** Yummy Yummly **

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Have you heard? New site on the block.. well actually I don’t know how new, but it’s pretty interesting!!!!

Simply Log in via your Gmail or Facebook account and explore… With one keyboard you’ll get a list of recipes.. Breakfast, brunch, lunch, snacks, dinner, desserts, and etc… You can even save recipes you like and #YUM any that suits your taste buds. Did you know you can submit your own recipes too ;) ?

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ENJOY! 

** did you know?? **

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“A culinary treasure born of thunder and lightning“

May 11,2013

01:30 am By India Stoughton

The Daily Star

Truffles

Coming from a  multi-cultured background, I’m used to a mix of different dishes each day. An Iraqi dish my mom is pretty famous for is  Rice Truffles. I didn’t know what truffles were until 2 years ago ;) They really are “ a culinary treasure born of thunder and lightning“.

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** Obsession-Inspiration by IVY! **

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Ivy, your “Mon Obsession Du Jour” posts are something I wait for anxiously ;)  

My obsession of the week is a luscious & delighful Labneh Baguette from the Bakery near by. With cucumbers, tomatoes, and black olives, now that’s something you cannot miss ;) Oh and my new goal is: from an XL coffee to a medium one and bit by bit I will kill that addiction! Today is day #2 .. fingers and toesies crossed!!!! 

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Last week I missed my usual baking weekend because I was away. My brother and I went to Dubai for 2 days for some work and I haven’t slept since last week with new baby too :) I’m hoping I can prepare a good breakfast this weekend!

Oh and do you know the weirdest part of my Dubai trip? With all the available yummy and delectable restaurants of the world, I only got the chance to try a mexican restaurant, the Ihop (which was a complete disappointment), Tim Hortons (now that’s what I call a good exquisite cup of coffee), Baskin Robbins (Citrust Flavored Icecream), and a pizza place (basil and tomato topping) I can’t recall it’s name. We even got the chance to spend it with friends we consider family! Thanks you guys! 

One more thing: to the ladies out there, when you get the chance to visit Dubai, pass by VICTORIA SECRET and check out those changing rooms ;) I’m in love!!!!! 

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and raphael the cat was very well behaved ;) (@naderBitar) 

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** a new member & the love of my life #2 **

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Welcoming to the world my new baby nephew!!! 

Born May 06, 2013 8 48 am, 3.70 kg and 51 cm, baby Rami has brought  joy to our lives. I was given the chance to enter the OR with my sister while they conducted a C-section. I was holding her hand the entire time waiting anxiously! The minute that baby came out, I was snapping pictures!!! I seriously cannot believe the nurses dressed me up in scrubs over my clothes (and thank GOD I did not want to be a doc/nurse cause I look HORRIBLE in scrubs). I was sitting behind the doctor during the operation. I was dying to look at the whole procedure but I did not trust myself. What if I fainted to what I was about to see? I decided to stay put and not have them worry about me right now :P Anyways, for some weird reason we become over emotional when a baby is born. No joke, I thought it was a bunch of crap, but the minute the doctor held him up for us to see, I teared up! Aint I lucky auntie, I have 2 lovers now ;) Baby Ryan got the chance to see his baby brother and was excited for about 5 minutes hehe!!!! 

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** Julia makes an omelet **

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I was watching this video for the famous Julia– I think you have established now that she is one of my favorite chefs. I love her techniques, such an inspiration …

BON APPÉTIT

** Scrumptious Chocolate Chip Cookies **

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A friend of mine suggested a chocolate chip cookie recipe she has recently tried! I have to admit, this will be the recipe I will use from now till forever! They were perfect. Moist, crunchy, soft, I don’t know the combination of everything was just beyond… I’m not a fresh cookie eater, so the older those cookies got, the more addicting they are.I will not reveal the amount I ate … 

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Recipe Yields exactly 24 cookies if you weight each cookie between 39 – 41 grams 

Recipe: 

* 2 cups + 2 tablespoons of sifted flour 

* 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 

* 1/2 teaspoon of salt 

* 12 tablespoons of melted cooled butter (around 170 grams)

* 1 cup of light packed brown sugar (you can use dark, but light will make your cookies look better)

* 1/2 cup of granulated white sugar 

* 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk

* 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 

* 1 bag Hershey’s chocolate chip (you can use which ever you want, but that’s my favorite)

Preparation:

** Preheat your oven at 350 deg F or 177 deg C and place the oven rack in the middle. 

** Whisk the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.

** In another bowl, beat the sugars, eggs, butter, and vanilla extract. Add the dry ingredients over and beat until they are all fully incorporated. Add the bag of chocolate chips. Place the cookie dough in the fridge for 5 mins until it firms up. 

** Line up a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Weight a piece of dough (39 – 41 grams) and roll into a small ball and press the top a bit. Align the cookies and add some more chocolate chips if you want. 

** Bake cookies for 8 – 12 mins. The sides will become slightly golden. Do not over bake. When you remove from the oven, let them rest for 2 mins before you transfer them to a plate. 

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Ooh and yes I cannot go into a bookstore and not treat myself to a book; this time it was a lottery… 2 cook books ;)  

 

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BON APPÉTIT

** Thank you @LebaneseBlogs **

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“LebaneseBlogs is a project that was started by a Lebanese man (a blogger himself ) who loves reading other Lebanese blogs.”

I personally send out a BIG thank you to the founder of this awesome project. Thank you for promoting and helping us out there… You deserve a big cookie :D … No really you do,((unless you want something more scrumptious; you can always browse around my site and let me know ;) ))

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