Passing Through This Life

so it`s that time of the year again and the peas are in season and so are broad beans ..... so all you will smell coming from ppl`s homes is misfoof ....... to those who dont know this it is cous cous with peas and broad beans steamed and mixed into cous cous with either butter or ghee or olive oil   in my house i end up doing three different ways  ... 1 is with olive oil as dh loves that ... the other is with butter as i cant stand olive oil and third is with butter and no steamed veg as two of my kids wont eat it that way .... and all of this is washed down with leban (butter milk) but once summer comes in then it`s made with grapes  

so life took on a few twist and turns and one of those being that their is a toddler in the house again ... the age gap between my youngest and the second youngest is nearly 10 years ....so as you can imagine that getting use to having a toddler has taken some time ......       the mess is never ending , i`m always tiding up  , and on the go all the time ....... but whie this has been happening i had to come to terms that i must reduce my computer time and put my life in order , so alhamdu`lilah i have done this now and i can get some routine back again         i have been doing some crocheting  as my neighbour is expecting and due the first week of  may so i have been making a few cardigans  for her and insha`allah i hope to make a  blanket too ...as soon as i have finished insha`allah i shall post some pic of  them

so with the kids at home for two weeks and between the fighting arguing and what not their always what to do for afternoon snack ... so today i decided to do an algerian classic which is kissera all you need is semolina salt and oil and water as to how much is pretty much up to you   i used today i kilo or semolina and about a tsp or so of salt and oil about 3/4 tbsp  rub all together and then add water until you bring the dough together then roll it out or here in most home they use the palm of their hand and flatten it out .... as to how thick or thin is really up to you as that too varies here then place on a tabona and tajin  or you can use your cooker with those flat pan here is what a tabon is like    place your dough on top of the tajin and cook on a low to medium heat till it looks like this   and then enjoy with a hot cuppa or some hot chocolate  

oh my , oh my,  this has taken me some time after many day and lots of yarn i have finally finished my daughters crocheted bag it didnt go to plan as i didnt have the right type of wool but none the less it looks good and the main thing is that my daughter loves it i joined a site called ravelry that was recommended by a friend and this is where i found the pattern for this bag .... to see the pattern log on or register first this is how the bag looks on the site   and this is how my one turned out     as you can see it is a lot bigger as with real wool it would have shrunk but none the less it`s not bad.......  

sometimes the kids do have a late breakfast because they cant get up ... especially while on holidays form school .... those are they day where a very light lunch will do so today i sliced up some chicken breast and coated then i flour, egg, and breadcrumbs that i mixed garlic, pepper cumin, carwia, and coriander . salt   i fired in a small amount of oil .... then i made dome yogurt dip .... that natural yogurt, garlic and mint and bought some algerian bread   put it all together and yuuuuummmmmmyyyyyy

so i`m getting use to making these paratha it has taken it`s time but i got their so tonight i decided to try them with a potato stuffing which a good friend made for me the first time i tried them and masha`allah i loved it so i used 4 cups of flour about 4 tbsp of oil salt water  enough to make a soft dough i mixed everything together and then oiled it and left it for 20/30 mins then i made the filling 4 potatoes carrot courgett garlic spices (what ever you choose to do) i boiled the potatoes and once cooked then i let them cool down then i placed them into a frying pan and grated a carrot and courgette  and added garlic and spices and cooked on a low heat while mashed and mixing everything into the potato... once cooked let it cool start with the dough and take a size of a walnut and roll it out thin then brush over it with melted butter and roll it and knot it (look at pic above to see ) once your finished all leave for another 20 mins then go back and each piece roll it out again ...

  Virtues of the Prophet (PBUH) and Companions – 7th Muharram 1432 (13th December 2010) Narrated Muawiya (Radi-Allahu ‘anhu): I heard the Prophet (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam) saying, “A group of people amongst my followers will remain obedient to Allah’s orders and they will not be harmed by anyone who will not help them or who will oppose them, till Allah’s Order (the Last Day) comes upon them while they are still on the right path.” Bukhari Vol. 4 : No. 835