happiness quartet

I wrote a long series of posts on happiness, a while ago, on this blog. You can search under the tag happiness and you will stumble on 25 steps to happ(y)ness.  My goal was to find 52 steps (as in 52 weeks), and it is never too late to add to the list. Many years…

Life lines

Living in this part of the world keeps you busy with appearances. My entourage never seems to age. I feel like the only one approaching the fabulous 50 on the fast track whereas women around me seem to be stuck between the 35th and 40th round. It is an issue no matter how you deal…

Culinary moment in Madrid

Four days in Madrid is not enough to get all the flavours of this addictive city. However it is certainly enough to give you a taste to come back for more. One restaurant is worth mentioning; El Imparcial Madrid. Created few years ago in the previous location of the newspaper El Imparcial Madrid (keeping the…

how to keep slim for a sugar addict

It is not a secret. I love food. I love looking at it. I love thinking of it. I love making it. And you tell me to keep slim. Mission impossible. From my youngest age, where my female hormones kicked in and rounded my shapes, I remember being in love with bread, pasta, spinach pies…

Back to Blogging :)

Good evening sweet people... Years have passed by without a word from me. I apologize sincerely for that. Basically I found a job that occupied most of my time, leaving little time to the creative mind and much less to this sweet place where I was happy to share thoughts and recipes with you. It…

{bake} easy yummy date cake

Baking makes me think of other things... Let me explain... Living these days in Lebanon is worrisome. We are in the middle of an unknown era where each hour can change the lives of too many. Having experienced war since my 5th birthday (born and brought up in Beirut), waiting for the next car bomb…

the waiting room

Yesterday while driving home from work, my thoughts were about shopping or no shopping. During the day my phone beeped endlessly with enticing messages; up to 50% on your favorite shoe brand. 30% off on all new clothes. come and be the first to benefit from the sales... as we were the 2nd of January,…

{christmas} expo at Caprice de Fil

Visiting a Christmas exhibitions in November makes you want to go home and redecorate on the spot! Caprice de Fil is the place to go if you need inspiration and if you have a sudden urge for Christmas! Entering the white little shop (5 minutes away from Antelias Church (15 minutes from Beirut Center) )…

{cookies} by Leelou

The idea was to make quick chocolate cookies from one of my recipe books; the choice fell on "How to be a Domestic Goddess" by Nigella Lawson the great cake maker. I found a recipe that involved less than 5 ingredients, took 30 minutes to make including the baking, and less than 10 minutes to…

Make {Sunday Crêpes }

amazing crepes from Leelouz husband!

Leelouz Café

Sunday morning is the day we make crêpes (thin pancakes)! Usually my husband makes them, but this time it will be me as he is away on a business trip and won’t be back before tomorrow…:(

The recipe is quite simple and needs 5 minutes to prepare. However I remember my mother placing the batter in the fridge for half an hour, to rest she said, but I am not a patient person, and I frankly don’t think it makes any difference in the taste, only in its consistency, it becomes a bit thicker while standing!

So for the ingredients: (for approximately 8 crêpes)

1 egg

1/2 cup brown flour (any kind would do, buckwheat flour…)

1/2 cup white flour (I like mixing these because it gives a nicer, thicker and healthier texture)

2 cups milk

2 tbsp melted butter

pinch of salt

pinch of sugar

Whisk all the ingredients…

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