Holidays

Egyptian Butter Cookies { Ghorayeba }

It doesn’t matter what Egyptians are celebrating, food will be there! And depending on the holiday, cookies may be the star of the occasion like during Eid-ul-Fitr or Christmas.  The butter cookies we’re making here, called Ghorayeba in Egyptian, are bite size cookies that quickly melt in your mouth and leave you desiring for more. […]

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{Fatta} A Savory Lamb Bread Pudding

Most probably Fatta relates to the word fetata which means a small piece of bread or what we cutely call it in Egypt: fatfoota.  If you like lamb, this is a hearty dish that you eat then it leaves you at awe reminiscing about the flavors you just savored. This is a dish for all […]

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Ice Cream with Khoshaf Sauce, an Egyptian Twist.

An Egyptian dessert, khoshaf, turned into an exotic sauce for your ice cream.  It’s a crowd pleaser for all ages. Here’s a twist on serving khoshaf.  Khoshaf is a dried fruits salad typically served in Ramadan.  Walk down your supermarket’s ice cream aisle and the choices are endless. But have you ever met anyone who […]

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