I know French toast seems like a regular recipe that anyone can prepare at home!
BUT NO. A BIG FAT NO!
Let me tell you my story with French toast.
I have been making French toast for ages; it’s just some milk & eggs beaten together with some flavorings! No need for a recipe, right?
Mine came out tasting nice but the texture always varied from a little dry to soggy although I made sure I never under or over soaked my toast so why the inconsistency in texture?
I don’t think I know anybody who doesn’t love Chinese Food! I remember growing up with Peking Restaurant being a phenomenal outing every weekend to indulge on all those Chinese dishes.
What I also discovered is that cooking Chinese food is as enjoyable as eating it. Easy & quick dishes that are packed with veggies YET very delicious. Perfect for our busy lifestyles.
Before getting married & having kids, I used to hate anything cooked with bones; mainly whole chicken. It was such a hassle to eat; I always preferred fillet!
Then my cooking obsession started & I learnt that poultry cooked “bone in” yields the juiciest results.
And GOD! Whole chicken is so easy to cook; you just marinade it, throw it in the oven or over the stove & it takes care of itself! SPOT ON for busy & lazy days or actually any day!
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.
Continue reading “CLASSICAL ONE POT ROZ M3AMMAR: SAVORY RICE PUDDING”
As I am having my baby girl literally pressing every single key on my laptop as I am typing & my son trying to open my screen all the way back; splitting my whole laptop in half so this will be a short post!
I am not & will never be one of those healthy people obsessed about quinoa & oats but finding healthier alternatives that still taste delicious for the food I love is something I am always in search for.
Continue reading “WHOLE WHEAT BANANA PANCAKE WITH COCONUT MILK”
Don’t make fun of me, Ok?
The first time I watched someone making granola on Food Network was many years back. I watched & thought what the hell is that? First, what’s oats (yes I didn’t know) & why is it mixed with all those things & baked? Then topped on yoghurt? And called granola?! God what on earth is that?
I decided to give it a try … Out of curiosity!
The whole house smelled smoke for about a day!
I decided … No more this granola thing & I don’t even want to know how it tastes like! The box of oats stayed in my pantry until it got expired & was thrown in the trash.
Happy New Year Everyone!!
I personally have consumed HUGE HUGE amounts of cookies, desserts & of course 7alawet El Mouled in the past few weeks :( Because simply who on earth could resist all these food occasions attacking us all at once??
But my body & pants are suffering BIG TIME so I decided to slow down a bit & go back to basics:
Continue reading “ROSEMARY CHICKEN WITH ORANGE INFUSED BALSAMIC REDUCTION”
You know this thick creamy tangy Greek yoghurt that we have been hearing about everywhere but is not yet available in Egypt’s supermarkets? Well, you can now prepare it at home with a very simple trick.
No cooking involved!
It is a “hands free” recipe with the fridge doing all the work.
Great News, ha?
Continue reading “GREEK YOGHURT WITH DARK CHOCOLATE & STRAWBERRY”
I spent almost the first 25 years of my life hating salads! Ok don’t give me that look!! At my parents’ home, we only ate the regular Egyptian Baladi salad … ONLY … & when mum wanted to make things creative she added grated Rumi cheese to it; not even parmesan! So, I kinda got turned off by salads in general!
Continue reading “APPLE WALNUT ARUGULA SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE”
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