The EU lawmakers, on Wednesday had approved a low that allows Britons visa-free visits even after a “no deal” Brexit. Severe disputes had been occurring over the status of Gibraltar.
The law already had the backing of member states. Even though Britain is about to leave the EU almost by next week, the law allows British visitors 90-day trips to the Schengen passport-free zone.
When asking the committee to back the proposal, Bulgarian EU lawmaker Sergei Stanishev said, “The 12th of April is coming and the faith of millions of UK citizens and EU citizens and their right to travel is in our hands”.
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Take 1 cup flour in a medium sized bowl. Mix butter into it. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of water into it and with a fork until dough comes together. Separate the dough into two balls. Pat dough into two long strips on an un-greased baking sheet, about 14 inches long and 3 inches wide. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Combine 1/2 cup of butter and 1 cup of water in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil. Add 1 teaspoon of almond extract and remove from the heat. Immediately stir in 1 cup of flour until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan. Gradually stir in the eggs until well blended. Divide evenly, and spread over the two crusts on the baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 1 hour. Allow to cool almost to room temperature before frosting. To make the frosting, mix together the confectioners’ sugar, 1 teaspoon of almond extract and a splash of milk in a small bowl until smooth. Add more milk if necessary to make a pourable glaze. Drizzle over the Danish, and decorate with candy sprinkles if desired.
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Enjoy some refreshing and sweet grasshopper cheesecake bars with minty chocolate chip cookie crust, smooth cheesecake and chocolate drizzles. Have it on a hot summer day..
Ingredients:
1 package refrigerated Pillsbury Ready To Bake!® Big Deluxe Chocolate Chip Cookies with Hershey’s® mini Kisses®
2 packages (8 oz each) Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1/3 cup mint coffee creamer
few drops of mint extract (optional)
few drops of green food color
3 oz (mint) chocolate chips (for decorating)
Preparation:
Heat the oven to 350F. Line an 9X9″ baking pan with parchment paper. Remove the refrigerated cookie dough from the package and with your fingers press it evenly on the bottom of the prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. The dough will be puffed but not fully baked. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Make the cheesecake filling in the meantime. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Stir in the flour. Add the coffee creamer and mint extract, if using, and stir to combine. Add the green food color and stir to combine. With the back of the spoon press the half-baked puffed cookie dough to release the air in the crust.
Pour the cheesecake filling over it. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until the center is just set. Let the cheesecake cool at room temperature for at least 1 hour and refrigerate for few hours before cutting into bars. Before serving, melt the chocolate chips and drizzle the melted chocolate over the cheesecake bars.
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Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who are expecting their first child, arrived in Casablanca on Saturday night. The royal couple is having a three day tour, which intends to promote the education and mental awareness of girls.
Meghan Markle appeared to be dazzling in her gorgeous red Valentino dress. This royal visit aimed at strengthening the UK’s links with Morocco – which is one of the few stable countries in the region.
The royal suit of the Casablanca airport welcomed the royal pair with the traditional food of milk and dates.
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The 39th edition of the British Phonographic Industry’s annual pop music awards, Brit Awards 2019 was held on 20 February 2019 at The O2 Arena in London.
The 1975 and Calvin Harris scoop two awards each – as Matty Healy criticises misogyny in the music industry. George Ezra wins the British male solo artist award and Jorja Smith wins the female solo artist gong. The Carters, Drake and Ariana Grande wins international awards. Ed Sheeran was honoured with the Global Success Award for the second year running.
Lets take a look the list of Brit Awards 2019:
British Album of the Year : The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
British Female Solo Artist : Jorja Smith
Best British Male : George Ezra
British Group : The 1975
British Breakthrough Act : Tom Walker
Critics’ Choice : Sam Fender
British Single : Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa – One Kiss
British Video : Little Mix ft Nicki Minaj – Woman Like Me
International Male Solo Artist : Drake
International Female Solo Artist : Ariana Grande
International Group : The Carters
BRITs Global Success Award : Ed Sheeran
Outstanding Contribution to Music : Pink
British Producer of the Year : Calvin Harris
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Barcelona is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. Barcelona is the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, Madrid, the Ruhr area and Milan.
It is a colourful city with fanciful architecture. Barcelona is one of the world’s leading tourist, economic, trade fair and cultural centres. Lets have a look at some of the tourist spots.
La Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia is a large unfinished Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. The Basilica of the Sagrada Familia was the inspiration of a bookseller, Josep Maria Bocabella, founder of Asociacion Espiritual de Devotos de San Jose. This giant Basilica that has been under construction since 1882, and it’s not expected to be completed for some time yet.
Park Guell
The Park Guell is a public park in Barcelona, designed by famous architect Antonio Gaudi. The Park Guell was not originally planned to be a park, but was meant for a modern housing estate but was officially opened as a public park in 1926. This park is now composed of gardens and architectonic elements located on Carmel Hill.
Casa Batllo
Casa Batllo is a building in the center of Barcelona. It was designed by Antoni Gaudi, and is considered one of his masterpieces. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a legend of architecture and design. While looking at its design, it seems that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely. Much of the facade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles of mostly golden orange and greenish blue colours.
The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (National Art Museum of Catalonia) is situated on Montjuic hill. It has an outstanding collection of romanesque church paintings, and for Catalan art and design from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including modernisme and noucentisme. The major attractions are: Romanesque art, Gothic art collection, Renaissance and Baroque art collection, The Cambo Bequest, Thyssen Bornemisza collection, Modern art collection, The Carmen Thyssen Bornemisza collection and the Cabinet of drawings and prints.
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Seafood is ever favorite and Shrimp dishes are always mouth watering. Lets take a look into the Garlic Grilled Shrimp recipe with a touch of healthy Herbs in it!
Ingredients
2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
2 teaspoons ground paprika
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning blend
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
2 pounds large shrimp (21-25 per pound), peeled and deveined
Preparation
Whisk the paprika, garlic, Italian seasoning, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, basil, and brown sugar together in a bowl until thoroughly blended. Stir in the shrimp, and toss to evenly coat with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, turning once.
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil grill grate, and place about 4 inches from heat source. Remove shrimp from marinade, drain excess, and discard marinade. Place shrimp on preheated grill and cook, turning once, until opaque in the center, 5 to 6 minutes. Serve immediately.
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The French solo sailor Jean-Luc van den Heede (73) wins the 2019 Golden Globe Race, after 211 days and 23 hours at sea. The race started on the month of July last year with 19 sailors. He had arrived on Tuesday in Les Sables d’Olonne in western France in his 35-foot yacht Matmut, the first boat to finish the 30,000-mile Golden Globe race. Only 5 sailors including Jean were left during the last stages of the race. The final 5 positions were occupied as follows:
1 Jean- Luc VDH (FRA) Rustler 36 Matmut WINNER 2 Mark Slats (NED) Rustler 36 Ohpen Maverick 3 Uku Randmaa (EST) Rustler 36 One and All 4 Istvan Kopar (USA) Tradewind 35 Puffin 5 Tapio Lehtinen (FIN) Gaia 36 Asteria
“From all my experiences, I am well aware of the difficulties this race poses.”-Jean-Luc van den Heede
He also holds the record for the fastest solo west-about non-stop circumnavigation against the prevailing winds and currents, and has been a podium finisher in four previous solo round the world races.
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The Whoopie Pies can be considered either a cookie, pie, sandwich, or cake. Lets take a look at some sweet recipe this time. The recipe includes for both cake and its filling. Lets fill the sweet!
Ingredients
For filling:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar
2 cups marshmallow cream such as Marshmallow Fluff
1 teaspoon vanilla
For cakes:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup well-shaken buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a bowl until combined. Stir together buttermilk and vanilla in a small bowl. Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a standing mixer or 5 minutes with a handheld, then add egg, beating until combined well. Reduce speed to low and alternately mix in flour mixture and buttermilk in batches, beginning and ending with flour, scraping down side of bowl occasionally, and mixing until smooth.
Spoon 1/4-cup mounds of batter about 2 inches apart onto 2 buttered large baking sheets. Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until tops are puffed and cakes spring back when touched, 11 to 13 minutes. Transfer with a metal spatula to a rack to cool completely.
Filling:
Beat together butter, confectioners sugar, marshmallow, and vanilla in a bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes.
Assemble pies
Spread a rounded tablespoon filling on flat sides of half of cakes and top with
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The longest shutdown in the US history comes to an end. U.S. President Donald Trump announces a deal with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the government for three weeks, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown over the president’s demand for the the border wall finding is now into its 35th day. Trump spoke regarding the deal from White house.
“We have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government” – Donald Trump
Trump warns of emergency if no border deal with democrats. Donald Trump on Friday signed bill to reopen the government. The government is opened by Trump for 3 weeks. An estimate of 800,000 federal employees will return to work now. Trump had demanded congress to give him money for building border wall. Trump says that he will resume discussion after February 15th.
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