Halloumi Cheese Halloumi cheese is a white, firm, salty, and a bit rubbery cheese widely found throughout the Middle East and Mediterranean. Halloumi cheese is made from a mixture of…
Helbeh a traditional Palestinian cake and one of my childhood favorites. It’s a semolina cake flavored with exotic and aromatic fenugreek seeds soaked in syrup. Helbeh is the Arabic word…
Dates are one of the oldest cultivated fruits in the world. It is a symbol of hospitality, rest and peace in the Middle East. This is the food that brings…
This easy no-knead focaccia bread recipe will quickly become one of your favorites. With no kneading required. The recipe depends on the stretch-and-fold technique and time and yeast to work…
Fattoush is a Middle Eastern bread salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread combined with mixed greens and other vegetables. It’s one of the most commonly eaten…
Holding such a central place in the Middle East and in Arab culture, Arabic Coffee or Qahweh Arabiyya is the sumptuously flavored, unfiltered version of coffee brewed from Arabica beans.…
Ka’ak Ka’ak is the Arabic word for “cake”, and it can refer to a popular kind of bread commonly consumed throughout the Middle East (Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan). It’s made in…