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Though shopped groceries and went to vegetables’ shop but still had no clue what to cook till just before lunch.
Winner was chicken quesadillas and when I had two more extra pitta breads I made them Greek style,very tasty.
On the side I made a fava bean smashed dish,with tomatoes onions peppers and cumin also yummy.
Hope you all enjoyed the weekend
A nice kitchen decor my husband made yesterday,from old fridge magnets, thank you Abu Khalil.
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Seems all green veggies and herbs grew earlier after the snow cause I found some fresh fava beans and coriander ,beautiful fresh bunch of chicory and crisp green onions. All great with the ewe yogurt I brought from Irbid on Thursday.
I also got enthusiastic and decided to bake some bread like the one I did with msakhan, an incredible taste and as usual boys ate two loaves alone before I was done, this time I baked it on a grilling pan I use for burgers and steaks and it turned out great 🙂
green fava beans with garlic and coriander
homemade bread.
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Found these fresh small fava beans in the supermarket early this morning so I changed my plan at once,intended to make shushbarak cause I have some Ewe yogurt that must be cooked but couldn’t resist the beans though not everyone at home loves it but personally this is one ofmy favorite dishes.
You simply cook the beans with some onions, salt and pepper then add cooked steaks or lamb cubes and leave to simmer then add cooked yogurt on them and leave on low heat till done.
I also made some fava beans with olive oil,garlic and coriander,really yummy.
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No strength to cook anything today, have a bad cold and sleepless night.
Anyway I was going to lunch at Mom’s who invited my aunt and cousin,though I told her I’ll make the dessert but I really couldn’t.
Lunch was also fava beans with rice and a bid bowl of fresh lemony salad.
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As promised I’m trying to select recipes for Christmas time,you can imagine how much websites and blogs are loaded with thousands of recipes. Well I’ll do my best to find easy quick ones cause I’m sure holiday season is full of events and invitations and little time to do sophisticated dishes.
Today I made these small and big hearts and trees , original recipe was for small hearts thought to try Christmas trees turned out fine, but all small shapes are a bit hard to handle so I made two big ones also.
Ingredients and method:
Shortcrust pastry:
* 1 egg.
* 1 tsp vanilla.
* 1/2 cup icing sugar.
* 3/4 cup butter.
* 2 cups flour.
* pinch of salt.
* 2 tablespoons cold water.
* Filling:
* 1 pack cream cheese or 6 pieces Kiri.
* 2 spoons cream.
* 2 spoons icing sugar.
* finely chopped strawberries.
* Mix all dough ingredients and knead well to a ball then leave to rest for 30 minutes.
* mix cream cheese, cream and sugar well.
* form dough to any shape you like or size, fill with cream then strawberries then add some strawberries and cover with another piece of dough.
* bake in a medium heated oven for 30-40 minutes till golden.
* decorate with icing sugar or red sprinkles.
Tastes really good,a bit like pop tarts so I’m sure kids will love them.
Lunch today was fava beans with rice,yummy yummy.
fava beans with rice رز بالفول
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End of a long holiday,rearranging Eid sweets and Arabic coffee stuff,back to cooking and kitchen work.
lunch was fava beans with rice,didn’t make much cause only me and my youngest son like it,so I made some pastries the old fashion way, dough is simple flour (whole grain and white),yeast,oil, salt then added some sesame seeds and black seeds (قزحه).
Filling was green thyme leaves,finely chopped onion rubbed with salt and pepper,finely chopped fresh tomatoes and sun dried tomatoes, salt,pepper and chili powder and a good amount of olive oil.
Make the dough into balls then spread them,fill and close as triangles,I filled the extra dough with cheese and turkey.
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Hot Summer day since morning,seems all weekend will be like this.
My sister in-law called to invite us to breakfast ,we actually go to visit each Friday noon for coffee,a ritual I guess by now,but today we went earlier and had a cozy delicious breakfast followed by coffee on the balcony which was cool and breezy.
Had a lovely time <3
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Had a marvelous day, me and mom headed up North this morning and visited many relatives and as usual ate lots of food 😉
First stop was at my new fb friend and cousin for breakfast and a cup of coffee,all delicious and we had such a great time catching up and knowing each other face to face,a real pleasure. Visit ended with a superb piece of Teramisu since my cousin lives in Rome so she’s an expert,really yummy.
Thank you dear Rita for your hospitality,hope to see you soon before you leave.
Then next visit was to my lovely colleagues and best cousins for lunch,we had rice with fava beans with salad and Irbid yogurt of course. Ha great time as usual 🙂
Trip ended by paying condolences for a relative then a must buying labaneh and yogurt on our way back from Husson.
Very nice day indeed <3
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Long working day also,bright side is we finished early so had an hour nap before entering the kitchen!
Today’s ftoor was kofta with vegetables,only potatoes,peppers and tomatoes,no eggplants or courgettes and a some hot spicy chicken wings.
I also made mashed fava beans and a bowl of salad.
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Today I wanted to make something that my youngest son likes cause he’s not eating well since beginning of Ramadan so I went bought some fresh lamb chops,his favorite dish 🙂
My eldest is going to a sharing dinner with his friends so I made him Caezar salad and brownies.
I also made fava beans fatteh ,samboosek and a simple salad for ftoor.
For dessert I made Greek semolina cake and got these cute mini desserts filled with pistachios,they’re good but a bit hard !!
