Mains
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This Egyptian baked macaroni dish is the perfect comfort food. Penne or rigatoni is bathed in silky bechamel sauce and layered with spiced meat and tomato sauce, then topped with a thick layer of more creamy bechamel sauce. It’s then baked to bubbly and crusty perfection. Egyptians LOVE bechamel sauce and use it on so Read more
This is one of my all time favourite foods. I know I throw around the word favourite a lot on here, because I really only post things that I love, but this dish truly is up there. It is the one dish I always ask my mom to make when I am going back home Read more
Arroz con pollo, chicken cooked and rice cooked together with a fragrant sofrito base, tomato sauce, garlic, warm spices, and briny olives and capers. The perfect, quick one-pot family meal. Every culture has their go-to one-pot protein and rice dish. Whether its South Asian biryani, Palestinian maqlouba, or Cajun jambalaya, these dishes are comforting favourites. Read more
In this Egyptian-style green bean stew, meat is cooked until super tender in a richly spiced tomato sauce then green beans are added until just tender.
Kofta is one of those comforting dishes that I grew up eating and just love to eat and make for my family. It can take a lot of forms. A popular way to make kofta at home in the Levant is kofta bil saniyah – kofta baked in a tray with potatoes and tomatoes. Another Read more
Hummus as its meant to be. Smooth, creamy, warm, tahina-y, lemony, actually made of chickpeas. Topped with spiced lamb and it’s drippings and scooped up with warm pita: heaven.
This “mahashi” is my favourite way to eat squash and eggplant–stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, then simmered in tomato sauce. Here I used the traditional koosa squash, also known as grey or Mexican squash, gorgeous golden zucchini, and some eggplant for good measure. You can use whatever small squash are available. These beauties Read more
My version of fattet betingan has eggplant cooked with ground lamb (or beef) in a tangy tomato and pomegranate sauce, served on a bed of crispy pita and topped with garlic tahini yogurt. This was the very first dish I snapped for my Instagram account. It’s my four year old’s absolute favourite dish (depending on Read more
This Palestinian dish is sooo flavourful. Msakhan means “heated” in Arabic and this dish gets it’s name from the fact that you make it’s various components then assemble them and heat it all up together. Msakhan, Palestinian sumac chicken and onions, is the perfect make ahead meal! To make this glorious dish, cook sliced onions Read more
