Sharing the love of Baking from the Levant to the Balkan
Using dates as a filling is quite famous in the Middle Eastern cuisine. To be honest, it is my favorite kind of filling. It is naturally sweetened and with the right kind of spices it takes your palate to a new different level. Getting cookies or sweet pastries that are filled with dates is the […]
Who doesn’t love a good baked cheesecake? It is creamy, velvety, not overly sweet and tangy! But what about a vegan cheesecake? The first I had one was when we were invited to a vegan potluck. And let me tell you it was love from the first bite. It was everything a good dessert should […]
Warbat is with not a doubt one of the staple sweets in the Middle East. Any sweets shop will be proudly displaying it among their finest. It is served warm and have a melt in your mouth feeling to it. Warbat is made of crunchy layers of phyllo pastry filled with a creamy custard and […]
This sweet bread is perfect for the fall season. Pumpkin adds to the sweet richness of this bread. And to make this bread extra flavorsome and wholesome, I’ve added some dried fruits, nuts and spices. Of course you can use which ever combinations you like. I used almonds, walnuts, cashew nuts and pistachios. And […]
Hilbeh is a very traditional sweets in the Middle East. And as always today I’ll share with you the Palestinian version based on my mother in law recipe. Hilbeh is made of fenugreek seeds, semolina and olive oil. It is quite healthy if it stopped here. But we drench it with sugar syrup. But that […]
One of my favorite pastry recipe is these Spinach triangles done the Palestinian way. These kind of pastry triangles are quite famous in the whole of the Middle East region with slight variations on the recipe. Today I’m sharing my way and my own version. You can adjust the recipe by adding chopped fresh […]
This brown bread is healthy for you because it contains more fibre. So it is good to have it as part of your daily diet. This recipe thus has combined healthy with beautiful. This can be a good tactic to entice children to eat healthier. It worked with my son. To make the star […]
These mixed berries and vanilla custard tarts combine the melt in your mouth pastry casing with a velvety textured and subtly flavored custard and then the tangy freshness from the mixed berries. All of that and it looks super delicious and will sure adore any feast you are having this summer. You can present them as […]
Whenever I want to create a fancy looking cake I always start with my easy orange cake recipe. I love it. It tastes amazing and very easy to make. So this time I thought how about dark chocolate frosting? So I tried out this recipe which is now on my A list. To decorate […]
What is special about Focaccia bread is that it is made from olive oil based dough. This creates the distinct texture of focaccia as well as giving the bread a depth of flavour and earthiness. You can make focaccia bread without any toppings or you can add whatever you like. Mostly people add rosemary, rock […]