Arabic muhammara is another traditional mezze. It`s made of blended bread crumbs, roasted peppers and walnuts. As the ingredients suggest it is very rich dip. Usually is prepared very spicy and some recipes have tomato puree in it. My recipe includes also fig molasses in which I recently felt in love. It taste heavenly and gives…
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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…
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…