Mansaf, the meal of celebrations. My personal Mansaf recipe, a mix of meat and cauliflower cooked in yogurt and plated over stone baked bread. I still remember that my mother would begin preparing very early in the morning when she was going to make Mansaf. My mother always prepared Mansaf when we were going to have a guest visiting…
Spinach Pies: a taste of Palestine, aromas from the homeland. As a child, the moment I would step out of the school bus, I was able to smell my mom’s fatayr bi sabanikh. The mouthwatering aroma of the spinach pies would envelope me as I ran up the stairs of our building and into our home. I used to love…
This traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake infused with coconut is an easy and delectable dessert to make for any gathering! My husband doesn’t like desserts because Middle Eastern sweets are traditionally very sweet and usually drenched in sweet syrup called “aatar”. However, he loves Basbousa because I make it deliciously light. Learn how to make my Basbousa by watching…