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Fisherman Soup.

  It was my first time to make it and it really was a hit. Enough talking and let’s get to the recipe…
Ingredients: (serves 4 persons)
-          ¼ kg squid (cleaned and cut into small pieces)
-          ¼ kg baby shrimp
-          4 crabs (cut each one into 2 halves)
-          Celery roots cut into small pieces.
-          1 medium diced onion
-          3 spoons of butter (or vegetable oil)
-          3 large spoons of flour
-          1 cup of milk
-          A pinch of saffron (optional)
-          Salt to taste.
-          ½ a cup cooking cream (optional)
Cookware:
-          2 medium sized pots
-          Wooden spoon
Steps:
1-    Fill one pot with about one liter of water and add the celery and onion to it. Bring it to boil then add the squid and crabs. Leave them about 10 minutes or until the squid becomes tender. Drain the squid and crabs and keep the stock.
2-    In another pot melt the butter then add the flour to it. Stir very well then add the milk. Keep stirring so that the flour won’t make crumbs. After that add the stock you preserved.
3-    Stir them for about a minute; add the saffron and the squid and crabs. At this point add the shrimp.
4-    Season the soup with salt (and lemon if you like).
5-    Leave the soup on low heat for 3 -4 minutes or until the shrimp is cooked. Then add the cream.  Stir for another 3 minutes then turn off the heat.

Kitchen notes:
-          If you find the soup has thickened try to add some water.
-          Some like to include fish fillets to the soup which is ok but try to add it with the shrimp.

beautiful reminder..

The One who loves to heal

The human body has the capacity to naturally heal itself when damaged; the human heart does not. 

We must therefore pick up the pieces of our broken hearts, and give it to The One who loves to heal. 

For indeed, none has the capacity to heal but Him."

Purification of the soul

motivation words form Sheikh Yassin ..
dedicated to my beloved kids..
Shahmie, Kamilia and Ayman


Don't allow your fears to run your life. See fear for what it is , False Evidence Appearing Real. Don't give up your strength to the ill critics in your life. Trust your Creator, and believe in Him and your dream. You don't need anyone's approval but your heart`s. The heart that's full of Allah`s love and obedience.

Don't allow toxic people or a stressful job to consume your life. Protect yourself. Develop the courage to do what you need to do. Your ability to be healthy, happy, and prosperous matters! Make the decision to do what you need to do in order to do what you want to do. Give yourself permission to live life on your true terms. You deserve!

I wish You enough..

.....

Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter's departure had been announced. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said:

"I love you and I wish you enough."

The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom." They kissed and the daughter left.

The mother walked over to the window where I sat. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry.

I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?" "Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking but why is this a forever good-bye?"

"I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is the next trip back will be for my funeral," she said.

When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, "I wish you enough." May I ask what that means?"

She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more.

"When we said 'I wish you enough' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them". Then turning toward me, she shared the following, reciting it from memory,

"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye."

She then began to cry and walked away.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person. An hour to appreciate them. A day to love them. And an entire life to forget them.

......thanks to The Idealist