Ful medames or stewed fava beans is the number one traditional breakfast street food in Egypt. Every single Egyptian has experienced the ful medamis in many forms and shapes. The ful is usually stewed overnight until it becomes really soft. It could be served with different types of oils including corn oil, olive oil, flaxseed…
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Tabouli Recipe
Egyptian Recipes: Tabouli
Pickled eggplant “Bitingan bi elkhal w el tawm”…
As I told you before my taste buds have changed and I have a big passion for eggplants. The last recipe was Mosakaa, the one with the tomato sauce. This one is much easier and it is like a salad. For the healthy version of it, you can grill the eggplant but make sure it…
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…
My mom’s easy and tasty lentil soup…
Lentil soup is one of the most common soups in Egypt. It is very tasty and healthy as well! Egyptians cook lentil soup a lot specially during the month of Ramadan. At least that what my mom made me think all those years in Egypt. I think my mom makes one of the best lentil soups ever, it…
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…
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