For the past weeks, I have seen endless recipes of banana bread on all social media. Apparently with this pandemic people ended up having tons of ripe bananas and nothing to do with them. I have to admit I took a part of the insane baking of banana bread, well I was basically on a […]
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Growing up, Rana (mum) always rushed to make a dough for any occasion, I still remember as kids and on field trips mum used to stay up late or wake up really early to prepare some of her fatayer and a pound a cake so we can take them with us. Well she did not
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Today’s Solo meal is Riz be Bazalyah – Rice with Green peas, cooked just the way Salma used to do it… + She wakes up at 5 am and does her prayers. Lights the gas on a small coffee pot with water, she prepares Turkish coffee and the day has just started. She starts by
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With all the cookies out there Christmas baking won’t be the same without baking Gingerbread cookies. You won’t be able to resist making all these adorable gingerbread men and the legend says that on Christmas eve they might become alive. These are really my favorites and I enjoy these the most just without any icing.
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There is a joy in baking they say. But I would rather say baking is therapy. For so many years now baking has been one of the ways through which I relieve stress, anxiety and any emotional feeling I have. Back when I was doing Engineering school I found out that the joy I get
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Walnut orange cinnamon Baklava, that has to be on your Christmas cookie tray… One of the recipes that I wanted to share with you is Baklava. It might not be traditional to serve Baklava for Christmas, but hey we thought we can bring a bit of Mediterranean flair to your table this Christmas. I first
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Build your own gingerbread tree for this Christmas… It is that time of the year, the time where everyone starts packing and getting ready to celebrate the holidays with their loved ones. Unfortunately, working in the hospitality industry means that it is time for you to forget about every single connection you have with the
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A recipe for the festive season, the perfect cheesecake mixed with pumpkin and dates with warm winter spices. There are two types of people in the world, those who count every single day till the holiday season and those who won’t get prepared till the last minute. And I proudly fall under the first category
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A story about Numi Al-Basrah, and all the memories it brings to me. Numi al Basrah is a drink that has an acquired taste. Finally, a day off. You wake up late, you feel lazy, but the groceries won’t do itself. You head to the Supermarket on the way there you realize that you forgot
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It has been a while since I have posted any recipes. So had to get back with one of my all-time favorites Salmon Confit. I got back home 3 weeks ago from a 3 week road trip across Vietnam. A trip that I can say changed my life forever. They always say travel changes you,
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