Fattah: The Coptic Feast

01/11/2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

Fattah is an Egyptian traditional dish served in both Muslim and Christian feasts. It is a meat-rice- bread dish that dates back to ancient Egyptian times. The dish was featured on the pillars of Pharaohs temples. That said, it has slightly been altered and refined over 7000 years. Each Egyptian family has its own secret ingredient for this festive dish. The recipe below is my family’s signature one with some of my minor healthful interventions.

Mulled Wine Jelly: Grand Finale of a Holiday Seated Dinner

12/28/2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Mulled wine jelly is a great way to use mulled wine leftovers from your holidays party. When it is paired with vanilla cream, it makes an exquisite, glutten and dairy free grand finale for a holiday seated dinner.

What to Serve at the Holidays Cocktail Party

12/20/2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

When I glanced at our holiday party guest list, our guests’ last names put a big smile on my face. The list screamed diversity! God bless the country that brought us together from the four corners of the globe to pursue our dreams, build careers, embrace U.S. values, relish freedom, and contribute our unique ethnic […]

Pecan-Date Molasses Bites: An Immigrant’s Story

12/14/2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

NON-SPONSORED POST “Pecan-Date Molasses Bites” are a cross cultural sweet finger food that I developed this year as a new addition to our holidays cookies’ tray. These spices spiked bites bring together two distinct worlds in one bite. I serve them in cocktails party, at tea time or for dessert.

Vegan Turmeric-Orange Glazed Cake: Magic out of a Box

11/30/2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

A show stopper vegan turmeric cake that is inspired by the Lebanese cake Sfouf.

Hosting Thanksgiving: Lessons Learned the Hard Way

11/21/2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Happy thanksgiving everyone! My intention was to post this article two weeks prior to Thanksgiving. Alas, a wild flu took over our household, messed up my schedule and blogging routine! In any event, better late than never. In a blink of eye, Thanksgiving would be here again around the corner

Aznavour Cake

11/01/2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

There are few gifts that I still appreciate about my strict French school. One of them is the magic pass that it handed to me early on in my childhood to savor French music. To me, Charles Aznavour’s lyrics always stand out as a voyage into an ocean of meanings, shades and nuances. His songs, precisely […]

Fall Flavored Crème Brûlée & Apple Chips

10/19/2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Fall flavoured creme brûlée is infused with sweet fall spices; cloves, cinnamon, and allspice. It is served along with cinnamon spiked and crunchy Granny Smith apple chips to balance the richness of the creamy interior, and renders it an ethereal dessert. Generally speaking, creme brûlée is one of my favorite french recipes that comes in […]