I do not know why it is spelled like that or as Kebab, in Egypt, we pronounce it as if it is spelled like Kabab. This is one of the best dishes ever. The interesting fact that there is not a single Egyptian house that I know of who cook that dish at home. We…
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Roasted Turkey: when Goodeats meets Egyptian marination, the result is outstanding
I remember that I was in a fancy Egyptian wedding like 20 plus years ago when the wedding buffet included a few roasted turkeys, I think that was the first time that I have ever tasted it. At that time, it was not that common in Egyptian cuisine since it is kind of an…
Two in one chicken dishes!
Boneless chicken breasts can be included in unlimited recipes like fried, broiled, lemon pepper baked, Mexican recipes and many other. Yet, sometimes I get stuck and keep repeating the same recipe over and over when it comes to boneless chicken. It is easy but sometimes impossible to feel like let me make something new today with…
Squash with béchamel sauce and ground beef
Many years ago, I was never a big fan of vegetables even if they were deep fried in butter. Things change though and so are the taste buds I guess. I find that squash is always a very interesting vegetable, it has a some edible seeds and it has a unique flavor. You can eat it in different forms like…
Egyptian Sausage Fiteer using Puff Pastry
In Egypt, there is a famous delicious meal known as “Fiteer”, Fiteer is a pastry that could be stuffed with savory ingredients like sausage, basturma (arabic version of beef jerky), seafood or sweet ingredients like sweet cream, sugar…etc. I will add a separate post for how to make the Fiteer pastry from Scratch, but this is…
Homemade Pasta: is it really worth it to make the dough from scratch?
After watching so many episodes at Food network, I decided to try to make the pasta dough from scratch. I think it was DDD episode in Italy was the trigger. I always wondered if it is worth the effort to make the pasta dough at home versus the pasta out of the box. The answer is…
Steak poivre hacked…
When I have a busy long day, sometimes that happens by spending the full morning watching previously recorded chopped and cutthroat kitchen, it is hard to put a nice dish together fast enough. That was until I started to make the steak poivre!!! It looks too fancy to be done in such a short time. And…
Using milanesa cut to make Egyptian beef shawarma at home
If you have not tried Shawarma before, you are really missing a lot! There are some places in USA where they make it. But, it is always missing the juiciness that you find in the shawarma wraps or sandwiches off the Egyptian streets. You take a bit into a wrap or even a bun…
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