1581. Sourdough Pasta

I think I have discussed my sourdough misadventures on the blog before? Long story short, I have admitted defeat in making a decent sourdough bread loaf. However, my sourdough starter is a wonderous ingredient that makes the most amazing crackers. I make the starter, just to make the crackers with its "discard". This is another super duper quick recipe that is enriched with the sourdough starter. Made in 5 minutes, and cooked in 2 minutes, this is a pasta you cannot pass (ta).

1580. Instant Peach Sorbet

It is a wonderous event when you learn this life hack of making instant one ingredient sorbet with practically any fruit. Today, we've made peach sorbet, made form overly ripe peaches sliced and frozen right at home. A hack to the hack? Buy frozen fruit! 

1579. Chicken Burgers

Chicken burgers are far from a revelation, and are quite regularly the second choice to beef burgers. These chicken burgers will have you making them for the specific reason they they are chicken. They are that good. 

1578. Rutab Date Smoothie

As mentioned in the last post during our visit to the Heenat Salma farm for their date harvest festival event, we requested the recipe for the delicious date smoothies presented during the afternoon tea and Chef Mark kindly gave us a private cooking demonstration. 

1577. Heenat Salma Farm Visit

We took a few hours to visit Heenat Salma farm for their date harvest event, and it was a wonderful experience. Due to the intense heat this time of year in Qatar, the event commences at 4pm, where we are invited for a date-filled afternoon tea. 

1576. Loaded Breakfast Oats

For some reason, January seems to be the month I most consume oats. But no more, because oats are a great source of nutrition all year round. This recipe is basically porridge oats, topped with a variety of deliciousness, making you almost excited to get up in the morning.

1575. Olive Oil Cake

This olive oil cake was a huge hit from the first bite, and frankly, that was quite a surprise. The touch of lemon zest made a huge impact, and the crumb was tender and soft.

1574. Vineleaf Feta Parcels

Feta cheese has been around forever, and it is seemingly now more than ever that people are getting creative with it. It was not my favorite cheese, being so salty and distinctively brined, but I find that is it now a staple that my refrigerator is never void of. I also have an affinity to grape leaves in the kitchen. This combination is a wonderful one I can easily eat more than once a week, every week. 

1573. Karak and Egg Sandwich

I do have a karak recipe on MCW, but this is a re-iteration as best presented in corner tea shops: an unbeatable combination of karak and an egg sandwich either for breakfast, or an anytime snack.   

1572. Dates and Cream

Strawberries and cream are an English treat gone global. These dates and cream deserve as much attention as their strawberry counterparts. Our fresh cream here is a thick, scoopable variety, not too different from the British clotted cream.