Hope you like the recipe !!
Ingredients

1/2 cup whole almonds, toasted
1/4 cup sliced almondstoasted
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
1/4 cups sugar

1/2 sticks butter melted
1/3 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F(180 C).
Butter and flour a 9-inch cake pan.
Combine the whole almonds and 1/4 cup pine nuts in a food processor.
Pulse the machine until the nuts are finely ground.
Transfer the nuts to a medium bowl.
Add the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Stir to combine and set aside.
In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer beat the eggs and the sugar until the mixture becomes thick and pale yellow.
Add the butter, and milk.
Stir in the almond extract and apricots.
Gently stir in the dry ingredients.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
Sprinkle the top of the cake with sliced almonds and remaining 1/4 cup pine nuts.
Bake until the cake is cooked and a toothpick comes out clean, about 50 to 55 minutes.
Let the cake cool on a wire rack.
Use a knife to loosen the edges.
Turn the cake out, slice, and serve.

Thanks & Regards

E.T

Roasted Brocoli with Garlic

Simple, Quick and Light...

Ingredients:

Brocoli
Diced Garlic 3 - 4 cloves
Lemon 1
Olive Oil
Soy Sauce 1 table spoon
Pepper for flavoring

Method:

Preheat oven at 180
Drizzle small amounts of olive oil on to the tray
In a bowl mix in diced garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, brocoli and pepper for flavor.
Once all is mixed, put in the oven and let it roast for approximately 20 minutes.

Dear Cook with Me..

It has been a while since I've last cooked anything interesting…. As of the next 20 days ill will be on a detox diet, actually trying to follow Dr. Joshis 21 Holistic 21 Day diet.
What is the Dr. Joshis Holistic Detox..? Well it not just a weight loss diet it is an all “alkine” method of living! Well at least for 21 day you will be eating mostly natural non preserved food.. Basically no fried, potatoes, ketchup and no COFFEE!!!!!! This is meant to detox your body and balance your Ph to your natural state... it is said so ... :S lets see

Anyways my first day was yesterday and I decided to make Hammour with Asparagus in lemon juice.


Dish: Hammour with Asparagus in lemon juice.

Ingredients:
2 Lemons : 1 squeezed, the other sliced.
1 Hammour Filet
Salt & Pepper
1 Table Spoon Olive Oil
Species (Oregano, Dill)

Method: Oven cooked for 25 – 30 minutes
1. Marinate the fillet with lemon juice and spices.
2. Add Salt and Pepper
3. Place the filed in the pirex, add a spoon of water.
4. Slice the left over lemon and place it around the filet and just toss in the asparagus on the side.
5. Cover the pirex with tin foil, make so incisions with a fork or knife.
Remember just one table spoon of oil and one table spoon of water is all you need.

Poppy Seed Cake

Ingredients:
 1 pack Betty Crocker yellow mix cake.
 1 box Butter Scotch (Brand Jell-O) from Sultan Center.
 ½ cup poppy seeds.

Procedure:
First, mix the Betty Crocker yellow mix cake as mentioned on the box with oil and eggs.
Then, add to the mixture the Butter Scotch Jell-O.
Mix well and then add the Poppy seeds.
Prepare the baking tray, and spread some flour so it will not stick
Follow the baking instructions on the Betty Crocker box.
After baking, keep it a while to cool, then sprinkle it with icing sugar to perfect it.


Enjoy Shushu

Kitchen Activities

My little one and I have been doing loads of fun kitchen activities.



She loves it! The fact of letting her mix, experiment and taste the results always carries the element of surprise



So let me share the basic fun kitchen activities that you can do with your toddler :)







STUFFED APPLES



1 apple, cored but not peeled







Then stuff the apple with peanut butter,and any of your favorite toppings raisins, drizzle with honey, sprinkle coconut or crushed cornflakes.

(use whatever is available and your little one likes)



Dig in with a spoon or have fun trying to eat with your hands!



My little one enjoyed preparing it more than eating it to be honest, filling up the apple with peanut butter was a challenge! Its a great activity, give it a try!








will be posting more of our toddler kitchen experiments :)