Thursday, April 4, 2024

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Churches and Bulgur Wheat




 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date.  For the 'Churches' theme I did Gothic church arches.  I used acrylic markers and watercolour pencils.

For the Dinner Date, I made some Bulgur Wheat inspired by dining in a Turkish Restaurant last month.


1 c coarse bulgur wheat
2 c water
1/2 onion minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp dried cloves
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
1 bay leaf
2 squirts of lemon juice
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs unsalted butter

In a medium saucepan, saute onions in butter and olive oil.  Mix in spices, bulgur and lemon juice.  Add water and simmer covered 15 minutes.  Mix together and enjoy.

I was inspired by a few Instagram recipes, but they all seem to use a 2 to 1 ratio of water to bulgur.

29 comments:

Katerinas Blog said...

Beautiful castle you have made. The recipe looks healthy and I'm thinking of trying it!

Iris Flavia said...

Great sketch - and your meal sounds yummy, too!

Jubir Media said...

Hi, nice to meet you, I'm from Indonesia. Thank you for the great tutorial on how to make bread. Hopefully my wife can practice it at our house.

Unknown said...

your dinner looks so healthy...have a nice day Christine

baili said...

wow the art is beautiful dear Christine !
new dish to me but looks easy to make
thanks

roentare said...

The arch is looking bouncy and soft to touch

Ivy's Closet said...

Such a cool painting. I have never had much luck making bulgar. Good to see the recipe.

Cherry Blossoms said...

Awesome Thursday post. Lovely art! I will keep this recipe in mind. Happy Thursday.

Angie's Recipes said...

Beautiful art!

Pam said...

cool art.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

I love your drawing, Christine, and the recipe sounds interesting. I've never tried bulgur wheat - sounds tasty.
Blessings!

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Lovely art!

Valerie-Jael said...

Yummy Bulgur! And a beautiful church door. I'm back home since this morning! Hugs!

DeniseinVA said...

This looks good and I like your church door!

Wanda said...

Hi Christine. It's been a while. I love your church. We were able to attend Easter Sunday.

Don's mother always made bulger wheat!!! I know it was delicious.

Jenn Jilks said...

Nicely done!

Lowcarb team member said...

I like your art.

Happy Thursday Wishes.

All the best Jan

My name is Erika. said...

I love your arches and door view Christine.

J.P. Alexander said...

Lindo castillo. Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.

Kathy G said...

I've never added cloves and cinnamon to bulgur, but it sounds wonderful. Did you serve it as a side dish or main course?

Christine said...

Kathy I used it as a side dish

Christine said...

Welcome home Valerie!

Adam said...

Nice art

Tom said...

...Gothic style architecture has been popular for years, a nice job.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I adore that Gothic church. The arches are perfect. I think I've inly had bulgur once. It sounds delicious, especially with the added cinnamon.

The Happy Whisk said...

I love that you're playing with so many fun ingredients.

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

Love your arches ... church architecture is the best. I am pretty sure I have had Bulgar wheat before and your recipe sounds yummy, spicey. Must give it a try. Spring is in the air here starting next week in the 60's. Hope you have a lovely week ...

Andrea @ From the Sol

CAAC said...

Nice gothic church painting! Those type of buildings are so interesting. I don't get a chance to see too many of them in my area but there are a few that resemble the style.

Rain said...

I've never heard of bulgar wheat! The ingredients sound yummy!