It was my DD1 8th BD.
She loves fruits on her gatou' so she took her dad all around the city searching for the perfect cake...& here's what she bought.
It was a very tasty cake...
happy Birthday my dear Fofo!!
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Eid Fitr Saeed Everyone...
Eid Saee'd to all of you ...& in sha Allah the fast went easy..but now it's time to break our fast & eat some of the lovely Eid Kahk "cookies" & biscuits...
My lovely neighbour umm Abd Arahman made me these nice platters of cookies filled with nuts & malban (I have no idea what to call it in English so i'm adding this pic to show you all what it looks like,its also called Rahet elhalkoom in some places wich means soother to the throat)
Umm Abd Arahman is officially my life-saver all Ramadan ..she has a home bussiness where she cooks & sells food from her house ..mainly traditional Egyptian food like stuffed vine leaves & cabbage,feteer meshaltet & eid cookies & biscuits.I have used her services in my Iftars & her food is very tasty masha Allah.
Although the cookies taasted great ,I have to say that they do not compare to my mom's cookies.
They are the melt-in-your-mouth type but I guess they definitly needed more filling.
The biscuits are crunshy...just as I like them.
On another note, in our Home in Egypt they are not making cookies because this last year we lost our grandmother & my uncle...May Allah forgive them & grant them Janna...Ameen.
If my mom was making kahk this year I would've made her send me some...insha Allah next year...
Tell me your favourite kahk or biscuits?
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Ramadan a time for Friendship & Dessert
Ramadan is the time of year when our ebadat increase ..but it's also a time for sharing special recipes between friends..
Dishes filled with tasty food has been going back & forth between me & my friends and I had to share the amazing desserts that were given to me by my loving friends...
Let me start with this ...the very rish & calorie loaded labanese madloa'a
Yummy just look at that ...this basically a base made out semolina flour ,covered with fresh creamor eshta & then sprinkeled with every nut you have ..cashews ,hazelnuts,pine-nuts..
Yummy just look at that ...this basically a base made out semolina flour ,covered with fresh creamor eshta & then sprinkeled with every nut you have ..cashews ,hazelnuts,pine-nuts..
katayif beleshta...Home made katief filled with fresh cream
& the tastiest Blueberry Cheescake I have ever had
What do you think ?
What it is your favourite?
Monday, August 24, 2009
Al Hussein mosque
In the spirit of the holy month I really miss Ramadan in Egypt with my family.I think part of the Ramadan spirit are the family gatherings.
I will try to write several posts of the traditions of Ramadan in my country.Egypt is famous with many Ramadan traditions as the Fanoos & the madfa' el Iftar & mawae'd elRahaman, but that is a whole other post.
In this post I've included pics that I took of the Hussein mosque in Cairo.It is an amazing mosque near Khan El Khalili area(most famous for the silver & Pharoanic souvenirs you can buy there).
It has become one of the many customs of ramdan to eat Iftar there & then pray Maghrib, Isha & Tarweeh at Al Hussein & then maybe go drink tea with mint at one of the million kahawy in the area & stay until you eat Suhoor & pray fajr.
To read a bit more about the history of the mosque you can go HERE
First here are some pics from the outside of the mosque
The rest of the pics were taken inside the womens' section. Needless to say that the architecture of the mosque is breathtaking. take a look:
While I was taking these pics the most amazing thing happened a group of Asian muslim sisters (my guess is that they were Pakistani) were visiting Sayedna El Hussein & they started chanting these amazing words praising the grandson of the prophet peace be upon him. The rest of their group was on the male section of the mosque. A guy was reciting the words while the rest of the group chanted along with him.It was a magical moment.
I will try to write several posts of the traditions of Ramadan in my country.Egypt is famous with many Ramadan traditions as the Fanoos & the madfa' el Iftar & mawae'd elRahaman, but that is a whole other post.
In this post I've included pics that I took of the Hussein mosque in Cairo.It is an amazing mosque near Khan El Khalili area(most famous for the silver & Pharoanic souvenirs you can buy there).
It has become one of the many customs of ramdan to eat Iftar there & then pray Maghrib, Isha & Tarweeh at Al Hussein & then maybe go drink tea with mint at one of the million kahawy in the area & stay until you eat Suhoor & pray fajr.
To read a bit more about the history of the mosque you can go HERE
First here are some pics from the outside of the mosque
The rest of the pics were taken inside the womens' section. Needless to say that the architecture of the mosque is breathtaking. take a look:
While I was taking these pics the most amazing thing happened a group of Asian muslim sisters (my guess is that they were Pakistani) were visiting Sayedna El Hussein & they started chanting these amazing words praising the grandson of the prophet peace be upon him. The rest of their group was on the male section of the mosque. A guy was reciting the words while the rest of the group chanted along with him.It was a magical moment.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
RAMADAN KAREEM everyone!!
may the holy month of Ramadan bring you forgivness from Allah the Almighty.
Joy From Fasting To Feasting (Season-II)
In sha Allah this year too I will be participating in "Joy From Fasting To Feasting (Season-II)"
Hopefully I will try to post as many pics of my Ramadan cooking as possible.
With the 2 Iftar gatherings that I'm planning insha Allah I will have many recipes to share.
Wish me luck with my cooking!
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