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Spicy Roasted Chickpeas
Craving a snack that brings the heat and crunch? These Spicy Roasted Chickpeas from Salma Hage are your new go-to. Inspired by flavours from the Middle East, this easy recipe turns humble canned chickpeas into the ultimate crispy treat—perfect for munching on their own or adding a spicy kick to your favourite salads for an added boost of protein. Trust us, once you pop one, you won’t stop.
Roasted Eggplant Dip Recipe
If you love a good dip, this roasted eggplant and yogurt dip (aka mutabal) is about to become your new favourite. Think of it as a baba ganoush recipe, but a creamier, more indulgent version. Eggplant is roasted in the oven, then blended with Greek yogurt, tahini, garlic and warm spices to create a dip that’s rich, smoky and packed with flavour.
Crispy Tofu Recipe
Forget bland tofu – this recipe is bold, crispy and packed with Middle Eastern flavours. Fried to golden perfection, then simmered in a rich, tangy, herby sauce, it’s the kind of plant-based dish that even meat lovers will crave. Black lime (loomi) adds an intense citrusy punch, while fresh cilantro, dill and parsley bring brightness. Served over rice and topped with red pickled onions, this dish is all about balanced flavours: crispy, soft, tangy and savoury in every bite.
Food writer Salma Hage reveals what to eat in Lebanon
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Due to its fertile land, 140 miles of coastline and position at the heart of the Middle East, Lebanon has a cuisine that’s been shaped by traders, conquerors and colonisers. The Phoenicians shared their love of seafood, the Romans established olive groves and vineyards, the Ottomans brought barbecues.
No One Talks About This Stuff: Twenty-Two Stories of Almost Parenthood
Edited by Kat Brown. Unbound, $16.95 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-80018-287-5 These intimate personal reflections, collected by journalist Brown (It’s Not a Bloody Trend), probe the complicated emotions that follow miscarriages, terminated pregnancies, and learning one can’t have a biological child.
Kunafa | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson
Print me Introduction This is possibly one of the most ubiquitous pastries across the Middle East, and one of the most intimidating to Western cooks because of the stringy, vermicelli-like kataifi pastry that is used to make it. In fact, kunafa is such a simple dessert to make that it can be on the table within an hour of turning the oven on to heat.
8 Cookbook Covers That Break the Mold
And welcome back to designer Frances Baca, who is here to talk about cookbooks that skip perfectly plated food in favor of images that are, hopefully, a bit more impactful. The cookbook design conversation is notoriously a fraught one amidst the publishing process, with many stakeholders getting involved (I can feel all the cookbook marketers in the audience starting to hyperventilate).
Moroccan Sesame Shortbread Are Delightfully Nutty and Crunchy
Leaning on slivered almonds as opposed to ground almond flour gives these shortbread cookies the advantage of retaining some pleasing crunch and a confident nutty flavor. We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. I love the slightly coarse texture of these Moroccan cookies.
Simple Bread Pudding With Melted Ice Cream Sauce
Bread pudding is a delicious and satisfying way to use up stale bread, but it's also an easy, crowd-pleasing dessert that's worth making for a special occasion. I keep things simple here with brioche and a custard that's gently spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Challah would also be a great option. The best bread for bread pudding is soft and tender-avoid using hearty sourdough or dense rye breads. This bread pudding recipe gets its rich, nutty flavor from brown butter.
Make-Ahead Blintzed Breakfast Bake
My favorite time to entertain is morning because breakfast comes with cues everybody understands. It suggests beverages like O.J. and coffee that take the guesswork out of what liquid to offer. It has a distinct beginning and a quicker end than dinner parties or long lunches. And more than at any other meal, a buffet with its casual, help-yourself aesthetic seems most appropriate at breakfast. But my fondness for early-day entertaining has taught me a lesson.
Kunafa
Kunafa is possibly one of the most ubiquitous pastries across the Middle East, and one of the most intimidating to Western cooks because of the stringy, vermicelli-like kataifi pastry that is used to make it. In fact, this is such a simple dessert to make that it can be on the table within an hour of turning the oven on to heat.
Basbousa (Semolina and Almond Drizzle Cake)
Basbousa, namoura, or hareeseh, whatever Arabic name you give to this semolina cake, is usually impossibly soft, dense, and flecked with texture throughout. Traditionally, the cake pan is greased with tahini, which forms a toasty crust encasing the semolina-flecked cake. I like to use a square pan, as I love the graphic nature of the grid-pattern made with the almonds, but an 8" round pan works just as well. Ingredients Makes one 8-inch (20-cm) square cake Cake 1 Tbsp.
Om Ali (Egyptian Bread Pudding)
Similar to a bread pudding, this dessert is given a Middle Eastern twist with the addition of toasted nuts and rose water. I like golden raisins (available online and from many stores) for their juicy sweetness in my Om Ali. Darker raisins tend to be less juicy and more puckered, so use the same quantity of chopped dried apricots instead if golden raisins are hard to come by. If you use frozen puff pastry, thaw according to package directions before proceeding. Ingredients Serves 6-8 11 oz.
Baghrir (Moroccan 1,000-Hole Pancakes) Recipe
These Maghrebi lacy pancakes—spelled baghrir, beghrir, or baghir—are cooked only on one side, which gives them an incredibly light and delicate texture. Thanks to the yeast in the batter, tiny holes begin to appear on the surface as soon as the batter meets the pan, which has the added benefit of absorbing flavors from whatever toppings are chosen to anoint the pancakes. I like to serve these with the spiced apricot compote, but you could use berry jam or honey instead.
Honey Butter Potato Chip Tower With Crispy Salami
This salami and potato chip tower, inspired by Korean honey butter chips, is a stunner at any festive occasion. It's gorgeous to look at, delicious to eat (and eat and eat), and so much fun to make. Crisp up salami slices in a skillet, mix with store-bought potato chips, drizzle everything with spiced honey butter, and build a tower as high as you can go, following the architectural lead of Ernesto's, a Basque restaurant in Manhattan.
Intentional Gifting | The Best New Cookbooks To Give — Rose & Ivy
Invite deliciousness into the life of someone this season by gifting one of these new, irresistible cookbooks. Cookies: The New Classics A Baking Book by Jesse Szewczyk A cookie can be just a cookie, or it can be so much more, especially when you step into the world of Jesse Szewczyk. In his second cookbook, ‘Cookies: The New Classics A Baking Book’, he pens an ode to this chewy treat in mouth-watering and inventive ways paired with brilliant photography by Chelsea Kyle.
25 New Baking Books for Cozy Fall Treats, Holiday Cookies, and Lots of Sourdough Loaves
Maybe you learned to love baking during the pandemic, starting easy with banana bread and working your way up to braiding beautiful challah and laminating flaky croissants. Or maybe you’ve made sourdough your whole adult life, consistently churning out loaves with crisp ears and beautiful scoring patterns long before everyone hopped on the bandwagon. Maybe you’re only getting into baking now and don’t totally understand the concept of folding egg whites into batter.
Pomegranate-Yogurt Ice Pops
A colorful treat that I often made for my grandchildren when they were growing up. The combination of creamy yogurt and sweet/sour pomegranate is wonderful. Ingredients 6 ice pops (ice lollies) 2⁄3 cup (5 fl oz/150 ml) pomegranate juice 2⁄3 cup (5 fl oz/150 ml) plain Greek-style yogurt or lebneh 1 tablespoon honey 1 vanilla bean Seeds from 1 pomegranate Step 1 Pour equal amounts of pomegranate juice into ¼ cup (2 fl oz/ 50 ml) ice pop (ice lolly) molds, filling each one halfway.
Lebanese Vegan Moussaka Recipe - AramcoWorld - AramcoWorld
Moussaka is a wonderfully inclusive dish; there are countless versions of this much-loved recipe. My version is vegan and maintains the simplicity and richness of flavor that make this dish so popular. We ate it frequently during my childhood, since feeding a large family meant we rarely ate meat due to its expense. I offer here a modern twist on the traditional Lebanese preparation. A guaranteed crowd-pleaser, it can be served as a main course or as a part of a mezze spread.
The Immigrant Cookbook
The Immigrant Cookbook: Recipes That Make America Great is a beautiful book collected and edited by Leyla Moushabeck. Worldwide immigrant chefs contributed their stories and recipes to create this treasured volume. It made my best cookbooks of 2017 list but to call it a cookbook doesn't seem quite right - it is so much more than that. More than 42 million people living in the United States came here from other countries, just as my great grandparents did.
How To Start a Cookbook Club
It’s 6:30 pm on a Thursday. Our typical Thursday is scrounging for leftovers after our 7-month-old paints himself with green vegetable puree, but tonight there’s jazz softly playing. A dear friend is bouncing Larson on her knee; another is pouring wine into stemless glasses. I’m putting the finishing touches on quinoa risotto with roasted brocolli. There’s muffled laughter, the clink of glasses. The table is full: kale salad with apples, smashed baked potatoes with vegan aioli, and macaroon truffles.
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