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Egyptian Stuffed Grape Leaves - Mahshi Waraq Enab (Dolma)

Egyptian Stuffed Grape Leaves – Mahshi Waraq Enab (Dolma)

Each country in the middle east claims that their mahshi is the best! As an Egyptian, I agree, they are ALL so good! The idea is the same but the trick is in the spices used. So I love the Turkish, Palestinian, the Lebanese, the Jordanian, the Libyan and all different forms and shapes of mahshi. Maybe I should have started with this but mahshi in Arabic means stuffed. And it can not be more self…

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Cooking out of the box - The creamiest Flan

Cooking out of the box – The creamiest Flan

Being lazy pays off – sometimes! This is the morale of this post and the video below 🙂 I love flan also known as cream caramel in the middle east, but there is no way I would do all those steps to make it from scratch. So many eggs! This recipe will be easy and fulfilling, I promise. I tried few brands and by far my favorite one is “The Royal”. We will follow all directions as is on the box but…

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Easy yummy sausage pie

Easy yummy sausage pie

This is such a delicious pie using the awesome ready made dough “Puff Pastry”. You can get creative with the stuffing but this combination hits the spot for me 🙂 1 sheet puff pastry1 tbsp ketcup1 cup thinly sliced beef sausage1 cup mozzarella cheese1/2 cup black olives pitted and diced1/2 cup diced bell peppers 1/2 tsp Zaatar or oregano1/2 tsp crushed red pepper1/2 tsp paprika1 beaten…

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Ribeye Steak - Egyptian Marinade

Ribeye Steak – Egyptian Marinade

I know I know 🙂 Best steak is just with salt and pepper. However, if you try this Egyptian marinade, you will not regret it. Hope you enjoy it! Ingredients: 1 tbsp onion juice (mince it manually with grater for the juice)1 tsp garlic paste1 tbsp red vinegar1 lime juice1 tbsp ketchup1 tbsp yellow mustard1 tsp crushed red pepper1 tsp paprikaFresh rosemarysalt and pepper Mix onion juice, garlic…

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Tahini Sauce Recipe

Tahini sauce is made from sesame paste. Tahini is the ketchup of the Middle East. We put it on meat, chicken, fish and guess what molasses 😂 However this recipe is focusing on the tahini sauce for the savory dishes. Hope you enjoy it! It is best with beef shawarma wraps and beef liver sandwiches…Yum! 1 cup tahini sesame paste, you can buy this from Armenian store2 tbsp yogurt1/2 cup lukewarm…

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Pasta Alfredo Recipe - Very Guilty One

Pasta Alfredo Recipe – Very Guilty One

It is not the best idea to read this post if you are on a diet, or thinking to start one soon 🙂 However, healthier replacements – at the bottom, I tried!! Ingredients: Penne pastaOlive oil 1 stem of sage 1 stem of rosemary 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1 tsp garlic paste2 tbsp flour 1/2 tbsp butter (small slice) 1.5 cups milk 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 1 cup pasta water (keep it from boiling the…

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Pizza Biscuits Recipe - Grands Dough

Pizza Biscuits Recipe – Grands Dough

Few nights ago, my teenage son was craving mini pizza pastries. Those mini pizzas are very popular in Egypt, they are tiny and the toppings usually are tomatoes, olives and cheese. You can buy those in Egypt from almost every “Forn” (bakery) in the street or from any fancy desserts bakery. They really really delicious but I was too lazy to prepare the dough from scratch on that day. Opening the…

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How to Marinate Beef - Egyptian Style?

How to Marinate Beef – Egyptian Style?

In Egypt, we always marinate the meat and fish. This is different from many other places where marination can be way simpler and down to some salt and pepper. I crave both, for example with thick steak cuts, I really like simple flavors and simple is a lot in this case. On the other hand with chicken and fish, I like to taste different flavors specially lime and garlic. Below is the traditional…

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Spicy Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe

Spicy Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe

Hope you enjoy this spaghetti bolognese recipe! In Egypt, spaghetti is a very lovable dish for family and kids. I changed the Egyptian recipe quite a bit to make it spicy and added few more yummy elements. Unlike, the traditional bolognese sauce, I do not like carrots in the sauce so I do not usually add it. Also I like it spicy 🙂 For ground beef recipe, please check the golash video or the…

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Egyptian Golash - Stuffed Phyllo

Egyptian Golash – Stuffed Phyllo

Egyptian Golash – not the European meaning of Golash. Golash in Egypt is the stuffed phyllo dough sheets. It could be sweet (baklava – check the recipe here) or savory (meat/chicken/spinach). Today we will do it with ground beef, half regular and half with pizza toppings:) Ingredients 1 wrap of Phyllo dough 1/2 cup melted butter 1/2 cup corn oil For healthier option (use coconut oil and pam…

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Easy Chicken Marinade

Ingredients 10 boneless chicken breast strips 1 cup yogurt 2 tsp tomato paste (very important) 1 1/2 tbsp white vinegar 1/2 large lemon juice 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp paprika 2 tsp all spices or Shawerma spices 1/2 large onion 1 tbsp cilantro 1 large tomatos  In a food processor, mix everything except for chicken 😉 until they become a smooth thick…

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Egyptian Roqaq Dough

Since I started to live in USA, there was always one dish that I crave and I can never make. You can guess by now, it is El roqaq. I tried different weird recipes to replace this delicious pastry or dough and nothing ever worked. It was until one Saturday after a long working week that I decided it is time to try to make this dough myself. Nothing to lose except flour, before covid quarantine it…

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Anything Pasta - Yum 😋

Anything Pasta – Yum 😋

Do you have left over chicken and it looks so sad in the fridge? No worries we can transform it to a delicious pasta 🍝

Ingredients are:

Cooked pasta penne if available

Left over cooked chicken any shape any form

Black olives

Basil leaves if available – dried oregano if not

Mushrooms if available

1 tsp minced garlic if not available replace with garlic powder

2 tbsp flour

1 cup milk

2 cup heavy…

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Egyptian Chicken Panne - Fried 😉

Egyptian Chicken Panne – Fried 😉

Traditional Egyptian Fried Chicken or what is known as panne. I love fried chicken and making different variations but sometimes I crave the traditional Egyptian way.

4 boneless chicken breast thin cut

1 large onion sliced

1 tbsp yogurt

1 lemon juice

1.5 tsp all spices

salt and pepper

1 tsp Paprika

2 eggs

Italian herb bread crumbs

1 cup of all purpose flour or as needed

vegetable oil for deep frying

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Spinach with Ground Beef

  A lot of Egyptians cook the spinach dish in different variations like with meat, no meat, with eggs….etc. But I was never a big fan. I remember when I was about 8 years old, my mom tried to get me to eat spinach for lunch. She was so unsuccessful and it was a long day for me until she gave up 🙂 Just looking at the dish was scary to me by itself, too green and leafy!! Until I tried it once at my…

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My after pic for homemade shawarma skewer. Yum! #chicken #shawarma #catering #losangeles # santaclaritafoodies #santaclarita #food #eeeeeats #yummy

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Homemade chicken shawarma, this is the before and waiting for the after one. #foodnetwork #eeeeeats #foodie #santaclarita #shawarma #chicken #egypt #losangeles #catering