The Best Christmas Gift - Gir From Zim

I'm married to one of the most talented men. Last Christmas my husband made a model of Gir from Invader Zim and gave it to me.

Gir is my favorite character in the show so my husband made it of paper mache, wires, tin foil and spray paint. Isn’t it great?

Pumpkin Custard Pie- Aar Asaely

This pumpkin pie is perfect for parties, family dinners and winter nights. It's one of my favorite Egyptian desserts. Serve it warm.

Serves 2-4 people.
Ingredients:
1- One pumpkin.
2- Three tablespoons of custard.
3- Two cups of milk.
4- Sugar.

Preparations:
1- Cut the pumpkin to small pieces.
2- Put it in a pot and cover it with sugar.
3- Turn the burner on low heat.
4- Leave it until the pumpkin loses some water.
5- After the pumpkin is soft, turn the burner off.
6- Keep the pumpkin’s water in a bowl and the pumpkin’s pieces in another bowl.
7- Pour the milk in a deep pot and add the custard. Low heat.
8- Use a whisk to stir the custard.
9- Add the pumpkin’s water to the custard.
10- Keep stirring until the custard is thick enough.
11- Bring an oven tray.
12- Add half of the custard in the bottom of the tray.
13- Add the pumpkin.
14- Pour the other half of the custard on the top of the pumpkin.
15- Place the tray in a preheated oven, 240 C.
16- After 30-40 minutes it will be brown and done.

If you want to make a homemade custard. Use 2 tablespoons of butter, melt the butter, add 5 tablespoons of flour and use a whisk to mix them well for 3 minutes. Then add the milk and keep stirring until it get thick.

Konglish?

Found in a supermarket.

Photo: Ian Porell

Chicken and Mushrooms Lasagna With Bashamel Sauce

Just made it for last night dinner and it was so delicious, it took about an hour and a half to be done.

Serves 2 people

Ingredients:
1- A half a pack of lasagna pasta
2- Two chicken breasts. Sliced
3- One onion. Sliced
4- Some mushroom. As desired.
5- Mozzarella
6- Oil

Bashamel:
1- Five tablespoons of flour
2- Two tablespoons of butter
3- A bottle of milk
4- tablespoon of butter

Preparations:
1- Boil the lasagna. Don’t make it too soft.
2- Use a frying pan and fry the chicken, onion and mushrooms.

For the bashamel:
1- Use a deep pot and melt the butter. Medium heat.
2- Add the flour. Use a whisk and stir for 3 minutes, until the flour mixed well with the butter.
3- Add milk and keep string until it’s thick enough, It shouldn’t be so thick.
If there are some lumps you can use a screen and use the liquid only.

The Lasagna:
1- Use an oven tray.
2- Add some of the bashamel in the bottom.
3- Put down a layer of lasagna.
4- A layer of the mix, chicken, mushrooms and onion.
5-Then some mozzarella.
6- Do this twice.
7- On the top a layer of lasagna, bashamel and mozzarella.
8- Preheat the oven 250 degree. I’m using an electric oven.
9- And cook it until it’s all golden. It took about 25 minutes.

Be Al-hana We Al-shafa

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