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The many faces of kanafa

Posted in Dessert, Experiments, Ramadan, tagged on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

So you must be wondering why the radio silence in Ramadan nonetheless! Well I’m experimenting with a new kanafa recipe and haven’t perfected it yet so I diverged and made many kanafas! Also work has been crazy busy! Kanafa with khashkawan cheese – perfect texture but still on the salty side Pistachio kanafa bil smeed [...]

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Kanafa with semolina and nabulsi cheese

Posted in Dessert, Experiments, Ramadan, tagged , , , on August 13, 2010 | 4 Comments »

My first kanafa of the season! This time with nabulsi cheese. I used the same recipe as here but instead of the akawi cheese, I used nabulsi. As with akawi cheese, you need to soak the cheese 3-4 hours, changing the water every 30 minutes. I personally prefer it with akawi or even ricotta cheese [...]

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Baked apple pouches

Posted in Dessert, Experiments, Express, Ramadan, tagged , , , , on August 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I got the idea of this simple and easy dessert while my mother was describing another apple dessert she saw on Food Network. My mind completely blocked what she was saying and wandered off. The night before Ramadan I already knew I was going to experiment with this idea. With the help of my mother [...]

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Ramadan Mubarak

Posted in Daydreaming, Dessert, Ramadan, tagged , , on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For the past two weeks, my head is about to EXPLODE with desserts ideas for this Ramadan. So many ideas, so little time and so little energy. I will try my best to make something at least every 2 days. I hope my laziness disappears and my love of the kitchen kicks back in! Until [...]

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Experiment 6: Oats and dates whole-wheat cookies

Posted in Dessert, Experiments, Express, tagged , , , , on June 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »

So you know how I am obsessed with my new cookbook and how I have different kinds of flour stacked in my fridge? Well about two weeks ago I saw a chocolate chip cookie recipe in the whole wheat flour section of the book. I still had plenty of whole wheat flour but I had [...]

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Old-fashioned Apple Pie

Posted in Dessert, tagged , , , on May 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »

If you like a no non-sense apple pie, then this is the recipe you want.  A thick flaky pastry encases a generous amount of apple filling that becomes slightly ‘jammy’ after baking.  We use a little bit of sugar here since we want a pie that is not overly sweet.  Besides, apples have enough natural [...]

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Homemade marrons glacés

Posted in Dessert, Express, I Heart, tagged , , , on May 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Marron glacé. This is a treat I had to accustom my palate to.  All my life up until 3 years ago I assumed I did not like marron glacé! Why? Because as a child I tried it and hated it and so I grew up thinking I didn’t like it. My mother, on the other [...]

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Celebration cakes and marzipan

Posted in Dessert, Experiments, tagged , , , , , , on April 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »

My cousin’s birthday was last weekend and I wanted to be the cake person! I already knew that I was going to have a simple chocolate cake with whipped white chocolate ganache filling and white buttercream as frosting. I have done this combination many times, which is inspired from November’s Jude cake, but little did [...]

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Princess cake… I want

Posted in Daydreaming, Dessert, Suggestions, tagged , , , , on March 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »

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oranges, cinnamon, almonds and mint!

Posted in Dessert, Experiments, Express, I Heart, tagged , , , , on March 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I recently discovered a fabulous, fabulous salad… A delightfully, refreshing Moroccan orange salad with sugar, cinnamon and mint! And my addition of roasted thin shavings of almonds! While I was leafing through my copy of Flavours from Arabia, published by Thames and Hudson,  I found this simple orange salad recipe. I got my copy from our [...]

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