An okra stew, with a spicy kick. Okra stew is a very popular dish in the Middle East that is often cooked over the stove with tender pieces of meat, either boneless lamb or beef. It was one of my favorite dishes growing up. I loved the mix of fresh tomatoes and spices that blended together to enhance the taste…
A simple dish bursting with flavor. Cooking shrimp with rice reminds me of my trips with baba to the fish market in Kuwait. It was the biggest market in Kuwait that sells all kinds of fish and the largest sizes of shrimp. Baba used to buy a big basket made of straw full of shrimp along with two types of…
A quick and easy meal that’s a favorite at picnics! Mujadara is an easy, simple, and delicious meal to make for family. My family favorite dish when we go on a picnic is Mujadara with a side of simple chopped salad and green olives. A quick and easy meal for the entire family! Learn how to make this delicious…
A flavorful family side dish favorite! One of my daughters introduced me to quinoa. I started creating different dishes with quinoa because my daughter is gluten intolerant and vegetarian. One of these dishes is Quinoa Salad. The texture, the multi-colors, and the dressing all create an extraordinary meal. Perfect for family gatherings. Sahtein! Enjoy!
Middle Eastern stuffed pancakes are the perfect Ramadan dessert for nuts and cheese lovers! Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim sisters and brothers worldwide! As this blessed month comes to an end, I pray that your Ramadan has been full of barakah and blessings. Ramadan is my favorite time of the year and I wanted to share a delicious…
A deliciously light 4 ingredient vegan dessert for any occasion I was young when my mother first made Halawet Smeed. Ramadan had come in the summer and it was so hot in Kuwait. I was napping because fasting in the heat was too tiring. My mother, as usual, was in the kitchen preparing the Iftar meal for when we would…
A scrumptious coconut fix for your sweet cravings Coconut is a family favorite for dessert in my house. My daughter and I were craving something sweet, a dessert that we would all love. I looked inside the pantry searching for ingredients to make a quick desert. I found flour and coconut. That’s all I needed to spark a new recipe.…