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Pumpkin Pie

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 Before I move to Canada I’d never heard about or even tried any pumpkin pie. 🙂 We do have lots of different types of pumpkin and squashes in the Middle East, but it’s usually cooked as a stew, candied or made into jam. Well that is pretty normal as pies […]

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Creamy Turkey Pot Pie

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 Chicken pot pie is the ultimate comfort food. The Buttery, flaky pie crust topping a shredded chicken or in this case turkey plus vegetables, and a creamy sauce. We always have leftover roasted turkey in the fridge the day after Thanksgiving or on the Christmas day. We are all tired […]

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Desserts

Berry Salad With Orange Blossom & Lime Syrup

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 This berry salad is a very simple and super easy to make, but what sets this berry salad apart and makes it unique is the lime-orange blossom syrup. It is very refreshing, sweet, sour and fragrant. I usually make this berry salad in the summer, but it is so colorful […]

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Appetizers / Sides

Turkey Gravy

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 Gravy is an important component to serve alongside a roasted turkey. Gravy basically is the juices and fat drippings produced from roasting any type of meat (au jus) plus a fried butter and flour paste (roux). Gravy is a delicious creamy sauce served with roasted turkey. It’s easy to make, […]

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Cranberry-Citrus Sauce

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 Well, nothing beats a homemade cranberry sauce, this sauce is so good. I usually make twice more than what is needed for the turkey because, everyone keeps taste testing that by the time the turkey is ready half of the sauce is already gone. 😉 It’s very easy to make […]

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Holiday’s Scented Roasted Turkey

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 My father loves turkey so my mother cooked it more frequently than just in holidays. Sometimes she roasted it and other times she made it into a stew, but the turkey was never served with a gravy, cranberry sauce or even mashed potato, it was a totally different taste and […]

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Fatoosh Salad Served In Baked Golden Bread Bowls

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 Fatoosh is a refreshing, bright Middle Eastern salad made with lettuce, cucumber, tomato, radish, mint and parsley, and its dressed with a vinegar, lemon, sumac and olive oil vinaigrette. This salad is made in many different countries of this region, but each city and town makes it in a slightly […]

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Creamy Tarragon Mashed Potato

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 Who doesn’t like to have a creamy, buttery mashed potato with the roasted turkey? If you’re planing to have a roasted turkey for any holiday dinner, then you should also think of making this delicious mashed potato. Tarragon adds a sweet rich aroma and flavor to the mashed potato. I […]

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Desserts

Orange Coconut Morsels

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 These orange and coconut bites were my mother’s specialty. I clearly remember that whenever my mom said I’ll make orange coconut balls, I was in the kitchen before she gets there. Although as a child I didn’t really like the orange flavored food and desserts, but my love for coconut, […]

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Chocolate Cake With Coconut Cream & Orange-Coconut Morsels

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 This chocolate cake is a very easy luscious cake,the taste of chocolate and the cake moist texture combined with a coconut cream and aroma of the orange zest makes this cake heavenly dessert. Orange and chocolate together always remind me of the orange flavored chocolate that is usually shaped into […]

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Ginger Bread Pumpkin Cheesecake

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 Well, I don’t think anything else can resemble the holiday season better than gingerbread cookies. The minute one bites into one of these cookies, it reminds him/her that Christmas is around the corner, and right away one starts seeing lights, decorated trees, and gifts all around. This cheesecake is a […]

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