Italian Cream Cake.

Hello everybody.

Tomorrow we’re celebrating the birthday of two precious people, Mom and my cute bundle of joy, my nephew who turned one Tuesday.

I’ll make many things for the party among them is this amazing cake, been waiting for a special occasion to make it, so guess it’s the best time right?

Found many recipes on Pinterest and came out with this at the end.

Ingredients and method :
Cake :

# 5 large eggs.
# 1 1/4 cups suger.
# 1/4 cup light brown sugar.
# 1 stick butter.
# 1 tsp vanilla.
# 1 cup buttermilk ( 1 cup milk with a tsp of lemon juice in case you don’t have buttermilk)
# 1/2 tsp baking soda.
# 3 tsp baking powder.
# 2 cups flour.
# 1/2 cup roasted coconut.
# 1/2 cup roasted pecans.

Frosting :
# 1 pack cream cheese or 12 pieces Kiri.
# 1/2 cup butter.
# 1 pack cream.
# 2 envelopes dream whip.
# 1 tsp vanilla. #half cup of roasted coconuts and pecan.

# Beat sugar and butter till smooth and creamy then add eggs one at a time.

# add vanilla, buttermilk,baking soda, baking powder and flour consequently with the flour.

#add coconut and pecans and mix with a wooden spoon.

# pour batter in three greased small pans.
# bake in a medium heated oven for 25-30 minutes.

#Beat all frosting ingredients well till creamy then add coconut and pecan.

lovely elegant cake.

#assemble cake and decorate as you wish.

Healthy Light Cheesecake.

Hello everybody.

Got a cute bag of Sativa raw sugar from my husband’s cousin last week so I thought I’d do a nice healthy dessert with it.

After some research I tried this mix, the lightest I could make though a small pack of cream was a must to give some richness and a bit of strawberry sauce on top to add some sweetness.

Ingredients and method :
* for the crust :
* 1/2 cup finely crushed almonds.
* 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or hazelnuts.
* 1 tablespoon honey.
* 1 tablespoon low fat butter.
* Mix all ingredients till crumbly then press into a cheesecake pan or small pots.

Cheesecake mix:
* 1/2 pack of light cream cheese.
* half cup yogurt.
* half cup Sativa raw sugar.
* two tablespoons labaneh.
* one pack cream.
* one tablespoon lemon juice.
* Beat all ingredients together till soft and creamy then add on top of crust.

* Refrigerate overnight then top with strawberry syrup or fresh berries.

cute and delicious.

McDonald’s Style Burger.

Hello everybody .

Lunch today was burgers, one of the dishes that nobody objects.

My son saw a video of how to do Mcdonald’s sauce, guess it’s the thing that give its burger a unique taste.

Sauce ingredients and method:

*half cup mayonnaise.

* 2 tsp mustard.

*1 tsp sugar.

*2 tsp ketchup

*1 tsp finely chopped onion.

*4 tsp sweet relish or pickles( مخلل خيار )

*1/2 tsp salt.

Assemble your burger as you prefer with tomatoes,lettuce and cheese with the sauce it’s really good.

Colored Cauliflower.

Hello everybody.

Got these two lovely colored cauliflowers yesterday from our friend.When I asked my Facebook group what to do with them I got many suggestions, main one was to pickle them and another was roasting with garlic, olive oil and Parmesan or as gratin with potatoes.

So now I pickled half and prepared a pan with potatoes and cream for baking. All looks appealing and colorful.

Farewell Dinner Party .

Morning everybody.

Just realized that I haven’t posted since Feb 10’th , never happened before by the way, reason is that I’ve been very busy lately preparing for catering a big dinner for my sister in-law’s daughter farewell dinner. Thank God it was a big success, food was delicious and everybody was happy . Congratulations lovely bride to be.

As for the menu it was as follows:

Nice loving joyful gathering 🙂

Steak Sandwich Loaf.

Hello everybody.

Had to make a lunch quickly cause boys had dentist appointment and may not be allowed to eat for hours afterwards.

I was about to make shawerma with some spinach in pitta bread I made this morning for mom’s gathering but boys suggested that I’ll try to make the Fajita Loaf style but as steak sandwich,result was really delicious they even loved it more than chicken.

Filling was sauteed shredded beef and onions with steak spices and chili then when done I added some Gouda and cream cheese. Of course you can add sweet peppers and mushrooms.

Nice new dish to add to our menu.

Crunchy Chicken ( Nigella Lawson Recipe).

Hello everybody.

Just had our late lunch or rather dinner you can say, it was a delicious selection of dishes, crunchy chicken which is a recipe I saw on Fatafeat cooking channel , cheese and olives puffs a recipe from my lovely friend Rula and roca salad.

As I saw chicken recipe on Chef Nigella Lawson’s show the other night , so easy and looked yummy and all was proved today.

Ingredients and method:

*4 pieces chicken breasts.

* 1 egg.

* 2 tablespoons mustard.

*1 tsp salt.

*1 tsp cinnamon.

*1 tsp chili flakes.

*1 tsp garlic powder or chopped garlic .

*2 cups crushed cornflakes.

*some oil for frying the chicken.

*beat chicken breasts till flat and thin.

mix mustard , egg ,spices and salt well.

* Dip chicken in mixture in both sides.

*cover with cornflakes .

* you can saute in hot oil on both sides immediately or freeze then for 30 minutes before better.

*Serve with any salad or sauteed veggies.

As for the cheese olive puffs, recipe with full details are in this link, made two pans one with olives the other without.

Chocolate Mousse.

Hello everybody.

Took some balloons from my friend’s mom who usually keeps lots of them stand by so as to give kids that visit her, not that I’m a kid but i wanted them to try doing chocolate cups. Saw this method many times in several websites and always eager to try it.

Though it’s supposed to be an easy task but actually it’s a bit tricky, some balloons popped and chocolate was all over the kitchen and some stayed stuck to the chocolate though I sprayed oil on them, well end result was four out of ten good cups not bad as a first trial.My Facebook friend told me it’s better to wash and dry balloons and add butter to chocolate better than greasing the balloons, next time maybe.

I filled cups with chocolate mousse, my simple light recipe that I usually do then decorated them with white chocolate and croquant.

Ingredients and method:

* 3 cups milk.

* 3 tablespoons custard powder.

* 1 big spoon butter.

* 1 cup melted chocolate or one big bar cooking chocolate ( today I used the amount left from chocolate fountain )

* 3 tablespoons cocoa powder.

* 1 small pack cream.

* 1/2 cup sugar.

* heat milk with custard till mixture thickens.

* add chocolate,sugar,butter and mix well.

* add cream.

*pour into chocolate cups or small glass pots.

* decorate with anything you like, biscuits,coconuts or cocoa powder.

Apple Pie.

Hello everybody
We’re Mansaf-ing today on the honor of the bride and groom to be next week Insh’Allah.

Mansaf is not my specialty, my mother in-law’s kind of cooking, I did the dessert traditional apple pie.

Ingredients and method of apple pie:

*Crust:

* 1 egg.

* 1 tsp vanilla or lemon zest.

* 1/2 cup sugar.

* 3/4 cup butter.

* 1 3/4 cups flour ( you may need 1/4 more to make a firm dough)

* pinch of salt.

* 2 tablespoons cold water.

Filling:

* 5-6 large apples peeled and cut to slices.

* 1/2 cup walnuts (optional).

* 1/4 cup raisins (optional).

* 1/4 cup brown sugar.

* 1 tsp lemon juice .

* 1 tablespoon cinnamon ( sorry forgot to add it in the photo)

* beat the egg.vanilla,sugar and butter till creamy.

* add flour and salt and knead well till you have a firm round dough ( add more flour if it’s sticky and you can’t handle it)

* leave to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.

* spread 3/4 dough in pie pan evenly in bottom and sides.

* pinch it with a fork so as it won’t form a bubble.

* mix filling ingredients well and pour them into the pie pan.

* make shapes to decorate top of pie from remaining dough ,sprinkle surface with flour or use plastic bag for easier handling.

* bake in a medium heated oven for 30-40 minutes or till sides and bottom are golden then toast the surface.

original version.

my version.

Tried to make the decoration like a photo I saw on instagram last night, close enough but not exactly the same,maybe next time.

Homemade Ravioli.

Hello everybody.

Very busy eventful week,orders dinners and birthdays.

Last night I had guests at dinner, tried to make it a restaurant style one , served salad which was Greek with capers and feta cheese then pasta, penne and ravioli, then main course, grilled veal with mushroom sauce, baked potatoes and veggies and one portion of grilled salmon with garlic dill and olive oil.Desert was teramisu.

grilled salmon with dill,lemon,ginger and garlic.

grand finale was a perfect teramisu cup.

here’s the ingredients and method of ravioli:

* 2 cups flour.

* 1/2 tsp salt.

* 3 eggs.

* on a clean surface or in a bowl mix flour and salt then make a well in the middle and crack eggs in it.

* start whisking eggs into flour with a fork gradually.

* continue working with your hands or in a food processor till you get a firm dough.

* cover with cling film and leave to rest for 30-50 minutes.

* divide to 4 pieces then roll to a rectangular thin layer.

* make stuffing of your choice, cheese,spinach with cheese,meat .

*add one teaspoonful of stuffing in a line , cover with another rolled dough, add egg wash on sides then cut into squares using a cutter or roller knife.

* keep dusting with flour so as pieces won’t stick to pan.

* cook in salted boiling water for 4-5 minutes only.

* cook in cream with basil and garlic or tomato pasta sauce as you wish.

I can humbly say it was an excellent meal and everybody had a great time.

Today’s morning orders were za’tar puffs, falafel rolls and two Daisies chocolate cakes.

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