Facing an empty lunch box every morning can be an intimidating task. You want to give your kids […]
Category Archive: Arabic and middle eastern recipes
Arayes are grilled pita bread sandwiches filled with minced meat, tomatoes,onions, parsley and a melody of spices.They are popular street food items throughout the Middle East going by different names in different countries.
Arayes are really easy to prepare, you can cook them on the grill, in the oven, or in the toaster. The result is always the perfect combination of crunchy toasted bread on the outside and spicy juicy meat on the inside. Served with some Greek yogurt, pickles and olives on the side, they make a great lunch that is ready in under 30 minutes
For the month of October, Sawsan from chef in disguise challenged us to prepare a rice based main […]
What’s a great cheese sticks recipe without a dip to go with it? Forget about store-bought dips! With […]
Our Arabic flavor recipe for the month of July was Ftoot bread. This bread is popular in Palestine […]
The July Daring Bakers’ Challenge was brought to us by Manal from Manal’s Bites. She introduced us to […]
Dukkah is a spice blend popular in the Levant and in Egypt. Egyptian dukka uses ground nuts as […]
For the July daring cooks challenge, Kouky from “Cuisine à 4 mains“,challenged us to make Griwech, a popular Algerian dessert that is a full flavoured delicacy that has both a melt-in-the-mouth and a crispy texture
“Griwech” in Algerian Arabic means” crunchy”. These beautifully shaped pastries are made from a yeasted dough that is shaped, fried and then sweetened with orange blossom water flavored honey. The golden exterior is crunchy but the center is soft and chewy. .They are kind of similar to awameh if you have ever tried it.You bite into them, the crunchy outside crackles and you get a little burst of orange blossom honey perfectly balanced by the light and fluffy cooked dough. Simply addictive!
Maftoul often called Palestinian couscous is a form of hand rolled tiny pasta pearls that are 2-3 mm […]
My kids love barazek (they are popular Middle Eastern cookies with a sweet sesame topping ) but the traditional […]
This month’s Arabic flavor assignment was to make an Egyptian classic. Meamar Rice.The exact translation of the name […]
I have a confession to make: I hate fresh coriander!
I know there are people who love it in salads, in soups, sauteed with garlic but I am definitely not one of them. I am the one you see at the herb stand rubbing leaves of parsley between my fingertips, smelling them just to make sure I did not pick up coriander by mistake lol.
Chef in disguise 