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After the success trial of the sweet Armenian Tsheureg bread; I wanted to try another Armenian recipe and it turned out to be addictive!!
I just want to try all those delicious recipes.
Do you know the Armenian Cuisine? Do you have any mouthwatering suggestions?
Tahinov Rolls (rolls stuffed with Tahini, Sugar and Cinnamon).
Itch (Bulgur salad with tomatoes, parsley and chilli pepper).
Mante (meat dumplings with chili tomato sauce and yoghurt).
Tsheureg (choreg) is a famous Armenian Sweet Bread that can be enjoyed for breakfast or afternoon tea break. Usually formed of braided strands of dough and topped with sesame seeds. Sometimes raisins or black sesame seeds are added to the dough. This sweet bread is famously consumed around Easter time like in Greece.
Pamper your senses and try it out at home 
Ingredients:
Preparation:
1- In a medium saucepan, heat milk until hot. Then add to it the butter & sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.
2- Mix the eggs with the lemon zest and brandy (you can also add vanilla extract).
3- Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water; add a bit of sugar to activate the yeast.
4- In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt and mahlab. Make a hole in the center of the flour.
5- Add the eggs and the milk mixture to the flour then the activated yeast.
6- Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic (slightly elastic).
7- Cover the dough and set in a warm place for 2- 3 hours (or overnight).
8- Shape the dough and add on a baking sheet and keep to rest for 20 minutes.
9- Brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. You can add raisins to the dough before forming it.
10- Bake on low medium heat for 15 – 20 minutes.
11- Serve warm.
It’s the time of year to experiment with Pumpkins!! What shall we do?
I’ve tried a couple of recipes from pumpkin cake, bread and pie. I can say this was the best so I’ll share it with you
Cooking Time: 50 minutes
Makes 14 Piece Pie
1- Dough
2- Stuffing
3- Cream Cheese Topping
- 150g Cream Cheese (I like Kiri Cream Cheese)
- 150ml Whipping Cream
- 4 Tablespoon White Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla (liquid)
Preparation Method
1- Prepare the dough or purchase a frozen sable dough
2- For the stuffing:
- Cut the pumpkin into small cubes, boil and mash (smooth semi thick texture). Cool
- Meanwhile, whisk the eggs and add to them the sugar, salt, spices and lemon zest.
- Add the mashed pumpkin to the eggs and stir with a spoon.
- Finally add to them the liquid cream until you get a homogenous liquid mixture.
3- Fill the pie:
- Spread the pie in the tart pan and pour on top the filling
- Bake at medium heat for 40 – 50 minutes (when you pick with a toothpick it’ll come out clean)
- Keep aside to cool
4- For the cream topping:
- Whisk the cream until it becomes whipped and fluffy. Add gradually the cream cheese then the sugar and finally the vanilla.Whisk until you get custard-like mixture. (don’t whisk too much or else the cream will split).
I’ve tried a new Italian restaurant few weeks ago with some friends in Hamra named “Appetito Trattoria”. It’s located at one of the corners of Hamra Street. It’s cozy and comfortable and we had a great time.
Trying a new place, we decided to taste some of Trattoria original plates. Have a look!
Fritti Misto: Fried Calamari and shrimps with Trattoria homemade sauce
Insalata Caprese: the traditional Italian fresh mozzarella salad
Potato e Lardo: A pizza with potato, goat cheese and Italian bacon
Crispolini: Rolled Crepe with spinach, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and creamy sauce
They have lots of other ideas; if you try it let me know what your favorite is :)
Cheers!
I’ve attended a social gathering at Chili’s Gemmayzeh on October the 23rd during which we had the chance to taste Chili’s great food (signature items: margaritas, fajita, tortilla dips and the molten chocolate cake) along with an exclusive kitchen tour and social fun activities.
The food is amazingly delicious, a combination of fresh top quality ingredients with high standards. The kitchen tour was amazing, emphasising on Chilis high dedication not only to offer delicious foods yet also clean & safe items.
It was a fun gathering; one of the activities done was a competition between participants to prepare the best drinks, where I had to prepare a drink from the ingredients behind the bar. Despite the drink I prepared was terribly awful, it was lots of fun and the other participants had some surprisingly delicious drinks.
Their Margaritas bar in Gemmayze has a cosy ambience with its inner warm décor and bar. If you still didn’t try Chili’s then what are you waiting for?
Pizza Cups, a home-made catering business with a trendy pizza concept, they deliver straight to your door step yet, orders should be placed 48 hours ahead as they’re just a small startup.
What’s the concept?
Pizza made in the form of a cup, there are salty pizza cups with two crusts white & whole grain and sweet pizzas with a cinnamon crust. They have a wide variety of 12 salty cups and 3 sweet cups.
There’s very delicious and great for gatherings, dinners or events.
As mentioned on their outer box, for the best experience customers are advised to reheat the cups
Pizza Cups? You have to try them
It’s time to Sushilize!
I’ve attended a tweetup dinner at M Gourmet on Monday, October 21st to taste their signature rolls, drinks and desserts.
It was quite an experience. Not like any other sushi restaurant, the place decor and colors is very flashy and eye catchy. All in all the food is great, yet if have to try their nutella rolls!! Those are amazing!!
Here’s a recap from their Press Release:
“Beirut’s restaurant scene has just found its shimmering star. M Gourmet lights up the streets of Ashrafieh with its innovative sushi, pop vibes and upbeat mood. At M Gourmet, you are invited to taste innovative Japanese food overseen by the master chefs of Buddha Bar. Whether you are coming to have a meal with loved ones, or a Martini at the bar, everything about the place is bound to glam up your experience. Spread among three stories, the eclectic decor is highlighted by dim neon lights, frequent nods to pop art and playful notes (think hopscotch on the floors or snakes and ladders on the wall), making it a place that does not take itself too seriously.
Every day is a different experience at M Gourmet, as the restaurant’s 7 Days Chez Gourmet program offers a variety that suits all tastes at affordable prices.
You may want to devour mouth-watering desserts for half the price on Sweet Monday, eat all you can on Open Wednesday, or enjoy a ladies’ night out on Lipstick Thursday; of course, all in the company of Sushia Loren, Thon Cruise, Maki Tyson, Nutella Versace, Prawn Connery and Cake Mousse – pun intended.
M Gourmet screams posh in every way, defying the same-old traditional “expensive” Japanese restaurants. It is the place in which B-City’s gliterattis are spotted milling and swilling, whilst being unable to resist the venue’s oneand-only Maki Nutella that leaves you wanting more sans the guilt trip. Be it a business lunch or dinner date, M Gourmet is the perfect place to go and sushilize.
So now you know, if you want to sushilize just check in to M Gourmet
I’ve attended a media dinner at Semsom Sodeco on Thursday 10th of October 2013; for the opening of their new branch in Sodeco over some amazing food.
Here’s a recap as stated in their Press Release: Semsom adds a twist to your plate and opens a new branch!
Since Semsom opened 5 years ago, it has been adding an innovative twist to Lebanese cuisine through its passion for the country and by inviting people to share their recipes. Lebanon is a unique mix of traditions, villages, heritage and history. A land of modernity with bubbling cities, positivism, and openness…and Semsom is also a unique mix that brings people together!
In addition to Semsom’s winning menu with traditional dishes the way grandma used to cook them and innovative new dishes created by its chefs and guests, Semsom has been cooking up fresh delights!
Semsom is taking the much-loved concept to a new level of delicious fun. Semsom now has live music and stand-up comedy on some nights and will be broadcasting famous football leagues on other nights. Special business lunch and corporate formulas are also available.
That’s not all! Semsom has opened its Sodeco branch and launched it with a Media Dinner on the 10th of October. The newest addition to Semsom’s family boasts a fresh, modern design with ample indoor and outdoor seating.
With presence in Beirut, Jeddah, Kuwait and soon Riyadh, Muscat and Dubai, Semsom really is Lebanese cuisine with a modern twist. It’s a culinary and social experience with an entertaining vibe.
As communicated in all the networks and slogan: Lebanese Cuisine with a twist, their special recipes are mainly old village recipes revisited to form new trendy recipes; here are few example: tabbouleh with lentils, fattouch wit feta, colored hommos, ousmaliyeh with cheese and of course the rose ice-cream with ghazel el baneit.
If you get to pass by Beirut and would like to try some new trendy Lebanese recipes with a twist that’s the place to visit.
Well this is something to talk about!
Bedivere Eatery & Tavern is a restaurant located in Beirut and is in the process of rolling out its Socially Forward! campaign, after its policy for leaving phones in exchange for a 10% discount–henceforth Bedivere Policy–has gone viral, making over 60 international headlines (BBC, CNN, TIME, MSN, Fox News, CBC, Huffington Post, E!, Gawker, etc.), starting a global discussion on usage of phones in social outings, and providing comedy material for the hilarious Ellen DeGeneres.
Check the YouTube link >> Bedivere Eatery & Tavern policy is on Ellen’s show!
Many have asked about the recipe of the cake I’ve posted earlier on my Instagram Account.
Well here how it goes, while I was searching for fun and interesting recipe on Pinterest I came across a dome shaped cake named “Charlotte Cake”.
So I clicked and reviewed the recipe. I prepared it exactly the same way “Sparkling Ink” has done it, yet I’ve decorated it in my own way!
Check it out via this recipe
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