We had sourdough bread, Jben (farmers cheese from scratch!Link here to my recipe earlier), Moroccan 5 salad, salad (carrot, green bean, beet, cucumber and tomato salad, and a tuna/rice salad), I forgot to put them on for the pic but there are also supposed to be a line of halved hard boiled eggs , and the main dish with the white spoon on it is Seffa Medfouna. Seffa Medfouna is chicken with vermicelli domed over with a sauce and some fancy nuts and dried fruit on top with cinnamon and ground fried almonds and powdered sugar. Its a play on sweet and savory. Then for dessert there are coconut almond truffles and we bought a red velvet cake. Oh and Bavarian buttermilk to wash it all down with. There was so much food and it was amazing! For the Seffa Medfouna I followed a YouTube video since my hubby wasn't here to help me (or make me my traditional German chocolate cake...sigh....I missed him on my birthday but he would have been proud of my dinner!) The link is here for her video Seffa Medfouna, Cooking with Alia . I love her channel! While the hubs and I use his moms recipes sometimes it is nice to see someone doing the recipe. For the other salad recipes I will post them below.
Here was my completed Seffa Medfouna
Carrot Salad
1 1/2 lb. or so of carrots
1 1/2 tbs lemon juice
1 1/2 tbs vegetable oil
1 tbs chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp cumin
salt
pepper
Peal the carrots and dice them into small little squares. In a medium pot cook the carrots until tender. Strain and in a large bowl add all the rest of ingredients. Salt and pepper to taste. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
Green Bean Salad
2 cans green beans chopped into 1/2 in pieces
1 small roasted red pepper, seeded and finely chopped or sprinkle some crushed red pepper flakes if making the salad the night before and you are out of the roasted red pepper
2 tbs finely chopped parsley
2 tbs vegetable oil
1 1/2- 2 tbs lemon juice
salt
paprika
black pepper
Rinse the beans and chop them accordingly. Add the red pepper, parsley, oil, and lemon juice, salt, pepper, and paprika. Mix and keep chilled until ready to serve.
Cold Beet Salad (not the mayo one)
2 cans diced beets, drained and rinsed
2 tbs chopped fresh parsley
2 1/2 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs vegetable oil
salt
pepper
Mix everything together. Salt and pepper to taste. Chill until ready to serve.
Cucumber Tomato Salad
5 Roma Tomatoes, Diced and Seeded
4 Med cucumbers, Pealed and Diced
1 part oil
2 parts vinegar
Salt
Pepper
Mix all together. Chill until ready to serve.
Cucumber Tomato Salad
5 Roma Tomatoes, Diced and Seeded
4 Med cucumbers, Pealed and Diced
1 part oil
2 parts vinegar
Salt
Pepper
Mix all together. Chill until ready to serve.
Tuna Rice Salad
3 cups cooked white rice
1 can corn nibblets
2/3-1c cubed sharp cheddar cheese
1 can albacore tuna in water Kirkland brand if generic use 2 cans the Kirkland ones are larger
3/4-1c mayo + vinegar for some tang or I like to use Miracle whip and don't need the vinegar then
Salt
Pepper
Mix it all together. Add more miracle whip to desired wetness. Chill until ready to serve.
Almond Coconut Balls
2 1/2c medium/course unsweetened shredded coconut + more if needed.
1c fine shredded unsweetened coconut
1 can sweetened condensed milk
15-20 or so dry roasted almonds
pour the sweetened condensed milk over the medium unsweetened coconut. If lots of extra milk left over put a bit more in. Let sit for 5-10 min. Roll into little balls and insert an almond inside and re roll into a circle to cover the opening from the almond. Roll the ball into the fine coconut and set aside. continue for the rest of the coconut. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
My uncle ate half the pan by himself of these!
My amazing hubby even though being away didn't forget me. He got me the most beautiful 2 dozens roses, candies, a birthday sign, and chocolates all delivered that afternoon. But first I got a birthday morning phone call at 430am so he could be the first to tell me he loved me and to have a happy birthday along with another surprise when we are back together. It's a while to wait but I can't wait! What an amazing day. Hubby to call and almost all my family for dinner. Only thing that would have made it better was if he was there in person. But I will be making this spread again since he informed me that I am a cruel cruel wife for making it without him haha.
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