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scrumptious oven roasted chicken with herbs and citrus

Posted on May 15, 2014 | 15 comments

That perfect juicy meat and crispy skin in 40 minutes! You will swear it’s the juiciest flavorful chicken you ever tasted.

The wondrous aroma of coriander and citrus that perfumes the house provokes a feeling of excitement.

You still don’t know what to cook for the weekend? Watch that golden brown and gleaming chicken! Simply elegant and inviting!

To try it you need:

12-14 pieces of chicken (could be thighs, drumsticks or breast)
4 medium potatoes sliced
1/2 cup of olive oil
2 lemons (one juiced and one sliced)
1 sliced orange
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried coriander
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
fresh coriander for garnish

Directions:

In a bowl mix together oil, lemon, garlic, coriander, onion, salt and pepper.

Soak in the chicken for marination and transfer all to a baking plastic bag. Leave it for 3-4 hours or better for an overnight in the fridge.

Take your chicken out of the fridge 30 minutes before it goes into the oven.

Preheat your oven to 220°C.

Place chicken in a baking dish and spread them evenly. Arrange slices of lemon, orange and potato around and under the chicken. Sprinkle with fresh coriander and drizzle a bit of olive oil.

Bake uncovered for about 40 to 45 minutes, et voila!!

Serve it with a big salad or with the famous lebanese tabboule. Click here for the recipe.

Enjoy!!!

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finger – licking lebanese taboule as it should be done

Posted on March 23, 2014 | 6 comments

When you type “taboule” in the search engine, you get endless recipes, some don’t even resemble the original one.

This recipe is the traditional lebanese taboule as it should be done!

Ingredients:

4 medium bunch of parsley
2 medium tomatoes
1 small fine chopped onion
juice of 2 lemons
1/2 cup of olive oil
1 tbsp of chopped mint
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sweet pepper
2 tbsp bulgur (aka burghul)
lemon zest

Method:

Gather the parsley in small bouquets, easier to be chopped. Choose the tomatoes half ripe and cut in medium cubes

These parsley were sent to me overseas from lebanon, thanks to my father, knowing that i love taboule.

Add the mint, onion, salt and pepper to taste, lemon, olive oil and burghul.

Soak the burghul in room temperature water for 5 mns before adding them.

the lemon zest is not a main ingredient but it gives the zing flavor (mom astuce).

Mix all together and taste. You can always add salt or lemon depending on how sour you like it to be. Taboule is the healthiest salad ever. Some have it as an entree and others as a main dish since it’s a complete meal full of nutrients.

I like to eat taboule with lettuce, cabbage, vine leaves and even bread!

Sahtein! wishing you double health, the lebanese way 🙂

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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.