This exotic tasting dessert is perfect all year round. However, it is simple to make and a sure win to whomever you decide to serve it to. It is a traditional dessert with an added twist. The Muhalabya is essentially a milk custard or has a similar feel to rice pudding – but limiting the…
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Iraqi Breakfast Makhlama
I’ve been really into hosting breakfast or brunch gatherings, it has a casual feel to it (even though it is just as much work if not more of a dinner), but it makes for a great – long – day hanging out with family and friends. Especially when you have kids, early lunches and breakfast…
Gimme my Halloumi – Hot
I can live my entire life on just eating bread and cheese, I just love it! One of those cheeses is Halloumi. It is a very interesting cheese, originally from the Middle East – primarily Lebanon, when eaten raw, halloumi, an unripened cheese, has a bit of rubbery, squeaky texture. But because of its high…
A Good Ol’ Shakshuka
A traditional easy breakfast option care of Middle Easter cuisine. It ranges from country to country but the basics are more or less the same, and as this breakfast further trends in more cosmopolitan restaurants, save the money and make it yourself – it’s basically fired eggs in a red sauce with spices. You’ll be…
Fine Fattoush
Another light salad, usually served alongside a tabbouleh to give some options, this one is a sort of Middle Eastern take on the Caesar salad with the crispy pita bread “croutons”. Very light and extremely healthy (I mean you got Radish in there!). I haven’t included the sumac spice as a must in case you…
A Fantastic Fool – Medamas
There have been remnants of fool medames uncovered in a number of the 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 B.C.) Pharonic tombs in Egypt. This dish is one of the most common and popular forms of Egyptian street food, and probably the country’s national dish. It is typically a breakfast food, but it is best eaten during the…
Mutabbal
Another Middle Eastern staple, this is for eggplant lovers – like me – a Godsend. This is very similar in appearance and texture to hummus but made entirely out of baked eggplant. A nice appetizer, the eggplant is a great weighty addition to any meal. Time: 45 min Serves: 6 Good for: Flavourful, ethnic appetizer…
The Humble Hummus
It is a dish with origins in the Levant — a region that includes Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Turkey — due to the abundance of chickpea agriculture. It is practically guaranteed if you are invited to a Levantine dinner that this will be present on the table. Interesting fact about Hummus is that some health…
Terrific Tabouleh
This is especially for those parsley lovers – where a salad can be more than just a salad. The special salad is considered Lebanon’s national food and is said to have originated in the mountains of Lebanon and Syria – but has since then found new fans all over the world (I have even seen…
Exotic Eggplant Casserole
This exotic and flavourful savoury dish is a traditional Mesopotamian (Iraqi) favourite and has some wonderful flavour undertones. The layering makes for a beautiful tasting and looking casserole that will surely be as addictive as it is fascinating to those you serve it too. Don’t let the ingredients intimidate you, everything is readily available and…
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