2068. Date Dressing Cabbage Salad

It’s sweet, salty, lemony and everything you want in a dressing.

2067. Seared Dates Rice Pudding Custard

Yes, I just posted a seared date rice pudding, and yes, this is another seared date rice pudding, but give it a chance. This version is studied to feed your soul and body. How? I'll tell you.

2066. Seared Dates and Tahini Rice Pudding

If you're sensing a seared date theme, you're not wrong.

2065. Seared Dates and Yogurt

You know those super-simple recipes that you don't even consider recipes and make them without a thought that someone else might be interested in them? These are often the most the culturally engrained, ones, like the cucumber and salt my father would have as an evening snack. Yogurt and dates is another one.

2064. Seared Dates

I have always loved dates, and with adulthood, my affiliation to it as an Arab and an Iraqi just increased my affection to it. As Iraqis, we consume dates in a myriad of ways.

2063. Simple Shrimp Thai Curry

Once in a blue moon, I long for a good Thai curry. What a punch of flavor!

2062. Earl Grey Cake Loaf

A soft and fragrant loaf cake infused with Earl Grey tea and sweetened with a touch of honey.

2061. Honey Dijon Chicken Thighs

As simple as this honey dijon chicken is, it is so delicious that I am happy to include it in my weekly rotation.

2060. Quick Turkish Meat Borek

Who doesn't love a good warm hearty borek?

2059. Pesto Chicken Pasta

An easy and simple pesto chicken pasta that is a creamy 20-minute meal.

2058. Rice Paper Chicken Nuggets

Dare I label these rice paper chicken nuggets as a diet food?

2057. Mont Blanc Ice Cream

Mont Blanc ice cream is a Swiss-French dessert this is simply made by combining vanilla ice cream and sweetened chestnut paste.

2056. Basic Sourdough Granola

I'm not counting how many granola recipes MCW holds, and neither should you.

2055. Cherry Pit Syrup

Don’t throw away your leftover fruit pits; make naturally flavored syrup instead. Use leftover fruit pits and strawberry tops to make a light, refreshing homemade syrup.

2054. Shrimp Corn Gratin

It might be counter intuitive to have a gratin in summer, but it's barely 15 minutes of oven time for the most delicious and fresh flavors that absolutely peak in summer.

2053. Ajo Blanco Salad

Ajo blanco is traditionally a cold almond soup, but it also makes a fantastic sauce that works wonderfully with this summer salad.

2052. Fresh Peach Pie

This the peach pie is made using fresh unadulterated peaches and minimal other ingredients.

2051. Fresh Oyster and Mignonette Sauce

Disclaimer: I did not eat this raw oyster and mignonette sauce, though I did make it for someone who thoroughly enjoyed it.

2050. Lebanese Style Mashed Potato Salad.

Come to think of it, bland food coming from the West is mostly depraved in flavor and nutrition. Our "ethnic" foods pack punches of flavor and is truly nutritious, feeding body, mind, and soul.

2049. Sujuk Shawerma Sandwich

This homemade sukuk shawerma sandwich is so delicious I can have it for lunch for a week straight.

2048. Cherry Juice Jelly

If a doctor told you to take 2 collagen pills a day for three months, would you miss a single day? Now if they told you to eat one cup of cherry jelly a day for three months, would you?

2047. Libyan Tuna Sandwich

Each culture has their non-recipe recipes that get taken for granted and never even thought of to share. One of the many Iraqi examples is snacking on fresh cucumber and salt. This Libyan sandwich is one such example in our beloved brethren land of Libya.

2046. Lemon Leaf Mozzarella Appetizer

This is an unusual appetizer served in niche country restaurants in rustic areas of Italy. It is mozzarella cheese nestled between two lemon tree leaves with the barest touch of anchovy, lemon zest, and thinly sliced chili or jalapeno.

2045. Strawberry Eton Ice Cream

Eton Mess is a British classic dessert comprising of whipped cream, crumbled meringues, and fresh strawberries. A couple of years ago I did my take on it, Arab-izing it by using pomegranates. This creative version uses ice cream instead of whipped cream, making it the ultimate Summer dessert.

2044. Korean Chicken Pancakes

Perhaps fritters is a better fitting name for these Korean chicken pancakes, but if they call it pancakes, then okay it'll be pancakes. It is a protein packed and flavorsome quick dish to make.

2043. Broiled Garlic Butter Shrimp and Corn

Shrimp in various forms and flavors has been a constant this summer. These shrimps are prepared simply but pack huge flavor through the garlic chili butter.

2042. Loaded Yogurt Bowl

A yogurt bowl can be infinitely customizable, and this one just reflects my current obsession with seared dates and tahini granola.

2041. Date Caramel Frappuccino

Quarantine coffee, or Dalgona coffee, has become a classic that promises to never ever leave us.

2040. Mexican Style Shrimp Feast

This is a veritable shrimp feast, Mexican style. The elements may be many, but it is so simple to make. Each member of the party can be assigned a dish, and everything will come together in no time. The spotlight is on the shrimp, which is simply seasoned with chipotle spice mix and seared over high heat in some butter.

2039. Dill Cheese Chili Dip

This dill cheese and chili dip can work great for breakfast, a snack, or a light dinner.

2038. Palestinian Tahini Tuna Dip

Salata bi Tahina wa Tuna is a popular, mayo-free Levantine tuna dip combining flaked canned tuna, creamy sesame tahini, fresh lemon juice, and traditional Arabic flavors.

2037. Summer Platter with Whipped Basil Ricotta

I would be content in a world that serves all its meals and snacks in the form of grazing platters. It does seem as though summer is especially prone to serving food in that manner, and this whipped basil ricotta platter is one such example of endless customizations.

2036. Fresh Peach Donut Fritters

My first exposure to fruit fritters was as a child reading the Boxcar Children, when they picked cherries and ate fritters from their harvest. It seemed so exotic and exciting at the time.

2035. Peach Sun Tea

Sun tea is when you brew the tea under the summer sun for several hours. This is a peach flavored sun tea.

2034. Cypriot Cheese Borek Rolls

Fried finger food is practically irresistible by anyone I know.

2033. Sicilian Tuna Bean Salad

Besides a very simple dressing, this Sicilian tuna bean salad has three main ingredients: onion, tuna, and beans. Adding a final sprinkling of freshly chopped parsley really brings it all together. You can further bulk the salad up by adding it to a layer of sliced tomatoes as the base.

2032. Quick Sesame Poppy Crackers

I do have better recipes for crackers on MCW, but posting this in case someone wants to give it a go.

2031. Charcuterie Paste

This spreadable paste has all the essential elements of a charcuterie board, blended up. It's got the cured meat, cheese, cornichons, and extra added flavors in the form of seeded mustard and onion.

2030. Blender Balsamic Vinaigrette

Points just keep gathering up in favor of this recipe. Not only is this a delicious salad dressing, it also makes a good quantity that keeps perfectly in the refrigerator for a week or more.

2029. Haloomi Zaatar Scarpaccia

Scarpaccia is a vegetable-laden and often cheesy Italian flatbread that was born out of necessity to use up leftovers (don't those just make up the best foods anyway?).

2028. Seared Mortadella Sandwich

Frequently in life and in all its various aspects, it does one good to go back to basics.

2027. Olive Ciabatta Sourdough

This recipe has replaced my twice-monthly sourdough bake from boules to baguettes. Using dried black olives really enhances the result, but of course you can use any.

2026. Smash Felafel Tacos

There seems to be a trend to smash everything, these days. These smashed felafel tortillas are a fantastic alternative to a classic felafel sandwich.

2025. Lemon Pesto Green Beans

These green beans are blanched then treated like a salad: dressed in a pesto lemon vinaigrette.

2024. Roast Whole Seabass

Getting Bilbo to make you this roast whole seabass for dinner might be a bit difficult, but making it yourself is so, so easy.

2023. Iraqi Potato Omelette

This Iraqi potato omelette is as simple as it can get and an old family favorite. The hardest part is making sure the potatoes are fully cooked through before cracking in the eggs.

2022. Tuna and White Bean Salad

Besides making the dressing, this tuna and white bean salad is little more than an assembly job.

2021. Asparagus Butter Pasta

I have used the butter pasta recipe so much since Ramadan as it is a quick and delicious and easy dish to make any time.

2020. Pickle Juice Chicken Bites

Pickle juice chicken bites are bite-sized pieces of chicken breast marinated in dill pickle brine to keep them incredibly tender and juicy, then breaded and cooked to golden perfection.

2019. Bakewell Tart

This Bristish classic is an almond tart that first has a layer of tangy raspberry jam before adding the frangipane in a crispy shortcrust pastry shell.