I first made this dish about 11 years ago, my oldest son was about 3 years old and he was the Pickiest child I had ever heard of. He never liked soups or any mooshed baby food, he was refusing to eat anything what so ever, all what kept him […]
Month: November 2017
Cream Of Barley Soup
It is fall and the weather is changing, it’s either cold or raining and that means the boys come home sneezing or coughing. That gives me an excuse for making more soups. I love soups in general and sometimes I feel I never get sick of eating soup on daily […]
Avocado & Poppy Seed cookies
These cute little star cookies look so pretty with the tiny black poppy seed dots on them. Well although this cookie has avocado in it but I personally don’t get much of the avocado flavor and all I really feel is that the avocado just makes the cookies softer and […]
Cinnamon, Pecan & Pear puffs
This dessert is a fall must just like pumpkin and pecan pie. It tastes like both together, it’s refreshing because of the pear, yet quite warm because of the cinnamon and pecans. This is a very easy and a quick fruit pastry that is suitable for a continental breakfast or […]
Honey Lavender Cake with Figs & Maple Sugar
I love figs, they’re soft crunchy sweet and packed with vitamins. They’re delicious eaten alone or added to desserts or breads. I used black figs but the ripe green ones will do as well too. This cake tastes like heaven and loaded with layer upon layer of different flavors. The […]
Stuffed Cookies (Klejeh)
These very special type of cookie are originally made in Iraq and are very famous in festive ceremonies. For example it’s made to celebrate the end of the holly month of fasting (Ramadan). This recipe has several components and parts, it consists of a dough and different types of fillings, […]
Red Berries Juice
Who doesn’t like berries ?! 😶 This juice is perfect in summer, when berries of all sorts and types are in season and available for an affordable price. The flavor and aroma of the berries in the summer is much sweeter and stronger than that in winter. Usually in summer I […]
Frangipane Pear Tart
Wondering what is a Frangipane? Well, any filling made or flavored by almonds is called Frangipane. It can be used in a tarts, mixed with icing or creamfor cake decorating, inside buns and croissant. Frangipane is one of France’s many traditional foods associated with Christmas celebration. To be frank, almond […]
Curry Pumpkin Soup
This is a twist on the traditional butter nut squash soup. Well don’t worry the flavor doesn’t change much, specially with the curry spices and the crispy fried onions it will taste totally different and will have an Indian flare to it. The flavor is very unique the mixture of […]