Armenian 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.
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Marabella Chicken: The Recipe of/for a Winner Trailing Spouse
Chicken Marabella is an exotic Mediterranean crowd pleaser. It is a simple dish to make, yet it delivers complex flavors as it is sweet, briny, and zesty.
Read MoreMakdous (Pickled Stuffed Eggplants): The bejewelled appetizer
Makdous is a Middle Eastern appetizer that originates in the Levant. Typically, it is made of baby eggplants, stuffed with toasted walnuts, roasted capsicum, red chili, and drenched in olive oil. This is a twisted version that untraditionally contains pomegranate seeds to balance the saltiness and heat.
Read MoreIndian Pongal:Forging New Bonds in Singapore
Cooking with a friend is the ultimate experience of forging bonds, that is my long-standing belief. Being a trailing spouse of a diplomat, my stay usually doesn’t exceed a three-year term in any capital we are assigned too. Every time we are transferred to a new destination, we fearlessly venture outside the expat bubble. We […]
Read MoreKunafe-Nougat Glacé Cake : The 2020 showstopper
Kunafe-Nougat Glacé Cake is an ice cream cake that has a Kunafe/Kataifi crust and the filling of Nougat Glace´. The Nougat glace´ layer is a no-churn ice cream infused with rose water and loaded with dried apricots, cranberries, and roasted pistachios. A fluffy and airy treat, this cake bridges the flavors of France and the Middle East.
Read MoreKolkas (Taro) Soup : The Quintessential Epiphany Dish
Taro soup or (Shorbet Kolkas) is a unique Egyptian Dish. This traditional soup is a nutritious one that is associated with celebrating Epiphany feast by Copts (Christians Egyptians).
Read MoreRosewater-Pistachio Ghorayebah: Counting Down to Jan. 6th
Happy new year everyone! I couldn’t find better than ghorayehab, my all-time favorite Middle Eastern sugar cookie to be my first post in 2020. If you read my last post, you will figure that my family celebrates Christmas on Jan. 6th. That is the date of the Coptic Christmas celebrated by Egyptians Christians. So please don’t […]
Read MorePecan-Date Molasses Bites: An Immigrant’s Evolution
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.
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