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Lebanese-style stuffed eggplant. Vegan Almond Milk Ice Cream: 3 Recipes » Bay Area Bites. As far as I’m concerned, ice cream is the perfect dessert.

Vegan Almond Milk Ice Cream: 3 Recipes » Bay Area Bites

There’s nothing more relaxing and comforting after a hectic day with kids and work than a little hillock of lush and frosty ice cream sitting in a bowl. But lately my cholesterol has been creeping a little higher, making my nightly indulgence unsustainable. So after some months eating mostly store-bought sherbet and frozen yogurt, I decided to try something new — almond milk ice cream — and I’m so glad I did. Espinacas con garbanzos. Of all beans, chickpeas are my favourite by far. I think it´s because beans can so easily become mushy, but garbanzos, being rock hard, hardly ever have that problem. Oven Fried Cajun Chicken. Two Cultures One Kitchen…A collection of recipes from an Emirati-American kitchen featuring many recipes from the traditional Emirati home to the varied tastes and favorites of my family.

Recipe for Modern Ghuraiba Balls. A typical selection of Arabic, or more specifically Khaleeji, sweets must include the famous Ghuraiba.

Recipe for Modern Ghuraiba Balls

Traditionally served plain or with nuts as a garnish to its rich crust, the Ghuraiba I’ll be posting about today will be a modern approach to the original recipe in the ghuraiba is coated in chocolate. You’ve probably heard of Oreo balls or Cake balls, now its time for “Ghuraiba balls.” This dish is extremely easy to make, and the surprise it brings its devourer is truly delightful. Emiratican Kitchen. Harees bil Dajaj (Harees with Chicken) Harees is one of the daily Ramadan staples here in the UAE.

Emiratican Kitchen

It is easy on the stomach after a long day of fasting. Recipe for Traditional Balaaleet. This dish, Balaaleet, immediately reminds me of Ramadan; as we only serve it in the holy month.

Recipe for Traditional Balaaleet

It saddens me slightly to not be able to enjoy it throughout the year but hey, this is why it both tastes and feels special when made. This recipe actually belongs to my mother. She is well known for it and ending our iftar with it is what makes our feast flawless. It is anything but heavy; it melts into your mouth and is unbelievably light. The recipe here uses olive oil instead of the usual ghee or butter recipes, which grants this dish the lightness it flaunts. Ingredients. Kabsa. Kabsa (Arabic: كبسة‎ kabsah) is a family of rice dishes that are served mostly in Saudi Arabia — where it is commonly regarded as a national dish.

Kabsa

Kabsa, though, is believed to be indigenous to Yemen. In places like Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait the dish is popularly known as machbūs (Arabic: مكبوس‎), but is served mostly in the same way. Mitchboos, Machboos, or Makboos with Chicken or Lamb. Mitchboos, as I call it, is actually the boiling of rice in stock.

Mitchboos, Machboos, or Makboos with Chicken or Lamb

It can be made from chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp. Mitchboos is delicious using any of the mentioned meats. The recipe is quite simple and uses ingredients that are readily available here in the UAE or can easily be found at your local Indian grocery store. Ingredients: 1 chicken (750grams to 1kg) cut up into 8 pieces or 1 kg of lamb stew meat with bone 2 cups of chopped onions. Machboos /Seafood Fouga. Turmeric and Saffron. Casablanca Mussels - Cooking With Chef Dato - Morocco. Jasmine Green Tea Shrimp Recipe.

Amie Valpone I was so excited to create this delicious dish, not only because I love cooking with tea, but because I used a new fabulous ingredient for this recipe, ghee.

Jasmine Green Tea Shrimp Recipe

I thought this would be a delicious dish to incorporate delicious flavors of tea and ghee — a savory shrimp dish that is perfect for a lunch atop your salad or a dinner atop steamed wild rice. 2 quarts water 1 ounce loose jasmine green tea leaves 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 tablespoons ghee 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 ounce ginger, sliced thinly 1/4 cup basil, chopped finely 1 pound rainbow Swiss chard, chopped roughly 1 pound kale, chopped roughly Sea salt and pepper, to taste 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar In a large stockpot, bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the tea and shrimp and cook until opaque, about 4 minutes.

Heat the ghee in a skillet over medium heat. Remove from heat and transfer to a serving dish. Basic Croissants. Croissants are a crescent-shaped French pastries which may be made from leavened or unleavened puff pastry dough.

Basic Croissants

Both flaky and tender, they're characterized not only by their shape, but also by rich butter flavor and numerous layers created by repeatedly rolling and folding the dough prior to shaping. Croissants and other French pastries are very popular in Morocco. Many bakeries prepare freshly baked croissants twice each day – early in the morning in time for for breakfast, and again in the late afternoon to offer with Moroccan tea or coffee. The following pages show how to make and fold croissants using this leavened Basic Croissant Dough recipe. Traditional Almond Croissants. One of my favorite treats served with coffee or tea in Morocco are Almond Croissants.

Traditional Almond Croissants

Quiche Lorraine Recipe : Emeril Lagasse. Directions On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to an 11-inch circle.

Quiche Lorraine Recipe : Emeril Lagasse

Fit into a 9-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom and trim the edges. (Alternatively, a 9-inch pie pan can be used.) Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line the pastry with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. In a medium skillet, cook the bacon until crisp and the fat is rendered, about 5 minutes. Arrange the bacon evenly over the bottom of the baked crust. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, yolks, and half and half. Caramelized Onion Quiche Recipe. Slicing Onions Stem to Root To caramelize onions, you'll want to slice them lengthwise, or from stem end to root end. That way the onions will hold their shape better during the long cooking involved in caramelizing.

Spinach and Bacon Quiche Recipe : Paula Deen. Indigenous Food and Traditional Recipes. Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe. Twix Cheesecakes. فتافيت : القناة الأولى و الوحيدة لفن الطعام في الشرق الأوسط. Bento no. 29: Featuring eggs in treasure bags. Chana Dal with Fennel and Almonds. Do you know about chana dal?

I didn’t myself until last year, when I was doing research on diabetic-friendly foods (for myself, when I was hospitalized with a bad infection and diagnosed with pre-diabetes, as well as my father, who has the full blown kind). Chana dal, also called cholar dal or Bengal gram dal, looks rather like yellow split peas, but it’s actually a form of chickpea (also called garbanzo, ceci). While it is a carbohydrate like any dried bean, it does not raise your blood gluose levels much at all. In other words it has an extremely low glycemix index of 8! When I first got out of the hospital after my surgery last summer and was rather obsessed with my blood sugar levels, I really got into chana dal.

Chana dal may look like split peas, but they do take longer to cook. Meatballs with lettuce in tomato sauce. Lettuce in meatballs? 23: Parsley lemon sushi with salmon. Bento contents: Parsley and shiso leaves in lemon-flavored sushi with 1 cup white rice cooked with white zakkoku mix (approx: 200cal)Lotus root slices (approx. 20 cal) Salted salmon, about 50 g / 1 3/4 oz (approx. 80 cal)Usuyaki tamago (thin egg omelette) (approx. 80 cal) Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries These cheesecake stuffed strawberries are the perfect dessert treat! A healthy meal in a box: great bento recipes, tips, and more.

No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars. Visual Recipes - Free Recipes with Step-by-Step Pictures. Valentine's Day Monster Cookies. We all have those days - the ones where nothing seems to go right and each frustration is followed by another.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles. I think it is safe to say that most of us have eaten our fair share of raw cookie dough. Coca-Cola Cupcakes. I don’t drink coca-cola. But I do eat it. Weird. Easy Moroccan Recipes. Although you might be intimidated to try a new cuisine such as Moroccan food, you'll be pleasantly surprised by how easy it can be to turn out delicious, authentic dishes from fresh, whole ingredients. {recipe} Not Your Childhood Chicken Potpie. Growing up, chicken potpie meant a Swanson’s frozen dinner, pulled hot from the oven before my parents escaped for a night of freedom. Fresh Pasta Recipes for Spring and Summer.

Serving the Guest: A Sufi Cookbook & Art Gallery.