Noms 2

It was supposed to be a " the week in photos" post but it wasnt that interesting, so i'll give you some shots of my baking activities this week :

Spinach pie: my sisters favorite, spinach, ricotta and ground beef  baced pie .

Cheese cake; a personal interpretation of Nigella's famous cheese cake! my dad's favorite :)

not food, but this is the main reason my allergies are the worst this year: olive blossom. my enemy is in my own garden. looks pretty though.

have a bloomy week

Imen xoxo

Breakfast

Strawberry season! so make the most of it , syrup, jam, frozen ...

i made a basic syrup with the ripe red ones and enjoyed it over buttermilk pancakes , yumm !

have a yummy week !

Imen xoxo

the week in photos: food diary

I was in a"Nigella Lawson" mood this week ,so i had few "homemade gourmet" dishes:

Tusday:

i tried "oeuf en cocotte" Rachel khoo style, substitue the salmon eggs with chilli flakes and it was yumy :p

Wednesday: 

with warm weather comes tomato soup ! the classic, with herbs and garlic olive oil.

Thursday:

turkey breast , lemon and veggies kebobs with potato salad ! no need t tell you how delicious it was ;)

 if you're interested in the recipes please ask ! and if you got some interesting ideas please tell me .

hope you had a delicious week 

Imen xoxo

Sweet oranges maremelade

       Before last friday, i didnt know the difference between Jam and Marmelade ! turns out any citrus preseves are called Maremelade ! i love Google :)

       A useless information: i only eat sweet oranges, the regular ones are too sour for me, knowing that i LOVE lemons and add them to almost every thing i eat or drink , it's pretty strange.

       so i decided to do a maremelade as it's the end of oranges season soon and i love them for breackfast :

       for one medium jar :
-zest of 4 sweet oranges
-juice and seedless pulp of 4 sweet oranges and 2 lemons
-3 tbsp orange blossom water ( zhar)
-5 to 6 tbsp white sugar
-1 tsp corn starch ( you can add any vegeterian pectin if you dont do corn starch)


mix all ingredients in a sauce pan and stir until sugar is disolved, then cook on a very low heat for 90 mn , let cool before puting it in a sterilized jar. and put in  the fridge, to consume in 1 to 2 month.

hope you find this useful :) enjoy your weekend

Imen xoxo

Quick lunch: Tuna meatballs

     In my pescetarian phase, few years ago, i started cooking for myself, since my family love all kind of meat, and one of the first recipes that i've learned to master is Tuna meatballs. it's a traditional dish, and  i've simplified it because i'm a very lazy person.

you can substitue Tuna with any other kind or ground meat, sardines..

Ingredient : for 2 persons (6 meatballs)

-1 cup of bread crumbs

-I can of tuna (drained and squeezed)

-1egg

-1/3 cup of parmesan cheese

-1/2 cup of frozen spinach( squeezed perfectly)

-1 spring onion, minced

-1 tbsp of harissa

-2 tsp mixed spices( cumin,black pepper, coriander seeds..)

-2 tsp salt

-2 tsp sweet chili powder

-4 tbsp olive oil

-3 tbsp tomato paste

- 1 tsp honey

- 4 to 5  cups of water

Preparation:

In a medium cooking pot, put 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tsp spices, 1tsp chili powder, olive oil, half tsp harissa, the honey, 1 tsp salt, half the onion and the water, stir and bring to boil on a medium to high heat and let simmer for 10 mn. Meanwhile, mix the rest of the ingredients in a glass bowl,( bread crumbs, tuna, the squeezd spinach, onion, parmesan cheese, harissa, spices and the egg,) preferably with clean hands. Form 6 meatballs and let them dry for 5 minutes so they wont break .  Put them gently in the sauce, and cook for about half an hour on medium heat, serve hot and bon apetit !

Brown crêpes

              When it's sunny enough for me i like to spoil myself with a real breakfast. i find it Very hard to do it everyday as i'm an extremely moody person. i've had this idea of "dark crêpes" last week, mainly because i like adding Cocoa powder and chocolate to almost everything in my breakfast.

for 8 crêpes(2 persons)

    

  -1cup of all purpose flour

  -1 1/2 cups of milk

  -2 tbsp of vanilla sugar

  -1/4 tspof  salt

  - 2 tbsp of vegetable oil( or melted butter)

  - 2 eggs

  -1 tbsp of cocoa powder

in a glass bowl, mix the flour and the cocoa , add the sugar,salt, milk,egg and mix well. add the oil and mix again. in a hot crêpes pan pour a soup ladles and cook for half a minute on each side. serve hot with your topping of choice. cream cheese and/or hony  are  lovely with the cocoa flavor!

  if you try this please let me know what you think :)

enjoy your weekend!!

  Imen xoxo

Limy breackfast

           As of today i'm entering my "breakfast" phase! to clear things : winter is my dinner phase, spring and summer are my breakfast phase :) wich mean the main focus is on breakfast and brunch food , and today i'll give you an easy citrusy flavored recipe :

Lime and lemon pancakes and syrup, you need to make the syrup the day before.

 Pancake recipe

for 6 pancakes :

1 egg
1 cup of  sifted flour
3/4 cup of milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup lime juice
1 lime zest


preparing:

put all ingredients in a glass bowl, mix untill all combined, you dont need to work all the lumps .
grease a hot skillet , pour the mixture with a soup ladle, one pancake at the time,  let cook for 1 minutes on each side, or until the edges are brown.

serve hot with butter, fruits if wanted and syrup .

Lime Syrup:

for a small bottle

150g white sugar
2 tbsp honey
half a cup of water
half a cup of mixed lime juice and lemon juice
1 lime and 1 lemon skins

preparing: in a sauce pan mix all ingredients and wisk until the sugar is disolved. then put on a very low heat for about 20 to 30 minutes( or more until the syrup is thick enough for you ) remove the skins and let cool a bit before  pouring  it in the serving bottle. keep in the fridge and use it in the next few days .

         I'm not very good with mesuring and exact  details as i always forget to take notes when trying new recipes , so please taste and be very careful with cooking times( check if it needs less or more minutes to cook)

hope you'll enjoy this recipe ! tell me what you think if you try it .

have a lovely time

Imen xoxo