Spaghetti á la Mari :)

This is very simple dish that my family used to make since forever, I've changed it a bit to fit my taste and everyone can do the same aswell. I mean who doesn't know how to make spaghetti bolognese?

Ingredients:

Spaghetti
salt
olive oil

sauce:

ca. 500g minced meat
2dl creme fraiche/smetana/cooking cream
ketchup/tomato sauce
spices (salt, pepper, sweet pepper, garlic, herbs...)
water

How to make:

Prepare the spaghetti according to packet instructions, add salt and a little bit of olive oil.

Fry the minced meat ready and add spices. Mix the creme fraice with meat and add ketchup. Check the taste and add more spices if needed. If the sauce is heavy add some water.



See, that's all you have to do and dinner is ready in 10 minutes. Easy and still taste good. You can add some vegetables to it if you like, such as onion and carrots..

Eid Mubarak!

Here's pictures of some of the food we made during Eid, I will add recipes later. As introduction, these dishes are from Morocco and Middle-East.

Easy Noodle Wok

This Noodle wok is good when you're in a hurry or lazy to cook something that takes longer time. It can be ready in 10-20 minutes and it's very tasty. This one I made with salmon but usually I like to use chicken or some meat with it. I didn't put much vegetables this time since my husband asked me not to but the recipe I put here includes more of those. Also good for vegetarians if you use only noodles and vegetables!

Ingredients:

- Noodles

- salmon/tuna/chicken/meat/shrimps etc.

- 300g wok vegetables

- sweet & sour sauce

How to make:

1. Prepare the noodles according to the packet instructions.

2. Fry the vegetables and meat (if you use) in oil. If you use frozen vegetables and salmon like I did then fry the vegetables first since they take more time than salmon.

3. Add noodles in wok and mix, add the sweet & sour sauce and mix well.

4. Enjoy!

Fish with potatos and tomatos

This is very simple and fast fish dish. You can use any kind of fish you like, I prefer salmon but this is made of Finnish pike. It's very easy to make according to your own taste, you can spice it up like you want, use the vegetables you prefer and so on.. this is just my version of it. The original recipe I got from my friend.




Ingredients:

-1 fish (whole or fillet)
-6-8 potatos
-2 tomatos
-garlic/onion/olives/lemon
-oil
-spices (I used red pepper, white pepper, turmeric, salt, dill..)

How to make:

1. Put some oil on the bottom of the dish and add the fish. If you use whole fish add some salt and other spices inside the fish and some lemon wedges to give it a twist. Add spices on fillet.

2. Cut the potatos and tomatos, garlic etc.

3. Add potatos, garlic etc. on dish and put it in oven for 20 minutes (until it's almost ready) 225 degrees.

4. Add Tomatos on top of the potatos, add spices if needed and some oil. Put back in oven for another 10 minutes and serve with some sauce.

Tagine with chicken

This is my favourite Moroccan dish, I love all tagines but especially this one with chicken. There's a million ways to make it, can use anything you want, meat, vegetables, fish.. This is one way that I like. What I like about this dish is that it's so easy to make and you can put anything you like on it, according to your taste.

I love the sauce so I put a lot of water in tagine but you can also use less water.

Ingredients:

-2-3 chicken breast/thigh

-6-8 potatoes

-1 onion

-garlic (as much as you like)

-coriander

-turmeric, sweet pepper, black pepper, cumin, salt according to your taste

-1 tomato

-oil

-peas

-water

How to make:

1. Cut the coriander, onion and garlic. Peel tomato and cut it into small pieces.

2. Mix the spices, coriander, onion, garlic and tomato with chicken.

3. Add some oil to tagine or kettle, make it hot and add the chicken mix.

4. Fry the chicken and garnish until it gets brown then hide the chicken with water and let it boil for about 40 minutes. Add spices if needed.

5. Peel potatoes and cut them in pieces.

6. When chicken is almost done add potatoes and peas and keep boiling for 10-20 minutes.

7. Check the taste and serve with white bread.

Harira

This is maybe the most famous Moroccan soup, there's many different versions of it, this is the one I use. You can also make it without meat when it's suitable for vegetarians aswell.

ingredients:

-200g chicpeas
-(150g chicken breast ot meat)
-1/2 bunch of fresh coriander
-1 bunch of parsley
-100g of celery
-1 onion
-50g of rice
-5-10g of Moroccan sahram
-250g of tomato puree
-6 eggs
-100g of wheat flour
-salt and pepper

serve with:

-lemon
-dry fig

how to make:

1. Put the chicpeas in water over night.
2. Boil the rice 20 minutes in salted water, cut the parsley, coriander, onion and celery.
3. Put some oil in big kettle and make it hot. Add parsley, coriander, onion and celery and fry them few minutes in oil, add chicpeas and chicken (in small pieces).
4. Add sahram, salt, pepper and tomato puree. Add 1,5l of water and boil the soup for 1 hour.
5. Mix the wheat flour with water and add it to soup. Let the kettle be on fire and mix it well. Let it be for 15 minutes.
6. Add the boiled rice without water.
7. Break the eggs on a bowl one by one and add to the soup. Boil 2-3 minutes and then take the kettle off from the fire. Serve with lemon wedges and dry figs.

Enjoy

Bissara

This is very simple but tasty Moroccan soup, suitable for vegetarians also.

Ingredients:

-250g dry beans (small)
-1/2 garlic
-Olive oil
-salt
-cummin
-sweet pepper spice

How to make:

1. Leave the beans on water over night (or at least few hours).
2. Take all the leaves and dirt off from beans, clean them well.
3. Put the beans on a big cattle, add water until the cattle is 3/4 full.
4. Add the garlic (with skin), olive oil and sald and boil 20-30 minutes.
5. Take the garlic off and put it under cold water. Take the skin off.
6. Put the beans, water and garlic on a mixer and make the soup smooth. Check the taste.
7. Serve the soup with cummin, sweet pepper and olive oil

Moroccan chiken with coriander couscous

Ingredients:

- 4 large (skinless and boneless) chicken breasts, cut into 2,5cm cubes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp each of ground coriander, ginger and cinnamon
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1/4tsp salt
- Juice of 1,5 lemons
- 250g couscous
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander, plus extra leaves to garnish
- 100g pitted black olives, chopped
- Black pepper
- Lemon wedges to serve

How to make:

Soak 4 wooden skewers in water for at least 10 minutes. Toss the chicken with the oil, garlic, ground spices, cayenne, salt and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice until the pieces are evenly coated.Preheat the grill to high. Thread the chicken onto the skewers and grill for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally, until slightly charred, cooked through and tender. Keep warm.Meanwhile, prepare the couscous accprding to the packet instructions, then fluff it with fork. Stir the butter, remaining lemon juice, coriander and olives into the couscous and season. Transfer to serving plates, top with the chicken and drizzle any pan juices over the whole. Serve with the lemon wedges and garnish with coriander.

Passion for food

Welcome

For years I've been sharing a passion for good food. Now it's time to start collecting my favourite recipies here for you to see and try, hopefully you will enjoy them as much as I have. Some of the recipies are my own, some are famous and traditional from all around the world, some are from my favourite chefs and my friends. Please feel free to try them all. Find out the joyful experience of cooking to yourself and the ones you love, sharing your passion, your heart in the meals you serve.