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Brunch at Teayana - Jeddah

Hazelnut Latte

Teayana - all about teas! That name caught my tea-full desires to give them a try. So finally, last Friday me and Mr. Husband went to their branch at the corniche. Luckily, we got our table beside the window and I must say the view was amazing! After scanning the menu for 3 times , I wanted almost everything related to tea ! Anyways, as I am just another human being and not an alien I ended up ordering a Hazelnut latte and Lahem (meat) Manakeesh. My husband ordered a tex-mex sandwich, it came along with huge potato chunks and lettuce. The sandwich was toasted well, cheddar was oozing out and the meat was tender as it should be (lucky guy). My Manakeesh as disappointing though, I have tried many in Dubai as well and it was nothing very special or you might say I have had better. Mayonnaise, tomato and meat were not that good for the price. And I simply hate it when my first meal of the day is disappointing.

Well, their hazelnut latte lifted up my spirits, it was nutty, not very sweet, their was a distinguish taste of black tea and the best part is their cup size and the way it is designed. You may hold the cup and not feel like your hands are burning but the smoking heat from the tea will tell you that your tea is hot!

My disappointment didn't end with the Manakeesh, it grew more after I realized my serving plate was CHIPPED! I mean come on!!! I am not paying you a hefty amount of money so that you serve me in a chipped plate...that is simply wrong. I would have not complained about it if I were in some roadside restaurant. I simply decided to enjoy the view and have my tea (oh yeah don't forget to stir your tea) .

After we were done with the meal, my husband wanted to have a dessert, but they said they won't serve until prayers are over. So, we just called for the cheque and took off.

My advice: Go try their tea but do not expect much from the food menu. And next time I am going to have tea before sunset, if I get the same table!

Their website: http://www.teayana.com/

Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

Freshly baked cookies! Oh the smell of cookies all around you, simply crumbilicious! (I know that's not even a word) This was my first attempt at cookies, so I opted for Hershey's recipe for Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies. Well you may find the recipe here: https://www.hersheys.com/celebrate/summer/recipedetail.aspx?id=3909

 And I shall blabber my experience! I baked the first batch of 5 cookies and they went flat!!! OH MY MY! I was like WHY???!!!
*Deep breaths*
Added some flour, baked again, waited anxiously and FLAT again! That was such a failure =(
*Deep deep breaths again*
This time I added more flour, I followed my instincts, just tried to thicken the dough more.
Baked again.
And 0_0 they were all good!!! *chicken dance*
I baked batch of 10 and 10, let them cool and stored  :D
Everyone at home loved those crumby babies!

Give it a try and don't be upset with first few stubborn batches =)

Happy Cookie-Eating <3

Garlic and Cheese Fusilli

This quick and easy pasta was an accidental discovery. After trying it for the second time I thought I should share this. I will tell the quantity of the ingredients but it truly depends on your desired taste :)

What you need:
1/2 Cup Milk
5 Slices of Cheddar Cheese
Salt to taste
1 Tsp Red Chilli Crushed - Use it according to your taste
2 Tbsp Oil
3 Cloves of garlic - finely chopped
And ofcourse a packet of Fusilli (or any other pasta)

What you need to do:
1) Boil the pasta and drain it.
2) Heat the oil in a pot and add garlic.
3) When the garlic turns golden add cheese and then milk. (Do not burn the garlic =P )
4) Once, the cheese is all melted add red chilli.
5) Let this cook until the sauce starts thickening.
6) Add pasta to the sauce, put salt accordingly, mix it well and let it cook.

You are done ! :D

How to boil the perfect pasta:

1) Let the water boil, add pasta, a tablespoon of oil and salt.
2) When the pasta is done put the pot under running cold water.
3) Then drain it.

Keep your feedback coming in <3

Happy, Healthy and Yummy 2013 !

I celebrated, watched New Year Celebrations at Burj Khalifa (on youtube :/ ), Dubai and had Chapli Kababs followed by cuppa tea. I hope you guys had a great time and wish you a healthy, happy and yummy 2013!

Flake and Strawberry Crêpe

My parents came over to my place last week from Riyadh. And Papa bought me strawberries ! *yum yum*. So, when they left after 3 days I was feeling all blue and felt like giving myself a treat to cheer me up. The treat turned out to be chocolate and strawberry crêpe =) it was easy to make and perfect for lifting up my spirits.

    

What you need:

Strawberries- Sliced or chopped
Chocolate - I used Flake, you can also use chocolate sauce.

Ingredients for batter:

1 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Flour
1/2 Teaspoon vanilla essence
Pinch of salt

What you need to do:

Mix all the ingredients together. Then mix them with the help of a whisk.
There shouldn't be any lumps and the batter should have enough thickness to spread out but not too thin.
Put a teaspoon of oil in a frying pan at medium heat. Wait until 3 minutes.
Now pour the batter with the help of a bouillon spoon (soup spoon) and spread it around by moving the fry pan in a circular motion.

You will get something like this:

Its ok if you don't get the perfect circle. Once, you see the edges are little brown use a spatula to flip ur crepe. And let it brown from the other side too.

You are done! Throw your strawberries and sprinkle on the chocolate and fold it as you like.

Serve them for a breakfast with fresh strawberries, fresh cream or whipped cream and some extra chocolate sauce!

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Tata!