Hello everybody.
Another busy day though it was planned to be a relaxing Friday.
Well thank God that I have a pack of kebab meat that were not done last night so they were a rescue today at lunch,grilled them with some onions and summaq, did some yogurt mayonnaise dip with it.
On the side I made two loaves of cheesy garlic bread one for lunch and the other for tomorrow’s picnic.
separable cheese garlic bread.
kebab sandwich.
yummy when dipped with olive oil balsamic vinegar.
Hello everybody.
In honor of the newly weds and beginning of Summer activities in our garden we’re hosting the first BBQ of the season .
Actually my hubby is the one responsible of the BBQ, my part is making salads and side dishes,some of them that are basic each time like grilled tomatoes and hot peppers with garlic and yogurt with oregano and mints .
Today I’ll make few extra things Crab Salad and mixed vegetables with yogurt salad.
Ingredients and method:
Crab Salad:
* 1 pack frozen crab.
* mixed green leaves ( lettuce,parsley,mint,rocca)
* cherry tomatoes and mushrooms.
* mayonnaise ,lemon juice,balsamic vinegar,salt and pepper for dressing.
* mix chopped greens with tomatoes,add mushrooms and shredded crab on top.
* mix dressing components well then drizzle over salad.
Mixed Veggies Salad:
* Mixed vegetables boiled till tender: potatoes,beans,peas,carrots,corn,red beans.
* bunch of fresh dill.
* 2-3 cups of plain yogurt and 1 small creamed yogurt.
* salt and pepper.
* mix all veggies with yogurts,add chopped dill,salt and pepper.
As for the lovely part of the evening, chocolate fountain was set and ready early afternoon with a selection of tasty assorted chocolates melted on a water bath and various fruits and dips.
It was a great gathering ,wish everybody enjoyed Friday as we did 🙂
I will post more pictures later of the real yummy food 🙂
Hello everybody.
Couldn’t decide to cook or no today. I still have some rice but won’t be enough. So I decided to cook kebabs today and keep all leftovers for tomorrow
Kebab with tomatoes is a very old dish.easy to make and convenient if you’re going out,, I mean easily reheated.
Ingredients and method:
* kofta meat ( ready from butcher)
* onions.
* garlic.
* tomatoes.
* green peppers.
* 1 can chopped tomatoes
* 1 spoon ketchup and mustard.
* mix kofta with ketchup and mustard.
* form it to small kebabs finger shaped.
* coat them with flour then keep in fridge for a while.
* heat some olive add the kebabs till brownish from all sides.
* add chopped onions, garlic, peppers sautee with meat till tender.
* add 2 peeled chopped tomatoes and the can.
* leave to simmer for 30-40 minutes. Or you can put it the oven if you like.
* serve with rice.
Enjoy♡♥♡♥.
Another sunny warm day..in honor of many happy occasions (حمدلله ),, baby boy, marriage, engagement,and arrival of my dear cousin from abroad..my beloved uncle (الله يحفظه ) invited us all to lunch in Jerash…a city known by its beautiful scenery and specialized in restaurants of libanese style…serving BBQ with all mezzeh that goes with it.
BBQ was a variety of lamb meat.kebab.lamb chopps.chicken or sheish tawouq.
As for appetizers…..well they are a variety of cold and hot dishes…
Cold ones are fatoosh, hummus, eggplant dip (like the one I made yesterday),pickles, salads, stuffed vine leaves in oil.
Hot ones are kubbeh, grilled cheese, fries, chicken liver in pomegranate sauce, sausages,chicken wings.
