Kunefe is a traditional dessert for Turkey and the surrounding Arabic countries. It can be pronounced in many different ways (unāfah, künefe, kadaïfi, kataïfi, knafeh, Kunafeh, knafeh, or kunafah) but always taste delicious and it`s a great treat for the Ramadan table. The dessert itself is a cheese pastry soaked in sweet sugar-based syrup. The best is to eat the dessert…
Category: Arabic
Ramadan biscuits with cardamom
Ramadan Kareem! The city will change a lot in the next 30 days. Ramadan is here and so the endless Iftars with friends. People get more relaxed and calm. There is so much food to share and so much generosity to spread. For me living in a Muslim country thought me how close the religions…
Lamb kebabs with yogurt- cucumber dip
If you like me prefer to have home cooked meal everyday (almost) this is a recipe that you can try tonight. Kebabs might sound complicated but not this version of it. Forget the BBQ and all the hustle around it. This recipe will not take more than 30 min with the preparation! All you need…
Slow cooked beef with dates and chikpea
For this recipe I was inspired by the Moroccan Tagine. As always I start with a research for the dish I am planning to cook. I read plenty of recipes until I get the idea of what are the basic ingredients and how I can add my own interpretation to it. The flavors here are…
Tabbouleh with couscous, mint and roasted pine nuts
Tabbouleh is my favorite salad from all. So many flavors mixed in it. I certainly miss the real ripe tomatoes from Bulgaria, where I can easily go and get as much as I want form my grandma`s garden. But I was lucky enough to find on our market very delicious local tomatoes and the result was…
Eggplant dip with yogurt and parsley
This recipe is inspired by the traditional Lebanese dip- baba ganoush. However I made my own version of it by replacing the tahina with full cream yogurt. I wanted to have a simple and light dip, but also to taste the smoky flavor of the baked eggplants. Since I live in an apartment I was…
Falafels with red lentil, garnished with tomato salsa and Greek tzatziki
I was craving falafels for more than a month. Not just falafel, but fresh made falafel in combination with red lentil and coriander. In the same time the garnish must be fresh and savory. I have decided that the prefect one will be tomato salsa with lemon zest and coriander and traditional Greek tzatziki. All…
Hummus
My next recipe was one of my favorite mom recipes. Back in Bulgaria you can find hummus only at the big supermarkets, so I was more than curious to learn how to make it myself. Try it on a toasted bread and fresh squeezed lemon. Ingredients: – 1 can chickpea – 2-3 tablespoons of the liquid…
Mother Goose 