Over the last weekend of July..

Spent the weekend in the kitchen with my mum. We made traditional egyptian molokhiya soup (eaten with rice and chicken) Traditionally it is made with rabbit meat or duck, so we decided to put together a fun shoot with our pet bunny, but keep in mind no animals were harmed in the shoot, we love our pets! :)

So it's "Molokhiya and Rabbits" (literally!)
ملوخية بالأرانب

We baked a pie for dessert.

Used the same pie crust recipe that I made the galette with last week, but this time using frozen butter and grating it on a box grater.

The texture of the pastry once baked was similar to puff pastry.

The photos are all courtesy of my talented little sister, view more of her photos on her flickr stream here

Dutch Baby!

Dutch Baby with Orange Sugar

adapted from Gourmet April 2009

Print this recipe!

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 3 large eggs at room temperature 30 minutes (run then under warm water if you’re in a hurry)
• 2/3 cup whole milk at room temperature ( I used 2% and was happy)
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Put skillet on middle rack of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.

Stir together sugar and zest in a small bowl.

Beat eggs with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and frothy, then beat in milk, flour, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and continue to beat until smooth, about 1 minute more (batter will be thin).

Add butter to hot skillet and melt, swirling to coat. Add batter and immediately return skillet to oven. Bake until puffed and golden-brown, 18 to 25 minutes.

Serve immediately, topped with orange sugar.

Much thanks to Joy the baker for the recipe

... And a million hugs for my sister N, who whipped up this lovely breakfast for us all!! The animals and I watched her attentively as she put it all together.

Tragic day

Today the world lost 'Mimi', the sweetest little 5 month old bengal kitten lost to one of the strangest and most confusing killer diseases - Feline Infectious Peritonitis.

:'''(

Cat

Today is such a beautiful day, one of those days that lifts the spirits. It's too bad I'm down with a chest cold otherwise I would have spent more time outside on the balcony (even though it's a tad bit chilly)

Honey the cat is really enjoying it though, she keeps sitting in front of the sliding door waiting to be let out, and if she isn't doing that then she wants to be brushed to get rid of any excess hair before the hot weather.

Here are some photos I took yesterday when she followed me to my room to sit in the sun then as I knelt down she decided to jump onto my knee and demand a scratch/brushing.