Kamar el Deen is an age old beverage said to have originated in Syria. This apricot drink has been served for centuries as an excellent way of hydrating during Ramadan. It was a staple for the farmers and always on hand to keep them hydrated and energized. As...
Believe it or not, this recipe is something we've been wanting to do for over a year now! However, our hunt for authentic sahlab (or salep) powder came to a quick halt when we learned thatnot only did very few countries actually produce it (most notably Turkey and...
Some foods remind you of a specific season and this dessert reminds me of summer. When we were young our mama would make this pudding layering the orange pudding on the bottom of the bowl and the milk pudding on top so when she flipped it out of the bowl it looked...
I few years back I stumbled upon a wonderfully simple recipe, by Gemma Stafford of Bigger Bolder Baking, for making ice cream without an ice cream machine. My boys and I had a lot of fun creating custom flavours with this ice cream for a long time. Eventually the...
This crumbly cream dessert is a play on the Maamoul Med with Kashta {معمول مد بالقشطة} This dessert, which is known in our home by the name smeedeh, is near and dear to our mama and is entrenched in her childhood memories. As a little girl she watch her mama make...
Who doesn't love a decadent chocolate cake? How about a chocolate cake made with tahini and sprinkled with halewa (halva)and pistachios? This recipe may sound fancy, but it might be one of the easiest desserts we've ever made. It is adapted from one our favourite...
Is there anything more refreshing than a freshly squeezed lemonade on a hot summer day? Our Lebanese lemonade is easy to make, with a fresh minty twist, of course! We also add an ingredient you wouldn't encounter in a 'regular' lemonade, and that's orange blossom...
The one dessert we always begged our dad to bring back with him when he visited Lebanon was Maamoul med b ashta. If you didn't get your share as soon as the box was opened, you wouldn't get your share at all, because, well, we're a big Lebanese family who loves our...
When we sit and brainstorm what specific recipes mean to us, they are often linked to a person or childhood memory. Well, with Mother's Day just around the corner, we thought if we were to consider one recipe that made us think of our mother...a treat that she would...
Knefe (kunafa, kenafa, knafeh) is a Middle Eastern dessert that's loved world wide. It is a layered dessert consisting of a pastry layer and a cheese or cream layer. You can think of knefe as a family of desserts that are interpreted a little differently depending on...