Spaghetti with Mussels & Shrimps . المكرونة الاسباجتي ببلح البحر والجمبري

After a whole year of shooting this recipe , At last had some time to write it :)
Actually now we are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan & I do search for very easy & fast recipes to do without wasting feel energy in the Kitchen :) Just made this yesterday again & wanted to share this super easy & delicious recipe with you.
One year ago I tried -for the first time- doing Mussles at home & found them too delicous ! I never tried them before because I never knew how to do them & I'm not a sea food fan & lastly , I was afarid that my kids won't really like it !( I used to eat them only in Resturants on the beautiful beach in Egypt )  Surprisingly , they all loved it & since then I do it a lot as a side dish & they sneak into the kitchen to eat it from the pot :) ( I don't say no for that ) . I do it with so many sauces , Tomatoe Sauce, Garlic & Butter Sauce, Lemon Sauce ...etc. & you can also invent your own sauce !
You can eat it as a side dish or eat it with Pasta ! I personally love it both ways ! Their magical smell brings me back years ago when I ate them on our vacations to the beautiful beach of Alexandria ,Egypt , & brings up all the beautiful beach memories to my mind (Childhood memories are pricless! )
Now let's start with the "How to cook Mussles" basics :

HOW TO COOK MUSSELS

 I don't actually name it "cook" ,it's more like "steaming" & they usually take few minutes to open up & compeletely cook !

Green Beans Stew . الفاصوليا الخضراء المصريه

Today I will share with you one of My mother's favourite Vegetable recipes . It's was a favourite recipe for her because it's so easy , healthy &  we all like it too :) You can do it with meat , Chicken , or if you are a vegetarian you can also do it with vegetable stock. These day there are lots & lots of Fresh green Beans , so I simply buy them , clean them & cut them into one inch sized pieces , boil them in some salted water for a minute or two an freeze them , I like preparing my own vegetables  ,but I also use the forzen ones ! 

This dish is served with Rice ,or you can also eat it with Bread. Hope you like it & try it & give me your feedbacks :)

Kunafa with Cream . Kadayif mit Creme . الكنافه بالكريمه

Kunafa is an oriental dessert , made of a noodle like pastry long threads , soaked in a Sugar Syrup .
There are many ways to do it , I'm doing my mother's recipe which is the best for me .  I was brought up eating it & enjoying its amazing taste. My Mom always used to do it with nuts , My kids now like it more with cream , so I make it with Cream for them ! But you can fill it with roasted nuts in the middle & follow the same steps & recipe. You can also do it as small rolls , just roll the long threads ,with or without Nuts inside , but in theis case you shouldn't cut the Kunafa threads insto small pieces (as will be mentioned latter in the recipe ) .
Kunafa (as we call in in Egypt & in other Arab countries ) is very popular in the holy fasting month of Ramadan . It (with Basbousa " Semolina Cake " ) is a regular visitor on our Dinner tables , it's delicious, relatively easy , & provides us with the Calories needed during fasting. All kids love helping thier Moms doing it, buy cuting the long threads with thier small hands ,then soaking it with Butter . The smell of Butter & Kunafa takes me years backwards towards my Childhood beautiful memories during making Kunafa with my Brother , someone used to cut Kunafa ,the other , peel Almonds & roast nuts then blend them in the mixer & my Mother beggins us to leave the Kitcen for her to do everything herself  (The exact same thing I do now wit my kids:) )
Now, here is the delicious Recipe , Hope you all try it & give me your feedbacks :)

Ingredients : (For a 24-26 cm Cake round Form )

Egyptian Semolina Cake. Agyptischer Grieß Kuchen . البسبوسة المصري

This is a very popular and well known Egyptian delicious recipe. It's made of Semolina Flour & soaked with light Sugar Syrup . It's a family favourite specially in the holly month of Ramadan , as it provides us with the Energy needed during fasting :)
I've searched a lot for many recipes & this one is my favourite , it's Sally Foad's recipe ,she's a well known Egyptian Chef . I love this recipe it's really a no fail one !

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Triple Chocolate Cake . Triple Schokladentorte . تورتة الشكولاتة ذات الثلاث طبقات

This Cake was a very special Cake I made, as I made it for my Husband's Birthday :) He loves Chocolate, so I decided to make something with triple Chocolate  layers !
I used a Cake that I made before & that we all love , then added a layer of Chocolate Ganache, then a layer of chocolate Mousse . It was so chocolaty & so delicious ! For Chocolate lovers, you will all love this Cake for sure !
You Can decorate with Fresh Fruits or Berries or Whipped Cream, just use your own creation for decorating. This Cake also looks really elegant & can be used in family fests or celebrations .

Basic Chicken Soup . Hühnersuppe das Grundrezept . أساسيات شوربة الفراخ

This is the basic Chicken Soup recipe that I use in all Soup dishes here in my Blog .

I also use the same recipe for Meat Soup. It's always perfect & full of nice flavors .

You can also use the same recipe for Rice or vegetable dishes.

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Classic Apple Pie . Apfel-Pie . فطيرة التفاح

I love anything with Apples ! This classic Apple Pie is always the perfect dessert for me , I love it warm or cold, with or without Vanilla Sauce !
The recipe is from a book I like a lot called " Das Backbuch"

Vanilla Sauce . Vanillesauce . صوص الفانيليا

Sugar Syrup - Zuckersirup - شراب السكر

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Basic Tart crust recipe.Pastetenteig . أساسيات عمل التارت