IB Kitchen Club

It's burritos for dinner tonight for me, I'll see if I can snap a photo. I made everyone molokhiya yesterday so I don't have to make anything else. I also spent hours prepping all veggies and such on Monday, so whoever needs them can just reach in a baggie!

Molokhiya...your hubby must be arab sis :p

I tried making the samosa wrappers, but they were mostly a fail lool. I got a few good ones out of it so we'll see how they turn out. I will try again tomorrow inshallah. I'm trying to prep freezer items for ramadan. So far my plan is towards making samosas, kibbeh, and stuffed puff pastries. Which reminds me, gotta organize my freezer too >_<.
 
Also, I'm proud of you bro! It is nice to see brothers taking care of themselves and aiming to eat healthy. MSG is horrible, and I know the feeling you speak of.

Well it is either waiting for a wife to marry TAKING THE chance that later on it was waste of time waiting for her as many of the sisters are even MORE useless in the kitchen than brothers now a days. So just stop waiting and learn the dishes my self. To me she will right now become a burden XD. I myself do everything and I am rather happy with it.

I am not sure if more brothers who are in the same boat have the energy and will to try dishes to cook for themselves but I guess it is rather a blessing to be able to do it. Sisters in the past complained that it is hard ..etc..cooking something is EASY it only takes some time with certain dishes that's it..but still better cooking a dish for 3 hours than wasting time watching useless videos on YouTube or some sort.
 
Well in the past I disliked even black pepper XD..but alhamdulillah much has changed. My only dislike is my grudge against the mafia familie with the rest we are good buddies.

omg...xD black pepper?! you're a challenge ;D so ok as long as we stay away from the mafia we're all good..i'll think of something to your palate inshallah :D


OOOH btw as you sisters are old grandma's when it comes to cooking experience..do you guys know how to make cake ..that specific one with a lot of cream. All the time at the stores I see pork gelatine added to it and till now I haven't found any other place. Also I do not have a oven but a combi-microwave. With that thing I also make bread (hot air).or Pizza with a iron plate and certain functionality makes the bodem crisp.

Can you show a pic or describe it more?? Where is the cream? Is it frosting? Is it in the batter/dough or is it applied after it's baked?
 
omg...xD black pepper?! you're a challenge ;D so ok as long as we stay away from the mafia we're all good..i'll think of something to your palate inshallah :D




Can you show a pic or describe it more?? Where is the cream? Is it frosting? Is it in the batter/dough or is it applied after it's baked?

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The cake part is sponge cake, but the cake itself looks like a strawberry shortcake. The cream is whipped cream.

The cake part is made from separated eggs (egg white and egg yolk is separated). But there are a lot of variations for it. It's also called genoise cake. There's another similar cake called chiffon but I think it requires butter/oil. Sponge cake has no oil in it just eggs, flour and sugar.

The whipped cream can be made without gelatin. You just need whipping cream. Usually in the grocery store it's next to the refrigerated dairy.

I'll get you a good recipe inshallah. it's been a while since I've made it. The key to making a good cake is to make sure that the whisk you use is VERY clean of any oil/grease. So you should use a paper towel with some lemon juice or vinegar on it and clean it of any grease. Otherwise the cake will fail because you won't be able to get the egg whites to whip up and get fluffy.
 
Molokhiya...your hubby must be arab sis :p

I tried making the samosa wrappers, but they were mostly a fail lool. I got a few good ones out of it so we'll see how they turn out. I will try again tomorrow inshallah. I'm trying to prep freezer items for ramadan. So far my plan is towards making samosas, kibbeh, and stuffed puff pastries. Which reminds me, gotta organize my freezer too >_<.
He isn't! I find it funny that it's one of his favorite dishes. I never ate it until he mentioned this was one of his favorite dishes. I learned to cook it like 2 weeks before we got married LOL!
 
I also want to add, you don't have to use sponge cake to make that cake..you can use any type of plain cake and it will still come out good. But that specific type in the picture is sponge cake.
 
He isn't! I find it funny that it's one of his favorite dishes. I never ate it until he mentioned this was one of his favorite dishes. I learned to cook it like 2 weeks before we got married LOL!

Wow really?? that's crazy lool I would have guessed he's egyptian or from the levant. A lot of people also don't like mloukhiya cuz of the texture. I wonder how he learned about it..must have lived near a lot of arabs.
 
Well it is either waiting for a wife to marry TAKING THE chance that later on it was waste of time waiting for her as many of the sisters are even MORE useless in the kitchen than brothers now a days. So just stop waiting and learn the dishes my self. To me she will right now become a burden XD. I myself do everything and I am rather happy with it.

I am not sure if more brothers who are in the same boat have the energy and will to try dishes to cook for themselves but I guess it is rather a blessing to be able to do it. Sisters in the past complained that it is hard ..etc..cooking something is EASY it only takes some time with certain dishes that's it..but still better cooking a dish for 3 hours than wasting time watching useless videos on YouTube or some sort.

I prefer not to use the word useless when it comes to my gender, but I will tell you why domestic skills are dropping for women. It is the western feminist idea that somehow learning to care for yourself and your family is some sort of disgrace or punishment ("chained to the kitchen sink") and feminine arts are looked down upon my society. Unfortunately, muslims have bought this idea also and push their daughters to ONLY focus on school and not worry about learning these skills and their mothers baby them all the way through.

Then, they find themselves of marital age, get married and don't know how to cook an egg or clean properly. This is something both men AND women should know. They do this to their sons also and that's how you get spoiled millennials who want all of the perks of a woman from "back home" but want dual income and just... everyone is confused.

Anyway, it really isn't difficult. It can be time consuming due to food prep and clean up and this is why people don't like to cook anymore. Once you learn to be efficient in that area, it becomes such a breeze! If you learn to batch cook and have a secondary freezer....oh man does life get easy :D Then there's the nutrition part of it all, which majority of people completely fail at, but that's another subject.

Keep on keeping on and learn as much as you can. My ex husband taught me how to make my very first curry. He wasn't the best cook, but he knew the basics (I was only 18, but behind because my mom didn't like me in the kitchen as I'm quite messy :o ) and I did take off from then on :)
 
looooool, comeonnn bro, that's the BESt time to post it!

The brother got a point. During Ramadan we should make easy dishes that don't take that long rather spend more time in worship and rememberance of Allah.

That will also be the first time I will in'sha'Allah be making lentils dish. I have never made it and my aunt showed me how easy it is. Easy, healthy, tasty, light on the stomach..with bread and some sliced tomatoes nothing more needed. Last time she showed it to me but she did it very quickly and I forgot what spices she used.
 
The brother got a point. During Ramadan we should make easy dishes that don't take that long rather spend more time in worship and rememberance of Allah.

That will also be the first time I will in'sha'Allah be making lentils dish. I have never made it and my aunt showed me how easy it is. Easy, healthy, tasty, light on the stomach..with bread and some sliced tomatoes nothing more needed. Last time she showed it to me but she did it very quickly and I forgot what spices she used.

Not gonna lie that wasn't my point my point was that on this forum there's pictures of really good looking food and if I go on Islamic board while fasting and see that forum it's basically taunting me ya know?
 
I prefer not to use the word useless when it comes to my gender, but I will tell you why domestic skills are dropping for women. It is the western feminist idea that somehow learning to care for yourself and your family is some sort of disgrace or punishment ("chained to the kitchen sink") and feminine arts are looked down upon my society. Unfortunately, muslims have bought this idea also and push their daughters to ONLY focus on school and not worry about learning these skills and their mothers baby them all the way through.

Then, they find themselves of marital age, get married and don't know how to cook an egg or clean properly. This is something both men AND women should know. They do this to their sons also and that's how you get spoiled millennials who want all of the perks of a woman from "back home" but want dual income and just... everyone is confused.

Anyway, it really isn't difficult. It can be time consuming due to food prep and clean up and this is why people don't like to cook anymore. Once you learn to be efficient in that area, it becomes such a breeze! If you learn to batch cook and have a secondary freezer....oh man does life get easy :D Then there's the nutrition part of it all, which majority of people completely fail at, but that's another subject.

Keep on keeping on and learn as much as you can. My ex husband taught me how to make my very first curry. He wasn't the best cook, but he knew the basics (I was only 18, but behind because my mom didn't like me in the kitchen as I'm quite messy :o ) and I did take off from then on :)

You still had the mentality to WANT to take care of your husband..the women of today don't even have that mentality. They like you said are brought up with any good mentality. When they marry sorry to say this but REALLY useless. My 11 year old niece was complaining because her mother told her to go and clean up the floor. I said to her why are you complaining look at me I am doing the dishes while you are cleaning. I asked her you are complaining what else do you then want to do instead of cleaning. .she said sit down and be on my tablet...those children are DOOMED I tell you. I feel sorry for their children when they marry and have children.

In the past I thought the friends are responsible..but I have come to know is the parents. The parents seem like they just do not care. They just wanted children and how.they brought up and what kind of rights the children have upon them is not important and they do not care about it. Just like your mother. My sister is the opposite of it because my mother has thaught her all the things but has not thaught anything to my brother. He is just lazy and sits down all day. Typical of Kurdish culture the men sit and women do all the household chores to cooking ..Alhamdulillah Allah has.given me a different path to know the value of cleaning and cooking and doing the laundry be only dependent on Him instead another human beings when it comes to such things.

Any ways..PLEASE give your children both of them with good upbringing of teaching them how to cook and how to clean because these things look like a dying profession.
 
The cake part is sponge cake, but the cake itself looks like a strawberry shortcake. The cream is whipped cream.

The cake part is made from separated eggs (egg white and egg yolk is separated). But there are a lot of variations for it. It's also called genoise cake. There's another similar cake called chiffon but I think it requires butter/oil. Sponge cake has no oil in it just eggs, flour and sugar.

The whipped cream can be made without gelatin. You just need whipping cream. Usually in the grocery store it's next to the refrigerated dairy.

I'll get you a good recipe inshallah. it's been a while since I've made it. The key to making a good cake is to make sure that the whisk you use is VERY clean of any oil/grease. So you should use a paper towel with some lemon juice or vinegar on it and clean it of any grease. Otherwise the cake will fail because you won't be able to get the egg whites to whip up and get fluffy.

Woos it is like you are describing the details of a dragon. Look at me like a person who doesn't know what a kitchen is when it comes to making cake..I have NEVER made something sweet. I can make dishes but cake and things of that sort are for me like seeing the back of my head without mirrors.
 
Not gonna lie that wasn't my point my point was that on this forum there's pictures of really good looking food and if I go on Islamic board while fasting and see that forum it's basically taunting me ya know?

I know that wasn't your point but I just brought up something in general. We have forgotten the meaning of Ramadan a bit. We get fat after Ramadan while really we should have gotten rid of fat during Ramadan.

About those food do try to control all your urges as a man but also for women..not only sexual urges but also wanting to eat when smelling food or seeing somebody eat or even when eating prevent filling up your stomach. Be moderate and be in control.
 
I know that wasn't your point but I just brought up something in general. We have forgotten the meaning of Ramadan a bit. We get fat after Ramadan while really we should have gotten rid of fat during Ramadan.

About those food do try to control all your urges as a man but also for women..not only sexual urges but also wanting to eat when smelling food or seeing somebody eat or even when eating prevent filling up your stomach. Be moderate and be in control.

I can control myself but as a human being with a nafs and annoying Sheyton at my side that doesn't mean I'm not gonna have to fight temptations but thank you it's a reminder we all need
 
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I can control myself but as a human being with a nafs and annoying Sheyton at my side that doesn't mean I'm not gonna have to fight temptations

Nobody is saying that but I just recently came to know about the fact that when one keeps steadfast things suddenly become piece of cake. No longer the urge for anything anymore.

That also being the moment sheytan has no more power over you. Like in the Qur'an Allah saying to iblies that he will have no power over His servants. In other words Prophets had this ability but how come? My conclusion so far with also people of ihsaan level..willpower. the willpower to move the body while the body is physically unable. This being for example when bench pressing you going beyond your limits or training in general. I have been there alhamdulillah and I know of this willpower when it comes to training your body but it is on a WHOLE different level when it comes to willpower of having with your heart..BUT IT IS POSSIBLE.
 
Woos it is like you are describing the details of a dragon. Look at me like a person who doesn't know what a kitchen is when it comes to making cake..I have NEVER made something sweet. I can make dishes but cake and things of that sort are for me like seeing the back of my head without mirrors.

ohh no so we're going to have to start with something simpler :D What types of baking supplies do you have? (ie. scale, measuring cups, whisk, baking pans, etc..)

have you ever made pancakes?


I don't know what it is, but i guess you can read it..

بهارات طرشي

Google translate: Bharat Tarshi

That literally means "tarshi spices" :D
 

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