Hello everyone,

I realized today that I have been away for three weeks. I had a very bad flu that put me in bed for few days. When I felt better and moved out of bed I had dizziness that make me feel really bad. The weather in Lebanon during this autumn is very unreliable. Flu is everywhere. So finally I’m here, back again 🙂

The first meal I cooked when I was sick is this soup with meat balls, to make me feel better. The first time I had this soup was at my mother-in-law’s house, and it was so warming and delicious – and very suited for the cold seasons, I liked it a lot and took the recipe from her.

Ingredients:

• 300 grams minced beef
• 1/2 cup short grain rice ( I use the Italian one)
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon corn oil

Preparation:

• Mix the meat with half teaspoon salt and a dash of black pepper, and shape it into small balls
• In a pot, heat the oil and fry the meat malls until brown, remove them and place on a kitchen towel paper to remove the excess of oil
• In the same oil fry the onion until slightly golden, the add the rice and cover with about 5 cups of water. Let it boil, then simmer covered on low fire until the rice is tender, then add the meat balls
• Add the tomato puree to the soup, add the remaining salt and pepper and adjust the seasoning. Cover and let it cook slowly for few minutes
• When you put the fire off, add the chopped parsley

ET VOILA.C’EST TOUT. BON APPETIT.

When I cook steak, I love to make it in a new way, I think it does inspire me to try always different ways. Today, while checking the vegetables in my fridge, I found the green pepper, red pepper, spring onions, and carrots and green beans. So, I decided to make steaks into a stew and use the vegetables I had. It turned out to be quite a delicious meal.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams steak
• 4 spring onions, sliced
• 3 cloves of garlic crushed
• 1 green pepper, cut into strips
• 1 red pepper, cut into strips
• 1 cup fresh green beans
• 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 teaspoon seven spices
• 1 tablespoon corn oil

Preparation:

• Cut the steak in a thin strips, heat the oil in a pot and fry the meat until brown then remove
• In the same pot, fry the onions with garlic until nice golden color, add the carrots and the green beans, cover with one cup of water, cover the pot and let it cook for about 15 minutes on a low flame
• Add the cooked meat to the vegetables, mix the flour with salt and spices, then dissolve it in one cup of water and add it to the pot with the green pepper and red capsicum, let it simmer on a low fire with cover on until simmering
• Serve it with cooked rice

ET VOILA… C’EST TOUT.

“Je suis bien entourée”

I have been nominated for a Versatile Blogger Award by Live2eateat2Live Blog. A Blog that I follow and like very much, please check it. And I would like to thank her very much for the nomination.

I am very happy for the positive response I get from my followers. My efforts have not gone unnoticed. Even though writing the blog is rewarding for me, also being nominated for an award is a great honor.  My blog is only as interesting as you find it, and finding something personal in my blog for you is what I send from my family home kitchen to yours.

The rules of this award are as follow:

1. In a post on your blog, nominate 7 fellow bloggers for The Versatile Blogger Award.
2. In the same post, add the Versatile Blogger Award.
3. In the same post, thank the blogger who nominated you in a post with a link back to their blog.
4. In the same post, share 7 completely random pieces of information about yourself.
5. In the same post, include this set of rules.
6. Inform each nominated blogger of their nomination by posting a comment on each of their blogs.

The  7 completely random pieces of information about myself:

• Love to travel
• Love to learn new things
• Love people, children, animals and nature
• Cannot start my day without my Turkish coffee and the songs of my favorite french singer Charles Aznavour
• I like to try something new everyday
• I believe that to be happy, you must eat healthy.

The seven bloggers I nominate are:

1- Bucket List Publications

2- Anaslense

3- Anne Sture Tucker

4- The ALZ blog

5- The Modern Home Economist

6- Saffron and Honey

7- ChocolatesandRaspberries