Category Archives: j delights

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

Quick, easy and delicious mustard chicken (20 mns preparation)

Posted on April 1, 2014 | 2 comments

So easy and quick mustard chicken for the many of you who don’t have the luxury of time. No fail recipe for the non adventurers. You can serve it for lunch as for dinner, it is on your table in less than half an hour.

All you need is a large boneless skinless chicken breast. Cook in a grill pan on high heat until golden brown (for 14 minutes, 7 mns each side), with a little salt and butter.

Meanwhile, combine:

90 ml (6 tbsp) cooking cream
30 ml (2 tbsp) moutarde a l’ancienne (whole grain mustard)
15 ml (1 tbsp) Dijon mustard

Stir on a very low flame for almost 5 mns and pour it on your golden delicious chicken.

Fresh asparagus is a wonderful addition to your healthy meal. Just soak it in a boiled water for 5 minutes, to keep its crunchiness.

Try it and give me your opinion!

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kids spring/Easter crafts, yellow flowers (DIY- step by step)

Posted on March 31, 2014 | 3 comments

The color festival is still on! Celebrate the spring and pre-easter season with your kids. Develop their fine motor skills, and teach them colors.

My boy is learning the spring season and the yellow color at the nursery. I thought of DIY yellow paper flowers. Why not? It could be the table centerpiece at Easter. Lets have fun!

First we need a vase. Empty cheese jar was an excellent idea. We decorated it with colorful japanese washi tape.

The minute I set down the material on the table, Nady showed an unbelievable excitement.

You will be surprised how much you can do with just papers; Pinwheel daffodil, marigold, daisy, tulip and geranium, for this time.

Follow me step by step on how we do the pinwheel daffodil.

Marigold:

Daisy, tulip and geranium. Click on flowers cut outs for a high resolution file.

Green straws for the stems.

Et voila!

Simply gorgeous! Nady was so happy, contemplating the beauty of the flowers.

So excited, he started to collect the flowers to make a bouquet.

Nady’s reaction to this activity was unexpected. I was extremely happy from his response. Crafting today was extremely beautiful and fun. He grabbed the vase and started to fill it with the flowers.