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Hareeseh or hareesa (semolina coconut dessert)
I was honored when Tanja (the amazing lady behind Tanja’s cooking corner) asked me to write a guest post for her amazing blog. She is one of the most talented bloggers I have met. Her pictures are...
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Swirl date cookies
These cookies are another one of my mum’s speciality recipes. They happen to be one of my all time favorite cookies. They are crunchy, not too sweet, easy to make, they can last for a long time (if you...
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Semolina Ma’amoul : stuffed cookies with dates and nuts
As we near the end of Ramadan, the buzz of Eid fills the air. Markets are full of people buying new cloths, decorations and sweets. Mosques are full of worshipers trying to make the best out of the...
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Mamonia (Syrian semolina pudding)
Our Arabic Flavor recipe for the month of September was Mamounia, a wonderful Syrian dessert that comes from […]
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Tamriyeh: a Palestinian dessert from Nablus
Our Arabic flavor recipe for the Month of April took us to Nablus! Rania Al Wazani invited us to […]
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Halawet el jebn
When I was a kid, before globalization and the internet (yes , that statement does make my kids giggle and makes me feel old) whenever we had a special occasion and we wanted to buy desserts for it,...
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Semolina pudding “Kraiza”
If you’re like me and you grew up in the Levant in the early 80s, the pictures in this post are sure to bring back fond memories of your childhood. If you didn’t, I guess you must be quite puzzled by...
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Dahdah (semolina, coconut, cinnamon and nut bars)
If you grew up in Amman or in one of the Palestinian refugee camps in the 1980s and 1990s in the Levant you will probably be smiling now at this picture.Memories of rushing out of school after a long...
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