TAKE 1 – VANILLA CUSTARD SLICE [MILLE-FEUILLE]
Asalam Alaykum / Greetings Dear Readers, My 100th post! i finally made my
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Msemmen
Msemmen traditional, rich, layered, crêpe-like flatbreads from the Maghreb region of North Africa.
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Kesra Matlou
Kesra Matlou ~ Algerian circular semolina and wheat bread. In Algeria, Khobz or Aghroum are the general words for
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Chocolate Cookies
Chewy triple chocolate-chip, chocolate cookies. Fresh out of the oven these chocolate cookies are chewy
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Tcharek Msaker – Eid Crescent Cookies / Pastries
Another day closer to Eid al Fitr, another sweet recipe for you
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Tcharek – Algerian Crescent Shaped Pastries Filled With Dates
Recipe below is adapted from couscous and pudding Tcharek – Algerian Crescent Shaped
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Mderbel Badendjel – Algerian Aubergine Tagine with Lamb / Mutton
Mderbel Badendjel – Algerian Aubergine Tagine with Lamb or Mutton. Lamb and
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My Best Loubia Recipe ~ White Bean Soup 1437 A.H
My Best Loubia Recipe ~ White Bean Soup 1437 A.H / 2015!
MENA COOKING CLUB: ALGERIAN DOLMA
As the host for this months MENA cooking club challenge I had to pick
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Algerian Kbab – Chicken Stew with Chips
Algerian Kbab – A lightly cinnamon spiced chicken stew with chickpeas, topped with
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Algerian cut-out cookies – Halwat Tabaa
Tabaa in the Algerian language means baking mold – in this case a cookie/pastry cutter.
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Curried Cornish Pasties
Exotic flavours of a yummy curry merged into a traditional cornish pasties recipe. The Oxford English
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Khobz Ftir bel Chakchouka
Today I’m sharing a recipe for my family’s favourite, Khobz Ftir bel Chakchouka.
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Twabaa – Lemon & Olive Oil Cookies
Twabaa – Algerian cookies that are traditionally flavoured with citrus zest, vanilla and/
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Vanilla Extra Virgin Olive Oil Scones
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Scones; light and tender quick breads with deep fruity olive
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Khanfaroosh / Khanfaroush
Khanfaroosh / Khanfaroush: Emirati fried saffron and cardamom ‘cakes’. Are they pancakes, cakes,
ROSE HALWA WITH MACERATED STRAWBERRIES
As-Salaamu Alaykum,I first saw this rose halwa which is a fragrant agar
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MENA Cooking Club: Bahraini Chicken Machbous
Chicken Machbous was this month’s savoury recipe for MENA Cooking Club Members (sign up today!)
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Taam / Couscous with meat & vegetables
Taam / Couscous with meat and vegetables: a North African dish of lightly
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Trida with Spicy Tomato Sauce
What is Trida? Also known as Mkartfa/Mkatfa or in Tunisia Nwasser. Trida is small square pasta.
HARISSA BUTTERMILK BRINED FRIED CHICKEN
Succulent and mildly spicy fried chicken Firstly the chicken is put in a
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Buttermilk Vanilla Scones
For those unfamiliar with scones, really all they are a small, slightly
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Algerian Savoury Mesfouf: Steamed Couscous with Peas and Broad Beans
A light fluffy couscous and legume dish that works just as well
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Mesfouf ~ Sweet Couscous
Mesfouf ~ super-soft, steamed, sweet buttery couscous with raisins and nuts or anything you like!
GIANT LEMON CUPCAKE – FIRST ATTEMPT
This was my first attempt at a GIANT lemon cupcake. It didn’t all
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Doubara Biskra
Doubara Biskra – A spicy chickpea soup from Biskra, Algeria. The name doubara comes from the arabic
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Harira
Harira; the traditional soup of Maghreb, North Africa. This week I bring you not one but two
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Khobz Ftir – Algerian Breakfast Bread
Khobz Ftir is an Algerian, unleavened, no-knead semolina bread. Traditionally served at breakfast
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Sfinz / Sfenj
Sfinz / Sfenj – North African doughnuts. MENA Cooking Club challenged us this month with
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MENA Cooking Club: Jordanian Tomato & Rice Soup
The cuisine of Jordan was this months MENA cooking club challenge hosted by Evelyne
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Bradj – Algerian date filled semolina galette
Bradj also known as Kesra Mbardja, are pieces of rich semolina galette
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Lham Lahlou ~ Algerian Sweet Lamb Tagine
Lham Lahlou ~ Algerian sweet lamb tagine is a traditional North African lamb and fruit
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Zaalouk – Cooked Aubergine Tomato Salad / Dip
Smoky aubergine and sweet tomato taken to another flavour level with: pungent garlic,
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Algerian Basbousa / Basbousa Algérien
Algerian Basbousa – a citrus semolina cake soaked in sugar syrup. Flavoured with
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Jelbana wa Djaj Tagine – Peas & Chicken Stew
Jelbana wa Djaj Tagine ~ A rich and flavourful Algerian green peas
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Shorba Frik / Jari / Tomato And Green Wheat Soup
As-Salaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah, I hope you’re all having a productive Ramadan.
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Chicken Salona / Saloona
Chicken Salona / Saloona: Emirati Chicken Stew, flavoured with Loomi (dried lime) and easy, home-made Bezar spice mix.
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Syrian Roast Chicken & Potatoes
Syrian roast chicken & potatoes As part of MENA Cooking Club we were given Syrian dishes
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Palestinian Lentil Soup #mena
Palestinian lentil soup ~ smooth, flavoursome and simple to make! The past month’s MENA Cooking