Craft Coaching

Felt Panda

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:59:00 +0000

Are you in the mood for another felt project. Here is a cute panda that you may like.

These are the elements I used:

- pieces of black and white felt

- 6 strand black and white yarn for sewing

- polyester fiber for stuffing

- glue to fix some parts
- rouge

Here are the exact measurements of the required pieces as illustrated in the book entitled "Lovable Mini-Dolls" by Terumi Otaka:

And here are the patterns of all the needed parts:

My tips:

- Wash your hands before working with the white parts because they can easily be stained.

- Apply some rouge to the panda cheeks to give it a natural lively look.

Enjoy!

Colorful Heart

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:31:00 +0000

Today I want to share with you this simple colorful paper heart. It makes me happy just to look at it.

I came across the idea on a wonderful blog called Mondocherry:
http://mondocherry.blogspot.com.au/

You can find this design here:
http://mondocherry.blogspot.com.au/search/label/blossoms

They have so many creative ideas and they use this a variety of colors that give a wonderful effect.

I hope you like it like I did.

Enjoy!

Apple Pie Tartlets

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:50:00 +0000

Yesterday, OliveOil spent some time on the kitchen and we were waiting impatiently to taste her dish. When she came out, it was with this sweet apple pie tartlets.

If you are ready to try this recipe, here are the ingredients.

You will need:

3/4 cup of butter
2 1/2 cup of flour
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoon of baking powder

For the filling, you will need:
-apple
-cinnamon
-sugar
-jam

Peel, core, and chop the apples. Toss the apples with 1 cup of sugar and lemon juice and bring to a boil until the apple becomes soft. Do not forget to add the cinnamon, as it is the soul mate of apple tart.

In a ball, mix the flour, baking powder and butter, then add the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix all until a crumby dough forms.

Divide the dough into two unequal parts. Shape the dough into small tartlets in the cupcake pan or muffin baking molds after greasing it. Let the dough rest for a while in the fridge.

Take it out and fill each tartlet with a mix of apple compote, jam, and nuts. Cover the tartlets up with the dough you kept aside. You can be creative with the shapes.

Bake until its color is golden brown. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a side bowl of apple compote.

Bon Appetit!

Food and Drink Stencils

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000

This is a simple idea for decorating plates, cakes, drinks... you name it.

It all started when my cousin wanted a variety of shapes to use in her cappuccino cups. Of course OliveOil wanted to help. The shapes and designs were the easy part, the question was which material to use. She tried plastic card holders and finally decided to use plastic container lids.

You will need some plastic food container lids, some templates and a cutter. All you have to do is put the desired shape under the plastic lid and carve it. Then simply sprinkle any edible powder you have to draw the shape. Here OliveOil used sweetened cocoa powder on a twinkies cake and on the plate.

Here she used powdered sugar and cocoa powder to draw this double musical note.

You can also use it as cappuccino stencils and the great thing is you can draw your own designs or write your friends' names or engage your children in decorating a cake. It is easy and fun!

Enjoy!

Embroidered Denim Skirt

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:53:00 +0000

Here is another project done by my sister OliveOil. It is an embroidered skirt.

She wanted to add a border to her long denim skirt. So she looked for a simple design and she found great designs in this creative blog:

http://mytransfers.blogspot.com/p/popular.html
She picked this design and after changing some small details, here is the modified one:

Then she chose two shades of pink and pistachio dmc yarn to embroider the main line.

Finally she scattered some small flowers taken from the same design all over the skirt with different soft colors. Here is a closer look on the border.

Enjoy!

Newspaper Coasters

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:32:00 +0000

What do you think of this lovely coaster? Isn't it vibrant with colors! This is my sister OliveOil's latest projects.

Start by cutting a newspaper page to two equal halves. Then divide each half into four strips of paper. You can also use magazine pages or anything similar you have. Now get busy coiling them. Of course you will need to use the glue.

Now you have your coils ready.

Start shaping each coil into the desired shape. You can make circles, triangles, squares, or whatever fits your design. Use the glue to fix each piece.

Here is how she made the circles.

After the glue is dry, start coloring your pieces with acrylic colors.

Now you can assemble the pieces and glue them together according to the design you have in mind.

One last and important step is to seal the coaster with a sealant.

Now you can start using them!

Enjoy!

Picture Frames with Shells

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:26:00 +0000

It has been a while since our last craft. In fact we were at the beach enjoying the sun, the Mediterranean, and the delicious seafood :) I came back with lots of shells too. I wanted to use them in decorating a big picture frame but then I had a better idea! Why not make more than one smaller frames!

I started with a milk paper carton. It is silver and smooth from the inside. Do not forget to wash the milk cartoon and dry it well before using it.

Then I cut three squares from the milk cartoon (front) and another three squares (back) from normal cartoon to back it with. The square is larger than a 4X6 picture.

In two of the three squares, I glued the front and back together and used a silver tape to hide the edges and make a nice frame.

In the third square I opened a window to insert the picture, before gluing the back square. This is my sister OliveOil when she was 5 years old :)

Then I decorated the frame with some stars and shells at the corners. I attached them with the glue gun because the milk cartoon silver surface is so soft.

In another project I used some colorful paper for the front and back instead of the silver paper. In this case, I cut rectangular shapes.

Then I started making up designs with shells to decorate my frames.

At last, I joined the frames together with some chains and put a longer chain at the top for hanging the final piece.

A friend's birthday was the following week, so I used her picture in one frame and decorated the other two colorful frames with shells and wrote her "Happy Birthday!" with a silver pen.

Enjoy!

Postcard Box

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:38:00 +0000

This is a nice box made of postcards that we used to construct all the time as kids. I remember my aunt kept her knitting set inside a similar one. It is easy to construct and you can make your own additions and changes as you go.

You will need:
- Some colorful postcards
- A paper punch or a pricking tool
- Scissors
- Thread

Start by deciding which cards will be put where and which colors will be next to which ones. Do not forget that you will have to cut the two sides of the box shorter than the rest of all cards.

Now punch all cards on even distances to be able to join them later. Take care not to punch all edges, for some will not be joined to anything.

Now using the thread, join the cards together to form the main shape of the box. I did not have to use a needle because the holes were big enough, but if you wish, a needle will help.

At this point you can use another single card to make the top cover. But I wanted this box to look like a triangle roof house.

So I cut two triangles for the sides and joined them with two top cards.

Now you have a postcard box that opens and closes. As an addition, you can use a button to fasten the cover.

Some ideas and tips:

- I placed the bottom card face up to be seen when the box is used.

- You can double up the cards you are using. This way you will have pictures from the inside and outside and the box will be even stronger.

- You may even line up your box with a fabric of your choice.

- You can think of any simple technique to close the cover, using a button or a ribbon.

- You can if you wish add a ribbon at the top to be able to carry the box, just fix it firmly.

- When sawing the cards together, you can use different stitches to give various effects.

Enjoy!

Fondant Covered Biscuits

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:01:00 +0000

Today tastes delicious. We are going to learn together how to prepare these colorful biscuits. They are fun for kids too and you can spend a nice time and end up with these yummy biscuits. They require no baking as well. My sister Olive Oil is a specialist in this recipe :)

You will need biscuits of course, whipping cream,&nbspany tasty jam (we prefer strawberry), marshmallow fondant icing, food colors, and some cutters. You can either prepare the fondant icing yourself or buy it ready made.

Start by adding different colors to different pieces of the fondant and mixing them together.

They will look like this. You can use any colors according to the design you have in mind. Tip: You can also get the marble effect by mixing any two balls.

Now, use the rolling pin to spread the icing and cut it into the shapes you have in mind. In this case, we used circle cutters the same size as the biscuits to make the base. Then we cut some other small pieces for decoration.

You are ready to work. Bring the biscuit, cover it with jam and whipping cream or add whatever ingredient you like. Then seal it off with the fondant circle. Then decorate it as you wish.

It will look like this.

Bon Appetit!

Album Cover

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:09:00 +0000

This is another cross stitch project that I finished a while ago while watching a movie. It is an album cover.

The design was a chart in "Attractive Cross Stitch Designs" published by Ondori. Here is the chart and colors:

You will need:

- 45cm by 95cm beige java cloth (10cm of fabric = 35 square meshes)

- DMC 6-strand embroidery floss as follows:

1.5 skeins of 326-778

1 skein of 818

1/2 skein of 783-602-800

small amounts of 433-436-975-743-904-3347-991-3688-3689-604-415-820- 996-799-310

* You might notice that I did not use the same colors. The truth is I wanted to finish the piece and had many remaining colors from previous projects. So I used the!

* The book is a bit old, so if the floss numbers have changed, do not worry. You can use the new ones.

Enjoy!

Quilled Lantern

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:14:00 +0000

Fanoos Ramadan, or the lantern, is one of the most famous aspects in our community. Initially, it was used to light the streets during the night for people to easily go out to visit their families and friends. It is said that the Fatimid Caliph used to go out at night to sight the crescent of Ramadan and the Egyptian children went out with their candle-lit lanterns to light his path, singing joyfully for the holy month. Later the idea of the lantern spread in most of the Arab countries.

My sister Olive Oil made this colorful lantern in celebration of the tradition, for Ramadan is just days away.

You will need some colorful strips of paper and a glue.

Start by rolling five strips to form the teardrop shape and one strip into a tight coil.

Glue three teardrops together, joining them from the bottom with your fingers.

Then glue the remaining two, one at the top and one at the bottom to form the base of the lantern. Finally attach the tight coil above. Now you have your Fanoos Ramadan.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Biscuit Rolls

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:50:00 +0000

This is our favorite dessert ever. It is easy, it is delicious, it needs no baking, and it is made with chocolate :)

You will need:

- Some biscuits

- chocolate sauce

- a deep rectangle tray or a plastic bag

Start by breaking biscuits into moderately large pieces in a bowl.

Then we need to prepare a chocolate sauce, either from scratch or by using a ready-made sauce.

Now mix the two together. Make sure to add biscuits gradually to the sauce, until you are satisfied with the result.

Put the mix in a deep rectangular tray or in a plastic sheet and wrap it well, leaving no air bubbles inside.

Throw it in the freezer for a while until it is firm. Slice it and dive in.

Bon Appetit!

Round Crochet Doily

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:56:00 +0000

This doily is about 35 cm wide.

This is its pattern (moje robotki (5/2006)

Enjoy!

Framed Floral Picture

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:30:00 +0000

This is the first cross stitch project I ever made. I have been trying many simple designs but when I saw this one, I decided to do it. I hope you like it!

The design was a chart in "Attractive Cross Stitch Designs" published by Ondori. Here is the chart and colors (click on the image for a higher resolution version):

You will need:

- 45cm by 52cm cream java cloth (10cm of fabric = 35 square meshes)

- DMC 6-strand embroidery floss as follows:

3 skeins of 3689

2 skeins of 911-350-352

1.5 skeins of 761

1 skein of 471-321-349

1/2 skein of 815-304-948-347-937-469-470-472

- A frame
* The book is a bit old, so if the floss numbers have changed, do not worry. You can use the new ones.

Here is how it looked in the book:

Enjoy!

Savory Mille-Feuille

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:54:00 +0000

We have never tried making a savory cake before and finally we decided to try it out with mille-feuille in my last birthday party. It was so delicious, it took no time, and everyone liked it. Hope you like it too!

احنا مجربناش قبل كدة نعمل تورتة حادقة مع إننا سمعنا إنها بتبقى حلوة قوي ولذيذة، وأخيرًا قررنا نجرب برقائق الملفيه

وفعلًا كانت لذيذة جدًا ومخدتش وقت خالص في التحضير وكل اللي داقها عجبته، يارب تعجبكم انتو كمان

Bring anything you can get your hands on :) We grated some carrots and used bell peppers, olives, and sausage.

هي ملهاش مكونات بالذات، أي حاجة موجودة تنفع :) بالنسبة لنا بشرنا شوية جزر وقطعنا فلفل أخضر شرائح وممكن أي فلفل ملون

We also used smoked Turkey slices with mayonnaise since we believe they are inseparable.

كمان استخدمنا شرائح الديك الرومي المدخنة مع المايونيز عشان الاتنين مع بعض بيبقى طعمهم خطير

Start by spreading mayonnaise generously over the first layer.

نبدأ أول خطوة بوضع المايونيز على أول طبقة ملفيه ومش هوصيكم بقى على كمية المايونيز، مش كل يوم الواحد بيعمل تورتة حادقة

Then lay the turkey slices on top. We cut them into small bites to be easier for us to cut the torte at the end.

وبعدين نرصص شرائح الديك الرومي المدخن فوقها، واحنا قطعنا الشرائح لقطع صغيرة عشان تبقى أسهل في تقطيع التورتة النهائية

Now put the second layer and spread any cream cheese over it. You can use a third layer with other fillings but we preferred to keep it a two-layered torte.

وبعدين نحط الطبقة الثانية من الملفيه ونفرد عليها أي جبنة كريمية حسب النوع اللي بتفضلوه، الطبيعي إننا نحط طبقة ثالثة من الملفيه ونحشيها ونزوقها هي كمان بس احنا المرة ده قررنا نكتفي بطبقتين

Now you can decorate the top as you like. In this one, we used sausages to draw simple flowers and green bell pepper for the leaves.

دلوقت مش باقي غير تزويق السطح، وهنا احنا استخدمنا الفرانكفورتر بعد ما قطعناه دواير ورسمنا بيه شكل ورد وحطينا حواليه فلفل أخضر قطعناه على شكل ورق الشجر

In this one, we drew circles of green olives, grated carrots, and sausages.

وفي التورتة ده رسمنا دواير بالزيتون الأخضر والجزر المبشور والفلفل الأخضر

Here we used the same ingredients in another formation.

وفي التورتة ده استخدمنا نفس المكونات السابقة بس بشكل مختلف

Tips:

- You can use three layers instead of two and you can even use one layer and decorate it as you may.

- Tuna and mayonnaise make a great filling too.

- It is better to keep your torte in the fridge for two hours before serving to allow the layers to tenderize and avoid unnecessary breaks when cutting it.

نصايح

ممكن تستخدموا ثلاث طبقات ملفيه أو حتى طبقة واحدة وتزوقوها زي ما تحبوا

لو جربتوا خلطة التونة والمايونيز مع لوازمهم هتدعولي

لو حطيتوا التورتة في الثلاجة ساعتين بس قبل التقديم يكون أفضل عشان تلحق الطبقات تطرى ويسهل تقطيعها عشان متتكسرش أثناء التقطيع

وبالهنا والشفا

Bon Appetit!

Origami Hopping Frog

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:58:00 +0000

Today I want to share with you an origami frog. I especially love this pattern because it provides more details and it is easy. I hope you like it.

We will start with a white or colored paper. Today, my sister Olive Oil draw some circles on a white paper with crayons. You can use a colored paper too.

Fold the paper in half and fold each half in half diagonally to make two triangles, then cut the remaining part.

The aim is to have a rectangle composed of two equal squares. Make two diagonal creases in each square.

With the help of the fold lines, make a triangle from each square.

It will look like this. Now bring this end to the upper tip and fold.

Then fold it again by half.

This is the first leg of our frog.

Do the same with the other legs and you are done working on that side.

Turn it around and bring the two free ends to the middle.

Fold the lower part.

Tuck the two sides inside it.

Now you have your frog.

Enjoy!

Butterfly Fish

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:57:00 +0000

Here is another felt project that I did. It is a yellow butterfly fish with black stripes.

These are the elements I used:

- pieces of yellow and black felt

- 6 strand black yarn for sewing

- polyester fiber for stuffing

- glue to fix some parts

Here are the exact measurements of the required pieces as illustrated in the book entitled "Lovable Mini-Dolls" by Terumi Otaka:

And here are the patterns of all the needed parts:

Tips:

- Wash your hands before working with the yellow parts because they can be stained easily.

- The original design was done with yellow and blue but I used black instead of blue because I liked the two colors more :)

Enjoy!

A Crochet Runner

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:06:00 +0000

Today I would like to share with you this filet crochet table runner. It was done by my sister Olive Oil who is into crochet very much.

For everyone who wants to try out this simple and easy project, here is the pattern just for you:

Enjoy!

I received a comment about the quality of the attached pattern, and here is an enhanced version of it.

Flower Basket

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:50:00 +0000

This is another project done by my two sisters. Each one of them did the stitch she prefers.

Olive Oil saw this wonderful basket while browsing picasaweb and she felt it would be great if embroidered on a suitable fabric with matching colors.

Here is the link of the album and the pattern:
https://picasaweb.google.com/115441918498191306715/CestasDeFlores

They used satin stitch for the yellow petals and green leaves, crossing lines in the orange center (you can use french knots too), and stem stitch in all the branches. As for the basket's handle and bow, they are done with a tight herringbone stitch. Finally, for the basket they made long lines with a cross at each intersection. I do not know if this method has a name :)

Timmy the Tortoise

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:31:00 +0000

This is Timmy the Tortoise. I saw him for the first time in a book I borrowed from my cousin. I did many projects from the book which I intend to share with you soon. Unfortunately, I do not remember the title. Anyway, here is the pattern and some instructions.

To do this project (36cm across) you will need:
- 40X75cm fabric for the body
- 20X90cm fabric for the head, legs, and tail
- black and white pieces of felt for the eyes
- two colors of yarn for the back
- stuffing

Start by sewing the six darts in the back to make the curves. I prefer to embroider the circles on the back at this stage too, they are done with chain stitch. Then you can join the two body pieces, the head pieces, the legs, and the tail. Take care to sew the head at the marked place in the body, and to do the same with the legs. Finish up with the eyes and mouth.

Timmy can be used as a floor cushion, it can be put on chairs or couches, and it makes a wonderful footrest if it is firmly stuffed.

Enjoy!

The Simplest Appetizers Ever

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:02:00 +0000

What do you think? Are you tempted to taste this delicious appetizer? It is super easy. We prepared it for my last birthday and it was fun doing and eating. You can prepare it for parties and let your children help and the wonderful thing it looks so professional :)

You will need:

- cherry tomatoes

- Any type of relatively hard cheese (we used Gouda)

- flower-shaped cutters to cut the cheese

- bell pepper

- sausages

- sunbites or toasted bread

- skewers of course
* You can add anything like olives or pickles. Use your imagination!

Just put everything together in skewers and you are done!

Tip: Do not prepare it too early coz sunbites tends to moisturize and become tender.

صنف سهل عشان أعياد الميلاد أو الفطار للأطفال

الحاجات اللي ممكن نستخدمها

عشان نعمل الورد اللي فوق هنحتاج أي نوع جبنة ممكن تتقطع وتستحمل ممكن مثلا جبنة جودة أو شيدر أو فلمنك. نقطعها على شكل ورد بقطاعات البسكوت ونستخدم الطماطم الشيري معاها

باقي الحاجات اللي ممكن نستخدمها صن بايتس أو بداله ممكن نستخدم عيش توست نقطعه أي اشكال صغيرة وممكن نتبله بتوم خفيف وزبدة وندخله يتحمص في الفرن

ممكن نستخدم شرايح فلفل أخضر وفلفل ألوان

سوسيس مستوي ومتقطع حلقات

زيتون أسود أو أخضر

بالنسبة للأعواد لو هنعمل طبقات قليلة ممكن نستخدم خل الأسنان

لو هنستخدم طبقات كتير ممكن تعملوا زيي وتستخدموا عصيان الشيش طاووك بعد ما نقسمها بالنص

*متجهزوش الصنف ده قبلها بكتير عشان الخضار بطبيعته بيكون جواه مية فممكن العيش أو الصن بايتس يشربها ويطرى*

وبالهنا والشفا

Bon Appetit!

Marquetry Flower

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:52:00 +0000

فن تعشيق الخشب: من الفنون الجميلة اللي مش كتير بيعملوها محتاجة تركيز ودقة
بس ممتع جدا ونتيجته تحفة. هو بيستخدم في الموبيليا واللوح لكن بردو بيتعمل من حاجات صغيرة زي علب المناديل والصواني
Marquetry is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns, designs or pictures. I really enjoyed that.
Here is my first Marquetry piece
ده رسمة وردة بسيطة متنفذة بتلات أنواع من شرايح الخشب
شرايح الخشب بتتباع في أماكن في العتبة ، ممكن تشتري شريحة من نوع معين أو باكيت فيه أنواع مجمعة

and here is the patten:
وأدي الباترون بتاعها

Marquetry(wikimapia)

A String of Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:17:00 +0000

أي حاجة سادة بالنسبة لي كنز، لإني بأقدر أشتغل عليها براحتي. المرة دي هي بتاعة ماما مش بتاعتي

:D وده مش البلوزة الوحيدة ليها اللي عملت فيها كدة

This is one of my sister Olive Oil's simplest and most elegant embroidery projects. She worked it on mom's blouse and it gave such an effect.

Mom had sewn this blouse but Olive Oil felt it needed an extra touch. So she drew this 6 petal flower and picked colors that go with it perfectly.

الرسمة في منتهى البساطة وردة ست أوراق واخترت لها لون أخضر وأصفر عشان يمشي مع لون البلوزة

عملت صفين ورود موازيين لصف الزراير. الورد استخدمت فيه غرزة الحشو

والخطوط اللي بينهم غرزة فرع والنقط الصفراء الصغيرة غرزة الركوكو أو العقدة الفرنسية

(إن شاء الله هأعمل لكم دروس عن غرز التطريز المختلفة )

For this design, she worked a series of roses with satin stitch and the straight lines connecting them with stem stitch with some french knots by the sides.

She embroidered two lines parallel to the button line and another on the cuffs.

نسيت أقول لكم إني عملت على الأساور كمان نفس الرسمة لكن بمقياس رسم أصغر

:) جربوا كدة رسومات بسيطة وشوفوا قد ايه بتدي تأثير كبير قوي

Enjoy!

A Cawing Crow

noreply@blogger.com (Smsm) — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 08:24:00 +0000

This crow is one of the first origami projects I learned as a kid. It is especially fun for a child because it is interactive. If you hold it by the wings and bring them closer and apart, the crow will open and close its mouth while you mimic its cawing sound. Believe me it interests even the adults.

We start with a square of colorful paper. Fold it in half to form two triangles and then unfold it again. We just want the middle line to guide us.

Fold one side of the paper along the middle line.

Then the other side.

Then do the same with the lower part. Note: you can turn the paper upside down and do this step if it is easier for you.

Unfold everything. Make a horizontal crease in the middle of the paper.

Re-fold everything again. You will have an upper triangle and a lower one with two pockets in the middle.

Fold the paper by putting the tip of the lower triangle on the tip of the higher triangle while keeping the two pockets stick outside.

Now you have the base of your crow, its body and two wings.

Fold the upper triangle to start making the lower part of the beak.

Fold it to the left and then to the right as shown.

Use your fingers to form the lower beak.

Do the same steps to the upper part and you will have a perfect beak.

Now all you have to do is join the two wings together and apart while making a caw sound :)

Enjoy!

Yummy Pasta Flora Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 08:42:00 +0000

Whatever you say, cooking is a craft. Today we promised our family to prepare something sweet for the family weekly meeting. My sister Shosho baked this yummy Pasta Flora and she wants to share it with you.

بما إننا مقتنعين إن الطبيخ من ضمن الأعمال الفنية، إن لم يكن أهمها، عشان كدة هنقدملكم كيكة الباستا فلورا اللي أختي شوشو عملتها النهاردة وكسرت الدنيا ومفضلش منها ولا قطعة

Since we have a large family, we multiplied the ingredients by four but we will give you the basic recipe which can serve 9 persons.

The Ingredients:

- 1 cup of flour

- 1/3 cup of suger

- 1 egg

- 1 tablespoon butter

- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

- Vanilla extract

- Jam

ميغركوش شكل المقادير، احنا كنا بنحضر للعيلة كلها فضاعفنا الكمية أربع أضعاف، ولكن المقادير الأساسية اللي تكفي 9 قطع كالتالي

كوب دقيق

ثلث كوب سكر

بيضة

معلقة كبيرة سمن أو زبد

نصف معلقة صغيرة بيكينج باودر

فانيليا

مربى

Start by mixing the sugar and butter, manually or in the mixer.

نبدأ بخلط السكر والسمن جيداً سواءً باليد أو بالمضرب

Add the eggs and vanilla extract and keep mixing.

ثم نضيف البيض والفانيليا ونكمل تقليب

After they are mixed really well, add the flour and baking powder.

بعد ما يختلطوا جيداً نضيف المكونات الجافة اللي هي الدقيق والبيكينج باودر،

Blend the ingredients until it forms a non-sticky dough. Note: If you felt it needs more flour, you can add it until it becomes perfect.

نعجن المكونات كلها لغاية ما نحصل على عجينة مش بتلزق، وممكن نضيف دقيق إذا حسينا إن العجينة محتاجة

Now, spread it in a baking tray, leaving a portion to make the crossing lines atop.

دلوقت نفرد جزء من العجينة في الصينية وبالجزء الباقي نعمل صوابع رفيعة نحطها فوق العجينة بأشكال مربعات أو سمبوكسات

Put a thin layer of jam inside the squares. Today, we used apricot and strawberry jams to please different tastes.

ثم نقوم بوضع طبقة خفيفة من المربى داخل المربعات اللي تكونت، والنهاردة شوشو استخدمت مربى المشمش ومربى الفراولة عشان ترضي جميع الأذواق في العيلة

Finally, bake it for 15 minutes on the highest degree until the color of the dough changes and becomes golden brown.

نخبز الصينية في فرن ساخن لمدة 15 دقيقة أو حتى يحمر الوجه ويصبح ذهبياً جميلاً

Add a second layer of jam when it is still hot and fill the squares as much as you like.

نضيف طبقة ثانية من المربى والكيكة لسة ساخنة ونقدر دلوقت نملأ المربعات جيداً، وبالهنا والشفا

Bon Appetit!

Enjoy!