Hello everybody.
At last weather is warm again,dinner is outdoors.
Made some courgettes in cooked yogurt today and a pizza pan cause my son doesn’t eat courgettes.
Salads were green salad and Radish Salad which is a famous northern dish done with grated radishes, parsley, lemon, salt and olive oil.
radish salad.
ablama or courgettes in yogurt.
pizza.
today’s dinner.
Hello everybody.
Invited to my sister in-law’s for Iftar today, promised her to make something sweet so I kept searching for something new and suitable for Ramadan as well.
Then it hit me,remembered this awesome dessert we always eat at Haneen Cafe which is knafeh cheesecake, stylish eastern western kind of dessert and luckily it turned out to be easy and light.
Looks good and yummy but we’ll have to wait till after we eat to decide.
Ingredients and method :
For the crust :
# 1 pack digestive biscuits.
# 1/2 cup butter.
# 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
For the filling :
# 2 packs yogurt ( 1 big cup)
# 6 pieces Kiri or pack cream cheese.
# 1 cup powdered milk.
# 1/2 cup sugar.
#3 tablespoons labaneh
#2 eggs
#3 tablespoons flour
# 1 tsp vanilla.
Topping :
# 1 1/2 cups knafeh dough( عجينه كنافه)
# 1/2 cup melted butter.
# orange food coloring.
# some pistachios.
# syrup when served.
# mix crust ingredients well, crushed biscuits, butter and cinnamon
# press in a spring pan then freeze for 30 minutes
# mix filling ingredients well alternatively.
#pour over crust then bake in a medium heated oven
#wrap baking tin with foil and bake in
a water bath
# meanwhile mix knafeh dough, butter and orange color well with your hands.
# spread over filling and roast again till crispy a bit (5-10 minutes)
# keep in fridge 4-5 hours.
# garnish with pistachios and syrup when you serve.
looks yummy !
can’t wait !
amazing result.
highly recommended.
Hello everybody.
Upon request today’s dinner was burgers with fried wedges, did mushroom onions topping and some sunnyside up eggs also.
Soup was fine freekeh, good in this cold weather, when will Summer come!!!
veggies and fries.
burgers,sunnyside ups.
freekeh soup.
Hello everybody.
No meat or chicken today, dinner was green fava beans in olive oil with garlic and coriander and eggplant fatteh without the meat on top.
Soup was Carrot and salad was Ceazer.
https://banancooking.com/colorful-healthy-veggies/ link for fava beans recipe.
Eggplant Fatteh ( فته مقدوس)
* 3-4 cubed fried eggplants.
* finely chopped onion.
* roasted or fried squared pitta bread.
* tahini sauce ( tahini,lemon,salt,yoghurt,garlic)
* tomato paste.
* chopped parsley.
* cooked spiced minced meat.
* toasted almonds and pine nuts.
* salt,pepper,all spice and cinnamon for seasoning.
* saute onions till tender then add fried eggplants.
* add all seasoning,tomato paste and enough water to cover all then leave to simmer till sauce is thick and eggplants tender.
* layer pitta bread in Pyrex or serving dish,add eggplant with sauce on top.
* add tahini sauce then garnish with parsley,meat and nuts.
Note: this dish must be assembled right before you serve so as pittas stay crisp otherwise they’ll be so soggy.
As for the soup…you’ll need one small onion.4-5 carrots. 1 cube chicken stock.butter. one big spoon oatmeal.cream or milk and 4 cups water.
Sautee the onions and carrots till tender.add the chicken stock cube.oatmeal and water.salt.pepper and a bit of cinnamon.
Let it simmer for 45 minutes on low heat till carrots are soft.
Mix all with a mixer or blender..add the cream..then let it boil for another 10-15 minutes…..and serve hot with toasted croutons if you like
fava beans.
eggplant fatteh.
Ceazer salad.
carrot soup.
Hello everybody.
Tried a new kind of dessert today, found the recipe in an old magazine,love easy basic desserts.
Ingredients and method :
# 1 1/2 cups sweet white cheese ( one used for qatayef)
# 3/4 cup butter.
# 1 egg.
# 1 pack cream.
# 1/2 cup powdered milk.
# 1 tablespoon sugar.
# pinch of salt.
# 1/2 tsp baking powder.
# 1 cup flour.
# syrup.
# beat the cheese well with butter and egg.
# add the cream, sugar, salt.
# add the milk then baking powder and flour.
# pour in a greased small pan and bake in a medium heated oven for 35-40 minutes.
# when cooled add syrup all over.
Dinner today was chicken with broccoli and mushrooms with pesto pasta, noodles soup,samboosek and spring rolls.
Made a nice cool salad with simple ingredients which are lettuce, fried noodles on top.dressing is lemon olive oil and soy sauce.
lettuce noodles salad.
spring rolls and samboosek.
chicken broccoli and mushrooms with pesto pasta.
nice light dessert.
Hello everybody.
Longest fasting day ,thank God it’s cool and weather is nice.
Dinner was kebabs with tomatoes and rice and a plate of Nachos plus a big salad .
Ingredients and method of Kebabs.
* kofta meat ( ready from butcher)
* onions.
* garlic.
* tomatoes.
* green peppers.
* 1 can chopped tomatoes
* 1 spoon ketchup and mustard.
* mix kofta with ketchup and mustard.
* form it to small kebabs finger shaped.
* coat them with flour then keep in fridge for a while.
* heat some olive add the kebabs till brownish from all sides.
* add chopped onions, garlic, peppers sautee with meat till tender.
* add 2 peeled chopped tomatoes and the can.
* leave to simmer for 30-40 minutes. Or you can put it the oven if you like.
* serve with rice.
Ingredients and method of Nachos:
* 1 big pack nacho chips.
* 1 small onion finely chopped.
* 1/2 cup red beans.
* 1 big ripe tomato also finely chopped.
* a bit of hot pepper and Tabasco.
* salt and pepper.
* cheddar cheese.
* sour cream or labaneh.
* saute onions till tender in oil.
* add all other ingredients except cheese
* simmer on low heat till done.
* spread nachos in a wide oven pan.
* spread sauce over it.
* add cheese and put in the oven till cheese melts.
* serve with sour cream or guacamole on the side.
* Note: you can add jalapenos, black olives and fava beans to sauce also.
Hello everybody.
Today I made a selection of appetizers with the leftovers of yesterday in very little amounts.
One dish which is a favorite of mine is mhammara, usually done in Lebanese restaurants.I also made baba ghanouj which is roasted eggplant with tomatoes and parsley.
One the side I made some chicken liver sautéed in olive oil and pomegranate sauce and chili potatoes.
Ingredients and method of mhammara :
# 1 cup walnuts.
# 1 cup breadcrumbs or toast bread.
# 2 tablespoons tomato paste.
# salt,pepper.
# chili powder.
# 1 tsp cumin powder.
# 3/4 cup olive oil.
# water till paste is smooth.
# mix all ingredients together in food processor till all homogeneous add water till you get a good consistency.
#garnish with walnuts and olive oil.
Day 4 is done, now thinking about what to cook tomorrow.
selection of appetizers.
chicken liver and chili potatoes.
today’s dinner.
Hello everybody.
Dinner today was mousaka and Mendi both very yummy.
I also did avocado dip and noodles soup again very yummy.
Hello everybody.
Today I decided to try my cousin’s recipe of Qatayef ,a homemade one cause she lives abroad and this typical Ramadan dessert is not available, but my version was to make a big one filled half with cheese and half with walnuts.
ingredients and method:
* 1 cup flour.
*1 cup semolina.
* 1 tablespoon corn flour.
* 1 tsp vanilla.
* 2 tsps baking powder.
* pinch of salt.
* 1 tablespoon sugar.
* 2 1/4 cups warm water.
* syrup
* Mix all ingredients well in a blender then leave to rise or bubbly.
*heat a nonstick pan till very hot then reduce heat and pour a bit of dough the size you like.
* leave till all dry then remove to cool on a clean cloth.
* stuff and close with sweet cheese or walnuts.
* fry or bake as you wish then dip in syrup.
Dinner tonight was a bit of leftovers a plus a steak sandwich loaf ,which is usual steak sandwich filling ( shredded beef,onions,peppers,mushrooms) spread over a rectangular pizza dough , I added mustard and cheese also. Fold the dough and bake all in a medium heated oven till golden and crispy.
Usual appetizers were mashed fava beans and fatoush.
steak sandwich loaf.
fatoush and fava beans.
today’s work.
Hello everybody.
First day of the Holy month of Ramadan, wish Muslims all around the world a month full of spirituality and forgiveness.
A usual custom in our house first dish will be stuffed vine leaves and courgettes with yogurt cucumber salad, fatoush and mushroom soup. My sister in-law will bring lentil soup and boiled eggs and potatoes.
I also baked a big loaf and sliced it to squares a must for my son every year.
Good thing weather is warm so as we’ll eat outdoors.
