Vanilla birthday cake, a recipe that should be in every household. I had posted it a long time ago but here it is again because I promise it’s wonderful. Frost it with whatever frosting you prefer, here I used cream cheese frosting (the recipe is in my IGTV). This cake will surely delight kids of all ages!
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Continue ReadingFlavored butter in the colors of the flag of our beautiful UAE. Happy national day to a great Arab nation that is setting the standard for unity, inclusiveness and opportunity. We love the UAE, our home.I made this compound butter last year as prt of a collaboration with @butterstories.me. French and European butter is always the best!
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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 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 ReadingChocolate cereal bites OR pantry foraging during homeschooling! So last week, while the kids were during their second week of distant learning, I decided to go through my pantry items and use ingredients that were close to expiration. Found some crunchy corn flakes and some leftover couverture chocolates from a previous job and I thought this is the best combo and the yummiest snack. Recipe (if we can call it as such!) and the measurements are approximate:
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Continue ReadingThis rustic apple cake should be a staple recipe in everybody’s baking repertoire. It is so simple and so delicious. It is based on the recipe of Jennifer from @onceuponachef with a few tweaks as I’m trying to use up ingredients from my pantry. Hope you make it and enjoy it as much as we do.
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Continue ReadingThis recipe was passed to me by my dear friend @nourabdo. Adapted from @recipe_tin. It is super simple to make but needs pre-planning as it needs to be slow cooked for a minimum of 8hrs. I have tried less, it doesn’t work.My slow cooker is from @mumzworldcom, use my promocode Petites10 for 10% off your purchase.Let me know if you make it!
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Continue ReadingThis sweet pastry recipe is similar to the one I used for the savory mushroom tart, but you have to replace the Parmesan and salt by 100grs of caster sugar. It is easy, melt in your mouth, nutty, buttery and so so good . Exactly what you need today. Recipe by @gordongram
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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 ReadingI’m posting the recipe early so you can manage to bake it today if needed! The filling is based on the @hummingbirdbme with a couple of tweaks. The pastry crust is from the book #agoodbake by Melissa Weller. (Thank you Raja @lesmauvaisgarcons for your help)