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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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They’re here!!

Posted in Daydreaming, Experiments, I Heart, Travels, tagged , , on July 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »

A box was waiting for me today when I came back from work with my most prized souvenirs from Italy….. The olive oils! There are a million and one ideas going through my head as to how best use the olive oil and the truffle down to the very last drop! Share this: Facebook Email [...]

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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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Baking with whole grain flours: whole wheat and oats sandwich bread

Posted in Cookbooks, Experiments, Recommendations, tagged , , on May 26, 2010 | 7 Comments »

Remember my new prized possession? Good to the Grain? A book on baking with whole wheat flours. Well so far, I baked three different items: whole wheat cookies (with my additions of oats and dates and omitting chocolate chips), banana cereal muffins using rye flour and lastly my proudest accomplishment so far… Whole wheat and [...]

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French onion soup

Posted in Experiments, tagged , , , , , on May 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Ever since I was a little girl, French onion soup has been a favorite. So when I fell upon the treasure of a cookbook (my mother’s 70’s edition of the Betty Crocker’s Cookbook) when still young and learning to cook, naturally the first soup that I would attempt was the French onion soup. Simple and [...]

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Camel Milk Chocolate

Posted in Experiments, News, Recommendations, Suggestions, tagged , , on May 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Yes you read it right, camel milk chocolate! Never did I think that anyone would think of making chocolate using camel milk! So you can imagine my surprise and my hesitation when my friend and colleague handed me a bag of camel milk chocolate bars after her return from a trip to Dubai. Each bar [...]

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Experiment 5: Pumpkin ravioli with butter sage sauce

Posted in Experiments, tagged , , , , on April 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Pumpkin + sage = a true marriage in heaven with the inclusion of butter well then you would just reach nirvana! My cousin who is on her spring break wanted to make ravioli together. My usual filling for ravioli is ricotta cheese mixed with shredded parmesan and dried oregano and I would serve it with [...]

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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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