1786. Sourdough Bread

My sourdough journey has finally taken off, thanks goodness. After several failed starter attempts, I serendipitously came across a local sourdough community and they generously shared with me their starter back in November. I am happy to report that I have kept it well and alive since them, and baked many loaves. 

1785. Gochujang Shrimp Noodles

This is a quick meal that checks every box of convenience, nutrients, and flavor. You can use any noodles you like, I'd just avoid pasta. Gochujang is the Korean chili paste that the made the rounds everywhere over the last few years. Increase or decrease the amount depending on how spicy you want your food. 

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1783. Pistachio Orange Cake

My Iraqi Orange Cake is an absolute gem of a recipe. Not only is it perfect as is, but it can also be the base of many other flavor combinations. This time, we tried to great success adding pistachio to the batter. 

1782. Crispy Zaatar Pita Sandwich

This sandwich is a very worthy trend that exploded over social media. It is the invention of a tiny sandwich store somewhere is Syria, and makes the best use of typical Levant flavors that are found in any Arab household. 

1781. Omani Maho Halwa

Oman is very well known for its halawas, a pudding-like intensely fragrant dessert that a spoonful of is sufficient to satisfy your senses. Naturally, this sweet has adapted non-conventional variants to the classic, and this Maho is my new favorite. 

1780. Quick Makdous Pickle

Makdous is a very well known Palestinian stuffed baby aubergine pickle, usually served with bread and lebna for breakfast. The stuffing consists of loads of garlic, walnut, and shatta (red capsicum and fresh red chilli paste). This is a simplified take on the classic.

1779. Pomelo and Pomegranate

In the Arabian Gulf, it is a common thing to have a dish of shredded pomelo mixed with fresh pomegranate arils. This can be on the regular family coffee table for after lunch or tea time, or it can be part of the menu to serve guests. Even the common tea and snack kiosks found randomly in every neighborhood have it on their menu. So here it is, no recipe necessary. Pomelo is peeled and the segments are furthermore skinned. It is then roughly shredded and mixed with fresh pomegranate arils.

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1778. Chipotle Cream Cheese Dip

This should't count as a recipe, it is merely a very successful idea. I had some chipotle powder and cream cheese. Combining the two yielded a very delicious mixture that can be used for multiple things.

1777. Banana Sesame Biscuits (2 Ingredients)

These banana sesame biscuits are a health food with a nutritional value through the roof. It is all the "frees" you can wish for; dairy free, gluten free, added sugar free, vegan. To boot, it is literally two ingredients; banana and sesame. 

1776. Rice Stuffed Mussels

Rice stuffed mussels are a Turkish street vendor food, and are so delicious. 

1775. Brownie Marshmallow Bites

These brownie marshmallow bites can be made completely from scratch, partially from scratch, or not at all from scratch. I will not be providing the individual component recipes, but rather adopting a guide style to this delight. 

1774. Vegan Kubba Appetizer

Back all those years ago when I first posted about kubba (my absolute kryptonite), that legend speaks of a thousand and one kubba varieties. Here we are at the twenty-eighth kubba on MCW.

1773. Four Hour Roast Lamb

The British term "moreish" that is used to describe really delicious food always makes me laugh, but I do applaud it as the perfect way to describe the phenomenon of once tasting some foods, all you want is more. This is definitely the case for this roast lamb. 

1772. Nescafe Pudding

This is a coffee flavored refrigerator dessert, an Arabian Tiramisu, that is very popular during Ramadan. The coffee flavor does not just come from the cream, but coffee-flavored biscuits are also used for that added punch. 

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1770. Banana Jello Pudding

The most authentic banana pudding recipe is as authentic as today's America itself: comes from a box of Jello brand vanilla pudding sachets. 

1769. Butternut and Vegetable Soup

This is a simple butternut squash soup that has more than seven different plants in it. The best part is that all the vegetables are roasted then blended. 

1768. Caramel Chocolate Pudding

Here is a simple idea using just three ingredients which are calculated as a ratio. So depending on what you have available, and how many you plan to make for, you can work out the rest based on that. Simple!

1767. Airfryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers

Most times, a lengthy ingredients list (anything over 10 ingredients) is enough to deter me from making a recipe. In this case, most of the ingredients are pantry spices, so I tried it and was not disappointed. 

1766. Lemon Blueberry Overnight Oats

Another overnight oat recipe is probably not what this blog needs, but this was just too go not to share. Instead of jam, frozen blueberries are cooked down, sweetened with some honey, and thickened with chia seeds. 

1765. Baguettes

This is an easy no-knead baguette recipe that only asks for some of your time and attention to make. The beautiful baguette tray is optional, but does make the baking experience nicer. The flour, salt, yeast, and water are mixed, rested, and follow two cycles of stretch and fold, with resting times between. Then the mixture is put to sleep in the refrigerator overnight, before being shaped and baked the next day.

Ingredients:

3.5 cups flour

2 tsp salt

2 tsp instant yeast

1 tsp  sugar

2 cups warm water

Method:

Mix all ingredients by hand until no more flour can be seen and the dough forms a sticky ball to the fingers. Cover and let rest 30 minutes at room temperature.

Uncover: the dough has doubled in volume so fold over the edges once and then cover.

After another 30 minutes, repeat the operation one last time by folding the edges.

Cover and let rest refrigerated overnight.

Place the dough on a floured work surface and divide into 4 pieces.

Form 4 long strands, flatten them slightly and roll the dough on itself to form a French baguette.

Place on a lined baking sheet (or lined baguette baking tray), brush with cold water and let rest for 30 minutes uncovered, at room temperature.

Score the bread and bake in a preheated 420F oven for 20 minutes with an ice tray under, then remove the ice tray and bake for another 15 minutes. Cool at least 45 minutes before cutting.

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1764. Cinnamon Roll Cake

I have a tender spot for family recipes. Usually, they just can't be beat. They would make the cut as family recipes because they stood the test of time. Although this cinnamon bun cake is somebody's family recipe, I wouldn't go as far a making it mine, but it certainly does satisfy a donut craving for sure. 

1763. Cottage Cheese Egg Bites

High protein breakfast on the go? Make egg bites. At just three ingredients, they are storable, packable, and microwavable. 

1762. Lebanese Molokhiya

Molokhiya is such a buzz in the Arab world, but I just couldn't bring myself to give it a chance after one botched experience. The leaves are naturally slimy, and the resulting stew is apparently a large pot of delicious slime. Problem is, I couldn't get myself to accept it. Now I've found the solution.

Palestine's Food Heritage

Re-sharing my three compilations of Palestinian and Palestinian-inspired recipes to contribute in a small way to keeping the heritage alive. 

Always remember and teach your children: Jerusalem is Muslim. Palestine lives. Israel does not exist. Allah is most great.