"Against all odds, food brings us together."
The recipe of Feteer Helw or Egyptian sweet flaky pastry probably dates back to the ancient Egyptian civilization. According to some resources, this pastry was made by ancient Egyptians and offered as an oblation to the pharaohs’ worshiped gods back then. It is made of simple ingredients, yet its flavors and textures are unrivaled.
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Hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for a large crowd calls for plenty of resourcefulness and serious time-planning skills. As I mentioned in my previous post: Thanksgiving Dinner Made Easy: Lessons Learned the Hard Way, storebought quintessential ingredients rush to our rescue when we are totally overwhelmed by the number of dishes we have to make […]
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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.
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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 […]
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My childhood gateau de Savarin, as I knew it growing up in Egypt, was a syrupy and airy yeast individual cake, horizontally split in half to encase juicy and fresh seasonal fruits and a mound of fluffy and tangy whipped crème fraîche. Traditionally, Savarin should be soaked in a simple syrup mixed with Rum. Yet, for religious reasons, only the non-alcoholic version was found at Egyptian bakeries.
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Balah El Sham that translates into “Dates of Damascus” is the Middle Eastern version of the Spanish Churro. It is fried fluted fingers drenched in fragrant simple syrup. One of several evocative delicacies, Balah El Sham is particularly prepared during the month of Ramadan, which is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting.
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This recipe is inspired by my grandma’s signature recipe of “Kunafe”. According to several generations of my family, my grandma was the ultimate gracious hostess. She always went out of her way to please her guests either the remote acquaintances or her close relatives. Neither the advanced age nor her fading eyesight affected the frequency […]
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