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60 meatless\vegan dishes ideas for lent|marmite et ponpon

Posted on February 18, 2018 | 2 comments

This post is to share with you some meatless dishes ideas, and some vegan as well, to help those who are trying to abstain meat during lent. Here are 60 ideas from marmite et ponpon:

1- syadye (fish with rice)

2- deviled eggs (bayd w batata)

3- mac n cheese

4- batenjen el rahib (aubergine salad)

5- carrot ginger soup

6- zucchini omelette عجة كوسى

7- shrimp tagliatelle

8- caprese pasta salad

9- broccoli soup

10- salade au chevre chaud

11- cherry tomato basil salad

12- salmon avocado and goat cheese salad

13- thyme goat cheese and bake rolls salad

14- ginger scented rice pilaf with whole roast fish

15- baked fish in sesame ginger marinade

16- Shrimps and exotic fruits salad in pineapple shell

17- spinach fetta in puff pastry

18- loubyeh bi zeit – vegan flat green beans

19- Savory spinach feta cheese quiche

20- romano and pineapple salad

21- sweet balsamic glazed salmon

22- artichoke spinach dip

23- spinach and cream cheese lasagna

24- salade nicoise

25- baked salmon with avocado salsa

26- mushroom soup

27- makhlouta (mix grains soup)

28- adas bhamoud (chard and lentil soup)

29- three cheese and white wine penne

30- roast pumpkin soup

31- spinach goat cheese tortellini

32- kibbet batata (lebanese vegan potato kibbe)

33- mdardara – vegan lebanese lentil and rice pilaf

34- fasoulia mtabbalé – vegan Lebanese butter beans

35- artichoke spinach quiche

36- minted yogurt pasta

37- smoked salmon and crab sandwich

38- shrimp orzo salad with tropical fruits

39- pomegranate and mandarin feta salad

40- hasselback potatoes

41- cheesy pull apart bread

42- purslane, avocado and rocket salad

43- watermelon and Bulgarian salad

44- caprese quiche

45- grilled halloumi with pesto and tapenade

46- crab orange sandwich

47- broccoli cheese soup

48- boursin cheese,spinach and strawberry

49- spinach, leek and cheddar cheese quiche

50- fatteh hummos – chickpeas, yogurt and pita

51- classic bulgur pilaf and vermicelli

52- fish tagine in Tahina sauce

53- smoked salmon and asparagus quiche

54- parmigiana di melanzane (aubergines parmesan)

55- tabbouleh

56- beetroot and feta tart

57- spinach lasagna roll ups

58- fatteh batenjen – chickpeas, aubergine, yogurt and pita

59- basil, shrimp, avocado and mango fresh rolls

60- shrimp basil linguine

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Shrimp basil linguine

Posted on February 4, 2018 | Leave a comment

Shrimp basil linguine is an ultimate comfort food packed with a symphony of flavors. Whether you like to cook or no, i must say it’s a foolproof recipe, so inviting to hit the kitchen and give it a try. Easy and quick, trust me!

Serving 4, you will need:

800g shrimps cooked and deveined
one medium onion finely diced
2 garlic cloves minced or 1 tsp garlic salt
2 tbsp butter
10-15 cherry tomato
a bunch of fresh basil
500 ml heavy cream
salt to taste
linguine cooked as per pack instructions (enough quantity to serve 4)

Cook the shrimp (boil or oven bake), devein and put it aside.

Cook linguine pasta as per pack instructions, drain and put aside.

In a sauce pan, cook onion and garlic in butter until translucent and fragrant. Add tomato and keep sauteeing for 5 mns, then the basil to cook for another 5 mns. Salt is added as per taste. Finally pour the cream and simmer for 10 mns over low heat.

Serve it on a bed of linguine and enjoy an absolute yummy dish!

For garnish, as you see in the pictures i sprinkled a bit of chives. if you are not a fan of, you can skip this step and it won’t affect the outcome. Isn’t it easy and quick? Try it and give me your suggestions. Bon appetit!

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Lace doily Santa claus craft

Posted on December 16, 2017 | Leave a comment

8 days until Santa departs. Yeyyyyy!!!

Dear Santa, our lists are ready and sent. Don’t have high expectations on being good all year long (get real!) but we are counting on your generosity.

Like every year we craft our decoration, after the handprint and footprint keepsake we prepared first, here is our lace doily Santa garland. Very easy craft for tiny hands, and the outcome is so beautiful! Garlands are our favorite item in crafts, they add a festive mood to the house.

You will need:

white lace doily paper medium size
white/beige cardboard
red cardboard
wiggling eyes
red pompoms (small) or simply cut small circles out of the red cardboards
cotton balls
and a black marker to draw moustache and mouth

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Handprints and footprints for Christmas keepsakes

Posted on December 14, 2017 | 5 comments

Before having kids, Christmas was that glamorous night full of festivities and gifts, delicious food and lots of booze, and back home for the family gathering.

Now, with my boys (nady 5 and joud 2) are here, Christmas is not just that night, it is 24 days and 24 nights to it. Beautiful decorations can’t be those expensive intact objects, they are keepsakes done with tiny hands and big love. Red or green are not just ordinary colors. Santa becomes mom’s best friend and chocolate can replace a meal . . . Yes i turn into an elf to be able to communicate with santa and change the letters (toys) many times!

Christmas is more than just this night or day, it’s the anticipation to it that makes you live the season beaming with excitement and joy. Against all odds, my Christmas is not a classic one, the star is not anymore on top of the tree, it fell from the summit to spark in their eyes and Jesus left his crib to be born in their heart. My Christmas is THEM!

Christmas Keepsakes, kids will love doing their footprint and handprint as christmas tree, snowman, santa and rudolph.

Very easy and fun project to keep for the life. We spent a joyful time together doing them. Wish you lots of laughters as much and more than we had. And let the magic of the season start!

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Basil, shrimp, avocado and mango fresh rolls

Posted on November 1, 2017 | Leave a comment

These colorful rolls bring sweet memories for me, they remind me of my favorite asian restaurant when i used to live in Bahrain, These rolls were on my to cook list for so long. Usually they are called Vietnamese fresh rolls, but since it’s not the classic recipe, i didn’t dare call them so! This is my own version of fresh rolls using a symphony of ingredients that i found going heavenly together.

These effortless rolls are the freshest, nutrient packed, crunchy and sweet while looking fabulously colorful! Finally, having them ready on my plate, these happy rolls added some brightness to my day!

Usually they are served with a Vietnamese peanut sauce made of peanut butter and hoisin sauce which is thinned out with either milk or water, vinegar for a bit of tang, garlic and a touch of chilli. Personally, i prefer the Thai sweet sauce! It’s all up to your taste at the end.

To prepare 15 rolls (one pack) you will need:

1 pack of rice paper (about 15 papers)
500g shrimps cooked and deveined (you can also broil in the oven)
1 medium mango cut a la julienne
1 avocado sliced
4-5 iceberg leaves
a bunch of fresh mint leaves
a bunch of fresh basil leaves
2 medium carrots finely julienned

Take 1 rice paper and place in a shallow plate filled with warm water. Allow rice paper to soften for about 10 seconds. Remove and lay flat on working table – be gentle so you don’t rip the delicate paper. If this is your first time to use this type of paper, you will rip some in the beginning until u get used to 🙂

Start layering all veggies and fruits in the center of rice paper, Start with the lettuce so it holds the other ingredients. On the top part of the rice paper, place 3 shrimps with a mint leaf in between, or avocado to have the final look as per the photo below. Your rice paper rolls should look pretty with the shrimps and mint leaves or avocado on the smooth side of the roll and the seam on the underside of the roll.

Fold the left and right edges of the rice paper in, then starting from the bottom, roll up to cover the lettuce bundle, keep rolling firmly to reach the shrimps. The rice paper is sticky, it will seal itself.

Serve immediately with the dipping sauce. These rolls are to be eaten fresh and on the spot, with time the rice paper gets dry and chewy.

If you’ve tried this or any other recipe on the blog please let me know the result, I love hearing from you!

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