Cookies & Bars
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Continue ReadingRecent studies have shown that being a multi-tasker doesn’t always produce the best results. This recipe is made using the date paste that my friend Najla sent me. It is so easy. It is ok to use shortcuts or help when needed! Simple and easy is something the best way forward.
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Continue ReadingFood and flavors stir my emotions, my nostalgia. The combination of sweet, sticky Lebanese figs dipped in salty and sour zaatar transports me back to Lebanon, to evenings spent with my parents on their balcony. This combination reminds me of my dad specially. This and eggs with garlic and sumac. Maybe that should be next?Makes 8-10
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Continue ReadingI am all about the quick, easy and light these day. This delicious raw cookie dough bark is from @rachlmansfield. Hers is raw, gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free. Mine is almost the same except that I used some chestnut cream that I had at home instead of the maple syrup.Both versions are absolutely amazing and a great snack to have on hand in the freezer for those peckish moments.
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Continue ReadingAlmond crescent cookies with pine nuts or snoubariyeh is a cookie usually served in Beirut (Lebanon) at happy occasions such as engagements, graduations etc. The secret is to cook them briefly at a high temperature to have a chewy undercooked center and a nice golden exterior.
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Continue ReadingThe ultimate holiday cookie wreath, with an easier gingerbread cookie recipe and with ready made sweets as toppings from @spinneysuae. Who said it has to be difficult to be better? Sometimes shortcuts are the rights way, specially if you don’t compromise on quality and flavor Ingredients are available @spinneysuae
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Continue ReadingThese with dark chocolate are perfect for a sweet bite after lunch or an afternoon snack! I made them using seed butter so they’re lunchbox friendly, you can use peanut butter if you prefer.They’re so satisfying, crunchy tasty and a perfect way to cut on processed and refined sugars.Tips:Make sure the mixture is sticky and clumping!Use rolled oats and not the quick cook ones.
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Continue ReadingI cracked the recipe for Anas’s favorite snack! Nothing makes me happier than creating snacks for the kids with a minimal ingredients list. And these came out just perfect, almost the same as Anas’s favorite store bought ones.You can make them with or without seed butter (avoid peanut butter at school). Both are absolutely delicious!This recipe made 16 walnut sized balls, you can make them a tiny bit smaller but the baking times needs to be adjusted. .post-type-image{display:none;}
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Continue ReadingCocobanana snacks or Coconut-Banana Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Pistachios! The idea is that you can start with just 1 banana, 1 egg and a handful of shredded coconut. Mix, form into discs and bake. Feel free to sprinkle extra coconut flakes then drizzle with melted chocolate once baked and cooled. The options are infinite! Now beware: this is a guiltless snack. Not super crunchy, not sweet but veryyyyy satisfying! Will you make these?
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Continue ReadingDuring the month of Ramadan, our fridges are always filled with arabic sweets and extra sugar syrup. This recipe for aramish pistachio cookies is a super easy way to use the leftover syrup and make these cookies that remind me of celebrations and happy moments that are not only a delicious snack but also help minimize food waste.
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Continue ReadingHabibi bites or 4 ingredients Chocolate Chickpea Truffles. These little habibis are so easy to make, so nutritious and absolutely delicious. The best part is that no one will know they contain chickpeas.