Roasted Cauliflower.

Hello everybody.

Saw this recipe on my Facebook friend Mary’s timeline thought I’ll try it today,got a tiny cauliflower to do the test,well it turned out really good, light appetizer with a spicy sour taste,though as usual reality is never like the photo posted,Photoshop is so mean sometimes!

You simply marinate a whole cauliflower is yogurt,olive oi,lemon zest and juice ( forgot them in the photo) ,salt,pepper,chili powder and cumin. Then you place it in a deep pan and bake it in a well heated oven till brown and crisp from the outside,serve with green salad or as appetizer.

Well lunch was chicken tikk a masala,got a ready mix this time,really good actually!

Beans Orange Salad and Thumbprint Cookies.

Hello everybody.

Had visitors last night with no time to do lots of stuff,so I made this easy salad and some cookies and arranged some fruits,with coffee,tea and nuts turned out a pleasant evening.

Salad contains red beans,sweet corn,chopped colored sweet peppers with orange slices on top,dressing was salt,oregano,lemon,vinegar and olive oil.

As for the cookies, these are ingredients and method:

* 1/2 cup butter.

* 1/4 cup sugar.

* 1 large egg separated.

* 1 cup flour.

* pinch of salt.

* 3/4 roasted finely crushed nuts.

* jam

* beat egg yolk,butter,sugar and salt till creamy.

* add flour and knead till you form a ball.

* form small balls then press them with your thumb a bit in the middle.

* beat the egg white and coat cookies with them.

* roast and crush finely the nuts then coat cookies with them as well.

* bake in a moderate heated oven for 13-15 minutes.

* when cooled add a little bit of jam in the thumbprint.

Yummy yummy 🙂

Fish Fillet with Tahini sauce.

Hello everybody.

Usual Saturday! took out some fish fillet from the freezer before going shopping, been waiting to do this recipe for a while thought today will be good cause weather is cool so fish will be convenient.

Ingredients and method:

* 1 kg fish fillet cut to large pieces.

* 1 large thinly sliced onion.

* sliced colored peppers.

*salt,pepper,cumin and lemon juice.

* tahini sauce.

* heat some olive oil in a large pan then season fish and coat with some flour and grill on both sides till golden.

* add onions then peppers,simmer till all are tender.

* before serving add tahini and simmer for another 15-20 minutes on low heat.

Well that’s it,super easy healthy dish right? Thank you dear Rana for the recipe.

Happy Birthday Hamoudeh ♡

Hello everybody.

Mansaf again today at my mom’s followed by knafeh for sure, crazy mansaf week,bye bye diet I guess.

Yesterday I baked a three layered vanilla cake and filled it with crushed Oreo cream then decorated it this morning with Galaxy Flutes,Ministrels and Ms&ms upon special request from my beloved son of my friend Hamoudeh for his birthday, it really looked beautiful and I just got A thank you message from him saying taste was great also.

Love you Hamoudeh &abibi,many happy returns,wish you all the happiness in the world <3

Aish EL-Saraya ( عيش السرايا).

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We’re Mansaf-ing today for dinner as well,second time this week 🙂 ,but this time at my mother in -law’s house and ( don’t be shocked) we’re mansaf-ing again tomorrow at my mom’s, 3 Mansafs in one week is a big crime I suppose, bye bye diet !!!! why is it whenever you decide to start a diet you either have guests or receive lots of invitations? all include food of course,anyway I’m trying to at least minimize my portions 🙂

I made this Arabic dessert for tonight,remember I did it once in Ramadan but didn’t post the recipe then.

Ingredients and method:

* 1 loaf white toast.roasted till dry and golden.

* 4 cups sugar.

* 2 1/2 cups water.

* some rose water.

* few lemon drops.

* 2 cups fresh cream and 2 packs ready cream (قشطه بلديه وعلب)

* some crushed pistachios.

* Remove hard toast sides and process the insides to fine crumbles.

* heat 1 cup of the sugar till it’s caramelized and brown.

* add the water and rest of sugar and stir till all melts,add the lemon drops and simmer till solutions is syrupy (20-30 minutes),add rose water.

* pour syrup while hot over bread crumbs and mix well till it’s all absorbed.

* spread in a wide serving dish.

* mix creams well then spread over bread.

* leave to cool in the fridge.

* decorate with finely crushed pistachios.

Really easy delicious dish , I personally love it <3

Spaghetti <3

Hello everybody.

Went to breakfast with my sweet Aunties and Mom to Hamada Restaurant-Fuheis branch,nice cozy,clean tasty and cheap place,a rare thing these days to find all these qualifications and most important excellent quick service 🙂

Before I went out I cooked simple spaghetti with minced meat,mushroom tomato sauce. Nobody says no to that,though I couldn’t eat a bite after the hummus falafel foul breakfast 🙂

Lemon Thyme Butter Steaks and Pumpkin Carrot Risotto.

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Didn’t know what to cook today then I took out an old book I have Dinner Beef and went through the recipes , decided at last to do this one since school ends early today so I have time to grill the steaks just before lunch.

The seasoned butter used in this dish can be stored in the freezer for various others like grilled chicken or fish,really tasty.

Ingredients and method:

*Steak with lemon thyme butter:

* pounded beef steaks.

* 4 large potatoes cut to wedges.

* 2 red onions cut to wedges.

* 1 lemon cut to wedges ( unpeeled)

* some olive oil.

* fresh thyme.

For the butter:

* 3-4 tablespoons soft butter.

* 1 crushed clove garlic.

* 2 tsp grated lemon rind.

* 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme.

* Make the lemon thyme butter by mixing all ingredients and wrapping them then freeze till you’re done cooking.

* mix potato wedges with onions,lemon,thyme ,oil,salt and pepper then bake uncovered in a hot oven till potatoes are done and crisp.

* just before serving,grill seasoned steaks on high heat on both sides till done then add a slice of the lemon butter on top of each steak and leave to melt.

* Pumpkin Carrot Risotto.

* 1 cup coarsely chopped pumpkin.

* 2 large chopped carrots.

* 4 cups chicken stock.

* 1 small chopped onion.

* 1 1/2 cups rice.

* 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil.

* 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

* saute carrots and pumpkins till soft in the butter and oil then remove from pan.

* add the onions and saute also till soft then add washed rice.

* stir in 1 cup of hot stock ,cook and stir till liquid is absorbed.

* continue adding stock in batches till rice is soft.

* gently stir in pumpkins,carrots and Parmesan.

* total cooking time should be about 30 minutes or till rice is done.

Note: you must be careful when cooking risotto not to leave water dry and you must cook it just before you serve it cause if left for a while it’ll be gooey .

A very tasty rich lunch to be honest,kids and hubby loved it 🙂

lemon thyme butter.

butter roll.

added some mushrooms also.

photos in cookbook.

Crunchy Courgettes.

Hello everybody.

I saw this recipe on Pinterest last week,got some courgettes the to try it. turned out really good,healthy light appetizer can be an alternative to fried or heavy dishes.you simply cut them,dip them in egg white then coat with breadcrumbs and bake till crunchy,you can add pepper,chili,oregano and salt of course to the crumbs as seasoning.

Well lunch was okra in the oven,couldn’t resist not buying those lovely small green okra yesterday,always be sure that fresh vegetables when in season make the best dishes 🙂

When I was done cooking my husband called to tell me his friends are coming at night,so I baked a simple orange cake with syrup on top and small buns ( pizza dough recipe) with some oregano and dry basil, then filled them with different kinds of cheese and labaneh.

orange cake with syrup.

My hubby got me these cloths from Safeway,one for the roller and one to roll dough on,very useful , I liked them a lot <3

Mansaf Today :)

Hello everybody.

As usual our beloved uncle Muneer ,always the first to invite all family members in every happy occasion,invited all of us for Mansaf today.

As usual also his sweet loving wife cooked the best Mansaf , it was really delicious.Thank you both for your hospitality,Insha’Allah God bless your home and give you health wealth and happiness <3

Om Ali ( ام علي).

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no cooking today cause we went shopping at City Mall and had lunch there,in the way back I bought ingredients of Om Ali dessert cause my husband been craving it since two weeks and I hadn’t got the time to do it at all,it’ll be a nice treat after his hunting trip when he comes home.

This dessert is of Egyptian origin,as they say the mother of Egyptian desserts, it’s said that it’s named after the sultan’s wife Om Ali who distributed this sweet after the death of the Sultan’s second wife. It’s basically done from puff pastry with nuts and cream.

Ingredients and method:

* 1 pack puff pastry.

* 3 cups pf milk.

* 2 packs cream or fresh double cream.

* 1 cup sugar.

* some walnuts,almonds,pistachio,raisins and coconut.

* toast the nuts in the oven for 10 minutes then crush them.

* bake the puff pastry till golden.

* heat the milk,cream and sugar till they boil.

* shred the pastry in a deep oven pan then add nuts,coconut and raisins .

* add half the amount of milk then add another layer of pastry and nuts.

* add remaining milk and sprinkle with some cinnamon.

* bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes .

This dish is served hot,you can make it in a pottery pan so as to stay warm for a long time.

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