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[UmmSqueakster 54]

Also, I made bechamel last night. Mmm, mmm tasty

Here's my bechamel recipe:

*Boil noodles, as many as you need to fill a 9x13 pan about 3/4 of the way full. Elbow macaroni is traditional, but I use whatever shapes I have in the cupboard.

*Fry ~1 lb ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Throw in some onions and garlic if you're not making this for a work lunch. Since I usually make this to pack for the husband's lunch at work, I don't make it with garlic and onions for breath reasons.

*Remove from pan and drain excess fat.

*melt 3 T butter in a pan

*Stir in 4 T flour, fry until golden

*Slowly add 1.5 C cold milk and 1.5 C chicken stock

*Stir consistently until thick

*season with salt and pepper to taste.

*crack 2 eggs in and stir until mixed

*layer half the noodles in the bottom of the greased 9x13 pan.

*ladle half the bechamel sauce mix over the noodles

*spread ground beef over the noodles.

*put the rest of the noodles over the beef

*ladle remaining sauce over the noodles

*bake in a 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, until noodles on top are slightly crispy.

[doodlebugg 10]

Also, I made bechamel last night. Mmm, mmm tasty

Here's my bechamel recipe:

*Boil noodles, as many as you need to fill a 9x13 pan about 3/4 of the way full. Elbow macaroni is traditional, but I use whatever shapes I have in the cupboard.

*Fry ~1 lb ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Throw in some onions and garlic if you're not making this for a work lunch. Since I usually make this to pack for the husband's lunch at work, I don't make it with garlic and onions for breath reasons.

*Remove from pan and drain excess fat.

*melt 3 T butter in a pan

*Stir in 4 T flour, fry until golden

*Slowly add 1.5 C cold milk and 1.5 C chicken stock

*Stir consistently until thick

*season with salt and pepper to taste.

*crack 2 eggs in and stir until mixed

*layer half the noodles in the bottom of the greased 9x13 pan.

*ladle half the bechamel sauce mix over the noodles

*spread ground beef over the noodles.

*put the rest of the noodles over the beef

*ladle remaining sauce over the noodles

*bake in a 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, until noodles on top are slightly crispy.

That sounds yummy! Similar to how I make it but I don't use chicken broth and I put in about 2 cups of cheddar cheese in the sauce. YUM!!! Maybe I'll make that for Wed night.

Soooo freakin' weird to see me as doodlebug again!! LOL

[UmmSqueakster 54]

Hmm, do they use cheese in Egypt? I'll have to ask the husband. Cheese would be very tasty for sure. Of course, as a wisconsinite who comes from a long line of dairy farmers, I firmly believe everything is better with cheese

Edited December 22, 2008 by rahma

[doodlebugg 10]

Hmm, do they use cheese in Egypt? I'll have to ask the husband. Cheese would be very tasty for sure. Of course, as a wisconsinite who comes from a long line of dairy farmers, I firmly believe everything is better with cheese

His sisters don't put it in but I got the recipe from an Egyptian site. After he ate it he said it was good with the cheese and I agree...everything's better with cheese!!!

[Nothing1234 2]

Also, I made bechamel last night. Mmm, mmm tasty

Here's my bechamel recipe:

*Boil noodles, as many as you need to fill a 9x13 pan about 3/4 of the way full. Elbow macaroni is traditional, but I use whatever shapes I have in the cupboard.

*Fry ~1 lb ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Throw in some onions and garlic if you're not making this for a work lunch. Since I usually make this to pack for the husband's lunch at work, I don't make it with garlic and onions for breath reasons.

*Remove from pan and drain excess fat.

*melt 3 T butter in a pan

*Stir in 4 T flour, fry until golden

*Slowly add 1.5 C cold milk and 1.5 C chicken stock

*Stir consistently until thick

*season with salt and pepper to taste.

*crack 2 eggs in and stir until mixed

*layer half the noodles in the bottom of the greased 9x13 pan.

*ladle half the bechamel sauce mix over the noodles

*spread ground beef over the noodles.

*put the rest of the noodles over the beef

*ladle remaining sauce over the noodles

*bake in a 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, until noodles on top are slightly crispy.

That sounds yummy! Similar to how I make it but I don't use chicken broth and I put in about 2 cups of cheddar cheese in the sauce. YUM!!! Maybe I'll make that for Wed night.

Soooo freakin' weird to see me as doodlebug again!! LOL

Rahma!! YUMMY! I love it. My MIL is here now so she's been cooking up a storm...I call it her Egyptian Baked Ziti. LOL

This is an awesome Thread! YAY... Glad you bumped it.

*yells "hey doodlebug"*

[UmmSqueakster 54]

Rahma!! YUMMY! I love it. My MIL is here now so she's been cooking up a storm...I call it her Egyptian Baked Ziti. LOL

This is an awesome Thread! YAY... Glad you bumped it.

*yells "hey doodlebug"*

I can't wait until we can invite my MIL here. My egyptian cooking is ok, but I got it all from websites, so I'd like to get a little bit of authentic schooling.

[UmmSqueakster 54]

Yeah... ok... so what's up with those sideburns?

I actually like them on my guy.

Here's a question for ya.......I keep asking Usama why he does not want to grow a beard. Religious reasons aside, when he does not shave for like three days lemme tell ya I almost have to shut the video cam off because he's HOT with a beard!!! He told me that he'll explain why the next time I visit....he couldn't talk about it over the internet.

Anyone know the answer to this mysterious question? Or is he just pulling my leg and he'll just say, "i don't wanna'. lol

My husband normally shaves clean once or twice a week. Yesterday however, he left a chin goatee and a soul patch. Next time honey, just leave a full goatee.

We're working out way up to sunnah beard though His boss is an orthodox jew who started keeping a beard recently, so in a few months, my husband is thinking of growing a beard too.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

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[KHPerfectMatch 1]

bump. I've been dreaming about Egypt while I'm freezing my booty off here in minnesota. The husband is probably going for a visit sometime this year inshaAllah, for the first time since he's been here. He's saving up his PTO from work and wants to go for a month. I'm thinking about joining him for a week.

We are having a freaky snow storm here... worst in more than 30 years... and I just realized why I am not prepared better... I should be in EGYPT!!!!! This is the first time in YEARS that I've been in town during our snow months...

I find that tickets to Egypt are rock bottom prices in January and the weather there is the BEST in all the year! (if you hate heat) I keep dreaming of sitting around eating fresh strawberries (1 kilo for 7LE this last Jan) and hardly a mosquito in sight!

Definately better than this winter we're having here!!!! I think hubby is going to go stir crazy in about 24 hours..

[doodlebugg 10]

Yeah... ok... so what's up with those sideburns?

I actually like them on my guy.

Here's a question for ya.......I keep asking Usama why he does not want to grow a beard. Religious reasons aside, when he does not shave for like three days lemme tell ya I almost have to shut the video cam off because he's HOT with a beard!!! He told me that he'll explain why the next time I visit....he couldn't talk about it over the internet.

Anyone know the answer to this mysterious question? Or is he just pulling my leg and he'll just say, "i don't wanna'. lol

My husband normally shaves clean once or twice a week. Yesterday however, he left a chin goatee and a soul patch. Next time honey, just leave a full goatee.

We're working out way up to sunnah beard though His boss is an orthodox jew who started keeping a beard recently, so in a few months, my husband is thinking of growing a beard too.

Before he started working when he got here he grew a NICE beard. OMG I loved it but now if he even has so much of a hint of stubble he gets chewed out by the restaurant manager.

[Aymsgirl 0]

I thought I'd bump this thread...kind of liked it.

Yeah... ok... so what's up with those sideburns?

I actually like them on my guy.

Here's a question for ya.......I keep asking Usama why he does not want to grow a beard. Religious reasons aside, when he does not shave for like three days lemme tell ya I almost have to shut the video cam off because he's HOT with a beard!!! He told me that he'll explain why the next time I visit....he couldn't talk about it over the internet.

Anyone know the answer to this mysterious question? Or is he just pulling my leg and he'll just say, "i don't wanna'. lol

My husband normally shaves clean once or twice a week. Yesterday however, he left a chin goatee and a soul patch. Next time honey, just leave a full goatee.

We're working out way up to sunnah beard though His boss is an orthodox jew who started keeping a beard recently, so in a few months, my husband is thinking of growing a beard too.

Before he started working when he got here he grew a NICE beard. OMG I loved it but now if he even has so much of a hint of stubble he gets chewed out by the restaurant manager.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

I forgot I posted in this thread. I'll be in Cairo now for eight months of this year. Yeah.

[HLM 1]

wow !! i loooove this thread!! its by far my favorite

[Ihavequestions 419]

We are having a freaky snow storm here... worst in more than 30 years... and I just realized why I am not prepared better... I should be in EGYPT!!!!! This is the first time in YEARS that I've been in town during our snow months...

I find that tickets to Egypt are rock bottom prices in January and the weather there is the BEST in all the year! (if you hate heat) I keep dreaming of sitting around eating fresh strawberries (1 kilo for 7LE this last Jan) and hardly a mosquito in sight!

Definately better than this winter we're having here!!!! I think hubby is going to go stir crazy in about 24 hours..

Strawberries are almost done for the season but there's plenty of fresh oranges and tangerines to be found (for about 3 LE a kilo). The price of everything has just about doubled what it was last year (ie., last year oranges were 1.75 LE for a kilo). Everything went up again for Big Eid and, as usual for price hikes, haven't come back down. They'll stay up until the next feast, the they'll go up again.

January's over so the coldest part of the year is finished.

[Aymsgirl 0]

We are having a freaky snow storm here... worst in more than 30 years... and I just realized why I am not prepared better... I should be in EGYPT!!!!! This is the first time in YEARS that I've been in town during our snow months...

I find that tickets to Egypt are rock bottom prices in January and the weather there is the BEST in all the year! (if you hate heat) I keep dreaming of sitting around eating fresh strawberries (1 kilo for 7LE this last Jan) and hardly a mosquito in sight!

Definately better than this winter we're having here!!!! I think hubby is going to go stir crazy in about 24 hours..

Strawberries are almost done for the season but there's plenty of fresh oranges and tangerines to be found (for about 3 LE a kilo). The price of everything has just about doubled what it was last year (ie., last year oranges were 1.75 LE for a kilo). Everything went up again for Big Eid and, as usual for price hikes, haven't come back down. They'll stay up until the next feast, the they'll go up again.

January's over so the coldest part of the year is finished.

Hubby said the weather has been really sunny and mostly in the 70's during the day. He said it sure beat the -5 it was here with ice and snow when he left.