Middle Eastern

A Pocket of Deliciousness

Baking bread is a tricky art. I find the toughest part is the proving process and making sure dough rests enough, rises enough, has...

How The Sausage Gets Made

Doesn't look too pretty does it? Well the old adage "that's how the sausage gets made" was not created because sausages are the most...

All Hail Ravioli!

Shish Baraq is a delightful recipe that, while can be tedious to make, is amazing to eat with friends and family. This is a lamb ravioli...

An Easter Feast fit for Everyone!

Every holiday, I usually make 2 kinds of grape leaves: Warak enab Syamy and Warak enab Mishwy. Syamy is vegetarian mishwy is meat. This...

Maamoul a Dessert to Remember

There is a Syrian cookie that is beloved by many. It's called Maamoul. It's literally a butter cookie filled with a date paste and baked...

Lamb for the Holidays

As many, if not most, of you know my father's side is from Syria (both Aleppo and Damascus). We take extreme pride not only in our...

Hummus the way she was meant to be

There has been a trend over the last decade of store-bought hummus. People often wonder just how to make it. Let me tell you, it's the...