There are plenty of fast foods that you can make better at home: this burger will beat anything that ever crawled out from under any golden arches, or, if Taco Bell is your thing, you can easily beat the experience at home by cooking up a bowl of oatmeal and throwing it in a tortilla. […]
4 comments | chickpeas, Egypt, Lentils, middle east, Pasta, Rice, Starch, vegan, vegetarian
Loving garlic as much as I do – and I love garlic – I was briefly in heaven when I discovered at a Lebanese restaurant in Cairo a dip called thoumiya. The name presumably derives from the Arabic thoum (ثوم), which means garlic, and this dip was all about garlic – almost pure garlic, touched […]
2 comments | Dip, Egypt, Garlic, Garlic Supreme, hummus, middle east, Spread, St. Paul Flatbread Co
Living as a student in Cairo, I quickly learned what my cheapest meal options were: kushari, fuul, and best of all, ta’amiya – known elsewhere as falafel. For the equivalent of 5¢, one of these delicious little sandwiches was mine: pita bread (‘aysh baladi) stuffed with fried balls of spiced fava beans, lettuce, cucumber, tomato and […]
No comments | Cilantro, Dill, Egypt, Fava, Garlic, middle east, parsley, Pickles, Pita, Radish, Rutabaga
As far as dips go, if it has raw garlic you can count me in. This started with guacamole and continued right on through to hummus and beyond. My most recent discovery is the Turkish dip tarator. Tarator consists of almonds ground with olive oil, water or broth, lemon juice, salt, pepper and garlic. As with […]
2 comments | Almonds, Dip, Garlic, Lamb, Lemon, middle east, Sauce
Fuul is a delicious Egyptian treat.
2 comments | Aleppo Pepper, Beans, Cheap, Cumin, Economic Crisis, Egypt, Fava, Fuul, Lemon, middle east, middle eastern food, Rutabaga
I forgot to mention (as Sue pointed out in her comment), that Reisenthel baskets make great gifts. More than just gifts, they make great gift baskets. For example, here’s a photo from Tom’s birthday present from a couple of years ago. If you look closely at the contents, you’ll notice this basket is how Tom […]
No comments | basket, bodum, carrybag, collapsible carryall, cookbooks, dried limes, Food, gift basket, Gifts, Harissa, Kitchen, mediterranean food, middle east, middle eastern food, olives, pomegranate syrup, products, Reisenthel, reusable bags, Rice, Shopping, sumac, Yasmeen's Mediterranean
Tom tries to make hummus with a ricer. It is not a good idea.