Cook with Soraya
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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is a very delicious and the perfect Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner side dish, it has all the spices, colors and flavors of the harvest and holiday season. The dish name talks about its components and ingredients. It has sweet potato, Brussels sprouts, pecan, cranberry and much more. This dish […]
This is a twist on two other favorite potato side dishes, it has tastes of both a mashed potato as well as baked potato all at once. Most children love potatoes, so what better way to serve potato than having it boiled or baked, well it’s much lighter and healthier […]
Mangoes are very versatile and can be used in different ways ripe, unripe, juiced, pickled, cooked, fresh, cold, hot, in sweets as well as in savory dishes. I personally like mango in all its different types and how ever it’s made. I even tried making it into a stew with […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is my take on Caprese salad for a more flavorful and wholesome salad. It’s true that the traditional Caprese salad has no pesto sauce or olives, but who said that we can’t add what we like to any recipe. 😉 Caprese salad is a simple Italian salad, made of […]
This salad originated in city of Nice, France. Its traditionally made with tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, Nicoise olives, anchovies and dressed with olive oil. Its really up to you what to put in it, you can add much more cooked and raw vegetables and make it the way you like […]