Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and alongside the famous Ka’ak Al-Quds or Jerusalem Bread, you’ll see stacks of flower shaped bread stuffed with dates called Khubez Al-Maa’rook. Ingredients: 1 cup warm whole milk ½ cup warm water ½ cup granulated sugar 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast 3½ cups all-purpose flour* 1 teaspoon ground fennel… Read More Khubez Al-Maa’rook: Bread Stuffed With Dates
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
I love traditional Middle Eastern meat pies, sfeeha. So when I stumbled upon a similar Turkish meat pie, I needed to have it. Ingredients: Dough: 3 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups warm water 1 teaspoon yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar Meat: 1 lb ground beef 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon pomegranate… Read More Turkish Meat Pies – Kaytaz Böreği
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