Cherries..

In my village, most families grow fruit trees..
My family have cherry fields, peaches and apples.

The season of cherries have just started..

And so I would like to write a little bit about it.

Cherries grow on trees..
We cultivate them by hand, but in other places, they are cultivated with special machines..

Cherries come in different colors (Dark/light cherry red, sometimes pinkish color with soft yellow areas).
They can also be in different sizes.

Some taste really sweet, others could taste sour.. depends on their type.



Maybe the next time I can take more pictures, or maybe we can make some cherry recipes..

So stay tuned :D

My New Babies

Please welcome the newest members of our family; Julia et Pierre.. :D

Yesterday, my boyfriend and I got two lovely little fish...
They are so cute..
The one with the blond tale is called Julia, and then the purpley.. kind of blue-ish one with the orange tale is Pierre..

We're gonna get them a bigger bowl next week..
But in the meanwhile, they're living in one of my Crystal wine glasses...
Oh, and they're pooping in it too :(

Yesterday they were moving too fast, probably because they were in a new environment.. which could be a bit weird at the beginning..
But today they seem to like their new home :D

Welcome to the family little ones :D

BBQ celebrating my brother's birthday

Yesterday, the 2nd of May, was the 26th birthday of my brother...
So we celebrated it with a BBQ at my grandparents' house :D

The green salad is called "Tabbouleh".
It's one of the most famous Arab salads.. mostly found on Palestinian and Lebanese menu..

And that white thing in the back is a grilled onion.. I LOVE grilled onions :D
And that's grilled Pork.. My favorite <3

And then there were two cats that were sneaking and trying to steal the meat..
One of them actually succeeded, and stole the last two sticks before being cooked..

And that's my cousin here.. :D

And of course we can't forget the cake that was prepared by my uncle's wife..

I didn't take any pictures of my brother though....
Maybe next time :D

Filled Zucchini

Filled zucchini is one of the best traditional Arabic food..
The Instructions are simple..
You empty the inside of the zucchini with a special tool, clean it well, and then fill it with meat and rice, or meat and onions (depends on the dish you're preparing).

Filled zucchini can be cooked with added water, along with filled grape leaves..
With tomato sauce, along with many other filled vegetables..
Or even in yogurt ( usually filled only with meat, no rice).

As I'm going back to Jerusalem (to where my university is) from my parents' house.. I decided to prepare filled zucchini and take them with me, so I can find something ready to eat after a long day in the university..

So here are some pictures of the preparation process..

The tool used to empty zucchini

We usually cook eggplant, prepared in the same way, with the zucchini..
I don't like eggplant, but my family do.. so..

Then we fill them with rice and meat, seal them with tomatoes so the filling doesn't spill out while being cooked..

Then we cook then with tomatoes sauce..

et bon appétit..

(it's still cooking, so I don't have a picture of the end result yet..)