This is such a delicious pie using the awesome ready made dough “Puff Pastry”. You can get creative with the stuffing but this combination hits the spot for me 🙂 1 sheet puff pastry 1 tbsp ketcup 1 cup thinly sliced beef sausage 1 cup mozzarella cheese 1/2 cup black olives pitted and diced 1/2…
Category: Appetizer
Pizza Biscuits Recipe – Grands Buttermilk Dough
Few nights ago, my teenage son was craving mini pizza pastries. Those mini pizzas are very popular in Egypt, they are tiny and the toppings usually are tomatoes, olives and cheese. You can buy those in Egypt from almost every “Forn” (bakery) in the street or from any fancy desserts bakery. They really really delicious…
Egyptian Golash – Stuffed Phyllo
Egyptian Golash – not the European meaning of Golash. Golash in Egypt is the stuffed phyllo dough sheets. It could be sweet (baklava – check the recipe here) or savory (meat/chicken/spinach). Today we will do it with ground beef, half regular and half with pizza toppings:) Ingredients 1 wrap of Phyllo dough 1/2 cup melted…
Fried cheese stuffed chicken balls!
what a recipe name?! I should try to be more creative 😁. So, I had some left over of ground chicken from yesterday’s patties so I decided to make a new dish from them: Chicken balls stuffed with cheese. They are not healthy but…too delicious to pass. It is yummy for my cheat day….
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…
Easy Egyptian meat pockets
This is a super easy appetizer or snack. I am using the puff pastry as my dough for this recipe. I am a big fan of puff pastry as I use it for both desserts like with Om Ali or for savory as with this recipe. You can substitue the meat and fill it with…
New and easy artichoke dip
This is a very easy recipe to put together and it looks fancy! Not a lot of people might like the taste of marinated artichoke since it is tangy and sharp but my family LOVES it. I decrease this sharpness by adding mayo. This dip goes so well with some fried pita bread. It is DELICIOUS…
Easy appetizer: Crispy cheese triangles
This appetizer or snack is super easy and fast to make. It is always an awesome side dish and make any meal looks fancier. It should not take more than few minutes to have this dish on the table. Ingredients Few egg rolls square sheets (if not found, Fillo dough can be used) 4 tablespoons feta cheese…
Egyptian salad dressing
Egyptian salad is usually called baladi salad. It has mainly tomatoes and cucumber as the main ingredients. However, different versions could also include shredded carrots, bell peppers and onions. The common thing among those variations is the marinade or the dressing. It has this tangy garlicky and minty flavor. It is very Egyptian😀. I…