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banana cake

Posted on March 10, 2014 | 3 comments

I am sure if you have kids, means you always have a lot of bananas at home!

Bananas get ripe quickly especially in Doha it’s too hot! Whenever I see some getting too ripe I use them for cake. I tried too many recipes and this one came out the best. Why? because it’s not too sweet, it allows me to use chocolate. I love to pair bananas with chocolate! This cake is a pleasure to make!

Ingredients:

200g flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
100g toasted walnut
5-6 bananas (500g)
125g butter
125g brown sugar
2 eggs
a pinch of salt

Toast the walnut in the oven for 5 mins and keep aside to cool while preparing the batter.

Cream the butter and the sugar in a processor or by hand then add the eggs one by one. Chop the walnut medium size and add it with the mashed bananas to the batter, usually I mash them with a fork when too ripe.

Mix well and start to sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix everything together until you have a nice smooth batter.

Preheat the oven to 170°C and bake for almost an hour in the middle shelf. Test the cake by poking a skewer into the middle, if the skewer comes out clean, it means your cake is ready.

It’s up to you if you want to add chocolate syrup. I melt 200 g of dark chocolate with 1 tsp of vanilla in a bowl and that’s it.

Now the fun part for my baby is when i prepare for him the banana skewers to eat with the cake. it’s a nice way to decorate the cake and please your kids.

I am sure you will get a lot of smiles and mmmm and yumms when you serve this cake

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orzo, spinach and chicken salad

Posted on March 8, 2014 | 3 comments

Craving a dinner that is delicious, nutritious, and simple to make?

This salad is a full meal. It contains all the nutrients you need at one time.

The first time i tried this salad was in an italian restaurant. I loved it and decided to do it at home, and the result came tastier!

Ingredients (for 4 people)

orzo pasta 500g
grilled chicken breast 400g
fresh spinach 350g (chopped)
feta cheese 80g (cut in small cubes)
2 medium tomatoes (cut in medium cubes)
olives 50g
roasted pine seeds (a handful)

Dressing: lemon and olive oil

Why lemon? because there’s a compound in spinach called oxalic acid, which blocks the absorption of calcium and iron. An easy way to solve this problem is to pair spinach with a food high in vitamin C.

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cheese mouse breakfast

Posted on March 7, 2014 | 2 comments

Nothing is worth the look on your baby’s face when he sees this breakfast! it’s friday meaning it’s the weekend in Qatar. No work, no nursery let’s have fun. It’s breakfast time.

It’s a smart way to let your baby eat his breakfast if you find difficulties. In the same time he learns the colors and shapes.

All you need is to buy a flower shape cutter and I am sure the rest is available at home.

Use the cutter to prepare the carrots for the flowers. You can cut tomatoes and cucumbers as well, choose the vegetables your baby like.

– Cucumber peels for the flower stem and the mouse tail.

– Lemon slice for the sun shape

– Cut a triangle out of your baby’s favourite cheese.

– Two slices of the cucumber for the mouse ears.

– Cut the end of the olive for the nose and two small pieces for the eyes.

Would you try it?

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halloumi aubergine salad

Posted on March 6, 2014 | 2 comments

To begin, eggplants are not vegetables but fruits and to take it one step further, a berry to be exact.

I love aubergine especially when they are combined with halloumi. This salad is very simple and yummy.

Mix greens, grilled halloumi and grilled aubergine, 3 ingredients salad. Easy and fast to prepare it for a healthy dinner.

I like it with lemon and olive oil dressing. For a tastier lemon dressing add a pinch of brown sugar. It makes a difference.

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simple cake for your baby

Posted on March 6, 2014 | 5 comments

it’s dessert time! Sometimes you wish to give your kid other than fruits and still being healthy. A simple and homemade cake is an option. Here is a simple recipe that you will never forget and it will be ready even before you finish reading the post.

Ingredients:

170g butter
170g sugar
170g flour
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Mix the butter + sugar and add the eggs one by one, then the flour and vanilla.

Pour the cake batter in a cupcake mold,personally I find it more practical and easy to have them as portions to take them with me in the afternoon when we go to the park

(Bake for 20mns on 170°C)