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πŸ§†πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· Keftedes (Greek Meatballs) β€” for 60 People


Ingredients: 4 kg ground beef (or half lamb) 4 large onions, grated 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup milk 6 slices bread (or 3 cups breadcrumbs), soaked in milk 6 eggs 1 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped 1/4 cup d...


2025-04-18
Recipes

πŸ₯’πŸ§„πŸ‹ Tzatziki (Dip for 60 People)


Ingredients: 2 cups Greek yogurt 2 cucumbers, grated and squeezed dry 2–3 cloves garlic, minced Juice of 1 lemon 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp dried dill or 2 tbsp fresh (optional) Salt to taste Instructions: ...


2025-04-18
Recipes

πŸ’πŸ‹πŸ”₯ Chicken Souvlaki (Skewers for 60 People)


Ingredients: 6 kg boneless chicken thighs or breast, cut into 2.5 cm cubes 2 cups olive oil 1½ cups fresh lemon juice 10 garlic cloves, minced 6 tbsp dried oregano 2 tbsp salt 1 tbsp black pepper Optiona...


2025-04-18
Recipes

🍝 Pesto Pasta (for 60 people, side dish portion)


πŸ§‚ Ingredients: Pasta: 4.5–5 kg dry pasta (fusilli, penne, or farfalle work best – easy to eat cold or warm) Yields ~9–10 kg cooked For smaller children or light lunch portions, ~75g dried pasta per person is eno...


2025-04-18
Recipes

πŸ– Mediterranean Pork Belly Strips (2kg)


Serves: 10–12 people as part of a buffetCooking time: ~1 hr 30 mins total πŸ§‚ Ingredients: 2kg pork belly strips, skin-on if possible 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 2 tbsp olive oil Juice and zest of 1 lemon 1 tbs...


2025-04-18
Recipes

🦐 Gambas Pil Pil (Spanish Garlic Chili Prawns)


Serves: 8–10 people as a hot starter or part of a buffetTime: 15–20 minutesStyle: Spanish, tapas-style, but pairs beautifully with Mediterranean menus πŸ§‚ Ingredients: 1kg raw king prawns, peeled and deveined (tail on or off) 6...


2025-04-18
Recipes

πŸ₯” Mediterranean Herby Potato Salad β€” for 40 People


Yields: ~5kg finished salad (40 x 125g servings)Perfect as a cold side for buffets, picnics, or light lunches πŸ§‚ Ingredients: Potatoes: 5.5–6kg baby potatoes or waxy salad potatoes (skin on, halved if large) Dressing: 200ml ol...


2025-04-18
Recipes

πŸ₯¬Β Mediterranean Red Cabbage Slaw β€” for 40 People


Yields: ~3.5–4kg slaw (light, side-portion servings) πŸ§‚ Ingredients: Veg: 2 large red cabbages (~2.5–3kg total), finely shredded 4–5 large carrots, peeled and grated or julienned 1 red onion, finely sliced (optiona...


2025-04-18
Recipes

πŸ₯— Mediterranean Salad β€” for 40 People


A fresh, crunchy, colorful salad — perfect for large gatherings, totally plant-based, and buffet-ready.Yields: ~4–5kg finished salad πŸ§‚ Ingredients: Veggies: 6 large cucumbers, diced or halved and sliced 3kg cherry tomatoes, ...


2025-04-18
Recipes

πŸ₯• Mediterranean CruditΓ©s Board β€” for 40 People


Serves: As a light starter/snack alongside dips like hummus, tzatziki, or baba ganoushStyle: Fresh, crunchy, colorful — designed for easy grazing πŸ§‚ Vegetable Selection (approx. quantities): 2–3 cucumbers, cut into sticks 1.5kg ...


2025-04-18
Recipes

πŸ‡ Mediterranean Fruit Platter β€” for 40 People


Serves: As a refreshing dessert or sweet grazing stationStyle: Colorful, sliced fruit, neatly arranged by color or shape πŸ§‚ Fruit Selection (approx. quantities): 2 large melons (watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew), sliced 2kg seedless grap...


2025-04-18
Recipes

πŸ—πŸ‹πŸŒΏ Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Legs (2kg Recipe)


Absolutely! Here's a Mediterranean-style chicken leg recipe using 2kg of bone-in chicken legs (drumsticks or leg quarters) — juicy, lemony, herby, and perfect for roasting or grilling. Serves: ~6–8 people (or 12–14 as part of a buf...


2025-04-18
Recipes

Rivers Party Shopping List:


πŸ₯© Meat & Seafood 4 kg ground beef (or 2 kg beef + 2 kg lamb) 6 kg boneless chicken thighs or breast, diced 2 kg chicken legs (drumsticks/thighs/quarters) 1 kg raw king prawns, peeled and deveined πŸ§„πŸ§… Aromatics & Garlic 6 large onio...


2025-04-18
Recipes

Migrating emails using CMD


SSH into Destination server: Step 1: Enable the EPEL Repository The imapsync package is available in the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository.sudo dnf install epel-release -y Step 2: Install imapsync Once the EPEL repository ...


2025-02-08
Code

Mac N Cheese


Indulge in the ultimate comfort food with this rich and creamy baked mac and cheese recipe. A velvet Gruyere, Cheddar, Mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese sauce. Topped with a golden, crunchy seasoned breadcrumb topping. Perfect for a family dinner o...


2024-11-01
Recipes

Fresh Herby Cheese Recipe


Ingredients: 1.8 litres of milk (whole milk is best) 60 ml of white vinegar Fresh or dried herbs of your choice (e.g., chives, parsley, thyme, dill, basil, rosemary) Equipment: Large pot Cheesecloth or a clean kitchen towel Colander The...


2024-07-31
Recipes

How to Change the iCloud Photos Download Location in Windows 11


If you're running out of space on your primary drive or simply prefer to store your iCloud Photos in a different location on your Windows 11 PC, you might find that the iCloud for Windows application does not offer an obvious way to change the downlo...


2024-07-28
Windows

How to Embed JSON Metadata into Images Using Python and ExifTool


Managing photos and videos can be overwhelming, especially when you want to preserve metadata like descriptions, locations, and timestamps. Google Takeout provides a way to download your data, including photos and videos, along with their metadata in...


2024-07-28
Python

Change the Metadata Python


How to Change the "Date Taken" Metadata for All Image Files in a Folder Using Python Manipulating image metadata can be crucial for various reasons, such as organizing photos, correcting incorrect timestamps, or preparing images for uploading to cer...


2024-07-28
Python

Crispy Onion Bhajis Recipe


Ingredients: 5 large onions, finely sliced 150 grams gram flour (chickpea flour) Handful of fresh coriander, coarsely chopped (include stems) 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon garam masala 1 teaspoon Kashmiri masal...


2024-03-30
Recipes

Lamb Karahri


This spicy lamb curry recipe offers a tantalising blend of aromatic spices and tender lamb pieces, creating a flavourful and satisfying dish. The medley of cumin, chilli, coriander, and cardamom infuses the dish with rich depth, while the addition of...


2024-03-23
Recipes

Cheesy Cornish Vegetable Pasties


This recipe for Cheesy Cornish Pasties delivers a blend of comforting flavours, enjoy fresh from the oven or packed for a picnic, these pasties offer a taste that's sure to satisfy cravings and warm hearts alike. Ingredients: 3 large potatoe...


2024-03-23
Recipes

Using Terminal to Make Directory and Copy folders including transfer progress


Create an copy with progress alias:alias pcp="rsync -r --progress" Make directorymkdir -p /Volumes/Time\ Machine/AC-Backup/$(date +"%d-%m-%Y")\ -\ Backup Copy File to New Directorypcp ~/Desktop /Volumes/Time\ Machine/AC-Backup/$(date +"%d-%m-%Y")\ ...


2024-03-02
MAC OS

Connecting to a Windows SMB from MAC OS


In today's interconnected digital landscape, the ability to seamlessly communicate and share files across different platforms is paramount. For macOS users needing to access files stored on a Windows Server Message Block (SMB) network, the process mi...


2024-02-23
MAC OS

STOP MAC Mojave Automatic adding of programs to DOCK


To the many frustrated people out there finding their menu take up the whole screen with recently opened programs here is your solution. THE FIX Go to (ο£Ώ > System Preferences > Dock) From there you will see lots of options to customise your ...


2023-11-17
MAC OS

Make a Bootable Windows USB on a MAC OS


You will need: Windows ISO (Download Windows ISO) USB 8GB or higher. Open “Terminal” and use the following command:diskutil list Take note of the IDENTIFIER of your USB e.g. “disk2” Format the drive use this comm...


2023-11-17
MAC OS

SQL Update where


UPDATE table1 SET column1=30 WHERE column1=11;UPDATE table2 SET column2=30 WHERE column2=11;


2021-12-30
Code

Debugging duplicated data in SQL


Are you missing a GROUP BY clause? Check if your source tables or nested queries have duplicated rows. You’ll need to repeat steps 3 and 4 for every table or query result that contains duplicate rows. -- If the row_count is ...


2021-02-19
Code

Outputting / Displaying HTML or PHP in the browser


Might seem simple but can send people including my self a bit loopy.I found the easiest way was to use (strip_tag function) $yourVariable = "Your info";echo strip_tags($yourVariable);


2019-12-30
Code

SQL Reset Auto Increment


Where (tablename or tablenametwo) is referenced change to your desired table name. Note:You can alter many tables all at once by adding a (,) between each command. ALTER TABLE tablename AUTO_INCREMENT = 1, ALTER TABLE tablenametwo AUTO_INCREMENT =...


2019-06-28
Code

Spotlight not showing your Expected Results


So this fix is for Mac High Sierra, simply open Terminal and type or copy the following command, it will request you to type your device password in, so don’t worry all is safe and well. sudo mdutil -E / After you have run the command you wil...


2019-01-19
MAC OS

Create SMB on Windows


Create a new folder on the computer. Share the created folder. Right click on the created folder and select Properties. Click on the Sharing tab. Click the Share button. Type "Everyone" in the text box and click Add. Change the permission leve...


2014-02-07
Windows