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zucchini omelette – eejjit kousa عجة كوسى – suitable for vegetarians

Posted on May 7, 2014 | 2 comments

Omelette is a simple and quick breakfast, lunch or dinner. Eggs can be served at any time of the day and it is always satisfying.

Take your basic recipe to the next level by adding vegetables to it. You can be as much creative as you wish. All vegetables go well with eggs.

if you’re one of those people who like combinations, here is below a nice way to eat omelette.

Recipe for 4 people:

Crack 10 eggs into a mixing bowl, add salt and pepper and beat well with a fork.

Chop one large onion, fresh mint and a bunch of parsley, then grate 4 large zucchini and add to the eggs.

To have a consistent batter add 8 tbsp of flour and mix well.

Grease your dish with a bit of olive oil, pour the mix and bake in the oven until the omelette firms up.

What a fluffy and filling meal on the days when you don’t wish to eat meat!

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my mom’s mega simple brioche recipe

Posted on April 16, 2014 | 10 comments

“Only your grandchild is dearer to you than your child” is an arabic proverb to express the love of the grandparents to the grandchildren.

Brioche is Nady’s favorite dessert. who’s better than teta (grandmother) to bake it for him?

Baked with love brioche:

500 g flour
80 g melted butter
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
250 ml warm milk
1 tbsp icing sugar
1 tbsp yeast
1 egg for glaze

Mix yeast, icing sugar and warm milk and keep it aside for 10 mns.

Then add eggs, butter and salt and mix well, then the flour.

Leave it to rest for 1 hour until it doubles in size than divide it into 8 parts.

The dough is really sticky, so better grease your fingers with a bit of oil before rolling the dough.

Place it on parchment paper and again leave it for an hour to double in size.

Glaze the top with egg and bake for 16 to18 mns on 180ºC until risen and golden brown.

Allow to cool before offering to your child.

So delicious! Thank you teta Ado.

He wanted to bite all of them 🙂

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20 mns broccoli soup – super easy & suitable for toddlers

Posted on April 3, 2014 | 3 comments

This simple hearty soup is ready to serve in less than 20 mns.

An easy to follow recipe, suitable for your toddlers, and i am sure they will love it. I was hesitating to offer it to my son, and now it’s his favorite soup.

Ingredients:

600g fresh broccoli
1 large onion chopped
3 garlic cloves
3/4 cup of cream
salt to taste

Directions:

In a medium pot add the broccoli, (don’t throw the stems, they do the real work), chopped onion and garlic.

Simmer uncovered about 15 mns until the broccoli is tender. Puree the soup with the blender then add the cream and salt to taste.

P.S: simmering, is bringing it to a boil and then reducing the heat to a point where the formation of bubbles has almost ceased.

It’s ready to serve. Try it with croutons!

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aish el saraya (bread of royal castle) – a flavoursome lebanese bread pudding

Posted on April 2, 2014 | Leave a comment

A palatable lebanese deli, flavored with orange blossom. Very light, easy to prepare and your toddlers will love it .

Ingredients:

Pudding:

1 1/2 cup milk full fat
1 1/2 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tbsp corn flour
1 1/2 tbsp orange blossom

sugar syrup

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp orange blossom

Enough toast to line the plate you will be preparing the dessert in.

Crushed pistachios to sprinkle over, or if you prefer almond or walnuts. They all taste wonderful with it.

Method:

Line the toast in the plate
Make the syrup: combine water, sugar and lemon and place over medium heat to allow the sugar to melt, then add the orange blossom and pour the hot syrup over the toast to let them soak in it. Put aside
Prepare the pudding: mix the milk, sugar and corn flour together and place over medium heat and keep stirring until the mixture becomes viscous then add the orange blossom and pour it over the soaked toasts.
When it cools to room temperature put it in the fridge for at least 5 hours, better for overnight.

Don’t forget to sprinkle the pistachios, almonds or walnut over before serving!

Absolutely yummy

sfouf – a lebanese toothsome delicacy (a healthy egg free cake)

Posted on March 26, 2014 | Leave a comment

Sfouf is one of the traditional lebanese sweets. Considered as the eggless cake. Super delicious recipe to be noted:

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups semolina flour
3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup corn oil
2 tbsp powdered milk
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 1/2 cup water

Method:

Very simple and easy! Combine semolina flour, flour, sugar, powdered milk, baking powder and sieved turmeric. Mix well together and add the oil then water.

Pour batter into greased pan, sprinkle with pine seeds and walnuts.

Bake for 35-40 mns, until the skewer comes out clean.

The best companion of coffee or tea and a healthy homemade dessert for your kids!

General knowledge:

Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma longa plant, is a powerful medicine that has long been used in the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of conditions, including flatulence, jaundice, menstrual difficulties, bloody urine, toothache, bruises, chest pain, and colic.