Since it's DH's favorite I get to make this a lot.He enjoys a slice of this and a big cup of American coffee for breakfast.Use up your brown bananas for more flavor.


Ingredients:
60 gr butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2-3 bananas,well mashed
1 egg,lightly beaten
1 1/2 cup self rising flour
1/2 cup milk

Preheat oven to moderata 180 C. Brush 9x23 cm loaf tin with melted butter or oil.Coat base and sides with flour,shake excess.
Beat butter and sugar until light and creamy.
Add mashed banana beat until combined.
Add egg gradually,beating after each addition.
Fold in sifted flour alternately with milk.
Stir until just combined and mixture is smooth.
Pour mixture into tin and bake for 45 minutes or  until the skewer comes out clean.
Leave cake in tin 5 minutes,then turn onto a wire rack to cool.
Serve buttered or top with lemon icing.

I was really nicely impressed by this as the flavor of the fennel seeds really came through. Enjoy it on a cold snowy day or any other day. Yields 9 cups so reduce the quantities if you need less.




Ingredients:
6 cups water
6 teaspoon loose black tea
6 cardamon pods,crashed
1 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
3 cups milk
sugar or honey




Combine the water, tea, cardamon, and fennel seeds in a large saucepan and simmer over low heat for 3 minute. Add the milk and 2 min later strain the tea into cups.
Add sugar/honey.

Made these for the New Year's but they barely made it to the table,they're great warm or cold and for Christmas use red and green pepper to be in theme. I used frozen green pepper and it worked out fine.
You are going to love these!

Ingredients:
2 eggs
100 ml milk
1 cup flour
3 t baking powder
150 gr ham,sliced
1 green pepper,sliced
100 gr black olives
4 T oil
salt,pepper

Beat the eggs with the milk.
Incorporate the flour with the baking powder.
Mix the flour with the egg&milk.
Add green pepper,ham and olives.These ingredients will sit at the bottom being quite heavy.
Now add the oil,salt and pepper and mix everything.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.

I had no idea that Egyptians cook this way,so once I saw the recipe I had to try it out. I fried the rice a bit too much,but it turned out ok .

Ingredients:
1 cup rice
1 cup water
1-2 T oil
salt

Wash and drain the rice.Allow the rice grains to dry as much as possible.
Heat the oil in a saucepan.
Fry the rice for about a minute,until the grains are translucent.
Add the water and salt to taste.
Bring to the boil for 2 minutes,then simmer gently,covered for about 20 minutes.
Wait until the rice is tender and the holes appeared.

Don't stir while cooking.
Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Now if you liked the creole spice mix why not try it? It's very easy to do,of course,like most stuff I do.
Basically you sprinkle the chicken with the spice mix,according to your taste and roast it in the oven until it browned nicely.

I had to reproduce the spice mix my sister brought from the Carribian.  I really liked this mix and since it's not everyday that I can get something like this I'm going to make it myself,especially that these spices are available even here!

Ingredients:
1/3 cup paprika
1/3 cup salt
1/4 cup garlic powder
1/4 cup pepper
1/8 cup onion powder
2 T cayenne pepper
2 T oregano
2 T thyme

Blend all the ingredients and keep them in a tightly sealed container.

I can't believe I didn't post it until now,we love these potatoes!!!

Ingredients:
4 big potato,cut into wedges
1 tablespoon oil
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teapoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

In a bowl,mix the potatoes with the oil.
Add the rest of the ingredients and toss well.
Bake in the oven 20 minutes and turn on the other side for another 10 minutes until crisp and browned.
For extra crispiness,cook a little under the broiler.