Hello everybody.
First day of Adha Eid, may all your days be filled with happiness and good health.
As usual we serve Arabic coffee, date rolls, Eid sweets and chocolates.
Relatives and friends usually visit each other, good times and lots of sweets !!!
Hello everybody.
I know I said I’m on diet,still holding on honestly, lunch was one cup Mujadara with yogurt and that’s it.
As for the cake,I actually did two today,one plain with chocolate frosting for my cousin who’s resting after a minor operation and the the other chocolate black forest for the afternoon visit at my mother in-law’s cousin who moved to a new house. So I’m not guilty till now right?
Ingredients and method:
* 2 eggs.
* 1 1/2 cups both brown and regular sugar.
* 3/4 cup cocoa.
* 3/4 cup vegetable oil.
* 1 1/4 cup yogurt.
* vanilla and 2 tsp baking powder.
* 1 1/2 cups flour.
* whipping cream and blueberry topping for decoration.
* beat eggs,vanilla and sugar till creamy.
* add cocoa ,oil and yogurt and beat well.
* add baking powder and flour.
* split batter in two round baking pans and bake in a medium heated oven for 30-40 minutes or till done.
* beat the cream and put in fridge till stiff.
* remove cakes from pans and then assemble by adding cream and blueberry in middle and top.
*Note: you can add grated chocolate pieces on top also.
simple cake with chocolate icing.
mujadara (lunch)
Hello again.
Last Wednesday we were invited at my uncle’s house on the occasion of his son’s graduation from university. As usual my auntie made lots of yummy food,table was various and full of many kinds of both finger food and desserts.
I made for her the old fashioned lazy cake,this might be the oldest and first dessert a girl might start doing in her teens,cause it’s easy and quick to do,that’s why I think it’s called lazy cause any lazy person can do it without much effort 🙂
This old recipe of mine contains eggs,but cooked not raw, you can find many modified or other ones without it,but this one is a sure success every time and unbelievably tasty.
Ingredients and method:
* 3-4 packs plain biscuits.
* 3/4 cup butter.
* 3/4 cup cocoa powder.
* 1 cup sugar.
* 3 eggs.
* vanilla.
* crush biscuits to medium size pieces.
* mix butter,sugar,cocoa,vanilla and eggs very well and heat till all combined to a smooth thick mixture.
* add over biscuits then pour into a mold of your choice.
* decorate with melted chocolate or cocoa powder.
Hello everybody.
Sorry for the delay but I had my best friends coming over for a Ramadan evening.
As I entitled the post, nothing beats my best friends gathering, so many beautiful memories gathered throughout the years,though missing our 7’th cheerful Rawan this year, next Summer hopefully♡
I made some cheese pastries, rocca strawberry salad, a new chocolate dessert made of cream and Flakes and upon request 3eish al saraya, promise I’ll post these two recipes after Ramadan for sure.
We also celebrated two birthdays with a delicious strawberry cake
Evening was wrapped up with a perfect aromatic cup of tea.
Hello everybody,hope you’re enjoying your weekend.
Today is gardening Friday, it’s a ritual each year to go to plant nurseries and remodel our garden,we’re even late this year,so today is the day.Started early in the morning and just finished planting now,not me of course, I’m only my hubbies helper,to be honest I never planted anything and lived so I gave up long time ago!! all credit goes to Abu Khalil for sure <3.
At lunch time we crashed at my mother-in law,she already made roasted chicken and potatoes and I quickly made pasta with white cheese,pesto sauce and parsley as a side dish.
As a reward after a long hot day working outside I made a dish of Banana Split but without cream, only ice cream,bananas,biscuits,fruit salad and chocolate syrup.
Lovely day,but work is yet not finished,we’re continuing tomorrow Insha’Allah.
Hello everybody.
Went out to lunch with the boys today,to tell you the truth I haven’t eaten junk food since beginning of the blog, I really miss it,though I’s not my kind of food but it was really good,
We went to the famous Buffalo Wings and Rings and I had a classic gyros sandwich,really yummy.
My eldest came back to study with his friends,big exam tomorrow so I thought a little treat will make them happy cause they’re all grumbling about how difficult the exam material is, so I made this giant chocolate chip cookie,in a skillet then served it with ice cream while still hot.
Ingredients and method:
* 2 cups flour.
* pinch of salt.
* 3/4 cup butter.
* 3/4 cup brown sugar.
* 1 egg.
* 1 tsp vanilla and 1 baking powder.
* 1 cup semi sweet or dark chocolate chips.
* mix flour,salt and baking powder.
* beat sugar with butter till creamy then add egg and vanilla.
* mix batter with flour with a spoon then add chocolate chips, mixture will be a bit crumbly.
* grease a medium sized skillet ( one that can be put in the oven or use a small oven pan)
* bake in a medium heated oven for 15-20 minutes or till sides are golden.
* serve directly when still hot with ice cream of your choice.
Enjoy <3
Hello everybody.
Thanked God for the lovely weather this morning,cause as I mentioned yesterday I have friends coming for breakfast, and setting outside was great, though it became hot around noon but we were almost done.
I love breakfast gatherings,as I said earlier to my Facebook group,you can have a simple homemade menu,and make a stylish table setting, results can be very nice and enjoyable,better than any fancy restaurant, at least you can chit chat freely and eat food made with love though it’s simple labaneh and cheese.
Today I didn’t bother myself a lot,dessert is ready in fridge ( chocolate mousse ). My friend volunteered to bring hummus and fatteh on her way, I made fava beans ( foul ), boiled eggs in my molds, plus a variety of cheeses,labaneh and olives.
We really had a great time,love you all 🙂
Hello everybody.
Weather still hot and cloudy again today, I do hope sun will come out tomorrow morning cause I have friends coming for breakfast, I will be disappointed if weather forced us to sit inside.
I made chocolate mousse for dessert today so as to save time and leave it to cool overnight,
this is an old recipe I have,love it cause of simple ingredients,no gelatin or eggs, I never do anything that has uncooked eggs, paranoid of it I guess 🙂
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.
* plain biscuits.
* heat milk with custard till mixture thickens.
* add chocolate,sugar,butter and mix well.
* add cream.
* crush biscuits and rub them with a bit of butter.
* layer biscuits in small cups or a wide plate.
* add chocolate mixture,then decorate with anything you like, biscuits,coconuts or cocoa powder.
See? very easy and will be great with a strawberry on top and cup of coffee after breakfast,waiting for you lovely ladies .
Hello everybody.
We have relatives coming from Irbid for dinner, so didn’t bother about lunch today, at last minute I made a big bowl of Caesar salad, add chicken slices from yesterday so It became a delicious fulfilling meal.
As for tonight my share was to make dessert. Made this cake so many times, always a success, everybody loves it specially chocoholics ♡♥.
Ingredients and method:
For the filling inside cake:
*2 egg whites.
* 2 cups coconut.
* 3 tablespoons sugar.
*2 tablespoons flour.
Cake is basic chocolate cake I made
* pour half of batter in a rounded mold then add filling.
* cover with rest of batter.
* bake in a medium heated oven for 40-45 minutes.
* decorate when cooled with chocolate syrup and coconuts if you desire.
Will post a photo of a piece tonight Inshallah. ♡♥
Hello everybody.
Festive mood in the air. Mother’s day is tomorrow, our dear friend’s birthday, my son’s birthday also…♡♥♡♥.
Today we had a lovely gathering to celebrate ourselves “lovely moms” plus the birthday. It was a sharing brunch actually. Many delicious dishes..table was elegantly full of both salty and sweets variety. .I will post some new recipes of them soon.
My share was sweets..I made a plain chocolate cake upon request of bday girl plus Oreo Cheesecake. It was superb..testimony of everybody not me alone.
Ingredients and method:
* 1-2 large packs Oreo biscuits ( 36 piece)
* 3-4 tablespoons butter.
* 3 eggs.
* 3/4 cup sugar.
* 3 tablespoons yoghurt.
* 1 small pack fresh cream.
* 1 pack kiri or cream cheese.
* 2 tablespoons flour ( sorry forgot to add in ingredients photo. )
* zest of lemon.
* 1 tsp vanilla.
* in food processor beat half of biscuits with the butter to form a base. Spread in a spring pan and keep in fridge.
* beat sugar, kiri, cream , lemon zest till fluffy then add eggs one at a time.
* continue beating, add vanilla then flour.
* add coarsely chopped Oreos, around 10 and mix slowly.
* pour over base.
* bake in a medium heated oven for 40-50 minutes or till dry.
* keep in oven to cool but keep oven door open.
* cool in the fridge preferably overnight.
* decorate with crushed Oreo and chocolate syrup.
Enjoy your weekend everybody. ♡♥
