I really cannot stress this enough…this shawarma is goooood. Like really good! I have a lot of picky eaters in my family and they were all impressed! Ingredients:  2 1/2 lbs boneless ribeye steak (or whatever cut you prefer) 2 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp paprika… Read More Beef Shawarma

Ever since I can remember, my family has often enjoyed dinner at a local Sacramento restaurant, Casablanca.  Alongside of a series of delicious dishes, we would order Harira – a traditional, hearty Moroccan soup with a nice kick of flavor.   I never had had the chance to ask the owner of Casablanca, Abdel Moghith, for his… Read More Harira Soup

Sfeeha has always been one of those savory treats that I regularly craved. I still remember coming home from school to the smell of fresh baked sfeeha. My siblings and I  would run over to the kitchen and it would be a matter of minutes before half of the sfeeha was devoured. As as soon as… Read More Sfeeha – Meat Pies

This is my favorite, go-to salad for meal prep, dinner parties, a quick lunch and so much more! Some call it a Turkish Bulgur Salad, others make and call this the Vegetarian Kibbeh Niyye…it’s all so wonderful! This Bulgur salad looks like the more colorful cousin of Tabbouleh.    Ingredients:  1:1 Ratio fine bulgur to… Read More Bulgur Wheat Salad

Fresh Za’atar Twists. 🌿 Yesterday morning, my mother picked fresh oregano from our garden to be baked into I’raas Za’atar. But instead of going for the traditional look and using our usual dough recipe, I wanted to twist things up a bit (pun intended) 😉 These are the best breakfast treat and pair perfectly with… Read More Za’atar Twists

I’m kind of, slightly, obsessed with Turkey and all things Turkish.  And so during this Ramadan, I made it my mission to make this traditional style bread.  To be honest, I literally started watching tons of Youtube videos in Turkish and tried piecing together what kind of ingredients go into this bread. But it was so hard,… Read More Ramazan Pidesi – Turkish Ramadan Bread

If you’re Arab, you know them as sambosak. But most know them as samosas.  They make amazing appetizers, such a crowd pleaser! Best part of all, they’re really simple to put together. And if you make a large batch of them and freeze them, they will save you one day. I promise you that.  Prep Time:… Read More Sambosak

A while back, my favorite Michigander, Khalto Samah, dropped off some of her homemade tabbouleh and I was absolutely floored! It was the lightest, freshest tabbouleh that I have ever tasted.  It wasn’t before long that I was asking for her recipe and thankfully she was kind enough to share it with me and has… Read More Tabbouleh

So before you go ahead and assume that this is a 10 minute quickie salad, I’m going to stop you and tell you that this salad takes quite a bit of time to put together. But PLEASE, do not that stop you from trying to make this. The ingredients are simple to make…they just take… Read More Golden Beet Salad + Grilled Chicken