Old New Lunch!

Hello everybody.
Well lunch today was two opposite dishes, first very old and traditional the other kind of new and modern. Had to do this to please everyone and hopefully to have enough leftovers for tomorrow.

Okra with olive oil, a simple dish with few ingredients, you simply fry okra with some olive oil till crispy, add chopped garlic and tomatoes. Add salt, pepper and chili and leave on very low heat till all done.

Other dish was chicken cubes cooked till done with some chopped onion and garlic, then I added fresh mushrooms, broccoli and fresh cream and cooked till cream is thick and veggies tender,all served on a bed of fresh yummy pasta from Maysas.Pasta.

yummy ingredients leads to a delicious meal.

Stir Fry Steaks and Broccoli and Caprese .

Hello everybody.

Only two for lunch today and must be quick cause my son had to leave so thought this small easy dish will do.

A stir fry steak broccoli with rice and corn on the side plus two tomatoes with basil and cheese salad known as Caprese.

caprese is always an elegant dish.

Healthy quick and light.

Ingredients and method :
# 4 pieces of veal steaks cut to squares.
#1 tablespoon flour.
# 1 green onion.
# broccoli florettes.
# sweet and sour sauce:
* 2 tablespoons soy sauce.
* 1 tablespoon honey.
* 1 tablespoon vinegar
* 1 tablespoon corn starch.
* 1 tsp chili powder.
* 1 tsp fresh ginger.
* 3/4 cup water.

#some sesame seeds.

# coat veal with flour very well then stir fry in some hot sesame or vegetable oil.
# when golden and crisp add chopped onion and broccoli and stir well till all crispy.
# add the sauce which is a mix of all ingredients.
#leave to simmer for 5 min then sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

Veal Broccoli Stir Fry.

Hello everybody.

Nice relaxing Friday with only me and my eldest son home for lunch so lunch was a small portion for two and it was superb.

Decided to make this easy quick recipe I saw on Pinterest couple of days ago,with a small addition from me,roasted sesame seeds, really yummy.

Ingredients and method :
# 4 pieces of veal steaks cut to squares.
#1 tablespoon flour.
# 1 green onion.
# broccoli florettes.
# sweet and sour sauce:
* 2 tablespoons soy sauce.
* 1 tablespoon honey.
* 1 tablespoon vinegar
* 1 tablespoon corn starch.
* 1 tsp chili powder.
* 1 tsp fresh ginger.
* 3/4 cup water.

#some sesame seeds.

Serve with steamed rice or noodles.

Old and New Vegetarian Dishes.

Hello everybody.

Today is no meat or chicken day, a break is in need sometimes.

One dish was a new recipe, steamed broccoli flowers with garlic tahini sauce on top and a sprinkle of summaq,though all said sauteed is much nicer but it’s not bad, healthy and light.

The other was my favorite “Chili Potatoes” my kind of dish,hot with some lemon juice, great with the stuffed pickled peppers .

Ingredients and method of chili potatoes.

3-4 large potatoes peeled and cut to medium sized cubes.
2 cloves garlic minced.
1 bunch of fresh coriander.
salt,pepper,paprika,chili powder.

* deep fry the potatoes till golden.

* when still hot season with salt,pepper,paprika and chili.

saute garlic in some olive oil till golden then add potatoes and mix all well.
leave on to cook together over very low heat for 10 minutes.
add fresh chopped coriander just before serving.

nice combination.

chili potatoes.

Veal Escalope And Veggies.

Hello everybody.

Have you noticed that restaurants these days are becoming increasingly expensive?

Well after a simple overrated lunch last Friday in Jerash I decided to compensate this week, since it’s only me and hubby are home for lunch I did these two lovely restaurant style dishes.Delicious,clean, elegant and with minimum cost.

Veal escalopes,baked potatoes with sour cream, grilled peppers and broccoli with lemon garlic sauce and a dish of baba ghanouj for each.

Enjoy your weekend lovely people.

elegant lunch for two.

One Pot Veggies Pasta.

Hello again.

Lunch for the rest of us was one Pot Pasta with lots of veggies.

I used carrots, broccoli,onions garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms and avocados added when done instead of cream.

All in one Pot with salt, pepper, oregano and basil, topped with water and olive oil then cooked for one hour.

Really yummy specially with parmesan cheese on top.

all ingredients.

in one pot.

yummy simple meal.

White Cheese Sweet (Saudi recipe)

Hello everybody.

Tried a new kind of dessert today, found the recipe in an old magazine,love easy basic desserts.

Ingredients and method :

# 1 1/2 cups sweet white cheese ( one used for qatayef)
# 3/4 cup butter.
# 1 egg.
# 1 pack cream.
# 1/2 cup powdered milk.
# 1 tablespoon sugar.
# pinch of salt.
# 1/2 tsp baking powder.
# 1 cup flour.

# syrup.

# beat the cheese well with butter and egg.

# add the cream, sugar, salt.
# add the milk then baking powder and flour.
# pour in a greased small pan and bake in a medium heated oven for 35-40 minutes.
# when cooled add syrup all over.

Dinner today was chicken with broccoli and mushrooms with pesto pasta, noodles soup,samboosek and spring rolls.

Made a nice cool salad with simple ingredients which are lettuce, fried noodles on top.dressing is lemon olive oil and soy sauce.

lettuce noodles salad.

spring rolls and samboosek.

chicken broccoli and mushrooms with pesto pasta.

nice light dessert.

Grilled Chicken with Broccoli Mushrooms and Pesto Pasta.

Hello everybody.

Had to cook something quick today cause I had to meet my friends to go watch Mammia Musical and it was really worth every minute and penny, absolutely amazing,music still in my ears till now.

Saturday lunch is always fresh cause it’s grocery day, marinated chicken breasts in this yummy rich dressing marinate sauce my husband bought yesterday, then grilled them with garlic, sage and rosemary, added fresh broccoli and mushrooms then left them to simmer a while. Made some pesto pasta on the side and that’s it, quick and easy.

very tasty marinade.

best dish ever !

Mushroom Broccoli Pie.

Hello everybody.

Bad dusty weather , went back home quickly after a meeting and closed everything tightly hoping that house stays clean,then started buzzing in the kitchen.

Lunch as planned was courgettes in white sauce and meat, specially requested and done,love it when kids ask for something a day before you wake up happy hahaha.

After that I started looking around for something to do with the remaining puff pastry from yesterday, then I remembered the asparagus pie in did couple of weeks ago and decided to use same filling ( mustard, labaneh, eggs) but used mushrooms and broccoli, added some olives and cheese then wrapped it up, sooooo delicious.

I also found some leftover blueberries so I made my favorite biscuits with jam or filling, yummy yummy for sure.

mustard ,labaneh and egg filling with mushroom broccoli on top.

all wrapped up.

courgettes,meat and white sauce.

jam biscuits or mabroosheh.

today’s work!

Nutella Christmas Tree.

Hello everybody.

As promised I’m trying to make a Christmas related recipe each day to give you new ideas of main dishes and sweets to add up to your lunches or dinners.

Today I made this beautiful Nutella Christmas Tree, my son send me the photo the other night and I searched for the easiest recipe, really yummy and not complicated as it looks.

Ingredients and method:

* 3 cups flour.

* 1/3 cup sugar.

* 1 cup warm milk.

* 2 teaspoons instant yeast.

* 1 tablespoon butter.

* 2 eggs.

* 1 cup Nutella.

* some crunch or sesame seeds for decoration.

* Mix dry ingredients well then add egg yolks,milk and butter and knead well for 10 minutes.

* leave covered for one hour in a warm place to rise.

* cut dough to 4 pieces.

* roll each piece into a thin triangle .

* top first layer with a very thin layer of warmed Nutella in a tree shape.

* add second layer on top of it and repeat process.

* add fourth layer on top but without Nutella then cut dough to a tree shape as shown in photos.

* make linear cuts to make branches then twist each one .

* add some milk to egg whites and whisk well together then brush on top of tree.

* bake in a medium heated oven for 30-40 minutes till all golden.

* mix a bit of icing sugar with milk and brush sides so as decorations stick well.

* decorate sides with anything you like, sesame,coconut,almonds, crunch …etc.

Oh forgot to mention that lunch is light today, chicken breasts with soy sauce,garlic,coriander and onions with any vegetable you like, I added broccoli today.

Tree looks and tastes AWESOME, a must try this season !