi,
Katrina and Asharah.

$10 at the door. 9pm. This is a fantastic little venue, full of character! and a fantastic line up for a great show!

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NPR- In Character

samirashuruk — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:15:21 GMT

Ahhhh, an NPR interview with a very important person!
http://www.npr.org/blogs/incharacter/2008/02/cookie_monster_comes_to_npr.html

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Happy Birthday, Samira!

WorldsMadeofInk — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:43:42 GMT

Many wishes for you today dear. I hope this year is a fantastic one for you and those you love. *hugs*

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Carmine and Melissa coming to DC!

samirashuruk — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:35:04 GMT

It's official! Carmine and Melissa are coming to DC in January!
Workshops!
A FANTASTIC show!
Jalsah!

The show, Friday Jan 25th includes the incomparable Artemis Mourat in addition to Samira Shuruk, Shems, Madirah Nasreen, Kostana and more. It's at Taste of Morocco in Silver Spring, MD. $10 cover, $10 minimum. Doors open at 10pm. Show starts at 10:30.
More info here:
http://www.jalsah.org/sites/Jalsah/Locations/DC/

The workshops on Sat the 26th are to be held at Maryland Youth Ballet in Silver Spring, MD
Baby Beginner Doumbek by Carmine
Drummers and Dancers by Carmine and Samira
ME music and Rhythms for all instruments by Melissa
More info and registration via PayPal here:
http://www.jalsah.org/sites/Jalsah/Locations/DC/

Saturday night we're hosting a Jalsah! Time and location TBA.
http://www.jalsah.org/sites/Jalsah/Locations/DC/

More Jalsah info:
www.jalsah.org

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The Great Pumpkin Cake

samirashuruk — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:59:38 GMT

Today on my list of things to do is "make rent for NYC".
What this translates to is "bake something for Carmine" :)

Pumpkin is one of those yummy seasonal flavors - and today the thing to bake is The Great Pumpkin Cake.
If Carmine gives favorable reviews I'll post the recipe.

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Yardley Inn Peach Melba French Toast - Muah-ha-ha-ha!

samirashuruk — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:24:12 GMT

My Mum made this when we visited my family (and penguins!) in November. SOOoooo good!

Ingredients:
1 pounds fresh or frozen peaches (or 2 cans) sliced and drained
1/2 c butter
1/2 c honey
1/2 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
6 eggs
2 c milk
French bread
nutmeg

Heat butter and sugar together until sugar dissolves and add almond extract. Pour into 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Cover with sliced peaches, then with thick slices of bread. Blend milk, eggs and almond extract (or vanilla) and pour over the bread. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for at least 1/2 hour.
Bake uncovered, for 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with raspberry sauce and top with whipped cream* and dust with nutmeg and sliced almonds.

*whipped cream- not out of a can, but real heavy cream that you whipped and added a tiny bit of vanilla to (so also not Cool Whip and unsweetened).

Raspberry Sauce
one 12 oz can Dole frozen Country Raspberry juice (or other berry blend) undiluted
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 c fresh or frozen raspberries
Heat juice concentrate and cornstarch together until thickened, stirring constantly. Add raspberries. Serve alongside Peach Melba French Toast.
Mmmmmmm!

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A cookie recipe...

samirashuruk — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:43:20 GMT

at long last....
Samira's Ginger Cookies
1 1/2 c butter (not margarine)
2 c sugar
2 egg
8 Tbs molasses
4 c flour
4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp cloves
2 tsp ginger
Cream together butter and sugar
Add eggs and molasses until well blended
Sift together flour, soda and spices. I usually add a dash more cloves and ginger (yum!)
Add dry ingredients into creamed ingredients in two portions.
Refrigerate 2 hours (or freeze to bring to Pennsic!)
Roll into walnut size balls
Roll in sugar (colored sugar for holidays, organic raw sugar if you want to pretend to be healthy- ha! ha!)
Place 2 " apart on greased cookie sheet
Bake at 350 (preheated) 11-12 minutes (or so).
Eat A LOT or bring to friends house so you don't eat them all.
Enjoy!

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Lebanese Tea Cookies

BAsina — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:08:37 GMT

Here's one of my favorite cookie recipes!!! (Slightly sweet cookies that are great to take to haflas)

1/3 cup Vegetable oil
1/2 cup Butter, softened
1/3 cup Sugar
1 tbs Orange juice
¼ - ½ tsp almond flavoring (depending on how almondy you want it)
1 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking soda
2 cups All-purpose flour

Beat oil, butter and 1/3 cup sugar till blended. Add in OJ, powder and soda and mix well.

Mix in flour, bit by bit, to make a soft dough.

Shape dough into small “logs” (1.5 – 2 inches long) bake on an ungreased baking sheet 350 degrees. 20 minutes or till golden along the bottom edge. Cool on a wire rack.

3/4 c Sugar
1/3 c Honey
¼ c Orange Juice
¼ c water
1/3 c Finely chopped walnuts

Heat ¾ cup sugar, the honey and ¼ c OJ and ¼ c water on the stove. Bring to a boil and cook gently for 5-10 minutes. The syrup should be sticky and start to thicken SLIGHTLY.

Dip the top of the cooled cookies into the syrup, hold for a second (to let it cook very slightly, makes it stickier!) and then press sticky side down into a bowl of finely chopped walnuts. Set aside to dry. I suggest using tongs for this as the syrup will burn your fingers ;-)

You can add a splash of rose water to the syrup mixture in place of or in addition to the OJ (if you are not using the OJ at all, add a bit more water).

It also turns out well with no almond flavor, using the dash of rosewater with no OJ, in the syrup and using crushed pistachios to top them.

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Are we gonna share recipes here....

azhrde — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:12:17 GMT

....or just talk about how much we love home baked stuff?

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Lured in with cookies...

BAsina — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:39:18 GMT

I want the recipe for ginger cookies! ;-)

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Hi Samira

Norma — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:03:29 GMT

Thank's for the invite to your tribe. I'm sure soon you'll see lot's of friendly faces.

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