In Egypt, the weekend is on a Friday and a Saturday unlike here, so every Friday morning we used to have a big breakfast. Don’t tell my mom but my dad was the better cook. I believe my dad used to make the best Shakshooka besides Shabrawi in Egypt. Shabrawi is a place where Fava beans, falafel,…
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Egyptian Hawawshi…my favorite was from a butcher shop
Egyptian Hawawshi is a very famous traditional Egyptian street food. However, it is prepared in Egyptian homes as well. The quality of the meat for the ones that are made at home is much better, but there is still something special about the ones made outside. Hawawshi is basically some type of dough or Egyptian…
Chicken cordon bleu…with an Egyptian twist
This is definitely not an Egyptisn dish but somehow it made its way to the Egyptian junk food places in Cairo streets but in complete disguise. A place called moemen in Cairo started its own version of cordon bleu sandwich. Yes, a sandwich! However, it was stuffed with bell peppers, cheese and some unknown grease that…
Egyptian moussaka: When eggplants meet garlic and tomato sauce
It is so strange how one’s taste buds could change over years. I used to hate eggplants when I was way younger. I recall that my mom used to make pickled eggplants with garlic, vinegar, bell peppers and parsley, I would leave the house instantly to escape just the suggestion to try it. Now, I would…
Bolognese pasta…my kids’ favorite
This dish is very easy to put together for the kids only if you prepare the ground beef ahead of time and store it in freezer. That tip helped me a lot to prepare this dish so fast for my kids. I usually get all the ground beef for a month and cook it at…
Fried beef steak: If guilt does not kill me, this dish might!
Bofteek is the Egyptian name for that dish, it is also named sometimes in the fancier places in Egypt as escalope. In USA, you usually see a different version of it in many restaurants like claim jumper, lucille’s and many others. It is usually made with chicken or crumbled beef and covered with gravy. The Egyptian…
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