Wednesday, 1 June 2016

Egyptian style Molokhiya

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It's hard to describe molokhiya if you've never seen or tasted it. Molokhiya / mulukhiyah / malukhiya etc (sometimes known in Engl...
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Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Knafeh (Middle Eastern shredded pastry dessert)

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My kitchen Holy Grail has always been kataifi pastry , those hair thin strands of filo dough used in so many Middle Eastern sweet recipes. ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Kubbat Halab (Iraqi style rice kibbeh stuffed with mushrooms, aubergine and chestnuts)

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I have to admit, Iraqi cuisine is not something that I am too familiar with. While it shares some similarities with its neighbours, and the...
Saturday, 2 January 2016

Bamya (Egyptian style okra stew)

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I love okra in all its forms, but none more so than in the hearty Egyptian stew bamya. As with a lot of Middle Eastern and North African foo...

Kar Assaly (Egyptian pumpkin pie)

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I've been woefully neglectful of my blog of late (but not of cooking and if anyone is interested in following my cooking experimentatio...
Sunday, 27 September 2015

Feteer meshaltet with cheese and olives (Egyptian stuffed flaky pastry)

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I had a relaxing weekend planned, and my idea of relaxation usually involves cooking of some sort. I'd had a dream a few nights previous...
Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Zeytinli açma (Turkish soft bread rolls filled with olives)

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I don’t bake much, it’s not that I don’t enjoy bread, but the process of baking always seems to be a bit too precise. However I had been dr...