Homemade Yogurt.

Hello everybody.

Back to normal routine now that Eid vacation is over.

Cleaning and arranging back Eid stuff till next year Inshallah.

Milk man passed by with fresh milk this morning,took some and made caramel muhalabieh for my uncle,an extra kilo also to make some yogurt.

It’s a very easy way though it’ll be much more thick and creamy if I used goat milk but cow is fine also.

You simply boil milk very well then leave to cool till warm (28-30 degrees) I actually could tell when it’s tolerable for me to dip my finger it ( clean hands of course). Then to each kilo of milk you add one tablespoonful of ready yogurt, stir well then cover and wrap very good in a blanket,I use this special handmade wrap for rice.

Leave to ferment for one night or several hours then cool in fridge.

That’s it, will show you results tomorrow.

milk and yogurt mix.

all wrapped up till tomorrow.

Muhalabieh with Caramel.

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Hello everybody.

Had this recipe in my book since Ramadan,a friend of mine made it and I took it right away in order to make it then but I didn’t have any chance,so today when the milkman came it crossed my mind and I bought some fresh milk and did it at last.

Very easy cooling recipe and the caramel adds a lot to the taste for sure.

Ingredients and method:

Note :this quantity yields 12 small jars or pots.

* 6 cups milk.

* 6 big tablespoons starch.

* 1 tsp mistaka finely crushed with 1/4 cup sugar so as not to stick to the grinder.

* 1 tsp rose water (optional)

* more sugar also optional cause the caramel sauce is sweet.

* leave one or two cups of milk aside and mix starch in them very well.

* add to other quantity,mix all very well then boil till it thickens.

* add mistaka and sugar and the rose water.

* pour in one big bowl or small glass bowls or jars.

* cool in the fridge for at 2-3 hours .

Caramel:

* 1/2 cup sugar melted till caramelized and golden.

* 1/2 cup water added very carefully to the browned sugar.

* stir very well and leave to simmer a bit till it’s thick.

* Before serving flip the muhalabieh in a slightly deep dish then garnish with crushed pistachios and drizzle with the caramel sauce.

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.

Soft Pretzels.

Hello everybody.

Stayed home today,a relief after busy days and a chance to put away heavy clothes and boots, hoping that no more cold rainy days are coming.

Since I have leftovers for lunch from yesterday which was fresh new baby string beans in olive oil and I had time before lunch I tried this recipe, been searching for the most suitable and light one for a while and did this with slight changes.

I also made a simple cake since the oven is on and hot,been craving it since I made it for my brother’s colleagues last week.

Ingredients and method :
* 1 1/4 cups warm water.
* 2 tablespoons instant yeast.
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 5 cups flour.
* 1 tsp salt.
* 1 tablespoon butter.
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
* 1/2 cup baking soda.
* 4 cups boiled water.
* 1 egg yolk.
* some kosher or coarse salt.
* some melted butter.

* mix water, yeast, sugar till bubbly.
* mix flour, salt, butter and oil.
* add water yeast mixture and knead well.
* leave to rise for 40-50 minutes.
* make long ropes from the dough, this quantity makes 10-12.
* shape them into Pretzels.
* mix soda with hot water then dip each pretzel into it for few seconds.
* line them in a floured pan.
* brush with egg yolk then sprinkle with salt.
* leave to rise again then bake in a medium heated oven for 10-15 minutes.
* brush with a bit of butter to keep them shining then roast till golden.

Turned out amazingly delicious, kids loved them.

lovely !

so easy to do dough.

ready to go.

lunch and dessert.

will definitely do them again.

Homemade Fried Chicken.

Hello everybody.

Plan was to make burgers today but after a chat with my cousin last night who said she’ll make fried chicken today I decided to do the same specially after finding fresh small drumsticks in Miles this morning.

I marinated chicken in a mix of yogurt,milk,garlic,salt,pepper,chili powder, oregano and mixed spices, left them for 2 hours then remove and coat with breadcrumbs and flour. Freeze them for half and hour then deep fry in hot oil.

To complete the crime I fried some curly potatoes and made three dipping sauces,honey mustard,mayo-ketchup and BBQ .

Though this is a high calorie a bit greasy meal but it won’t hurt to make it once in a while plus it was really better than any ready one bought from fast food restaurants and much more cleaner and well spiced for sure.

Enjoy your weekend everybody.

How to Make Cream Cheese?

Hello everybody.

My cousin sent this YouTube video on our family group a while ago,wanted to do it since then,a great substitute to ready cream cheese in a cup like Puck or Kiri, at least it’s fresh and doesn’t contain any additives or chemicals. It’s even good for sweets cause you can adapt it’s salty taste as you prefer or add a bit of fresh cream to increase the richness. Loved it

French Vanilla Coconut Cake.

Hello everybody and good morning.

Today we’re all invited to lunch at my husband’s dear aunt in Irbid so up North in an hour (شمات زي ما بنقول),I’m positive it’ll be a fancy meal and lovely enjoyable time as always, will post photos later for sure.

Usual me, I baked this delicious cake which I ate the other day at a gathering, easy and juicy, I wrote it down as Tara’s Cake,thank you lovely bride for the recipe.

Ingredients and method:

* 1 pack French Vanilla cake mix.

*1 can coconut milk.

* 1 can sweetened condensed milk.

* 1 pack whipping cream.

* roasted or regular coconuts.

* mix cake as instructed but bake in a deep rectangular or oblong Pyrex or serving pan ( cause cake will stay in it and served)

* with a knife make several cuts in the cake when cooled.

* mix coconut milk with sweetened one together and pour over cake and leave till all absorbed ( you can do it a day ahead and keep in fridge)

* decorate top with cream and coconuts.

Amazing recipe,guess it’ll be nice to do in Christmas Eve right?

Maltesers Coconut Balls

Hello everybody.

As you may noticed from my daily posts I’ve been either invited or out to parties,lunches,visits since beginning of this week ,thank God all for happy cheerful gatherings !

Yesterday evening we visited our newly wed cousin and his lovely bride, she was so sweet and welcoming and made a great effort in everything, many yummy dishes and pastries,all well done and delicious ,thank you dear Nour and sisters in-law ,we had great time.

Today mom had visitors for lunch, she made fava beans with rice,pasta with veggies,broccoli soup and a big salad, dessert was fruit salad and I made this easy one,Maltesers coconut balls,recipe from my cousin in Irbid the other day.

*ingredients and method:

*2 cups dry milk powder.

* 2 cups coconut.

* 1/2 cup icing sugar.

* 1 pack cream.

* 1 tablespoon butter.

* 3 packs Maltesers.

* Note: I added some orange zest,goes well with it.

* Mix all ingredients together till they’re like a paste then cover each Maltesers ball with it and roll into a ball .

* cover with coconut and leave to cool in the fridge.

That’s it! you can replace sugar and milk with condensed milk also, same taste.

amazing Irbid’s Eid Loaf.

yalanji, all this at Nour’s house.

mom’s lunch.

Om Ali ( ام علي).

Hello everybody.

no cooking today cause we went shopping at City Mall and had lunch there,in the way back I bought ingredients of Om Ali dessert cause my husband been craving it since two weeks and I hadn’t got the time to do it at all,it’ll be a nice treat after his hunting trip when he comes home.

This dessert is of Egyptian origin,as they say the mother of Egyptian desserts, it’s said that it’s named after the sultan’s wife Om Ali who distributed this sweet after the death of the Sultan’s second wife. It’s basically done from puff pastry with nuts and cream.

Ingredients and method:

* 1 pack puff pastry.

* 3 cups pf milk.

* 2 packs cream or fresh double cream.

* 1 cup sugar.

* some walnuts,almonds,pistachio,raisins and coconut.

* toast the nuts in the oven for 10 minutes then crush them.

* bake the puff pastry till golden.

* heat the milk,cream and sugar till they boil.

* shred the pastry in a deep oven pan then add nuts,coconut and raisins .

* add half the amount of milk then add another layer of pastry and nuts.

* add remaining milk and sprinkle with some cinnamon.

* bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes .

This dish is served hot,you can make it in a pottery pan so as to stay warm for a long time.

Potato Gratin.

Hello everybody.

This morning we were invited to a lovely breakfast at Mirabelle,tasty food and atmosphere as always,thank you dear Tamara for the invitation,we really had a great time.

Well I arrived home late to cook anything cause of the traffic jam,so a quick solution as always BURGERS,and to make a change to usual fries I made potato gratin with it.

Ingredients and method:

* 3-4 potatoes peeled and thinly sliced.

* 1 small onions also thinly sliced.

* 4 cups milk.

* 2 big tablespoons flour.

* 1 tablespoon butter.

* salt and pepper.

* parsley and cheese for top decoration.

* saute onions in butter till golden.

* add salt and pepper to potatoes.

* dissolve flour in milk then add potatoes and milk mixture to onions.

* cover and put in a low heated heated oven for 40-50 minutes or till potatoes are done.

* garnish with parsley and Parmesan cheese and roast top.

Really easy and quick ,tastes exactly as the ones served in hotel’s weddings buffets,even better:)

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