"Against all odds, food brings us together."
This recipe is of an ultimate sentimental value. I know my late father would have been enthralled seeing this recipe on my blog. He was enamored with any dish that originates from where his roots are. God bless his soul. Marak (meat stew) and Feteer (Flat Bread) is an authentic recipe that originated in Southern […]
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Jingalov is an Armenian plant-based/vegan snack packed with healthy anti-oxidant fresh greens wrapped in crusty, paper-thin bread.
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We are free to digress from the hordes. We possess the right to ditch stereotypes. And it is completely legal to choose the road less traveled… In Na’ama’ s cozy kitchen in Washington DC, we brought together two generations of Egyptian-Americans and Israeli-Americans to a family signature recipe, “Shoshana’s Bread.” I was in Washington […]
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NON-SPONSORED POST I believe it is safe to say that Hawawshi is the Egyptian version of U.S. Hamburger. This quintessential street food was created in the seventies of the 20th century by a butcher named Ahmed Al Hawawshi.
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In my grandparents’ living room in Alexandria, Egypt, in the center of one of its bright walls, was a colorful hand painted drawing of our extended family tree. The tree displayed black and white tiny oval face photos. At the tree roots, were the photos of Maria and Guirguis, the great grandparents of my mother. […]
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Archangel Michael is a light vegan alternative to rich eggy brioche. It is a traditional pastry of the Coptic Christian minority of Egypt. Traditionally, the matriarch bakes it on behalf of her family to ask St. Michael for his protection and guidance.
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