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Picnicking today, beautiful weather, company and place.
Went with my cousins to a farm near Amman, each one brought something, my share was a dessert so I made my specialty Hawaiian Blessing.
This dish is always a favorite and gone in minutes cause it’s not too sweet and full of fruits plus refreshing in hot weather.
very nice peaceful place.
Summery refreshing dish.
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It’s been such a long time since I did these, maybe in Eid Al-Adha meaning seven months now.
Date Rolls are such a favorable kind of cookies, they have a nice aroma, taste and texture that everyone love, made a small batch for my dear sis to take with her back home next week and hopefully I’ll have time to make her some rock cookies also.
Love you sis
ready to go!!
all lined ready for baking.
all packed.
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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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Happy Easter to all friends celebrating today,though usually it’s supposed to be a Spring warm day this time of year specially on Easter Sunday but today happened to be rainy and cold, but I’m sure everybody celebrating felt the warmth and spirit of this Holy day.
Honey cakes are traditional Cypriot and Greek dessert usually done Easter time or New Years, so delicious and aromatic plus very easy to do.
Ingredients and method: ( I did half quantity only)
* 1 cup butter.
* 1 cup light olive oil.
* 1 kilo flour.
* 1 cup sugar.
* 1 tsp cinnamon.
* 1/2 tsp cloves.
* grated peel of a lemon or orange.
* 2 tsp baking powder.
* 1 cup yogurt.
* 1 cup crushed walnuts.
For the syrup:
* 2 cups sugar.
* 3 cups water.
* 1 cup honey.
* juice of one lemon.
* walnuts and cinnamon to sprinkle.
* Put the butter and flour in a big bowl and beat well.
* add oil ,sugar, cinnamon,cloves and peel.
* add soda and yogurt and knead well.
* add walnuts .
* make small balls then roll them over the grater to get a nice shape.
* bake in a medium heated oven till golden from bottom and surface.
* meanwhile make the syrup by boiling sugar and water for 10 minutes then adding the honey and lemon and boil further more till it’s thick.
* when cakes are done and cooled dip them in syrup then sprinkle with cinnamon and crushed walnuts
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No cooking today cause each one is invited somewhere and hubby went hunting.
I did two desserts though,a chocolate nuts cream cake for my friend’s sister birthday and a fruit Pavlova to take with me to my uncle’s house for dinner.
All looked yummy, hope taste is as good !
Happy birthday sweet Lulu 🙂
fruit,nuts and blueberries Pavlova.
Spring is coming !
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I’m so excited today cause me and my friends are invited to a special early dinner at our lovely neighbor’s house and she’s making a traditional Carcissian dish called chips and basta, I’ll write you details about it later tonight.
As usual I told her dessert is on me, I wanted to do something new, colorful and lively so after a bit of searching did these cute kind of tarts and since I have some apples in the fruit basket is did some apple wheels or rolls.
Ingredients and method of fruit tarts :
* 3/4 cup butter.
* 1 cup sugar.
* 1 egg.
* 1 tsp vanilla.
* 2 cups flour.
* 1/2 tsp baking soda.
* 1/2 tsp baking powder.
* 2 tsp cornstarch.
For the filling :
* 1 pack cream cheese.
* 1/2 cup icing sugar.
* 2 tablespoons cream.( قشطه)
* mixed fruits for topping.
* beat butter and sugar till creamy then add all other ingredients till you have a thick dough.
* in a cupcake pan add a spoonful in each paper then press well with higher edges ( this quantity made 24 cups)
* bake in a medium heated oven for 10-15 minutes.
* remove and leave to cool.
* meanwhile beat cream cheese with sugar and cream then top over each cupcake.
* decorate with fruits as you look like.
As for the apple wheels, I did same dough for cinnamon rolls or Nutella tree, the added brown sugar and cinnamon to a rectangular spread-ed dough, lined up sliced apples the rolled and baked them.
Hope our host will like them,I’m sure we’ll have fun and eat delicious food.
lovely outcome.
apple rolls.
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Nothing feels better than a genuine real gift right from the source and these past couple of days were full of them thank God.
When my mother in-law asked me what to bring you from Beirut told her nothing but an original bottle of pure rose water from the famous shop Al-Hallab, you can smell the fresh roses once you pop the cork, really different than commercial ones,and as usual she got us a box of plain pistachio filled marzipan or lozina as they call it,my favorites.
Another original thing is Chinese tea brought by my sister who’s here on vacation from China, again it’s much more fresh and aromatic than ones in stores and perfect with green mint and few drops of rosewater,couldn’t be happier.
Thank you lovely ladies for the good stuff
simply the best.
green tea with mint and rosewater.
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Needed a light healthy lunch bit have no mood to cook so I decided to do this lovely colored salad, It’s a French dish made of veggies,tuna and boiled eggs.
Ingredients and method:
Salad :
* Lettuce,tomatoes,cucumber.
* 2 large boiled and sliced tomatoes.
* some boiled string beans ( didn’t have ones today)
* boiled eggs.
*tuna.
* black olives.
* you can add parsley or fresh basil all optional.
* Dressing:
* 1 clove garlic shopped.
* 1 small chopped onion.
*lemon juice.
*dijon mustard.
* salt,pepper.
* olive oil.
* Arrange all ingredients either mixed or next to each other.
* mix all dressing ingredients then add over salad before serving.
healthy fulfilling salad.
ingredients.
First thing in the morning I did 2 portions of my favorite chocolate cake recipe, half covered with ganache done from Milka Hazelnut chocolate and another with German Chocolate Cake frosting to my sister in-law cause I think chocolate is a big cheering and mood enhancing kind of food ,new moms really need that kind of thing for sure.
Ingredients of frosting:
* 1 1/2 cups of coconut.
* 2 big spoons butter.
* 2/3 cup Carnation condensed milk ( I used !/2 cup milk and 2 big spoons cream ,good enough also).
* 1/2 cup sugar.
* 1 egg.
* 1 tsp Vanilla.
* 1/2 cup crushed walnuts.
* Mix all ingredients except walnuts very well .
* boil over medium heat till mixture is thick .
* add walnuts and fold in.
* Use as filling and cover over chocolate cake.
* German chocolate cake contains 1 big spoon instant coffee with the basic cake ingredients.
Well,hope you like it dear sis and enjoy the almost warm sunny weekend everybody.
German Chocolate Cake with baby icon.
filling in the middle.
hazelnut ganache.
two lovely ones .
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Sorry for delays these days but I had two big events these two days, yesterday was the birth of new nephew,a lovely healthy boy whom we’ve been all excited to see, a really joyful eventful day God bless baby and mom and congratulations my beloved brother I still can’t believe my baby bro is a dad now 🙂
Today was Mom’s birthday,we all went as surprise and it was such a cheerful sudden gathering. Love you mommy may God give you health and happiness always.
I made another Coconut Jam Cake and took with me some rice pudding and a sweet my cousin brought me from Qatar called rangina,it consists of layers of cooked flour and butter with dates in between,really tasty. My sis brought meat in a loaf ( 3arayes).
Ah and lunch was okra in the oven ,my first post remember?
Welcome to the world baby Yaseen ,love you <3
birthday celebration.
okra in the oven .
rengina .
Coconut jam cake with baby symbol to match the events.
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Been waiting for a day when everyone is home for lunch to do these steaks that our dear cousin brought us cause they must be grilled and eaten right away,so this snowy day is perfect.
The steaks are” black angus beef bone in striploin bone calvetti ” was afreaid they won’t be done cause they’re very thick and I can’t do them outside on the grill but they turned out alright, well done from inside.
I used some BBQ seasoning and salt only and pinched them all over then grilled then on top of a very hot grilling pan, kept turning them with a lid on till done. Side dishes were roasted potatoes and sauteed veggies and sauces were gravy mushroom ( ready mix ) and blue cheese sauce ( only for me cause nobody else like it)
Restaurant style dish.
roasted potatoes and veggies.
blue cheese and gravy sauces.
This morning I recycled some old goodies, processed some old rock cookies, all bran and mashed dates all together and made them balls, great as breakfast right? and I have two old oranges used them for a fresh orange cake and used the remaining of the Nutella cinnamon icing on top of it after adding some lemon juice to give it a tangy flavor.
date cookies balls.
basic cake with lemony creamy icing.
Well it was a long day full of work but better than sitting doing nothing cause apparently we can’t go out 🙁
