Comfort Food
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Continue ReadingPear and blue cheese, baked. A delicious and super impressive appetizer that is super easy to prepare. You can actually have the pears stuffed and ready and bake before serving.
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Continue ReadingPart 2- How to tart | This technique works for any type of sweet or savory short crust pastry dough (or pate brisée). Start with a dough that has been chilling in the fridge for at least 1hr.
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Continue ReadingPart 1- Easy flakey sweet short crust pastry. I used to be scared of making pie doughs but this method is truly foolproof. Ideally use a food processor otherwise a pastry knife will do the trick. Cube your butter then keep it in the freezer for at least an hour before using it. Always pulse in short bursts.
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Continue ReadingHalloumi and fresh zaatar bake. This looks like a salad, and you can have it as one, but when you bake it, it gets transformed into so much more! The caramelized tomatoes, the warm halloumi, the earthy zaatar and the juices make it the ideal warm salad to have with arabic (flat) bread. Yum!
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Continue ReadingA super fragrant and delicious Turkish semolina cake that tastes even better the next day. I made this cake for our monthly cookbook club from the book #oklava by @selinkiazim. Everything we made from the book was truly delicious including this dessert!
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Continue ReadingI came across this recipe on the gram and saw many different variations on the basic yogurt + flour combo. Ratios varied, flours different from gf to self raising to plain. After a couple of attempts, i found the ratio that worked best for me. And as i had vanilla yogurt at hand, i decided to roll these baby doughnuts in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. I also stuffed them with Lotus (spéculos) spread. They were very crunchy on the outside, soft and pillowy on the inside. I cant wait to try this recipe with a savory variation!
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Continue ReadingNectarine and avocado salsa is a super refreshing and colourful side dish, delicious with grilled meats and fish. I initially wanted an avocado and mango salsa but instead used whatever ingredients I had at hand to create this dish. I tasted nectarines in a salad at my friend @eatlikenicole this summer, and it feels like sunshine whenever I use it. Add whatever herbs you have, coriander, mint or maybe a combination of both!
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Continue ReadingGranola on Sourdough! Some of you guessed right about the peanut butter under the greek yogurt but i also got some interesting answers such as hummous and shatta!! A friend asked me what cake to my mind to have these ingredients together on a toasted bread alice.. My answer is: I craved! Super delicious breakfast. This is my original Granola recipe
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Continue ReadingJoin me on a giggly- literally- and quick tutorial shot by my 7-year-old son Anas, explaining how we make the most delicious roast potatoes with a different technique.Crispiest crushed roast potatoes.