MAROCK

In this post, I wanted to introduce to you one of my favorite movie, Marock, released in 2005 and directed by Laila Marrakchi. The movie's title is a mix between the French name of Morocco, Maroc, and Rock, as in 'Rock'n Roll'. It is the story of young jet set Moroccans enjoying the life where two lovers, Rita, a muslim girl, and Yourri, a jewish guy were dealing with their impossible love because of their respective religion. Marock is a movie where hypocritical religion, arranged-weedings, and the Judeo-Arab rivalry were one of the principal subject of the movie.  

I found this movie emotional, real, and true. The young comedians were exceptional in this movie, where we can see the real acting abilities. Marock remembered me my last summers in Morocco with my friends and my origins. We can travel and visit Morocco through this movie, where must of the scenes where filmed in the economic city in Morocco, Casablanca. The soundtrack was amazing, the music was perfectly chosen with the scenes, the actors, and the context. I suggested you to listen to it. I watched this movie at least 5 times and each time, I discovered the movie in an other way and still crying at then end! 

MAROCK 

MAROCK'S SOUNDTRACK
1 - Snap - I've Got The power 
2 - The Auteurs - Junk shop clothes
3 - David Bowie - Rock'n'roll suicide
4 - Tahiti 80 - Open book
5 - Joy Zipper - Dosed and became invisible
6 - Ronnie Bird - Sad soul
7 - Grand National - Drink to moving on
8 - Peaches & herb - Shake your groove thing
9 - Army of lovers - Crucified
10 - One-two - The end of your song
11 - Marechal Kibbo - Taarida
12 - Dafataigazz - Ordinary man
13 - One-two - You and I

SAVE MONEY NOW & ENJOY DEALS 

Jumboya - CakeDeals - Tuango - Groupon - DealFind - TeamBuy - LivingDeal - SwarmJam 
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Jumboya.com and CakeDeals.com are the two websites that I know where you can fin many different deals websites such as Groupon, Tuango, and DealFind. I visit those websites every day to find nice deals like restaurants, massages, healthy cares, dance classes and much more! I already bought many coupons for restaurants, dance classes, and others stuffs like iPod's gloves, BuckyBalls, bracelets, and more. It is really nice to buy from those sites because it is really cheap and you can save a lot of money :) From students, it is the perfect way to discover a new culture, taste different dishes, have new products, visit unknown places, and be aware from the new articles in the market. In general, it is really easy to buy coupons from these websites but first of all, you have to create an account and fill out your personnel information and insert your credit card number to facilitate your future purchases. After this, you will receive deals every day and you have the possibility to buy a certain amount of coupons and enjoy your purchase. Be aware, you have to read the purchase's conditions and I suggest you to call the dealer or contact the client service before to buy a coupon to get all the information you need. It is really great and I suggest you to visit the websites that I mentioned before to enjoy different and amazing deals :) 

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Actually, I wanted to give you the recipes for the Moroccan traditional foods but, in my opinion, it is really hard to prepare and it took a lot of time before to get the perfect dish :s then, instead of these recipes, I decided to give the easier moroccan recipe that will take you few minutes to prepare, and it is so delicious!! The Moroccan mint tea is our traditional drink. It is a sign of hospitality, friendship, and it represents a fundamental element in our tradition. You can take it for your breakfast, during the dinner, after your lunch, or for desert with the delicious pastry makings :) 


For this recipe, you need: 
- 10 springs fresh mint 
- 3 teaspoons of green tea 
- 3 tablespoons of sugar / or more to taste 
- 4 cups of water 


Directions: 
1 - Boil the water and pour a small amount in the teapot, swishing it around to warm the pot.
2 - Combine the mint and green tea and sugar in the teapot, then fill it with the rest of the hot water.

1. 3 - Let the tea brew for three minutes.
2. 4 - Set out glasses for the tea.
3. 5 - A shot-glass is close to the slender glasses used in Morocco.
4. 6 - Fill just one glass with the tea, then pour it back in the pot.
5. 7 - Repeat.
6. 8 - This helps to dissolve and distribute the sugar.
7. 9 - Pour the tea.
8. 10 - You want a nice foam on the tea so always pour with the teapot a high distance above the glasses.
9. 11 - If you do not have at least a little foam on the top of the first glass, then pour it back into the teapot and try again until the tea starts to foam up nicely.
10. 12 - Garnish with the remaining sprigs of mint.
    
    
    Enjoy :) 
    
    
    Moroccan Mint Tea

CAESAR SALAD, WHAT IS BEST FOR A DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY LUNCH! 

From  all the existent salads, caesar salads are my favorite because they are easy to make and taste delicious! In few minutes, your salad can be ready and you can enjoy a healthy meal. In this post, I will give you a recipe by hoping that you will try it soon. First of all, let me introduce to you the history of the caesar salad. This popular salad was created in 1924 by an Italian chef, Caesar Cardini at his own restaurant in Mexico where the   salad was prepared and served in front of the clients.  


To prepare the caesar salad, you need: 
- romaine lettuce 
- parmesan cheese 
- ciabatta croutons 
- black pepper 
- caesar sauce 


Directions: 
1) Tear lettuce into pieces & place in a bowl 
2) Add ciabatta croutons, parmesan cheese, black pepper, and caesar dressing 
3) Toss to combine each ingredients
4) Add grated parmesan cheese and parsley 
5) Dress and enjoy :) 

MUSIC FROM MISSISSAUGA 

DnA, for Dren and Artem, is a new alternative rap group from Mississauga. They started their group this January and now, they are performing many local shows to promote their style music. Artem has been doing music for more than 7 years and starts rapping one year ago. He plays guitar and produce music. For Dren, music is a passion for him and he started rap 6 months ago. 


To find their videos, please visit this link and enjoy their « smart rap » as Dren uses to tell me :) DnA videos


You can also visit their website: DnA official website
You can download their music from DnA -Soundcloud


Follow them on Twitter! DnA Twitter


Enjoy :)  

FOOD IN MOROCCO 

In this post, you will discover the Moroccan culinary experience through traditional and flavourful meals such as couscous and tajine. The Moroccan cuisine is very varied and is influenced by its neighbour countries such as Spain, Italy, Turkey, and France. The Mediterranean cuisine in Morocco is prepared with fresh fruits and vegetables that are tend to be locally grown.

In Morocco, each region is known for its unique flavours and dishes. Meals are prepared with different fresh ingredients and spices. Chic restaurant, traditional bistros, and street vendors are situated everywhere in the different cities to welcome the visitors and the inhabitants for take their lunch and enjoy great time with the owner and citizens.

For the breakfast, the variety of Morocco’s traditional menus options will offer you delicious specialities to start the day: pita bread with jam and butter, the freshly squeezed orange juice, seasonal fruits, omelets, viennoiseries, and mint tea constitute the principal food for a delicious breakfast.

Lunch is traditionally the biggest meal of the day. Salad, homemade bread, an array of veggies such as tomatoes, onions, green peppers are the main entrance for the lunch. Often cooked with veggies and spices, couscous is a traditional main course. Usually, it is served with meat, such as roasted lamb or chicken cooked with lemon and olives. Morocco is well known for tagine. Tagine are a richly flavored meal that is slow-cooked in an earthen pot. It typically consists of meats, veggies and sauce, flavored with a combination of spices.

   

In Morocco, the dinner starts around 9:00 p.m. The family is reassembled and everyone share the meal together. Harira is the traditional dinner dish especially during Ramadan, which is a tomato and lentil soup with lamb, cinnamon, ginger, and other ingredients. After Harira, usually we can eat traditional meals or other common meals.  

Bastilla, gazelle’s horns, coconut cakes, and almond cookies are the favourite desert for everyone. They are well accompanied with sweetened mint tea and coffee.

Miamm miam.. :) 
" Bon appetit "

CHEESECAKES !!!!!! MY FAVORITE :)

My favorite desert are cakes but especially cheesecake :) I really like to eat them because of their delicious sweet-salt taste. I like to eat cheesecakes at Broadway Cheesecake in downtown Montreal and also at Rockaberry! We can find a large variety of cheesecakes and they are very tasty: Oreo, Crème Brûlée, Mousse au Chocolat, Broadway, Toblerone, KitKat and much more! I already tried to make Oreo Cheesecake at home but actually is was a really mistake :/ I missed the recipe and my desert was a failure... Then, I decided to take another chance and try to make the original cheesecake with berries this weekend in help with the recipe that I will share with you in this post. I hope that it will be delicious and if not, I'm going to buy a cheesecake at Rockaberry :p
Cheesecake With Berries

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes


Ingredients
75 ml (1/3 cup) butter

• 180 ml (3/4 cup) all-purpose flour
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) well-packed brown sugar
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
Add the other ingredients and cook on low, stirring constantly until golden, approximately 10 minutes.
Press into the bottom of a 23 cm (9 in) spring-form mould.

Cheese mixture

Ingredients

• 1 container (300 g or 10 oz) Ricotta
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) sugar
• 30 ml (2 tbsp.) lemon juice
• 170 g (6 oz) white chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 envelope unflavoured gelatine
• 250 ml (1 cup) 35% cream

Preparation

Beat the Ricotta, sugar and lemon juice.

Melt the white chocolate over low heat and add to the Ricotta mixture. Dissolve the gelatine in 30 ml (2 tbsp.) of cold water for 1 minute.

Heat on low to dissolve well and add to the mixture.

Whip the cream and gently incorporate it into the preparation.

Pour onto the cooled crust.

Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours. 

Garnish

Ingredients

• 750 ml (3 cups) berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries)
• 80 ml (1/3 cup) red apple jelly

Preparation

Place the berries on the cheese preparation. Melt the apple jelly, cool slightly and brush on the fruit.

Cheesecake with berries