Saj Bread: خبز الصاج
Saj Bread is ideal for Shawarma or Falafel wraps. This recipe is full proof and leads to a pillowy and soft bread that stands the test of panini machine.
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“Left Mekhalel”: Pickled turnips: لفت مخلل
Pickled turnips are delicious Egyptian mezzah, which are made of turnips and beets soaked in brine. While the hero here is the turnips, the beets’ natural sweetness offsets the saline brine and lends the pale white vegetable a vibrant magenta color. Pickled turnips are indispensable to jazz up a shawarma or falafel wrap.
Read MoreMarak We Feteer: Southern Egyptian Meat Stew & Flatbread
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 […]
Read MoreArmenian Jingalov: A Rising Plant-Based Star
Jingalov is an Armenian plant-based/vegan snack packed with healthy anti-oxidant fresh greens wrapped in crusty, paper-thin bread.
Read MoreShoshanah Bread: The Road Less Traveled
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 […]
Read MoreHawawshi: A Star Street Food
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.
Read MoreTsoureki, Greek Easter Bread: Honoring a Forgotten Woman
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. […]
Read MoreArchangel Michael Bread: “Feteer Al Malak” فطير الملاك
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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