Cinnabon Rolls.

Hello everybody.
Sorry for the delay but it was such a busy day,we even had lunch which was Moussaka very late.

Today’s order was for my cousin and neighbor,quesadillas and cinnabon rolls. Doing them for the first time and recipe from the net with some alterations specially in the glaze ingredients cause it contained too much sugar.

Extra dough turned into orange buttons, simple knots with marmalade on top, these were amazing.

orange rolls.

Ingredients and method :

# 1 1/2 cups warm milk.
# 1 tsp instant yeast.
# 1 egg.
# 1/4 cup sugar.
# 1/4 cup butter.
# 3-4 cups flour.

Filling :
# 4 tablespoons butter.
# 1/4 cup brown sugar.
# 1/4 cup sugar.
# 1 tablespoon cinnamon.
# 1/4 cup walnuts.

Glaze :
# 4 pieces Kiri cheese.
# 1/4 cup icing sugar(سكر ناعم)
# 1 pack cream ( علبه قشطه)

* use half of the milk quantity, dissolve in it yeast and sugar.
* beat egg, butter and rest of milk.
* add yeast milk sugar mixture after it froths and beat all together.
* gradually add flour and a pinch of salt till you get a soft dough.
* leave it covered in a warm place to rise.
* prepare the filling, mix all ingredients together.

* when dough rises roll it to a big rectangular shape spreading flour under and over it to prevent sticking.
*spread filling then roll it.
* cut to 2 inches pieces, turn around and flatten them a bit.
* arrange rolls in a greased pan then bake in a medium heated oven for 20-30 minutes or till golden from sides.
* mix glaze ingredients and beat well till creamy then add on top of rolls while still hot.

Lunch Order For Jeeran Amman Company.

Hello everybody.

Sorry for the delay but it was a long eventful day with an early start cause I had a lunch order for a group of employees at Jeeran company.

They ordered steaks with mushrooms and gravy, mashed potatoes, chicken with broccoli and cream along with pesto pasta, quesadillas and French Pizza.

Dessert was a treat from me,muhalabieh with caramel.

So happy that all was wiped out in minutes and reviews were awesome.

Fried Ice Cream With Maple Syrup.

Hello again.

End of the day treat to wrap up my hubby’s birthday celebrations is this yummy desert, no cake this time cause I guess we had enough cakes and cookies over the last month.

Fried ice cream is our favorite dessert that we end up each meal ,though full, at the most delicious restaurant in Limassol, Meze Tavern. We usually order one portion and end up fighting for the last bite. Though owner doesn’t give her recipe to anyone but I’ve been searching for something close to it for so long, all recipes I found usually coat ice cream balls with crushed cornflakes or coconut but it’s not the same as the one we eat, last night I came across one that uses pancake mix so I decided to try to make it for our special occasion.

For a first trial it was not bad at all, gone in seconds actually, may thicken the mix next time or freeze ice cream for a longer period.

It’s an easy recipe but must be done and eaten at once, shape ice cream into balls then coat it completely with crushed biscuits and freeze for 3-4 hours, make pancake batter ( I added some orange zest for flavor) ,heat oil very well, coat ice cream balls with batter and into hot oil till golden.

Serve with maple syrup on top.

As I said they were good but not exactly like Meze Tavern’s ,hope one day Madame Kicoulla will share her secret recipe with me 😍

Apple Strudel.

Hello everybody.

Today’s order was for dinner, kibbeh in a pan mini ones,good thing is I made one for lunch.

pan and mini kibbeh.

Dessert was Apple Strudel, same recipe I did last year, always a success, did one for us as well.A small addition was some custard sauce with it but not the one with egg yolks and cream cause I didn’t have time so I just make simple custard with cream but a bit loose with vanilla and a bit of cinnamon.

apple strudel with custard sauce.

Ingredients and method of Apple Strudel again:

For the dough:

* 2 cups flour.

* 1 egg.

* 2 big spoons butter.

*pinch of salt.

*100 ml (almost 3/4 cup) lukewarm water.

Filling:

* 1 kilo peeled and thinly sliced apples.

* 3/4 cup sugar.

* zest of a lemon.

* 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

* 3 tablespoons crushed walnuts or almonds.

* 3/4 cup raisins soaked in some water.

* 2 tsp cinnamon.

* 2 tablespoons bread crumbs.

* extra butter to brush top of strudel.

* icing sugar for decorating.

* make the dough by mixing flour,salt and egg in the middle mix well then add butter and rub all together.

* start adding water till you get a round hard dough that you can handle.

* leave to rest for 30 minutes.

* spread some flour on a kitchen cloth and spread the dough to a big rectangle.

* make the filling by mixing all everything together.

* spread the breadcrumbs over dough then add the filling in the center.

* with the help of the cloth fold the sides together and ends also very well.

* transfer slowly to a big oven pan .

* brush with butter then make some lengthwise cuts with a sharp knife.

* bake in a medium heated oven for 50-60 minutes.

* dust with icing sugar upon serving.

Order included some baked Zaynab fingers and two suborek pans, one with cheese and the other with spinach and feta cheese.

our lunch !

Happy New Year 🎊 🎉

Good evening everybody.

Happy new year to all people around the world celebrating, a whole awesome eventful year ended today with all it’s joy and sorrow, happiness and pain.Hoping next year will be of full good times, hard work and creative food.

Dinner today was steaks with veggies, quick easy meal specially that meat is fresh and tender, just bought it from my favorite store Centro.

fresh mini toasts with butter , olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Dessert was homemade cream caramel, my super easy delicious recipe.

our favorite dessert.

Hope you all have a joyful night full of love 💝💝

Cheese Halva.

Hello everybody.

Yesterday I did this kind of famous Arabic dessert for the fist time, always thought it’s a difficult messy recipe but actually it’s not at all, got the recipe from a lovely friend which explained it in a very clear easy way.

Ingredients and method:

1 cup fine semolina.
1 cup milk.
1 cup sugar.
1/2 kg mozzarella cheese.
2 tablespoons rose water.
1/2 tsp crushed mistika.
2 cups fresh cream.
1 cup syrup.
crushed pistachios for garnish.

* Mix semolina,milk and sugar very well.

*Heat till it thickens then add rose water and mistaka.

*lower heat then gradually start adding the cheese and whisk all together till you get a smooth homogeneous .

*spread half of the syrup on your kitchen surface then spread the dough evenly over it till you get a big triangle.

*add a line of cream on the edge then roll one time till you get a cylindrical shape.

*cut with a sharp knife to even pieces and line them in a plate.

*repeat till all dough is done.

*garnish with pistachios then leave in fridge to cool.

حلاوه الجبن.

مساء الخير.
اليكم مقادير حلاوه الجبن على طريقه السيده رلى مشكوره.
كوب سميد فرخه
كوب سكر
كوب حليب
نصف كيلو جبنه مازوريلا
نصف ملعقه مستكه ناعمه
ملعقتين كبار ماء زهر
كوب قطر
كوبين قشطه طازجه
فستق حلبي وزهر الرمان للتزيين.

يخلط السميد والسكر والحليب جيدا ويوضع على نار عاليه حتى يكثف.
توطى النار، نضيف المستكه وماء الزهر.
نبدا باضافة الجبنه بالتدريج مع التحريك المستمر حتى نحصل على عجينه ملساء ناعمه.
نفرد نصف كميه القطر على رخامه المطبخ جيدا ثم نضيف العجينه ونفردها لشكل مستطيل رقيق نوعا ما.
نبدا بوضع كميه من القشطه على الطرف ونلف العجينه عليها على شكل اسطوانة ثم نقطعها الى مربعات ونصفها بالصحن.
نكرر العمليه ثم تزين بالفستق وزهر الرمان.
تقدم بارده مع القطر حسب الرغبه.

مرفق فيديو بالمقادير والطريقة.

Successful Lunch Gathering.

Hello everybody.

Had a big lunch gathering for my mother in-law’s friends,a group of lovely cheerful ladies.

Menu was as follows, curry veggies rice with chicken, kibbeh both spread and mini, fava beans fatteh, kibbeh with eggplants,Iraqi dolma done by an Iraqi lady, rocca apple cranberry salad and green salad.

elegant kibbeh display.

lovely buffet.

Dessert was the almond citrus cake I did yesterday and Muhalabieh with caramel a highly desired dish for sure.

I’m not bragging or even hate to talk about myself but to be honest food was really delicious, all guests said so!
I’m 100% convinced that any dish cooked with love and willingness will taste great and this depends on your mood and to whom you’re doing it for sure.

Banoffee and Rice Pudding.

Hello everybody.

Though not listed on my menu but I made these two desserts for a friend having a gathering tomorrow evening.

She requested Banoffee in small cups and the rice pudding in a large serving dish.

All looked lovely 👍

These were ordered as well, cheesecake cups.

First Catering Order.

Hello everybody.
Did my first official order today to a dear friend of mine.

Date rolls, baked Zaynab fingers were the dessert part, za’tar puffs, smoked kebabs with Iranian rice were appetizer and main dish.

all ready and packed.

What to cook today?

day by day cooking ideas

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Cinnabon Rolls.

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Apple Strudel.

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