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Continue ReadingRoast chicken with preserved lemon butter. I don’t like to handle whole chicken BUT I love roast chicken and I love the idea of it at the dinner table. I feel it’s one of those recipes like vanilla cake and brownies that every home cook should know how to make.This recipe is based on @ottolenghi’s from the book Simple. Please try it, it’s so worth it.
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Continue ReadingPetite tip: Have you ever tried blending herbs with some olive oil before adding to the salad? It’s an amazing technique that adds a lot of freshness and flavor to your salads. I have used it in my shaved courgette and fennel salad recipe, inspired by an Ottolenghi salad form the book #shelf. Let me know if you try it!
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Continue ReadingChunky chocolate chip cookies. These cookies are a cross between shortbreads, decadent chocolate chip cookies and heaven. The technique of baking the chilled cookie discs in the cupcake tins restricts the cookies from expanding hence resulting in crispy edges and tender centers. Absolutely heavenly! Try them with vanilla ice-cream.
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Continue ReadingLentil kofte, one of my favorite comfort foods! I first had it at my Turkish friend’s house and I fell in love! I had to replicate it. I love preparing big batches and having them in the friends ready to eat. They can be a snack or a main course, served with lemon, pomegranate molasses, olive oil and fresh herbs. Eat it using lettuce leaves.
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Continue ReadingBeirut on my mind today. This fragrant, chewy fig jam is made using dried figs. It makes me reminisce of lavish Lebanese brunches and lazy halloum and fig jam sandwiches for dinner on the balcony. The lovely Marilyne of @thesweethobby kindly gave me her mom’s recipe to share with you all. Step by step in my highlights, recipe below:Fig jam
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Continue ReadingThis cloud-like cake is the quintessential Christmas dessert. Super light, creamy and delicious, it is actually really easy to make! The recipe is also super adaptable: fill it with any jam or curd you want, or even a praline, chocolate or even speculoos spread! Recipe below and video tutorial in my BIO:
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Continue ReadingThis is the easiest pastry cream or crème pâtissière based on the recipe by @huckcafe. Many of you have asked me for it, after seeing me use it in the apricot tart. The cream was baked in that recipe but I wasn’t very happy with the final outcome. I’ll use it though as is in a baked tart shell and bake the fruits separately as it is utterly delectable.Recipe below:Makes about 3 cups (740grs)
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Continue ReadingTHE lazy cake. This super simple and delicious dessert will take you back to your childhood. Play dates or visits to Teta always included biscuit au chocolat_ or lady cake! What i love about this type of desserts is that you can forget it in the freezer and just whip it out last minute when the neighbors show up- or your cravings hit!! (Make sure to double wrap in aluminum foil to avoid freezer taste). My original lazy cake or biscuit au chocolat recipe was given to me by my darling @joellerached and the genius addition of malt powder is an idea…
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Continue ReadingThe flakiest, most delicious and easiest shortcrust recipe. Save it- it’ll save you hehe (pun intended!). You don’t need a food processor, just really cold butter and the addition of almond flour and buttermilk for an unbelievable flavor and texture. Be delicate while incorporating the butter into the flour. You want the flour to remain in a more or less solid shape and not met into the flour. And the cool think is that you don’t need to blind bake it just slide a baking tray into the oven while preheating it and then bake the pie on the hot…
