Thursday, July 3, 2014

Lemon Raspberry Coffeecake



Lemon Raspberry Coffeecake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼  teaspoon Baking soda
¼  teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
½ cup butter, softened or vegetable oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt
Filling Ingredients
¼ cup sugar
84 g  cream cheese, such as Philadelphia
1 egg
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

Topping Ingredients
1 cup fresh Raspberry 

  confectioners powdered sugar

Directions

Filling directions
* Beat cheese and sugar well, Add egg, vanilla and grated lemon peel and mix till smooth

Cake Directions
* Preheat an oven to of 375 F (190 C)
* In a bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together
* In another bowl mix sugar and butter till smooth , add egg and vanilla and mix well
* Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately  whisking after each addition , then mix for a minute
 * Pour half of the mixture into greased and floured 9 x 1½ inch round Cake Pan .

* Pour filling mixture and spread it evenly
* Spoon the rest of cake mixture till it cover the top
* Bake the cake for 20 minutes or until the surface rises and be a little solid
* Pull the cake pan from the oven slightly, sprinkle raspberry on top, put it back into the oven, bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until fully cooked.
* Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans, cool completely on wire rack.

* Sprinkle powdered sugar and let cool completely in the fridge for an hour before serving
 

Nescafe Torte



Nescafe Torte
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons instant coffee Nescafe
½ cup vegetable oil or shortening
1 cup milk

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Oat Cake With Broiled Topping



Oat Cake With Broiled Topping
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
1 ½ cups old fashioned oats
1 ¼ cups boiling water
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup butter, softened, shortening or vegetable oil as desired
1 teaspoon Vanilla
3 eggs

Creamy Coconut Cake



Creamy Coconut Cake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
 1 ½ cups sifted all- purpose flour
 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
 ¼ teaspoon salt
 1 cup sugar
 ½ cup butter softened, shortening or vegetable oil as desired
 3 eggs
 ¾ cup milk

Creamy Strawberry Cake



Creamy Strawberry Cake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 1/3  Cups sugar
 3 teaspoons Baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
 ½ cup vegetable oil, margarine or shortening
 1 cup milk
 1 teaspoon Vanilla

Spaghetti Pizza



Spaghetti Pizza
Ingredients
454g Spaghetti, boiled
1 chicken breast diced , fried or boiled or 200 g ground lean beef red meat, cooked

1 (7.6 oz) can table cream
3 oz cream cheese
Salt - pepper as needed
Mozzarella cheese
 ​​black olives, sliced
Green pepper, sliced

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Custard Jell-o Cake


Custard Jell-o Cake
Ingredients
First Layer
½ Recipe of Basic White Cake Click here for the recipe
Second Layer
2 ½ cups milk
4 tablespoons vanilla powdered custard
6 tablespoons sugar
Third Layer
1 pkg. (3 oz) strawberry jell-o or any another flavor as desired

Cheese Biscuit Cake



Cheese Biscuit Cake
Ingredients
First Layer Ingredients
200 g sweet biscuit crumbs equivalent to two cups
1 ½ tablespoons cinnamon (optional)
1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
4 eggs
1/3 cup oil
¾ cup water
2/3 cup sugar

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Moist Chocolate Cake



Moist Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened baking chocolate ( or 6 tablespoons unsweetened Cocoa + 2 tablespoons butter melted together without boiling)
2 tablespoon butter
1 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Chocolate Glaze



Chocolate Glaze
 Ingredients
2 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup confectioner powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 – 3 tablespoons hot milk or hot water
Directions
* Over low heat in a small saucepan melt butter and chocolate
* Remove from heat, pour over confectioner sugar, add vanilla and 1 tablespoon hot milk at a

Basic Chocolate Cake



Basic Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter or margarine or vegetable oil
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla


Saturday, June 21, 2014

Caramel Sauce



Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
½ cup water
¼  stick butter 
1 can(7.6 oz ) table cream Nestle

Directions
* On high heat in a heavy deep saucepan combine water and sugar.
* Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium, cook until sugar turns brown about 20 – 25 minutes. Brush pan sides with water once a while so sugar not crystallize.  Note: You can heat sugar

Monday, June 2, 2014

Pasta with Yogurt


Pasta with Yogurt  
Ingredients
½ pound Rotini pasta or any other type
¼ cup vegetable oil
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
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1 ½ cups plain yogurt
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp garlic, mashed

Shrimp and Olive Linguini


Shrimp and Olive Linguini  
Ingredients
1 pound frozen cooked shrimp
226 g Linguini pasta, boiled and hot
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
3 medium-sized tomatoes, cubed
½ cup cut pitted black olives
 ½ cup fresh Basil, minced (or 1 teaspoon crushed basil)
½ teaspoon salt 

Chicken Milano



Chicken Milano 
Ingredients
Pasta Ingredients
½ pound Fettuccine pasta or any other type, cooked
¼ cup vegetable oil
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
Chicken Ingredients

2 pound chicken breasts
Salt - pepper – allspice - dill - Rosemary - Thyme - basil – any other spice you desire , mixed

Dawood Basha



Dawood Basha
Ingredients
400 grams ground beef or lamb lean red meat
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon allspice
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 medium sized onion, cut into slices
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 medium sized potato, peeled and diced

Riz Bdfeen



Riz Bdfeen
Ingredients
Rice Ingredients
2 cups long rice, inundated in water for an hour
½ teaspoon white pepper
2/3 cup shortening or (1/3 cup shortening + 1/3 cup vegetable oil) 
2 ½  cups chicken broth (or water + 1 cube chicken Bouillon)
Salt as need
Topping Ingredients
Large onion, chopped

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Yaprak



Yaprak
Ingredients
1 pound jar Grape leaves
1 medium sized potato, peeled and cut into thick circles
5 cloves of garlic whole or mashed as desire
2 to 3 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon citric acid, may substitute with ½ cup fresh lemon juice
1 pound beef or lamb meat, cooked (reserve the broth)
Water as needed
Stuffing ingredients

Mufaraket Ankinar (Artichoke with meat)


Mufaraket Ankinar (Artichoke with meat)
Ingredients
1 (14 oz) bag frozen Artichoke hearts, diced
200 g ground beef or lamb lean red meat
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Salt - Pepper – allspice
½ cup water
Directions

 * In a saucepan on medium heat add oil and onion, saute for 3 minutes

Lapan mussaffa (yogurt paste) - لبن مصفى (




Cookies Icing - كريما للكوكيز



















Friday, May 23, 2014

My trial in decorating cakes - تجربتي في تزيين الكيكات





































Mexican Potato Tacos



Mexican Potato Tacos
Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large sized potato without peeling , cut into ½-inch thick
circles
Salt and pepper as needed
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½ tablespoon vegetable oil
¼ pound (110 g) ground lean beef red meat
½ (15 oz) can black beans

1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix

Creamy Corn Soup



Creamy Corn Soup
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour
3 cups water
2 Chicken
flavored Bouillon Cubes
2 (8.75 oz) corn can, drained

1 cup heavy whipping cream
Directions

Cheese Spring Roll



Cheese Spring Roll
Ingredients
Spring Roll sheets
1 + ½ cup grated white cheese
1 egg
Salt as needed
1 teaspoon Habbat al-Barakah (Nigella sativa )
¼ cup parsley, chopped
2 quarts vegetable oil for frying
Directions

Eggplant Sandwich



Eggplant Sandwich
Ingredients
600 g eggplant cut into thick circles, fried
4 to 6 Buns
Tomatoes
Lettuce
Yellow American cheese slices
½ cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon mashed garlic
½ cup chopped parsley

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Buffet Salad



Buffet Salad
Ingredients (Quantity as desire)
Boiled eggs, chopped
Lettuce, chopped
Red cabbage, chopped
Baby carrots
Baby tomatoes
Sweet baby corn whole
Fresh Broccoli
Boiled beet cut into circles

Cucumber Yogurt Salad



Cucumber Yogurt Salad
Ingredients
2 pounds plain yogurt
1 cup grated cucumber, squeezed and drained of water completely
½ tablespoon crushed mint
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon mashed garlic
Directions

* Mix the previous ingredients together and serve

Vegetables Salad



Vegetables Salad
Ingredients
3 cups cut lettuce
2 medium-sized tomatoes, cubed
1 large cucumber, cubed
1 medium-sized carrot, peeled and grated
3 radishes, grated
2 green onion, finely chopped
1 cup green or red cabbage, chopped (optional)
½ cup chopped green pepper (optional)

Potato Soup



Potato Soup
Ingredients
 2 large sized potatoes without peeling (equivalent to 600 g) diced
1 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 cup heavy whipping cream
 2 cups milk
 2 cups chicken broth (or 2 cups water + 2 bouillon cubes)
 ½ teaspoon turmeric
Salt - pepper as needed

Creamy Mushroom Soup



Creamy Mushroom Soup
Ingredients
¼ stick butter (2 tablespoons)
1 (4 oz) can mushroom, drained and chopped
¼ cup sifted all-purpose flour
2 cups (water + 1 bouillon cube )or( chicken broth)
½ cup heavy whipping cream
Mozzarella cheese
Directions

* Over medium heat melt butter, add mushroom, saute for a minute

Vegetables lentil Soup



Vegetables lentil Soup
Ingredients
1 small finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cups chicken or meat broth (or water with Bouillon Cube)
1 cup red lentils
1 carrot, peeled, cut into strips
1 medium sized potato, cut into strips
2 or 3 celery stick, cut into strips
Salt and pepper as needed

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Egg Chicken Soup



Egg Chicken Soup
Ingredients
2 chicken breast, cut into small cubes
 Water to cook
1 cube chicken flavored bouillon
2 ( 8 oz) cans corn
Salt – Pepper
6 eggs, beaten
3 or 4 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions

Lentil soup



Lentil soup
Ingredients
1 small finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
100 g lean ground beef or lamb red meat
1 cup red lentils
4 to 5 cups water or beef soup
1 cube meat flavored bouillon cube
1 tablespoon safflower
Salt, pepper and allspice as needed

Creamy Chicken Soup



Creamy Chicken Soup
Ingredients
2 cups chicken broth (or 2 cups water + 2 Chicken flavored Bouillon Cube)
1 cup water
¼ cup butter
¼ cup all purpose flour
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Salt and pepper as needed (or bouillon cube)
Directions

* Over medium heat melt butter

Mashed Potato



Mashed Potato
Ingredients
1 medium sized potato (about 200g)
1 tablespoon butter cut into small pieces (do not replace)
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Milk as needed
Directions

* peel the potato, wash and cut it into large pieces
* place pieces in a saucepan and inundate with water, boil and cook till tender

Mayonnaise Potato Salad



Mayonnaise Potato Salad
Ingredients
2 medium size potato (equivalent to 400 g), cooked and cut into medium sized cubes
¼ cup finely chopped green onions
¼ cup finely chopped  green pepper
1 garlic clove, mashed
2 tablespoons milk
2 or 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon crushed mint

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Banana Lemon Cake



Banana Lemon Cake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
 ¾ cup butter softened, shortening or vegetable oil
 1 ½ sugar
 3 eggs
 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla
 1 cup mashed banana equivalent to two medium sized bananas
 2 ¼ sifted all-purpose flour
 1 teaspoon baking soda

Cheesy Banana Cake



Cheesy Banana Cake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
½ cup butter, shortening or vegetable oil as desired

1 ½ cups sugar
 2 eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
 1 teaspoon baking soda
 ¼ teaspoon salt

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Orange Flan Cake



Orange Flan Cake
Ingredients
Flan Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup water

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1 ½ cups milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
8 egg yolks

Flan Chocolate Cake (Impossible Cake)

 
Flan Chocolate Cake (Impossible Cake)
Ingredients
Flan Ingredients
½  cup sugar
¼  cup water

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2 eggs

1 cup dry milk Nido
1 ¼ cups water
 ¼ cup sugar

Orange Torte



Orange Torte
Ingredients
Filling Ingredients
8 oz pkg. cream cheese, softened 
½ cup sugar
1 cup whipped cream Click here for the recipe
Cake Ingredients
2 ¼ sifted all-purpose flour

1 1/3 cups sugar
 3 teaspoons baking powder

Thursday, May 15, 2014

White and Chocolate Roll



White and Chocolate Roll
Ingredients
4 eggs, separated
¾ cup sugar, divided to ¼ + ½
1 tablespoon cocoa powder

½ teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
confectioners powdered sugar

Molten Chocolate Cupcake



Molten Chocolate Cupcake
Ingredients
4 tablespoon butter, room temperature
1/3 cup confectioners powdered sugar

3 large eggs
1/3 cup sifted all-purpose flour
 ¼ teaspoon salt
 225 grams semi-sweet chocolate melted
Directions
* Preheat an oven to 400 ° F (200 degrees)

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Chocolate Roll



Chocolate Roll
Ingredients
4 eggs, separated
¾ cup sugar, divided to ¼ + ½
½ teaspoon vanilla

¾ cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup cocoa powder
confectioners powdered sugar

Fruity White Roll



Fruity White Roll
Ingredients
4 eggs, separated
¾ cup sugar, divided to ¼ + ½
½ teaspoon vanilla

¾ cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 (15 oz) fruit cocktail, completely drained
confectioners powdered sugar

Strawberry Muffin



Strawberry Muffin
Ingredients
2 eggs
½ cup milk
¼ cup butter, softened, shortening or vegetable oil as desired
1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 ½ teaspoon salt

Monday, May 12, 2014

Blueberry Muffin



Blueberry Muffin
Ingredients
2 eggs
½ cup milk
¼ cup butter, softened, shortening or vegetables oil as desired
1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 ½ teaspoon salt

Banana Muffin



Banana Muffin
Ingredients
½ cup butter or vegetable oil as desired
 1 cup sugar
 4 medium sized bananas, equivalent to 1 ½ cups mashed banana
 2 beaten eggs
 1 ½  cups sifted all-purpose flour
 1 teaspoon baking powder
 1 teaspoon baking soda
 1 teaspoon vanilla

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Basic Cake



Basic Yellow Cake
Ingredients
2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 + 1/3 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
 ½ cup vegetable oil, margarine or shortening
 1 cup milk
 1 teaspoon Vanilla
 2 eggs

Marshmallow Filled Chocolate Cupcake




Marshmallow Filled Chocolate Cupcake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon
baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened baking chocolate ( or 6 tablespoons unsweetened
cocoa powder + 2 tablespoons butter melted together without boiling)

2 tablespoons butter

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Chocolate Sauce



Chocolate Sauce
Recipe #1
Ingredients

1 ( 14oz ) can sweetened condensed milk
4 - 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon butter
 2 tablespoons dry milk
Directions
* In a heavy saucepan on medium heat combine ingredients
* Whisk rapidly till butter melt only and have smooth mixture, do not boil

Whipped Cream



Whipped Cream
Ingredients
1 cup heavy cream
½ teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons sugar
Directions
* Place the bowl and wire whip in a freezer for 15 minutes
* Place cream in the bowl, turn to high speed and whip until cream begins to thicken
* Gradually sprinkle in sugar and vanilla, whipping until stiff
* Store in fridge for 2 – 4 days