New look and a few pictures

Hi everyone!

It has been a very long time since I've last posted anything. I have finally changed the look of my blog, I hope you all like it as it reflects exactly what the majority of posts will be about!

As it the month of Ramadan where Muslims fast from dawn 'til dusk, I've been preparing some yummy stuff lately. Not all are new recipes but for the mean time until fasting is over, here are some pictures of dishes I've been dishing up before and during the fasting month!

Until the next post

Enjoy!

Recipe of the week

This weeks recipe was a hard one to choose from, I figured that I'd go with the traditional Filipino dish 'Pancit'.

Noodles were introduced into the Philippines by the Chinese and have since been adopted into local cuisine.

Ingredients:
1  packet vermicelli noodles
1 packet egg noodles (optional)
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups cooked chicken breasts, diced
1 small cabbage, thinly sliced (optional)
1 cup sweet peas
4 carrots, thinly sliced
2 sprigs greet onions, sliced (optional)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 lemons, cut into wedges, for garnish


Method:
1. Place the rice noodles in a large bowl, and cover with warm water. When soft, drain, and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until soft.
3. Stir in chicken, cabbage, carrots and soy sauce. Cook until cabbage begins to soften. Toss in noodles, and cook until heated through, stirring constantly. Transfer pancit to a serving dish and garnish with quartered lemons.

Note: To add extra flavour you could purchase a sachet of Pancit flavouring from a Filipino grocer. This will give it a slight orange colour along with added Pancit taste.

Let me know if you try this out, I love you hear from you all!

Hanggang sa susunod na oras!

Birthday Week!

Hello one and all!

This week has been craz-ay! It was my birthday on Tuesday and I celebrated it with le famille!

A lot of people don't know this but I am actually part Filipino part Palestinian. Wild mix I know! So this why my little shin-dig was a mix of Filipino and Arab.

The first dish is the national dish of the Philippines 'Pansit'. It is noodles with chicken, carrot, beans, shallots and sweet peas. This is one of my favs and is always on the table at special occasions.

The second is sweet. This is called 'Kanafeh'. This is a real delight if made well. The original is much more orange in colour and a lot thinner.

With kanafeh there are 2 main types. The first image is called 'na'meh' which translate to soft/smooth, the second is 'khishneh' which is rough. Both are filled with a special cheese called Nabulsi cheese which sadly you can't get in Australia. BUT never fear for those who want to give this baby a go there are alternatives such as, haloumi cheese, mozzarella and a'kaway. You could use a mixture of all three to give it extra taste.

Then of course we had the good old chocolate cake that I made last minute as my brother doesn't eat traditional Arabic sweets.

So there it is! Dishes of the week! I'll post up a recipe for one of them tomorrow. If there are any requests don't be shy to send them my way!

Birthday hugs!

"The way I see it, you should live everyday like its your birthday". -Paris Hilton