My Best Loubia Recipe ~ White Bean Soup 1437 A.H / 2015! 

Algerian Kbab – A lightly cinnamon spiced chicken stew with chickpeas, topped with

Tabaa in the Algerian language means baking mold – in this case a cookie/pastry cutter.

Exotic flavours of a yummy curry merged into a traditional cornish pasties recipe. The Oxford English

Today I’m sharing a recipe for my family’s favourite, Khobz Ftir bel Chakchouka.

 Twabaa – Algerian cookies that are traditionally flavoured with citrus zest, vanilla and/

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Scones; light and tender quick breads with deep fruity olive

Gers Ogely – A light and dairy free cake from Kuwait flavoured with saffron

Khanfaroosh / Khanfaroush: Emirati fried saffron and cardamom ‘cakes’. Are they pancakes, cakes,

It’s time to reveal what we have all been cooking up in

Chicken Machbous was this month’s savoury recipe for MENA Cooking Club Members (sign up today!)

Today I’m going back to basics with this simple recipe for how

Taam / Couscous with meat and vegetables: a North African dish of lightly

What is Trida? Also known as Mkartfa/Mkatfa or in Tunisia Nwasser. Trida is small square pasta.

For those unfamiliar with scones, really all they are a small, slightly

A light fluffy couscous and legume dish that works just as well

Mesfouf ~ super-soft, steamed, sweet buttery couscous with raisins and nuts or anything you like!

Doubara Biskra – A spicy chickpea soup from Biskra, Algeria. The name doubara comes from the arabic

Harira; the traditional soup of Maghreb, North Africa. This week I bring you not one but two

Khobz Ftir is an Algerian, unleavened, no-knead semolina bread. Traditionally served at breakfast

Sfinz / Sfenj – North African doughnuts. MENA Cooking Club  challenged us this month with

The cuisine of Jordan was this months MENA cooking club challenge hosted by Evelyne

Bradj also known as Kesra Mbardja, are pieces of rich semolina galette

Lham Lahlou ~ Algerian sweet lamb tagine is a traditional North African lamb and fruit

Smoky aubergine and sweet tomato taken to another flavour level with: pungent garlic,

Algerian Basbousa – a citrus semolina cake soaked in sugar syrup. Flavoured with

Jelbana wa Djaj Tagine ~ A rich and flavourful Algerian green peas

As-Salaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah, I hope you’re all having a productive Ramadan.

Chicken Salona / Saloona: Emirati Chicken Stew, flavoured with Loomi (dried lime) and easy, home-made Bezar spice mix.

Qalb El Louz; The queen of Algerian sweets You also must have plenty of

Syrian roast chicken & potatoes As part of MENA Cooking Club we were given Syrian dishes

Palestinian lentil soup ~ smooth, flavoursome and simple to make! The past month’s MENA Cooking

Algerians love their chorba freek and this Brit does too. We have

Ramadan Mubarak Apologies for the delay, I’ve been without an internet connection

I’ve always preferred soups made with Lamb and not Chicken, but after tasting

Mhadjeb (singular) Mahdjouba (plural); A labour of love, even with the help of my trusty

Mutabbaq مطبق ~ Middle Eastern flatbreads filled with a lightly spiced minced meat and

Matazeez مطازيز / Margoog ~ A Middle Eastern hearty stew of lamb and vegetables with whole-wheat ‘pasta’ discs.

Breakfast, dinner or dessert; Algerian Couscous with Pomegranate. Traditionally-steamed, soft & fluffy couscous

Algerian Tajine Zitoune ~ Chicken stew with green olives and carrots. Vibrant in both colour and taste.

  Latay A few months back I posted this photo in my

It may be near the end of summer here in Algeria, yet

After breaking fast with dates and/or water, Chorba Freek to me is the epitome

Mhadjeb plural Mahdjouba are semolina based crepe-like flatbreads stuffed with chakchouka. Mhadjeb/Mahdjouba are a popular