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Asparagus Pie.

Hello everybody.

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.

 

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wpid-wp-1427388336543.jpeg simple ingredients once asparagus is around.

wpid-wp-1427388368699.jpeg yummy indeed.

 

 

Flakes Chocolate Dessert.

Hello everybody.
So excited today my baby sister is coming home for vacation, can’t believe it’s been a year!  I’m sure it’ll be an eventful spring.

We’ll be having dinner at Mom’s, menu is stuffed vine leaves, beef roast with veggies done by my sister and I made fatoush, pasta salad and Flake chocolate dessert that I did once in Ramadan, just realized that I promised to post this recipe back then and haven’t done so till now, sorry.

Ingredients and method :
* 12 pieces Last Vache qui Rie cheese.
* 1 pack whipping cream.
* 1 pack cream.
* 1 pack plain biscuits.
* 4 pieces flakes.
* some milk.

* beat cheese and creams very well till smooth, you may add some milk if mixture is too thick.
* in a deep Pyrex or serving dish arrange biscuits and soak them with some milk.
* add half cream mixture then sprinkle half the flakes.
* repeat for another layer then decorate top with crushed Flakes.
* keep in fridge to cool for 3-4 hours.

Very easy and yummy, will post dinner details tomorrow,going to airport now :mrgreen:

 

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Pesto Pasta and Ceazar Salad.

Hello everybody.

Upon my son’s request today’s lunch was on his favorite dishes, pesto pasta with chicken, mushroom and cream. Easiest thing to do specially if you have an outing.

On the side and made a big bowl of Ceazar salad, yummy and fresh goes along with the warm sunny day.

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wpid-wp-1427131366736.jpeg  Fresh pesto done and cooked at the same time,amazing !

wpid-wp-1427131376289.jpeg dessert was a piece of yesterday’s cake !

Best thing that happened to me today is receiving a big beautiful greeting card on the occasion of Mother’s day from my best friend’s lovely beautiful daughter Ward, though I don’t have a daughter of my own but I really love all my friends’ beautiful young ladies as mine, thank you loving Whardo,you’re the sunshine of my life.

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Violet Velvet Cake.

Hello everybody and Happy Mother’s Day.

Though it’s supposed to be a happy joyful day but I always feel sad for people who lost their moms, or childless moms or orphans and keep hoping that these people might find someone to compensate the loss ,plus I don’t like the idea that this day became a big propaganda for gifts and home supplies. If you really love your mom you must love and cherish her all year long not only in one day.
Well anyway, we’ll all gather this evening, I made this lovely cake that I saw on Instagram and been waiting for a special occasion to make it, recipe is the same as red velvet but with violet food coloring and because I didn’t find the right color is did it by mixing red and blue together, all morning doing trials till we got the exact color.
One more thing, filling inside is cream cheese icing and blueberries.

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wpid-wp-1426952548991.jpeg wpid-wp-1426952589204.jpeg original photo !!!

 

wpid-wp-1426952613525.jpeg Happy Mother’s Day.

 

 

 

Lunch at Mom’s.

Hello everybody.

Lunch today was at Mom’s honored by the presence of our newly born grandson who was polite enough to let his mom eat peacefully, good boy.

Lunch was cauliflower with meat,chicken fatteh, rice with veggies,tabouleh and a big salad.

Enjoy your weekend everyone.

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wpid-wp-1426268921638.jpeg tabouleh

wpid-wp-1426268936414.jpeg rice with veggies and nuts.

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wpid-wp-1426268947693.jpeg  delicious chicken fatteh.

 

 

 

Back to Normal!

Hello everybody.
Thank God after two long stressful frustrating days dealing with a complicated problem at my son’s school problem was solved and done with, situations like this are really mind opening and gives oneself a hard but very useful lesson.
Well today  normal daily routine is back, lunch was burgers with avocado dip on top and a big plate of French fries best comfort food ever.

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Baked Fennel!

Hello everybody.
So excited today, my friend’s son is getting married tonight, so happy for her and looking forward for the gathering of all of us at the party and thank God for the sunny nice weather so that all ceremonies won’t be difficult cause of rain or cold, congratulations to the beautiful bride and groom wish them all the happiness in the world.

Lunch was quick and easy, chicken scallop with mashed potatoes,salad and some baked fennels.

I have lots of these from our friends farm so thought I’ll try baking some,tastes really nice. You only add salt,pepper, olive oil and a bit of balsamic vinegar and bake uncovered in a well heated oven, that’s it.

Well have to go get ready,bye now!

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New Baby and Birthday <3

Hello everybody.

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?

 

DSC_0892  Welcome to the world baby Yaseen ,love you <3

DSC_0914  birthday celebration.

DSC_0913 okra in the oven .

20150224_162305  rengina .

20150224_170129 Coconut jam cake with baby symbol to match the events.

Rock Cookies Gift

Hello everybody.

Went to a lovely gathering at a newly wed friend’s house, we really had a great time, different generations all together around a delicious elegant variant table. Thank you sweet cheerful Nisreen we really had great time.

Because Friday is usually a long  day and afternoon went so slowly I was really bored that I suddenly decided to bake some Rock Cookies last night to take some with me.

I even created a box to fill them in,I wrapped an old  Lindt chocolate box  with gift’s paper then added a small decorative flower, never throw away these small things on chocolates or giveaways you never know when you’ll use them .

Lunch today is simple basic pasta with minced meat and tomato sauce with some leftovers from yesterday.

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wpid-wp-1423316286578.jpeg  rock cookies.

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wpid-wp-1423320553366.jpeg  pasta with tomato sauce.

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Friday Lunch.

Hello everybody.

Though general atmosphere in all Jordan is still sad and angry after the tragic passing of away of the Jordanian pilot but I’m sure he’s included in all our prayers all the time.R.I.P Muath Kasasbeh.

Lunch today was kofta with tomatoes and potatoes on top, Iranian rice, avocado dip, roasted courgettes and hummus. I tried to use all vegetables and stuff in the fridge in order to clean and rearrange the fridge for tomorrow’s shopping.

DSC_0626 hummus,avocado and some olives.

DSC_0630  courgettes with spices,breadcrumbs and olive oil.

 

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DSC_0628 nice colorful variations today.

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