Hello everybody.
Today is chicken day ,I brought with me different kinds of mixed herbs from Cyprus so I did the recipe Chicken with sesame seeds and oregano and added some of new ones to it.
I also did sauteed vegetables,Armenian freekeh with cheese and I have some potatoes from yesterday. Made more lentil soup and fatoush.
Dessert today is qatayef again, nobody says no to it 🙂
Hello everybody.
Grocery day again,ended up buying lots of fruits and vegetables,so fresh and tempting,couldn’t resist the red cherries and seedless grapes, don’t you just love Summer with all its colors and varieties?
I got some broad green beans and cherry tomatoes to make this salad that my cousin who lives in Rome posted in my Facebook group, turned out absolutely delicious,even kids loved it 🙂
As for lunch it was fresh mloukhieh with chicken,really good as always,dessert was a big bowl of fruits !!
Ingredients and method:
* broad green beans cut and boiled in salted water till a tender but not overcooked.
* cherry tomato.
* lemon zest.
* sauteed garlic cloves.
* salt,pepper,lemon juice,pomegranate sauce or balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
* just mix all ingredients and toss with dressing .
very easy healthy dish.
Enjoy <3
Hello everybody.
Kids asked for cauliflower with rice ( مقلوبه زهره ), personally I don’t like cauliflower or let’s say it’s not a favorite of mine, I like it more as a stew. Though it’s a very healthy vegetable full of vitamins and minerals, I only eat it for this reason 🙂
This dish is very easy and can be served with rice or bread with tahini sauce on the side.
Ingredients and method:
* cooked minced meat or cubed veal or lamp as desired.
* boiled and fried cauliflower.
* 2-3 cloves garlic.
* one small onion finely chopped.
* lemon juice.
* salt,pepper,all spice, cumin and dry coriander.
* saute meat till dry then add garlic and onions.
* add cauliflower and seasoning,leave to simmer, you may add a bit of water if it’s too dry.
* serve with tahini sauce and summaq on top.
Enjoy 🙂
very tasty maqloobeh by the way 🙂
Hello everybody.
I’m sure you’re all surprised by today’s weather,it’s unusual to have such rain this time of year in Jordan, but I guess weather this year is really weird from the beginning.
Since we’re back to rainy cold weather all over again, so I made potato soup with eggplant fatteh ( فته مقدوس), this dish reminds of Ramadan which is practically coming soon,less than two months 🙂
Ingredients and method:
Potato soup:
* 1-2 big potatoes,cubed.
* 1 spring onion.
* 1 maggi cube.
* 1 pack cream.
* salt ,pepper.
* 4-5 cups water.
* saute chopped onions till tender then add potatoes and stir well.
* add salt,pepper,maggi and water.
* leave to boil then simmer till potatoes are done.
* mix with hand mixer or blender then add cream and simmer for 10 more minutes.
Eggplant Fatteh ( فته مقدوس)
* 3-4 cubed fried eggplants.
* finely chopped onion.
* roasted or fried squared pitta bread.
* tahini sauce ( tahini,lemon,salt,yoghurt,garlic)
* tomato paste.
* chopped parsley.
* cooked spiced minced meat.
* toasted almonds and pine nuts.
* salt,pepper,all spice and cinnamon for seasoning.
* saute onions till tender then add fried eggplants.
* add all seasoning,tomato paste and enough water to cover all then leave to simmer till sauce is thick and eggplants tender.
* layer pitta bread in Pyrex or serving dish,add eggplant with sauce on top.
* add tahini sauce then garnish with parsley,meat and nuts.
Note: this dish must be assembled right before you serve so as pittas stay crisp otherwise they’ll be soggy .
I made some salad and kids made egg omelette with the remaining meat,nice hot lunch in this kind of cold day.
Enjoy your weekend 🙂
Hello everybody.
Very hot and dusty weather today,annoying for people with allergies and asthma,hope it’ll rain as the forecast says to reduce heat and dust.
Nobody in the mood to eat something hot so I made this simple salad, still have some steak from yesterday if anybody feels like it. Plus I had another lesson and order of date rolls this morning so no time for cooking
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Ingredients and method:
* any kind of small pasta, boiled till done.
* 2 cans tuna.
* sweet peppers.
* green onion.
* cherry or big tomatoes.
* mayonnaise.
* salt ,pepper and lemon juice.
* cook pasta and drain water then add tuna,chopped onions,peppers,mayonnaise,lemon juice,salt and pepper.
* mix all together very well before serving.
That’s it ,simple and easy .
Hello everybody.
Back to normal routine after a long vacation, kids will want a good satisfying meal after school for sure.
My cousin posted this dish on my Facebook group last week and I promised to make it soon,though he made made it with chicken but today I used veal, but same other ingredients.
Turned out absolutely delicious,only guilty thing is that recipe contains fresh cream and butter,won’t be the same without them, though tastes great but I always try to avoid these fatty ingredients as much as possible. Guess once in a while won’t hurt don’t you think ?
Ingredients and method:
* Veal steaks.
* Fresh cream.
* Mushrooms.
* salt,pepper,all spice,ginger,garlic powder and oregano for seasoning.
* 1 maggi cube.
* mozzarella cheese.
* vegetables : carrots,courgettes,cherry tomatoes,sweet peppers, broccoli,corn and potatoes.
* Season veal with all mentioned and leave for 1 hour.
* saute veal with some butter on both sides till almost done.
* remove to another pan then saute sliced mushrooms till tender.
* add fresh cream and maggi cube and leave to simmer 10 minutes then pour over veal and leave all to simmer on low heat or in the the oven till done.
* add mozzarella cheese on top to melt before serving.
* bake veggies with a drizzle of oil in the oven.
* bake foiled potatoes and serve it with sour cream on the side.
* steam broccoli florets then cover them directly with iced water so as to keep the green color.
I don’t like to brag but it really looks and tastes better than any fine restaurant !!!!
hope you all try it,thank you Sa’ed for the recipe 🙂
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.
Weekend almost over, hope everybody relaxed and boosted for next week.
My husband brought various vegetables from Ghor Thursday so today I made kofta or kebab fingers with a selection of veggies, as I recall some people call this ” Masfoufeh” meaning lined up cause of the way you arrange it in the pan. Please confirm this info if correct or not.
I also made Fatoush, kind of salad with toasted bread and summaq.
Plus, I bought some fresh fruits and mixed them into a great refreshing cocktail.
Ingredients and method:
* 1 kg ready mixed kofta (minced veal with onions and parsley).
* sliced mixed veggies: eggplants, courgettes, pumpkins, potatoes.
* sliced tomatoes and green peppers.
* 1 pack tomato paste.
* 1 cube maggi.
* 1 1/2 cups water.
* salt and pepper.
* form the kofta to fingers shape then cook on low heat till golden and done.
* grill veggies till brownish on both sides, some people fry them but dish will be too oily.
* arrange veggies in rows then add kofta in between. * dissolve tomato paste and maggi in water then add on pan.
* add salt and pepper.
* cook on low heat for 1 hour.
* serve with white rice.
Fatoush:
This salad is of Libanese origin, it’s basic salad with the addition of radishes,watercress (بقله ), toasted pitta bread with summaq, pomegranate sauce, lemon and olive oil as dressing.
I was lucky my best friend came by for coffee after lunch, great with some dark chocolate.
Enjoy your week ♡♥.
Hello everybody.
Weekend almost over, hope everybody relaxed and boosted for next week.
My husband brought various vegetables from Ghor Thursday so today I made kofta or kebab fingers with a selection of veggies, as I recall some people call this ” Masfoufeh” meaning lined up cause of the way you arrange it in the pan. Please confirm this info if correct or not.
I also made Fatoush, kind of salad with toasted bread and summaq.
Plus, I bought some fresh fruits and mixed them into a great refreshing cocktail.
Ingredients and method:
* 1 kg ready mixed kofta (minced veal with onions and parsley).
* sliced mixed veggies: eggplants, courgettes, pumpkins, potatoes.
* sliced tomatoes and green peppers.
* 1 pack tomato paste.
* 1 cube maggi.
* 1 1/2 cups water.
* salt and pepper.
* form the kofta to fingers shape then cook on liw heat till golden and done.
* grill veggies till brownish on both sides, some people fry them but dish will be too oily.
* arrange veggies in rows then add kofta in between.
* dissolve tomato paste and maggi in water then add on pan.
* add salt and pepper.
* cook on low heat for 1 hour.
* serve with white rice.
Fatoush:
This salad is of Libanese origin, it’s basic salad with the addition of radishes,watercress (بقله ), toasted pitta bread with summaq, pomegranate sauce, lemon and olive oil as dressing.
I was lucky my best friend came by for coffee after lunch, great with some dark chocolate.
Enjoy your week ♡♥.
Hello everybody.
Back to school today, the sun is bright but you can feel a crisp cold breeze.
Chicken curry is suitable for this weather. This dish reminds me of the good old days when we used to gather at my best friend’s house, exactly last day of midterm exams, her lovely mom would make us chicken curry upon our request ..Sahmo’s specialty ♡♥♡♥.
We actually ask her to do it till now whenever we’re gathered at summer time.
Ingredients and method:
* 1 cubed boneless chicken.
* cubed carrots, potatoes, chopped peppers and sliced mushrooms.
* 1 chopped onion and 2 cloves garlic.
* 1 tablespoon cornflour dissolved in 1 cup of milk OR coconut milk.
* chicken broth or water with 1 cube maggi ( 5-6 cups).
* salt, pepper, all spice and 2 big spoons curry powder.
* marinate chicken in some of spices and curry for 1/2 hour.
* heat some oil and saute chicken till tender.
* add onions and garlic.
* add potatoes, carrots and peas, mix all till a bit done.
* add rest of spices.
* add peppers and mushrooms.
* add milk and cornflour.
* add broth or water, boil and simmer for 40-50 minutes.
* serve with plain white rice.
Enjoy ♡♥♡♥.
