Recent Posts Tagged With 'gregmalouf'

• Biding my time

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 14:51 in recipes, turquoise, aperitivo, all entries, apéritif, gregmalouf, msgourmet, spicymoroccanolives, aperittivi, ginandtonic, softwhitecheeseandwalnutdip

  For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere bragging about sunshine, summer fruits, warmer weather and the renaissance of gin and tonic I have one thing to say to you - enjoy because it isn't going to last forever! No,......

• Sumac

  Posted on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at 15:12 in Turkey, iraq, syria, iran, lebanon, middleeast, arabesque, sumac, all entries, zaatar, in the pantry, gregmalouf

  I love using sumac with grilled meats, chicken and fish. I also like to add it to salad dressings, za'atar, pomegranate butter and fattouche. Although sumac is common place in the Middle Eastern kitchen, it is essentially unknown outside of......

• Make me the 'other' soup instead

  Posted on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 at 06:32 in recipes, arabesque, all entries, gourmetworrier, gregmalouf, msgourmet, lemonandredlentilsoup, mintedsplitpeasoup, splitgreenpeas

  I haven't made split pea soup in years and I suspect it has something to do with an overkill of 'pea and ham soup' in the eighties. Everywhere you turned and on every café menu there starring right back at......

• Medjool Date & Almond Tart

  Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 15:22 in recipes, jerusalem, middleeast, persian, jericho, ramadan, nazareth, mohammed, crusaders, bedouin, bethlehem, moroccan

  I made this lush, dense, moist Medjool date and almond tart the other week for that Middle Eastern soiree we had at our place. But rather than go on and on about who was there and what we ate, I......

• From the Camel drivers of Egypt

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 14:45 in egypt, all entries, haloumi, in the pantry, gregmalouf, aussiedukkah, classicegyptiandukkah, claudiaroden, nativedukkah, outbackdukkah, tamarindsaffron

  Dukkah is essentially a dry blend of roasted hazelnuts seasoned with aromatics and lightly toasted sesame seeds and is a much loved speciality in Egypt. Some have suggested that Dukkah originated with the camel drivers of Egypt, who after a......

• Bacon Breakfast with a slight twist

  Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 14:40 in recipes, Honey, sourdough, all entries, fetta, gregmalouf, maplesyrup, baconbreakfast, dukkah, gingerbreadman, girltime, istrabacon

  Miss Hoover doesn't go to kindergarten on Fridays so we have decided to make Friday mornings - 'Girl Time'. After we drop her brother off to school we then go to a local café for a leisurely breakfast and a......

• Tea in the Medina

  Posted on Monday January 19th, 2009 at 14:43 in Mediterranean, malta, momo, rosewater, all entries, familija tieghi, gregmalouf, maltesecooking, maltesecuisine, middleeasterncooking, middleeasterncuisine, orangeblossomwater

  Growing up I did not spend hours by my mother's side in the kitchen watching her cook, bake and serve traditional Maltese cuisine. I did not learn the secret to making the perfect Timpana, Minestra, or Aljotta. I was in......

• 'To blog, or not to blog...'

  Posted on Sunday December 14th, 2008 at 14:00 in recipes, gourmet, cookbooks, organic, fairtrade, Mediterranean, malta, slowfood, all entries, cooking inspiration, tessakiros, frenchvintage

  'To blog, or not to blog' that has been the question for some time now and I suppose the sheer fact that here I am signifies both my response and resolve to that question. To those nearest and dearest to......