Recipe #30 HOW TO MAKE Garlic Herbed Cheese Bruschetta

HOW TO MAKE 

Garlic Herbed Cheese Bruschetta

  

Serving 2 person

Total time needed: 7 minutes

Ingredients you will need:

1.     ½ loaf of medium Bruschetta bread

2.    ½ tbsp. butter

3.    Boursin Cheese- Garlic & Fine Herbs Garlic & Fine Herbs 

4.    4-5 cherry plum tomatoes

5.    Chopped coriander or parsley for garnish

Method:

1.     First cut the Bruschetta loaf into diagonal pieces (1.5-2 inches thick)

2.    Place the butter in a pan, once it has melted add the pieces of bread and leave to brown. (You could place in a toaster instead)

3.    Then spread the cheese on the pieces of bread.

4.    Slice the tomatoes into round slices and place on top.

5.    Finally top with chopped coriander or parsley based on your liking.

Review On Mo'sDubai

Mo'sDubai 

 Today I was invited to the elegant MO’s Dubai which is located at City Walk, Dubai. It faces a beautiful water feature, which keeps the atmosphere light and enjoyable. The restaurant also provides outdoor seating, which is great during the winter months.

The service was amazing, the waiters constantly had a smile on their face and were trained well and were well aware of everything on the menu. The meals were served quickly which was an added bonus. I wanted to thank, Laverne for his pleasant service; it truly made my experience more enjoyable.

I was accompanied by two bloggers Maryam Ensan –StyleMEJournal and Dee Mohamud-Streetstylesavvy was lovely to get the opportunity to speak to them and learn from their experiences as well.

At MO’s, we had the breakfast menu and ended with scrumptious desserts. We had the Egg Benedict with turkey ham with hollandaise sauce, the egg was runny and cooked well and the sauce complimented the dish. The next dish was the Iox and Bagel; this is a dish for salmon lovers.  It is Norwegian Smoked Salmon, Cheese and Fresh toasted Bagel, it was served with labneh and Capers, which all came together. We also had omelet filled with sausage, mushroom, onion  and cheddar cheese.

 

To end our meal, we had desserts, which really were fantastic; the desserts were really good which made up for the main breakfasts.

We had Jim’s carrot cake, Heavenly honey cake and the coconut cake. My favorite was the carrot cake which actually is the recipe given by the owner himself. The cream filling in the cake; is light and delicious and really was scrumptious. The honey However, the portions are slightly big so I recommend either the portion to be cut down, or the waiter inform the customers that the servings are big and recommends sharing of the dish.

Overall it was a lovely morning at Mo'sDubai and I highly recommend trying their cake and dessert menu.

Oh and they have an amazing offer on desserts !!!

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Recipe #29 HOW TO MAKE Chicken Sugar Snap Noodles

HOW TO MAKE Chicken Sugar Snap Noodles 

Serving 2 person

Prep time: 20 minutes 

Ingredients you will need:

1. 3 cups water 

2. 3/4 tbsp. salt

3. 200 grams Chinese Noodles ( around 2 cups )

4. 1 defrosted chicken breast 

5. 2 tbsp. oil ( use any oil as to your preference )

6. 2 garlic cloves chopped 

7. 1/2 tsp. salt

8. 1 tsp. paprika

9. 1/2 tsp. pepper 

10. 3 stems spring onion chopped 

11.1/2 cup sugar snaps 
12. 3 tbsp. soya suac

Method:

1. Place 3 cups of water in a pan and bring to a boil.

2. Add 3/4 tbsp. salt and mix well.

3. When the water has started to boil add the Chinese noodles. (Chinese noodles don't take as long as regular pasta to get ready leave it for around 7 minutes). Then strain the noodles

4.Slice the chicken breast into thin slices

5.In a seperate pan add oil and garlic cloves.

6. Place chicken don't initially move , flip them over once a white coat forms on the edges.

7. Flip the chicken slices over , then add spring onion and sugar snaps.

8. Then add soya sauce and combine.

9. Add noodles and combine you can top with coriander leaves or Raddish based on ur liking 

Recipe #28 HOW TO MAKE Garlic Mushroom Tagliatelle

HOW TO MAKE 

Garlic Mushroom Tagliatelle

This is aimed for people who live in dorms or people on a very tight schedule

Ingredients you will need:

1. 3 cups water 
2. 1/2 tbsp. salt 
3. 4 nests of tagliatelle pasta
4. 2 tbsp. olive oil 
5. 4 garlic cloves chopped finely 
6. 7-8 large mushrooms chopped 
7. salt to taste
8. 1/2 tsp. pepper 
9. 1/2 tbsp. oregano 
10. 1/2 tbsp. basil 
11. 100 ml light cooking cream (I use Elle and Vire)

Method:

1. In a pan add water and salt and bring to a boil.
2. Then add the pasta and cook for around 7-9 minutes.
3. Strain the pasta once ready
4. In a seperate pan add olive oil , once it is hot add the chopped garlic.
5. Then add chopped mushrooms , don't stir a lot as it spoils the texture of the mushrooms
6. Once it turns golden brown add salt to taste ,pepper,oregano and basil.
7. Then add the light cooking cream.
8. Then mix in the pasta and plate and enjoy !

Review on Omnia Gourmet Cafe -- A Must visit ---

OMNIA GOURMET 

Last night, I was invited by the gorgeous celebrity chef, Silvena Rowe, to visit her newly opened café Omnia Gourmet, which is located at the Gourmet Souk near the Fishing Harbour, Jumeirah.

She welcomed us to the café and was lovely to speak to. She spoke about her passion of eating healthy and her great concern of Emiratis eating healthy. It was definitely a pleasure to meet her and looking forward to many more encounters.

The main theme of the café was based on a tropical rainforest which gave a warm and relaxing feel. The night was amazing with great ambience

Omnia Gourmet is a café that provides a variety of dishes that satisfy ones craving as well as being healthy. Usually people believe that tasty food is only tasty due to the being full of oil, fats and unhealthy ingredients; however this is not the case with Omnia Gourmet.

The food is healthy and focuses on being raw, gluten free and sugar free. Being in the UAE and knowing that the UAE population has the 2^nd highest rate of diabetes, we need to start taking care of what we eat. Most importantly, we need to believe that tasty food can still be healthy.

Anyways, for the starter I had the Avocado salad, the Salmon salad with Green apple as well as the Potato and Truffle Salad.

The Avocado Salad was so light and hit the palette just at the right spot, consisting of chickpeas, avocado, a pesto dressing and chia seeds. The salmon Salad was divine with the details of the meaty taste of the salad being balanced by the acidic taste of the green apples. Lastly the Potato Salad with truffles was made in a creamy spicy sauce; personally I found it a bit spicy, however for the ones who love a little spice this one’s for you.

To accompany the salad, I enjoyed the Emarati Gold smoothie which complimented my meal as a whole. It was one of the most delicious drinks I have had in a while; consisted of orange, mango and bee pollen, please do not hesitate in trying this drink due to “bee pollen”. In fact bee pollen is a superfood and is known for helping in weight loss as well.

For the Main course, I had the Grilled Spice Chicken Kofta which was placed on a bed of assorted flavours which included a potato puree, labneh and an array of sautéed vegetables. The koftas were perfectly seasoned and were delicious. Also I had the Shawarma marinated, which is slow cooked lamb on a bed of Camargue red rice biryani. This dish was by far the most amazing dish. The lamb was soft and melted in the mouth cooked to perfection. The rice was soft and went well with the lamb; however I wish there was more rice as it tasted divine.

To conclude the night, I had an assorted selection of exquisite desserts which surprisingly are actually healthy J .  My favourite desserts was the Raspberry and chocolate brownie. The cheesecake was the most light and fluffy cheesecake, I have ever had and just made you fall in love and drift away. The pistachio cake was nice as well.

Overall, Omnia Gourmet, is a must try and recommend anyone looking for healthy delicious food, this is the place to head down to. So stop wondering where to have your next meal and head down to Omnia!

Recipe #27 HOW TO MAKE Tiramisu

HOW TO MAKE 
Tiramisu 

Ingredients you will need:

1. 200 ml water 
2. 1 tbsp. strong coffee
3. 2 tbsp. sugar
4. 1 tsp. vanilla essense powder
5. 2 eggs (egg yolk is only needed)
6. 1 1/2 packet finger biscuits 
7. 250 grams mascarpone cream cheese
8. 1 packet  whipping cream  ( Dreamwhip )
9. 1 tsp. vanilla essense powder
10. 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Method:

1. Heat the water and mix the the coffee powder and the essense to it for a rich flavour.Then leve to cool.
2. Seperate the eggs and place the egg yolks only in a mixer.
3. Add suger and mix until it turns fluffy then add the cream cheese till you get a consistant creamy texture.
4. Then fold the whipping cream in the mixture.
5. Dip finger biscuits into the coffee  and then  place the biscuits  in the bottom of the serving bowl.
6. then spread a layer of the cream mixture over the biscuit base.
7. Repeat step 6 and 7 
8.  Then sprinkle cocoa powder on the top layer of the cream
9. Place in fridge for a minimum of 6 hours before serving.