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Sorry for the delay, extremely hot busy day.
Prepared something for a picnic tomorrow with my friends plus a small farewell gathering for my best friend who’s leaving tomorrow.
For this evening I did a chocolate mousse or mocha cake, some za’tar buns and a plate of watermelon and white cheese.
Wishing you all the best my dearest Rahoom, love you.
watermelon fiesta.
chocolate mousse with biscuits.
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Too hot to cook today and nobody gave me any answers about what they want so I did what I found.
End result was some okra in olive oil with garlic, onions and tomato and no meat, vegetarian style. Then I decided to do some stuffed mushrooms with garlic, coriander, cheese, breadcrumbs salt pepper and chili, and since I have some courgette flowers that I intended to fry I stuffed them same as mushrooms and all together in the oven.
Result was super, all gone in minutes
light nice lunch.
okra with garlic onions and tomatoes.
stuffed mushrooms and courgette flowers.
stuffing.
great appetizer dish.
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Another busy Saturday, I think I should change my schedule sometimes I really wish to have a real lazy weekend, always failing to do so.
Well lunch today was lasagna with mushrooms and spinach inside,a bowl of Ceazar salad and I did the same pizza procedure as yesterday but with garlic powder, oregano, salt and a drizzle of olive oil on top, really yummy and crispy.
Guess this pan pizza will be on my easy to do stuff list.
lasagna and garlic bread.
Ceazar salad.
pan garlic bread.
successful Italian lunch.
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Invited to a gathering at my cousin’s house in my hometown Huwwara-Irbid,each one bringing something so I made this old recipe I had.
Gathering was full of many different dishes all very yummy as expected.
big variety of delicious food.
rose and lemon cheesecake.
my amazing hometown.
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Went to visit our friends for Easter greetings last night, went home not only with chocolate and colored eggs but with a bunch of freshly cut asparagus as well and yes two jars of homemade jam also.
Looked for something new to do with them, found this easy quick recipe, crispy and tender inside was the result, yummy yummy.
You simply cut rough ends,coat them with seasoned flour ( salt,pepper, oregano, garlic powder, chili) then dip in eggs then coated again with breadcrumbs.
Grease and nonstick pan with oil or butter, add asparagus and sprinkle cheese on top then bake for 20-30 minutes in a well heated oven.
Serve with dip or ketchup as you wish.
excellent light appetizer dish.
simple basic coating.
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Had no clue what to cook though we do have some leftovers but not much.
Went out for some shopping for tomorrow’s lunch at Mom’s,idea struck me when I saw the neat clean wings in chicken fridge, Rania’s wings recipe, she posted them few weeks ago so it’s a good day to try them specially that they’re my youngest favorite and I got some sausages and sauteed them with onions, garlic and olive oil.
Ah almost forgot, did some carrot soup on the side, good in this cold day.
Wings recipe is very easy, here’s its steps :
# marinate wings in lemon and spices.
# dust them all over with equal amounts of flour and semolina.
# keep in freezer for 30 minutes.
# deep fry afterwards.
# melt 3/4 cup of butter with one Tabasco bottle and /or BBQ sauce then dip wings when done in the sauce till all covered.
That’s it,fatty and rich as Zaid loves them but definitely delicious.
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Another big gathering at Mom’s today, she made mixed salad with oranges, grape leaves,oregano ,cheese and meat pastries plus karaway again and finally we opened the baby’s cake.
Back home with some kishek and oregano pies cause I had no time to cook and did some noodle’s soup cause it seems we’re catching a flu so better start precautions.
beautiful flowers gift.
yummiest cake !
Hello everybody.
Such a lovely day, great for sitting outdoors and enjoying the breeze and warm weather with my lovely group of friends.
A visit postponed many times to eat Caraway since my nephew was born, got the caraway powder straight from Nablus this time from my friend,fresh and tasty though unfortunately she couldn’t come today, thank you dear Nadia.
I also made some fresh ka3ek with sesame seeds, cheese platters and spinach tabouleh, all yummy with great company of course.
Thank you Lulu for the lovely flowers.
yummy caraway.
cheese and tabouleh.
yummiest ka3ek ever.
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Every time I decide to stay home and relax in end up working too much or doing multiple things at the same time.
First thing when I entered the kitchen this morning I realized I have one very ripe avocado and one lonely eggplant so made a dip (mashed with some lemon juice,tahini,yogurt and salt) and baba ghanouj ( chopped grilled eggplants with diced tomatoes,peppers and some mints then topped with pomegranate sauce)
Then the daily question of what to cook started nagging in my mind, then decided to do a new sandwich style my cousin posted last night with shredded chicken but I made it with tuna, turned out really good, kids loved it.
Secret ingredient is the crunchy sandwich bread or crust done by cutting edges of toast then soaking each couple together in whisked eggs then coating all with breadcrumbs. I let them cool in the fridge so as to hold better then deep fried till crunchy, when cooled open and fill with any stuffing you like, today is added tuna with corn,capers, relish, mustard, mayonnaise and green onions,served with fries and big mixed salad.
Another task for today was making fresh pesto before basil turns black and a fresh fruit cocktail from new honey from Ghor, oranges, pineapple and bananas, really refreshing after all this.
guacamole dip with tomatoes,chili,dried mints and olive oil on top.
baba ghanouj بابا غنوج
mixed salad with everything in .
fresh pesto.
fresh oranges and new honey.
colorful table!
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End of a very busy week at last, hope weekend will be relatively relaxing, though till now too much is scheduled already.
Well lunch today was an open buffet as I call it,all leftovers in the fridge but I did a small side dish cause I have these freshly picked asparagus so it’s a shame not to do something with them, so I picked this recipe from Pinterest ,easy and quick and luckily I have all ingredients.
Ingredients and method :
* 1 pack puff pastry.
* 2 tablespoons labaneh or sour cream.
* 1 tsp mustard.
* 1 egg.
* 1 cup grated cheese ( any kind that melts).
* asparagus.
* Salt, pepper and a bit of nutmeg.
* when pastry is tender roll it to a rectangle shape then put it in a rectangular oven pan.leave sides up a little.
* bake in a medium heated oven for 20 minutes or till it’s golden from bottom.
* mix half of the cheese, egg, labaneh and mustard well then add salt, pepper and nutmeg.
* spread mixture over half baked pastry then line up the asparagus after cutting the hard stems.
* sprinkle rest of cheese on top then bake again for 15 minutes then roast top till golden.
Serve hot as a side dish with any roasted beef or chicken.
simple ingredients once asparagus is around.
yummy indeed.
