1571. Everyday Salad

It is a fact of life that the more you advance in age, the more conscious you need to be of your food choices to maintain your health. Another tried-and-true fact is that those choices are made significantly easier when you are prepared. Building a routine helps to avoid sudden moments of hunger where bad choices are made out of convenience. This is a nutrient-dense salad I have on the daily, and I never get tired of it. 

1570. Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches

I was thinking ice cream cookie sandwiches for this one, but by filling it with buttercream, it not only still tastes delicious, but is also more stable to sit pretty while waiting to be served.

Adha 1442 Mubarak

1568. Date Semolina Maamoul

In time for Eid AlAdha, this semolina maamoul differs in texture from flour maamoul, but just might be more traditional. A date-stuffed version is the most popular of them all, although just like the Iraqi kleicha, multiple nut fillings also exist.

1567. Cafeteria Omelette

Have you ever gone to a very basic cafeteria that does not even qualify as a restaurant because it is so basic with great food that is almost for free? Well, I have, and the omelette station is by far my favorite on lucky mornings giving me the luxury of a hot breakfast on a weekday. 

1566. Zubaidi Mutabbaq (Pomfret and Rice)

Quick history lesson: Iraq consists of 19 provinces, or governorates, but up until 1921, its twentieth state was Kuwait. The Brits separated Iraq's twentieth state, Kuwait, into an independent entity to better access and manage petroleum resources by having a tiny rich country completely dependent on them for survival. This fact by default makes anything Kuwaiti automatically Iraqi. 

Best Of MCW 1001-1100

It's been too long since the last Best Of MCW compilation. This compilation, just like its predecessors, takes us trotting around the globe from Iraq to the Levant, Egypt, Europe, Mexico, Bazil, and around again to India.

1564. Mini Cardamom Mastica Cakes {Machine}

I love my mini cake machine which can be adapted for almost any cake batter. Last time we made khanfaroosh, this time it's cardamom cakes. 

1563. Single Serve Smoked Salmon Plate

I think I see a potential trend on MCW. First, there was the Single Serve Cheese Plate. Then we had the Single Serve Burrata Plate. The smoked salmon single serve plate was bound to follow. Just a point to make: serving single portions does not necessarily have to mean you are serving one person. You can make a small group of people feel special by serving them each a single-serve plate. 

1562. Toblerone Marshmallow Mousse

Very easy to make, this toblerone mousse is something of a cross between a pudding and a mousse. Obviously, the swiss nougat chocolate, toblerone is used. I used milk chocolate, but you can also use dark to even out the sweetness some more.