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ooey gooey goodness! mac n cheese


mac n cheese

Indulge in my favorite comfort food, the creamy gooey mac n cheese. Super rich, you can’t get enough of it, but prepare yourself for 2 days fasting after that πŸ™‚

mac n cheese

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Saying it’s the best mac n cheese, has no exaggeration! Try my no fail recipe!

Ingredients:

  • 400g elbow macaroni
  • 500ml milk
  • 250 ml heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 150g shredded cheddar cheese
  • 150g shredded mozarella
  • 150g shredded gruyere
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • a dash of nutmeg (optional)

Cook the pasta 3 minutes less than the written directions. Different brands of macaroni cook at different rates; be sure to read the instructions. You don’t want it mushy, it will absorb from the milk and cream in the oven.

In a pot combine milk, cream, garlic powder, salt, nutmeg and flower and then bring it to heat, this way you don’t get lumps.

Whisk it until they start to get viscous then add the butter to melt. Remove the pot from the heat and add the cheese.

Set the cheese sauce aside for 6-7 minutes then add the macaroni.

Heat the oven to 350ΒΊC.

Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Scatter breadcrumbs over the top. Bake until browned, about 25 minutes.

It serves 4 people for main dish and 8 for a side one. You can easily cut in half the ingredients. But trust me you don’t want to. Thinking of leftovers for dinner or next day lunch will make you feel better.

mac n cheese

A small tip: you can choose any cheese you like, but make sure you always put gruyere or sharp cheddar for a deep flavor.

mac n cheese

Bon appetit!

 

 

Bird nest cupcake- happy Easter!


bird nest cupcake

Christ is risen! Happy Easter to all of you.

May all your days be full of blessings, health and joy.

Lets celebrate with these bird nest cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.

Very easy to do, just follow me step by step:

Cupcake recipe (10 pieces)

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

Combine the butter and sugar, then add the eggs one by one and mix well. Add vanilla and flour.

Spoon the batter in cupcake tray already prepared with the paper cases, until 2/3 full

Bake on 170ΒΊC for 20 mns, and leave it to cool before frosting.

Cream cheese frosting:

  • 250g mascarpone cheese
  • 250g cream
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar

Beat all for 5-7 minutes until you get the consistency you need.

If you like to color the cream add wilton icing gel, the quantity depends on the color hue you want to get.

Put in the fridge for half an hour before starting to frost the cupcakes

bird nest cupcakePipe the cream using wilton 2A tip to create the nest.

Use cadbury chocolate mini eggs.

bird nest cupcake

bird nest cupcake

 

 

bird nest cupcake

I love how fresh it looks, celebrating the spring!

bird nest cupcake

Happy Easter sunday, enjoy your day πŸ™‚

bird nest cupcake

syadye (fish with rice) – how to do- step by step


syadye

As mentioned before, my parents are here for the holidays. There was no way not to savour my mom’s cooking!

Today, i am having the chance to be her sous-chef πŸ™‚

She is making syadyeh (rice with fish), a tasty lebanese dish with deep flavours and lots of yumms and mmmms!

syadyeh plate

How does she make it:

Use one kilo of deboned fish (she is using hamour), seasoned with 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp caraway, 1/2 tsp cumin, and then fry it with oil. Keep aside and don’t throw the oil you will use it later.

syadye

Cut 5 medium onions a la julienne and fry until dark gold brown. Add 8 cups of water, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp caraway and 1/2 tsp cumin and bring to boil and simmer for 10 mns then take out the onions aside.

syadyeh

Meanwhile in a medium casserole add 3 cups of rice (washed and drained) and half of the oil that we put aside from frying the fish and fry it for 3 minutes. Add 5 cups of the onion water and let it simmer until the rice is cooked for almost 15 minutes on a low flame.

syadye

Use 1 tbsp of butter,Β the remaining fish oil and 3 tbsp of flour and , mix on medium heat until light gold then add the remaining 3 cups of the onion water and keep stirring on low heat until the mix is thick, to obtain the gravy.

gravy

This dish is topped with roasted almonds, pine nuts and fried onion.

syadye

It’s a pleasure to the palate!

I am done with writing the post and heading immediately to my plate. Thank you mom

syadye plate

 

DIY classic Palm Sunday candle – olive branch


how to decorate the palm sunday candle – DIY – step by step

Today we celebrate palm friday (instead of palm sunday) in Doha. Strange no?!

Anyways, nothing will affect our happiness, teta and jeddo (grandmother and grandfather in arabic) are here to celebrate the holiday season with Nady.

They got olive branches from Lebanon, so i wanted this year to make the classic candle like old days.

Very easy and fast, could be the last minute candle. But in my opinion the most beautiful one with the olive branch symbol of peace.

All you need is washi paper and white ribbon. Make four parallel strips:

how to decorate the palm sunday candle – DIY – step by step

how to decorate the palm sunday candle – DIY – step by step

Baby blue washi tape to go with the green of the olive branch.

Then tie a thin white ribbon as a bow in the middle between the lines.

how to decorate the palm sunday candle – DIY – step by step

And a thicker satin one.

how to decorate the palm sunday candle – DIY – step by step

Insert the olive branch between the ribbon and stick the stem under the last washi tape line.

how to decorate the palm sunday candle – DIY – step by step

how to decorate the palm sunday candle – DIY – step by step

Et Voila! a beautiful classic candle that holds lot of meanings.

how to decorate the palm sunday candle – DIY – step by step

We are ready to go to the church!

how to decorate the palm sunday candle – DIY – step by step

Happy Palm Friday/Sunday to everyone πŸ™‚

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DIY Palm Sunday candle – flowers


how to decorate palm sunday candleThere are many ways to decorate the palm sunday candle at home. If your precious is a girl and you want to make something simple and girly, you will like this one.

Colors are very subjective depending on your girl cloths, her favourite colors or even yours!

how to decorate the palm sunday candle

In a previous post i showed you how to make these beautiful flowers. Check spring flowers for tutorials, but this time you will need ribbons and buttons for the carpel.

2ribbons

Start by wrapping two intertwined ribbons on the 1/3 third of the candle to keep space for the little hand to hold it.

flowers

If you noticed they are 3 sizes flowers. Glue the big and medium one on the wrapped ribbons and the small on one of the hanging ribbons as shown.

palm sunday candle

And it’s ready πŸ™‚ Simple, easy and beautiful.

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palm sunday candle DIY