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A Sizzling Barbecue Dish: How to Prepare Shish Taouk Posted by jesa on May 22, 2013
Marhaba! (مرحبا) Tonight we are inviting some friends over for dinner (العشاء). Like always our friends insist that we cook a Middle Eastern dish. Fortunately for us and them, we could not turn down their request and we have decided to serve chicken Shish Taouk for dinner tonight. Like us they love barbecuing chicken (…
How to Prepare Tabbouleh Posted by jesa on Mar 26, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! Today, I am going to teach you how to prepare Tabbouleh (التبولة) which is a tasty and healthy (صحي) vegetarian appetizer (مقبلات نباتية ) that is popular in the Middle East and especially in Lebanon. Like the tasty dish Moujadara, this is one of the most popular appetizers throughout the year and during…
How To Cook Mlookhiyeh Posted by jesa on Nov 12, 2012
Mlookhiyeh (مُلوخِيَّة) is one of the most popular dishes in the Arab world generally. In essence, it is the leaves of Corchorus species, which are used as a vegetable around the Middle East and North Africa . In Western contexts it is usually referred to as ‘Jew’s Mallow Stew.’ It is thoroughly cooked and cannot…
An Introduction مُقَدِّمَة Posted by jesa on Oct 13, 2012
“Record it, I am an Arab and my identity card number is 50,000”, (سَجِّل أنا عَربي ورَقِم بطاقَتي خَمسون أَلف) says the great Arab poet Mahmoud Darwish (محمود دَرويش) in his famous poem Record it, I am an Arab. And I say to you too: record this, I am an Arab. In my blog posts…
Baklava Posted by aziza on Sep 12, 2012
Do you like baklava (البقلاوة)? It is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. Here is one way of preparing it: Ingredients 1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough 1 pound chopped nuts 1 cup butter 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup…
Kunafa Posted by aziza on Jul 26, 2012
Kunafa (كنافة) is a pastry that many families enjoy in Ramadan. It is available at pastries all around the year, but families like to prepare it at home in Ramadan. Kunafa has a distinctive shape, as it looks like strings or hair when raw. It can be prepared in many ways. In this posting…
Al-Khushaf Posted by aziza on Jul 25, 2012
Alkhushaf (الخشاف) is another traditional recipe associated with the month of Ramadan. It is very easy to prepare, and it is very high in nutrients which is very good after fasting all day long. Alkhushaf is made with dried fruits, mainly dried dates (التمر) raisins (الزبيب) dried prunes (القراصيا) dried apricots (المشمشية) dried figs (التين)…