I wanted to try a different look and sticth this is worked with dtr and dc to create a shell look.
it's to line my bun basket, now my basket looks grubby and i need a new one.
Monday, 26 January 2009
Shell Square liner
I wanted to try a different look and sticth this is worked with dtr and dc to create a shell look.
it's to line my bun basket, now my basket looks grubby and i need a new one.
Orange and Cocolate Chip Buns
These are a lovely sweet treat for tea.
I used plain flour
3 eggs
half a cup of sugar
Yeast
grated orange rind
Chocolate chips
pinch of salt and a pinch of mixed spice
although i feel i should have added some melted butter too but didn't.
water to bing or you can use milk slightly warmed.
It's a soft brioche feel i am looking for well keep trying hey.
I used plain flour
3 eggs
half a cup of sugar
Yeast
grated orange rind
Chocolate chips
pinch of salt and a pinch of mixed spice
although i feel i should have added some melted butter too but didn't.
water to bing or you can use milk slightly warmed.
It's a soft brioche feel i am looking for well keep trying hey.
Wholemeal Baps
Plain flour and a little wholemeal
Yeast
Water
Pinch of sugar
Salat to taste
Egg to glaze and pumpkin seeds to sprinkle.
So a cup of tea..and ahem a sneaky cake later
A Filet Book Mark
A Dimond shape Bookmark or hanging decor
The forum designs are from my own book but the work by forum members well MashaAllah very pretty stuff on there.
My first snow flake
It's a snow flake........i joined this new forum and felt inspired and i wanted to make a book mark
It felt a little big but pretty with 3D little petals..i added a stringy bit with a wee flower myself and the dear freind who got it is so pleased with it.
Monday, 19 January 2009
Baked Beans Curry
This is a dish you Brit's can relate to. When presented with a tin of baked beans in Algeria by a good oldie Irish friend and i told her what i shall make with them to savour the tin as they are like gold out there for the Brit's of course. She told me it was like a crime.i reminded her my pallet was not so bland and i will enjoy them more this way.
The history of this dish goes for me anyhow.......one of the few memories i have of my daddy. Both of my parents worked full time when i was growing up. Dad worked nights and mum days some days when mum had not been super organised and left lunch or tea to be heated up by daddy for us. He would some times whip this up and it tasted great, he would roll out the biggest chapatti's you ever saw that only half would fill you up.
It's so quick and easy
sweat some onions cut into slices.......add some chopped fresh chili............add the tin of beans ........add the powdered spices salt, garm masla and cumin. Mix well. Add some chopped coriander and mint.serve with freshly made chapatti's.
The history of this dish goes for me anyhow.......one of the few memories i have of my daddy. Both of my parents worked full time when i was growing up. Dad worked nights and mum days some days when mum had not been super organised and left lunch or tea to be heated up by daddy for us. He would some times whip this up and it tasted great, he would roll out the biggest chapatti's you ever saw that only half would fill you up.
It's so quick and easy
sweat some onions cut into slices.......add some chopped fresh chili............add the tin of beans ........add the powdered spices salt, garm masla and cumin. Mix well. Add some chopped coriander and mint.serve with freshly made chapatti's.
Cinnamon and Almond slices
What's for tea ummi? I decided to make these for our tea today never mind dinner, i am having one of thoses out of balance days not on top today anyhow have a look BTW i had a sneaky slice and they are yummy mashaAllah and very easy to make.
You will need
4oz butter
2oz caster sugar
6oz plain flour
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
Alittle beaten egg for glazing
1oz flaked almonds
1 tbl spoon of granulated sugar
How to do it
Well grease a 28X18cm swiss roll tin, i never had one did you notice so i used the top cover of my pyrex cassorole dish.
Cream the butter and sugar together till light and fluffy. Sieve the flour and cinnamon and work well together. Press into the prepared tin and flatten i used my fingers but a palette knife works well.
Brush with a little beaten egg and prick with a fork. Sprinkle over the almonds and sugar. Bake in a moderate oven for 20 mins or until golden brown. cool in tin and mark into slices while still warm.
You will need
4oz butter
2oz caster sugar
6oz plain flour
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
Alittle beaten egg for glazing
1oz flaked almonds
1 tbl spoon of granulated sugar
How to do it
Well grease a 28X18cm swiss roll tin, i never had one did you notice so i used the top cover of my pyrex cassorole dish.
Cream the butter and sugar together till light and fluffy. Sieve the flour and cinnamon and work well together. Press into the prepared tin and flatten i used my fingers but a palette knife works well.
Brush with a little beaten egg and prick with a fork. Sprinkle over the almonds and sugar. Bake in a moderate oven for 20 mins or until golden brown. cool in tin and mark into slices while still warm.
You just can't have it all.....
can you? Subhan Allah we trot through life wanting it all , never satisfied with what we have. Always moaning and groaning , where is the grattiude , where is the humility, where is the self control. Why ? As we are the off spring of Adam it's with in our character. We can help ourselves in different ways, self cleansing i call it , cleansing the heart and mind. Once we are grateful for what Allah has blessed us with and what he has not only then will we realise we have it already.
The meaning of good character is the inclination of the soul towards gentle and praiseworthy acts. This may take place in one’s personal actions for Allah Most High, or in actions which involve other people. In the former case, the slave of Allah has an open and welcoming heart for His commandments and prohibitions, and does what He has imposed on him happily and easily, and abstains from the things which He has forbidden him with full contentment, and without the least dissatisfaction. He likes to perform optional good acts, and abstains from many permitted things for the sake of Allah Most High whenever he decides that to abstain in that way would be closer to perfect slavehood to Him. This he does with a contented heart, and without feeling any resentment or hardship. When he deals with other people, he is tolerant when claiming what is his right, and does not ask for anything which is not; but he discharges all the duties which he has towards others. When he falls ill or returns from a trip, and no-one visits him, or when he givse a greeting which is not returned, or when he is a guest but is not honoured, or intercedes but is not responded to, or does a good turn for which he is not thanked, or joins a group of people who do not make room for him to sit, or speaks and is not listened to, or asks permission of a friend to enter, and is not granted it, or proposes to a woman, and is not allowed to marry her, or ask for more time to repay a debt, but is not given more time, or asks for it to be reduced, but is not permitted this, and all similar cases, he does not grow angry, or seek to punish people, or feel within himself that he has been snubbed, or ignored; neither does he try to retaliate with the same treatment when able to do so, but instead tells himself that he does not mind any of these things, and responds to each one of them with something which is better, and closer to goodness and piety, and is more praiseworthy and pleasing. He remembers to carry out his duties to others just as he remembers their duties towards himself, so that when one of his Muslim brethren falls ill he visits him, if he is asked to intercede, he does so, if he is asked for a respite in repaying a debt he agrees, and if someone needs assistance he gives it, and if someone asks for favourable terms in a sale, he consents, all without looking to see how the other person had dealt with him in the past, and to find out how other people behave. Instead, he makes "what is better" the imam of his soul, and obeys it completely.
Good character may be something which a man is born with, or it may be acquired. However, it may only be acquired from someone who has it more firmly rooted in his nature than his own. It is well known that a man of sensible opinion can become even more sensible by keeping the company of intelligent and sensible people, and that a learned or a righteous man can learn even more by sitting with other people orf learning or righteousness; therefore it cannot be denied that a man of beautiful character may acquire an even more beautiful character by being with people whose characters are superior to his own.
And Allah gives success!
The meaning of good character is the inclination of the soul towards gentle and praiseworthy acts. This may take place in one’s personal actions for Allah Most High, or in actions which involve other people. In the former case, the slave of Allah has an open and welcoming heart for His commandments and prohibitions, and does what He has imposed on him happily and easily, and abstains from the things which He has forbidden him with full contentment, and without the least dissatisfaction. He likes to perform optional good acts, and abstains from many permitted things for the sake of Allah Most High whenever he decides that to abstain in that way would be closer to perfect slavehood to Him. This he does with a contented heart, and without feeling any resentment or hardship. When he deals with other people, he is tolerant when claiming what is his right, and does not ask for anything which is not; but he discharges all the duties which he has towards others. When he falls ill or returns from a trip, and no-one visits him, or when he givse a greeting which is not returned, or when he is a guest but is not honoured, or intercedes but is not responded to, or does a good turn for which he is not thanked, or joins a group of people who do not make room for him to sit, or speaks and is not listened to, or asks permission of a friend to enter, and is not granted it, or proposes to a woman, and is not allowed to marry her, or ask for more time to repay a debt, but is not given more time, or asks for it to be reduced, but is not permitted this, and all similar cases, he does not grow angry, or seek to punish people, or feel within himself that he has been snubbed, or ignored; neither does he try to retaliate with the same treatment when able to do so, but instead tells himself that he does not mind any of these things, and responds to each one of them with something which is better, and closer to goodness and piety, and is more praiseworthy and pleasing. He remembers to carry out his duties to others just as he remembers their duties towards himself, so that when one of his Muslim brethren falls ill he visits him, if he is asked to intercede, he does so, if he is asked for a respite in repaying a debt he agrees, and if someone needs assistance he gives it, and if someone asks for favourable terms in a sale, he consents, all without looking to see how the other person had dealt with him in the past, and to find out how other people behave. Instead, he makes "what is better" the imam of his soul, and obeys it completely.
Good character may be something which a man is born with, or it may be acquired. However, it may only be acquired from someone who has it more firmly rooted in his nature than his own. It is well known that a man of sensible opinion can become even more sensible by keeping the company of intelligent and sensible people, and that a learned or a righteous man can learn even more by sitting with other people orf learning or righteousness; therefore it cannot be denied that a man of beautiful character may acquire an even more beautiful character by being with people whose characters are superior to his own.
And Allah gives success!
Sunday, 18 January 2009
Desi Kebab's
Here is my version of the infamous Asian kebab although there are variations in the sub Continent , i don't believe there is a Punjabi kebab but here is my one and i have chosen to call it desi kebab roti roll.
I found this recipe on the net that is very similar to the way i cooked it but i didn't use whole spices and breadcrumbs although i did think about the later.
We ate them topped with salad, natural yogurt scented with fresh mint and coriander, rolled in a fresh chapati.
I found this recipe on the net that is very similar to the way i cooked it but i didn't use whole spices and breadcrumbs although i did think about the later.
We ate them topped with salad, natural yogurt scented with fresh mint and coriander, rolled in a fresh chapati.
Template rage
Just to let you know all the template changes are a result of an interfering teen , who has now managed to mess up the look of my blog grrrrrrrrrr
Bare with me on the tec front somehow will get it looking nice again inshaAllah.
Bare with me on the tec front somehow will get it looking nice again inshaAllah.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Batata ma silk ma baid Spinach, potatos and poached eggs
This is an Algerian dish my Mil taught me and its one of my fav's, i like the way the eggs poach and sit on top.
To get going blitz an onion add it to the pot with a little oil and sweat.....i add some minced garlic and ginger but Algerians would add just Garlic.
I added some blended tomato's about 3. Spice it to your taste, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika , pinch of cinnamon, chili.
In the mean time chop up some potato's, wash and shred the spinach.
Add the potato's to the pot cover with a little water allow to simmer under pot's are just tender, sprinkle on the spinach and carefully crack the eggs over this, replace lid for about 7 mins.
you will be able to see the egg poached if you want a runny yolk then replace lid and switch of cooker allow the eggs to poach with the heat of the pot.
To get going blitz an onion add it to the pot with a little oil and sweat.....i add some minced garlic and ginger but Algerians would add just Garlic.
I added some blended tomato's about 3. Spice it to your taste, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika , pinch of cinnamon, chili.
In the mean time chop up some potato's, wash and shred the spinach.
Add the potato's to the pot cover with a little water allow to simmer under pot's are just tender, sprinkle on the spinach and carefully crack the eggs over this, replace lid for about 7 mins.
you will be able to see the egg poached if you want a runny yolk then replace lid and switch of cooker allow the eggs to poach with the heat of the pot.
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Now wot's being said ere then matie?
Prince Harry 'Paki' row: Prince facing Army discipline over 'sickening' comments
Now i don't usually do Politics but this one has touch a cord with me..............now all i am seeing at the moment is 'its ok'', ''it was not meant with malice'' ''Asians use this term between themselves'' Well i for one don't know any that do,if i did ever come accross it over my life time i was sure to put them right. why am i getting on my high horse when i am from India? Well it never mattered throughout my life in the UK in the sense the racist never difentiated they all tarred us Paki and i used to think silly people can't even get the country right and they are supossed to be better?, I remember the thick of it in the early 80's when i was just a little girl. Actually it was my first awaking of the word 'paki', this is why i will never support its use among Asians , non Asians and a member of the royal family that represent multi cultural Brittan.
It was one sunny day in July or August around 6pm in the early 1980's. There was a group of us about 3 Aunties, mum and about 6 kids we were coming back from social event as i recall we were all dressed up , mum in a sari and all colourful and shiny. As we turned into our road there were two boys , they could not been more than 14yrs old. started calling us 'paki' and 'pakis' go back home you smelly pakis'. I could sense the fear in the aunties eyes while they told us to keep together and quicken our pace. Then a brick comes flying over narrowly missing my mum. All in the name of 'paki', then a car Aeriel comes flying over hitting me on my head all in the name of 'paki' One of the aunts shouts out in a heavy Asian accent F... off you B..... and we make a run for it.
Now just after the Sept 11th attacts in the US i was really racially verbally abused heavily pregnat at 8 1/2months by a white man part of the abuse was pakis f... off back home, well for his information i am at home, again silly man, has he no education, does he not know Britian is multi cultural? That I am British? I don't hold duel nationality? so where do you want me to go? I have actually spent more time in Algeria than India anyhow besides the point.
This word when i have encountered it is always used as a racist term, so how can it not be suddenly?
Now you tell me this term is not racist? I remember thinking i would mind but iam not even Pakistani but that's the cowards way out...............they don't care we all the same to then racist , bad mannered , igront persons. You telling me people happily use the term paki and don't see it as racist. It used to say painted on the walls through out my childhood ''paki's out' we have now 2009 since come a long way in this field here in Great Britain or have we?
See for your self, i know there are more things happening in the world where i wish to focus my energies but this one i had to speak out.
Now i don't usually do Politics but this one has touch a cord with me..............now all i am seeing at the moment is 'its ok'', ''it was not meant with malice'' ''Asians use this term between themselves'' Well i for one don't know any that do,if i did ever come accross it over my life time i was sure to put them right. why am i getting on my high horse when i am from India? Well it never mattered throughout my life in the UK in the sense the racist never difentiated they all tarred us Paki and i used to think silly people can't even get the country right and they are supossed to be better?, I remember the thick of it in the early 80's when i was just a little girl. Actually it was my first awaking of the word 'paki', this is why i will never support its use among Asians , non Asians and a member of the royal family that represent multi cultural Brittan.
It was one sunny day in July or August around 6pm in the early 1980's. There was a group of us about 3 Aunties, mum and about 6 kids we were coming back from social event as i recall we were all dressed up , mum in a sari and all colourful and shiny. As we turned into our road there were two boys , they could not been more than 14yrs old. started calling us 'paki' and 'pakis' go back home you smelly pakis'. I could sense the fear in the aunties eyes while they told us to keep together and quicken our pace. Then a brick comes flying over narrowly missing my mum. All in the name of 'paki', then a car Aeriel comes flying over hitting me on my head all in the name of 'paki' One of the aunts shouts out in a heavy Asian accent F... off you B..... and we make a run for it.
Now just after the Sept 11th attacts in the US i was really racially verbally abused heavily pregnat at 8 1/2months by a white man part of the abuse was pakis f... off back home, well for his information i am at home, again silly man, has he no education, does he not know Britian is multi cultural? That I am British? I don't hold duel nationality? so where do you want me to go? I have actually spent more time in Algeria than India anyhow besides the point.
This word when i have encountered it is always used as a racist term, so how can it not be suddenly?
Now you tell me this term is not racist? I remember thinking i would mind but iam not even Pakistani but that's the cowards way out...............they don't care we all the same to then racist , bad mannered , igront persons. You telling me people happily use the term paki and don't see it as racist. It used to say painted on the walls through out my childhood ''paki's out' we have now 2009 since come a long way in this field here in Great Britain or have we?
See for your self, i know there are more things happening in the world where i wish to focus my energies but this one i had to speak out.
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Just a thought
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes...
your destiny.
'Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet
is fighting some kind of battle'
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes...
your destiny.
'Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet
is fighting some kind of battle'
Monday, 12 January 2009
Cauliflower
Take one Saturday afternoon well it can be any day, a few hours is ample and a cauliflower and lets see what we can do?
Steam the florets
whip up a egg batter with grated cheese and season well to taste
A plate of bread crumbs to coat in and get cracking.......
Coat the florets and shallow fry
Now in the mean time have a pan with a base of onions, garlic, tomatoes and seasoning to taste going and you will see why.........
Now look and see what this humble cauliflower can offer you ,
as a main meal
As a snack with your favorite sauce, mine is tarmind and chili
as a starter served on a bed of lettuce
Now you try.
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