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Today we still have leftovers from yesterday,my sister-in-law came and brought spaghetti so no need to cook a big meal.
This doesn’t mean nothing at all,I made onion soup and some pizza according to boys’ request ,a small dish of avocado dip and a Greek salad,and of course qatayef ,a must every other day 🙂
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Today early in the morning I picked my share of fresh mloukhieh that I usually buy from a lovely lady,all cleaned and packed ready to use,both kinds coarse and fine, and to store for all year long.
People differ in liking or not liking this dish,you may find some who simply love it like my uncle,who can eat it anytime or very frequently,and some who can’t eat it at all like my brother ! Well it’s a matter of taste,my opinion it’s a delicious meal specially with lemon juice,pickles and hot peppers,easy to do and a good solution sometimes if you’re in a hurry!
I also made eggplant fatteh,watermelon juice and usual soups.
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Today we’re invited at my sister-in-law’s house.
Delicious various dishes, cheese rolls, courgettes in yogurt, steaks with gravy, eggs and boiled eggs, makmoura and a big fatoush.
I made small qatayef (عصافيري ) with cream and Nutella and took it with me.
Lovely evening and delicious meal.missing you Didi my dear♥.
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Fifth of Ramadan today,thank God weather is much cooler now.
Today I made cannelloni stuffed with white sauce,minced meat and spinach with tomato sauce of top. I also made cooked fava beans (فول مدمس),spinach salad with some cooked quinoi seeds and cheesy loaf ( Maysoon’s loaf) .
You can find recipes in links.
Enjoy 🙂
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How are you all? hope you’re not tired from fasting long hours!!
Today’s ftoor is kofta with sliced tomatoes and green peppers,chicken quesadillas,broad beans salad and Greek salad the way we ate it in a cozy restaurant in Limassol Marina called Derliciuos ,it’s basic Greek salad but with cute presentation.
As for dessert I made this also Greek dish called anarokrema, which is roasted phyllo or puff pastry and cream with honey and nuts on top.
Ingredients and method:
* puff or baclava pastry roasted till golden.
* Anari cheese or any sweet white cheese with some sugar and rose water added to it ( like the one you use for qatayef)
* cream.
* walnuts and cinnamon.
* sugar syrup pr honey.
* After toasting the pastry layer it in a deep dish.
* mix cheese with cream,sugar and rose water and add on top.
* add walnuts and cinnamon.
* crush remaining pastry and add on top.
* keep in fridge to cool then add honey or syrup upon serving.
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Today is chicken day ,I brought with me different kinds of mixed herbs from Cyprus so I did the recipe Chicken with sesame seeds and oregano and added some of new ones to it.
I also did sauteed vegetables,Armenian freekeh with cheese and I have some potatoes from yesterday. Made more lentil soup and fatoush.
Dessert today is qatayef again, nobody says no to it 🙂
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Hope 1’st day of fasting went well and easy.
Today I’m making some side dishes only cause I still have a good amount of yesterday’s meal,will make things I made before,potato cake,stuffed mushroom,Russian salad and rocca with strawberries salad,you’ll find recipes in links.
As for dessert I made this very old recipe,I even can’t remember it’s origin,a tradition of mine to do in Ramadan,though I hate to do it in hot weather,but today I wanted to share it with you,really good.
Ingredients and method:
* 4 cups flour.
* 2 eggs.
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
* 1/2 cup warm milk.
*1 tsp instant yeast.
* 1/2 cup warm water.
* 1 tsp cinnamon.
* 2 tsp anise powder.
* oil for frying.
* sugar syrup.
* mix all ingredients and knead well for 10 minutes,then leave to rest and rise.
* make medium length robes and braid them.
* heat oil very well then fry braids till golden.
* put on paper towel till then dip in syrup and remove.
Enjoy 🙂
stuffed mushroom.
potato cake.
Rocca with strawberries and Russian salads.
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Ramadan Kareem family and friends,though this holy month must be spiritual,full of prayers and good will,but as usual all housewives face a big dilemma each day,what to cook? who to please? is it enough? need more kinds? who to invite? make qatayef or no? each member will start asking for certain dishes and cravings.
Best thing to do in Ramadan though hard to apply is to decrease quantity you usually cook so as not to have many leftovers,plus try to make all your grocery shopping once a week to minimize the effort and time. Well as I said this might not work out everyday but worth trying.
I will post what I cooked everyday after Maghreb to give you ideas about what to make the next day,hope you all go through this month with good health and less tiring work in the kitchen,I think moms or whoever is the one responsible for feeding the family specially at this time of the year,deserves a prize cause each year everybody I know starts with a decision not to cook a lot and eat less cause of the heat and high prices but you’ll always find full tables and full lines in supermarkets and exhausted moms ,God bless you all moms and dads in the Muslim world.
As for today,a tradition since long time ago,first day begins with stuffed vine leaves and courgettes with yogurt and cucumber salad,fatoush,lentil soup,some sambousek and a must to my son mushroom soup . though many families believe specially in my family that you must cook something white the first day like mansaf,or anything cook in yogurt but it’s not a must,well I made cucumber with yogurt,guess this is white enough 🙂
Dessert is QATAYEF stuffed with walnuts and cheese,I usually bring the small ones that’re supposed to be stuffed with cream and put each pair together,they look cute and small in size. I dip each one in vegetable oil then bake them in the oven then add syrup on top,yummy yummy!!
Hello everybody.
Hope you’re all enjoying your weekend.I was really busy grocery shopping for Ramadan, all ready and set up!
I’ll be taking this week off,a break after posting daily for 6 months now,I think I do deserve a little break,I’ll try to arrange a list of appetizers,salads,soups,main dishes and sweets for the Holy month to try to give you ideas and variations. I’m sure what to cook each day in Ramadan is a kind of problem cause you want to make sure everybody eats well after a long hot day of fasting.
Well see you all next week Insha’Allah .
Hello everybody.
Today’s lunch was at mom’s house,a treat from my kind adorable uncle Jeff ,he cooked us leg of lamb with roasted potatoes plus a very tender spiced roast beef and a big bowl of fresh green salad with vinaigrette dressing, everything was well done ,thank you uncle Jeff ,love you <3
After lunch I made banana split ice cream bowls for everyone upon special request a month ago from my beautiful niece,great after the meal and this hot weather. Love you Noudy <3
Hope you’re all enjoying your weekend,next week Ramadan will start Insha’Allah,hope it’ll be a blessed month full of good work and deeds.
