Category: Side Dish

OVEN BAKED MEATBALLS WITH BURGHUL

On By Sara ElrefaieIn Appetizer/Snacks, Beef, Main Dish, Party/Finger Food, Side Dish, UncategorizedLeave a comment
Burghul Meatballs

I have always had a busy life but after having my kids, it became more of a circus!

I am on duty 247 even during my sleep; sometimes I just feel like screaming my lungs out but then I remember that one has to live each memory with full joy because those moments (with all their stress) will never come again!

In the middle of all this, creating some “me time” at the kitchen is a priority. Not only do I love cooking; it is also the only place where I release all my negative energy & recharge for tomorrow! Simply, my comfort zone!

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ALL PURPOSE TOMATO BEETROOT MARINARA SAUCE

On By Sara ElrefaieIn Appetizer/Snacks, Breakfast/Brunch, Party/Finger Food, Pasta, Side Dish, VegetablesLeave a comment

Before having kids, I never cared about cooking certain food at home; I always believed in the idea of “why cook this when it’s available in the supermarket?”.

But with all the health raised issues about most store bought items, I started to be more inclined towards cooking almost everything at home. It’s healthier, cheaper & definitely free from all those poisonous preservatives.

I love making marinara sauce with canned tomatoes; it comes out perfectly sweet & tangy; just spot on. Trying to use less canned ingredients, I tested cooking the marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes but it was a big flop!

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CLASSICAL ONE POT ROZ M3AMMAR: SAVORY RICE PUDDING

On By Sara ElrefaieIn Rice, Side DishLeave a comment

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Posting all those international recipes doesn’t mean that I am not a BIG BIG fan of our traditional Egyptian food.

You name it; stuffed vine leaves, stuffed eggplants, beef stew, molokheya … I just love all those dishes that not only taste amazing but also bring back so many childhood memories that I always long to.

I grew up eating a very unique kind of Roz M3ammar; actually you can never call it M3ammar because it was this oven baked very dry rice with a very crusty top & bottom.

I am not saying that I hated it; it’s just that when I grew up & tasted the real Roz M3ammar in a friend’s gathering; I realized that our version has nothing to do with the original recipe.

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