In my visit today to Costco, they had those awesome focaccia samples, the kids loved it and they wanted it to buy it. I was a bit reluctant to pay $13 for them, so I thought I will give it a shot to make them at home, if I fail I will go the next…
Month: August 2015
Another ground beef recipe: Yummy Kofta
Kofta is known in USA as Lula kabob, it is made of ground beef and it is usually grilled on charcoal or gas grill. In Egypt, when kofta is made at home, it is usually get baked in the oven. However, nothing is better than grilling with charcoal. Today, I am sharing with you a…
Twisted healthy Egyptian salad using sesame paste in the vinaigrette.
As part of my new lifestyle to switch to healthier alternatives, I am committed to eat salad everyday. So, I am trying to risk things a little bit and try new flavors. So far so good! Today, I decided to add a few new flavors to the traditional Egyptian “baladi” salad and those flavors were…
White beans salad with Egyptian flavors
As you can guess, white beans salad is not an Egyptian dish. However, I cannot see why not to engage some Egyptian flavors in it. I did not have a prepared recipe for that one ahead of time so I just opened my fridge, checked my pantry and went with the flow. As I am trying…
Egyptian white bean beef stew: Fassoulia beda
Egyptian white beans stew is known as Fasoulia beeda. It is usually cooked like any other Egyptian beef stew with vegetables but this time is with beans. So, the stew will have beef, tomato sauce and the beans. What confused me for the longest time is that there are two kind of white beans stews…
How to make very juicy Egyptian Shish Tawook?
Shish Tawook is one of the very well known Mediterranean chicken dishes. It could be made from either boneless chicken breasts or more commonly in middle east from the thighs fillets. Both are very very tasty but the thigh cut is usually juicier than the breast cut. In this recipe, I am using the boneless…
How to clarify butter?
Clarifying butter is a simple process to strain out the milk solids that burn quickly as well as the water and salt out of the butter. Clarified butter is the key for the outstanding flavors in middle eastern desserts and cookies. It can also be used for cooking fried eggs, steaks, chicken and veggies. However, I…
