Mediterranean Rose Hair Cream

I've been planning to put together a hair cream for myself for some time and today I finally got around to it. I decided to combine the things I already use in my hair. I can't seem to find a suitable product for moisturizing my hair here, so here's what I did. I love the results of the cream. It makes my hair feel soft and manageable.








Ingredients:

8 oz Shea Butter
1 tbsp Vatika coconut oil
1 tbsp 100 % Sesame seed oil
1 tbsp castor oil (for hair)
1 tbsp Fresh Rosemary

Simply blend all ingredients together with a mixer until creamy and well blended.

Why I chose these ingredients?

I normally use shea butter to softened my hair. My hair is coarse and some what unmanageable and shea butter usually helps me get the comb through ;p. Coconut oil softens and shines. Sesame seed also helps with shine and is used as a natural sun screen. I love castor oil. The edges of my hair were falling out so I used castor oil and alhamdulillah the hair came back. I also noticed my hair thickened after using it. I added the rosemary for appearance only, but I hear it's good for hair.

Soothing Chicken Soup

After a few days of nursing colds throughout the house, I decided to bring out the soups. Starting with a very soothing chicken soup. Along with the soup I made bread bowls. Here's the soup recipe . I hope you enjoy.





8 servings

Ingredients:
6 chicken thighs
1 small onion chopped
2 tbsp butter
4 tbsp rice
1 carrot chopped
2 zucchini chopped
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp fresh mint
2 tbsp fresh parsley


Broth
7.5 cups water
4 bullion cubes

Bread Bowls
My bread bowls
Original bread bowls recipe



Directions:

Clean chicken and set aside. 

Prepare ingredients.

Prepare broth. Boil bullion cubes in water.

Melt butter.

Simmer onions until tender.

Add rice and stir.

Add chicken, simmer for 2 minutes on each side. 

Add chicken broth.

Chop Vegetables.

Add vegetables to pan.

Simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

ENJOY!!!

Bread Bowls

While making soup, I decided to try to make bread bowls. Although they look complicated they were soooo easy Mashaa'Allah. There's a link to the original recipe. Please see original recipe for ingredients list. I followed the directions accordingly but I took more pictures :p


Original recipe

Ingredients (use 2 packs of yeast)

use 2 tbsp of olive oil

So easy, so good Mashaa'Allah

For the boys. Tray left clean Mashaa'Allah

Gutting and Broiling the Sea Bass

My last name is Toney but I'm not Italian SAUCE!!!

Baked French Toast

 

Okay it's been a while, blame my schedule not me :). So lately I've been using this amazing recipe book "The Eleven Year Collection" by Sally Hassan. It's an amazing book, but I realized in the breakfast section there was no recipe for her baked French Toast. Because of the time difference I didn't expect for her to be on Facebook sooooooo, I came up with my own recipe and it goes a little something like this:

Ingredients:

6 Eggs

7-8 cups French bread or Feno chopped

1/3 cup Sugar

1/2 tbsp molasses

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/3 cup milk

Pre-heat over to 375 degrees F

6 eggs

French bread or Feno chopped

Mix sugar and molasses to make brown sugar
(sorry I forgot to take a picture, but stir until it is brown
and well mixed)

Vanilla extract and Cinnamon

Milk

Beat eggs in a bowl

Add brown sugar (molasses & sugar) mix well

Add cinnamon and vanilla extract

Add milk

Egg mix and Bread (I used feno)

melt butter in a pan and make sure butter is around
the entire pan so your bread won't stick and for flavor

mix bread with egg mix

place it in your pan

bake approx 20 min bottom should be brown,
do not overcook 

Serve with my homemade syrup or the syrup of your liking

ENJOY!!!