Cauliflower Stew and Iranian Rice.

Hello everybody.

Early this morning I was hosted at Ro’ya TV in an interview to talk about my contributions in Family Flavors magazine, I can humbly say it was very nice and informative, looking forward to more fruitful work and achievements.

Well this didn’t mean no Saturday chores and errands ending up with cooking cauliflower stew,Iranian rice and a fresh salad containing rocca,pomegranates and walnuts.

Ingredients and method:

* cooked minced meat or cubed veal or lamp as desired.

* boiled and fried cauliflower

* 2-3 cloves garlic.

* one small onion finely chopped.

* lemon juice.

* salt,pepper,all spice, cumin and dry coriander (or fresh)

* saute meat till dry then add garlic and onions.

* add cauliflower and seasoning,leave to simmer, you may add a bit of water if it’s too dry.

* serve with tahini sauce and summaq on top.

Note: to minimize frying you can boil cauliflowers a bit then sautee them with a bit of oil that’ll be enough)

Iranian rice.

rocca pomegranate salad.

Lasagna Is Always A Good Choice!

Hello everybody.

It’s been a long long time since I cooked lasagna, I’m really surprised !

As the title say this dish is always a good option,everybody loves it .

Today I made simple basic recipe,with white sauce and minced meat with tomato sauce, I added some vegetables to the meat sauce ,peas, carrots and sweet corn,this is optional of course plus I used the special moussaka spices I have from Limasol/Cyprus.

A tip my best friend Sireen once told me is to add one tablespoon of flour to the tomato sauce mixture so as to thicken it.
I also added dried oregano and a big spoon pesto sauce,so yummy.

Seperable Za’tar Cheese Loaf.

Hello everybody.

No cooking today cause I have leftovers,I only made this big bowl of colorful salad to add up.

I also made the same separable loaf I did a while ago but this time with za’tar and white cheese half and another with Gouda, a quick tasty breakfast for the kids before leaving the house.

great breakfast option.

Salad with colorful peppers and corn.

Small Mansaf and Courgettes in Yogurt.

Hello everybody.

In order to keep everyone happy I cooked a large amount of jameed and ewe yogurt then made half as Mansaf for my youngest son and courgettes in the other half.

All very yummy !

MANSAF-ING;-)

Courgettes in Yogurt ( Ablama).

Meat in Pitta Bread ( عرايس).

Hello everybody.
Busy Saturday, too much errands today.
Before leaving the house I took out some minced meat to make these yummy pitta bread meat pastries or as we call them Arayes,I also made some vegetable noodles soup with a small plate of mhammara and mashed black olives.

All delicious 😋

Ingredients and method of meat pitta loaf:
* minced veal or beef.
* 1 small finely chopped or grated onion.
* 1-2 grated garlic (optional)
* 1 large ripe grated tomato.
* 2-3 tablespoons soaked burghul.
* finely chopped hot pepper.
* salt, pepper and tabasco.
* small pitta breads or big cut to halves.

* mix all ingredients well together.
* fill each pitta with a spoonful of the mixture.
* brush them with olive oil and bake in a medium heated oven till golden and crispy.
* serve with yoghurt and hummus or salad.

Enjoy ♡♥♡♥

yummy food.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breasts.

Hello everybody.

Friday lunch is always a last minute decision, I still have some potato pie from yesterday so needed something to go with it.

Finally after negotiations with the boys I took out some chicken breasts and added a crust on each one then sautéed in a bit of olive oil.

Crust was a mix of garlic, pesto, oregano, salt and pepper spread all over then topped with parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs.

That’s it, quick and easy.

Potato Pie.

Hello everybody.

Saw this recipe last week while searching for the potato pizza and pinned it to do later, looked good and today it proved it’s delicious.

You simply slice potatoes with skin on thinly, then you saute some onions till tender and caramelized. Arrange potatoes in a greased pan, I used olive oil, then add salt, pepper, onions and grated cheese. Add few fresh leaves then repeat the process.
Sprinkle cheese on top and cover, bake in a moderate heated oven for 35-40 minutes.
Leave to cool then cut to slices, very good with roasted chicken or beef.

ready to be baked !

healthy yummy lunch.

Apricot Jam Pie ( مبروشه)

Hello everybody

As a change for the usual hunting or basic cake, I did this apricot jam pie,very easy and tasty dessert that everybody loves.

Here are the ingredients and method :
large egg.
1 tsp vanilla.
3/4 cup butter.
1/2 cup sugar.
2 cups flour.
1 tsp baking powder.
Pinch if salt.
2 cups oj jam of any kind you desire diluted in a bit if water.
Beat the egg.vanilla.sugar and butter well till mixture is creamy and fluffy.
Add the flour.salt.baking powder ,,, keep mixing till dough is stiff and you can hold it without sticking to your hands…form it into a ball.
Spread 3/4 of the dough into a baking tray..spread jam on top.
To the remaining dough add extra 3/4 or 1 cup flour and spin it in food processer till it forms fine crumbles…then sprinkle them over jam.
Bake in medium heat oven for half hour or until sides are brownish..then use the upper flame of oven to toast the top.
Leave to cool well, then cut to squares and serve.♡♥♡♥

try it very tasty 🙂

Another Samoa Cake.

Hello everybody.

It seems Winter is officially here, woke up to heavy rain and fog,strange in this time of year.

I was invited to a gathering with the loveliest ladies this morning and various kinds of food was spread, salads snacks and appetizers alongside lasagna and potato pie.

I made a Samoa cake cause we had two birthdays to celebrate.

lovely gathering as usual, love you girls<3

Carrot zucchini pie and Oreo cheesecake.

Autumn Is Here.

Hello everybody.

A typical Autumn day,cold morning with scattered clouds and humidity, rain is expected tomorrow morning also.

I’m pretty sure many of you made soup today, most probably lentil also ! Well mine was mushroom with cream and lunch was rice with peas,carrots,mushrooms and meat cubes. I added a bit of curry and lots of spices turned out very tasty.

A small appetizer on the side from yesterday ,mhammara !

mhammara and soup.

What to cook today?

day by day cooking ideas

Author: Banan Gharaibeh

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