Cake
Sweet-Salty Cassava Cakes (GETUK LINDRI)
Indonesian sweets are never very sweet and often they are also slightly salty. These cakes are a case in point, with a little salt added
May 10, 2023
Dessert
Cream or Walnut Sweet “Hand Pies” (QATAYEF)
Qatayef are like English crumpets, but made thinner so that they can be filled with qashtah (Arabic clotted cream) or walnuts and fried until crisp
May 10, 2023
Bread
FRESH THYME STARS
A lovely bread to have with breakfast instead of toast. These little thyme (za’atar) stars are traditionally made with a lot of oil but I
May 10, 2023
Dessert
Pakistani/Indian Ice Cream (KULFI)
Kulfi is the Indian/Pakistani version of Arab ice cream, also made without egg but with reduced milk, for a “crumbly” texture rather than creamy, but
May 10, 2023
Breakfast
LABNEH THREE WAYS
Labneh starts out as laban, which is the Arabic word for yogurt. Labneh is thick and silky and a perfect dip when you add different
May 10, 2023
Arabian
Date Ice Cream (BUZA ‘ALA-TAMR)
Before sugar became commonly available, dates were an important sweetener in Arabia, and even though this date ice cream must be a recent addition to
May 10, 2023
Arabian
Pistachio Ice Cream (BOOZA ‘ALA FISTUQ)
Arabic, Turkish, and Iranian ice creams have a completely different texture from that of Italian gelato or other Western ice creams. In many cases, there
May 10, 2023
Baked
DATE AND ORANGE SCONES
A breakfast treat your family and friends will never forget. The aroma of hot scones just coming out of the oven is like nothing else.
May 10, 2023
Arabian
Iraqi Date Cookies (AL-KELAIJAH)
These Iraqi date cookies are an absolute must for Eid, both Eid il-Futr, which immediately follows Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice,
May 10, 2023
Arabian
Date-Filled Pastries (MAQRUD)
These luscious pastries come from Kairouan in Tunisia. They are usually shaped with a special stamp that both flattens the dough and etches a pattern
May 10, 2023
I’m Brenda, your home cheff. Welcome to my Recipe Book!
I am a self-taught cook. I started cooking around 18 years old. I stood in the kitchen and watched my mother, who was my biggest inspiration at the time, cook.
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Large ham recipe
November 15, 2022
Roast Beef Recipe
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