Archive for 2010

Old Fashioned Carrot Cake

June 22nd, 2010

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Last week I was sick and couldn’t write new posts.

I’m sure everyone is watching the FIFA World Cup, and here is the cake we enjoyed while watching one of the matches (I’m a big soccer fan) . This was my first time making carrot cake and it was easy and delicious, my whole family loved it and I will definitely be making it again.

Let’s make Old Fashioned Carrot Cake:

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Passion Fruit and White Chocolate Muffins

June 4th, 2010

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These muffins were delicious and easy to make, but a little bit dry. I read the reviews before I made these and added more passion fruit pulp to the batter as suggested, my family loved them.

Let’s make Passion Fruit and White Chocolate Muffins:

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Hboub

May 30th, 2010

Hboub is a famous dessert in Syria made of wheat berries. There are two versions of Hboub, the one prepared in Hama and Damascus which differs than Hboub prepared in Aleppo. The recipe here is for Hboub of Hama and Damascus, made of peeled wheat berries cooked with rice, dried chickpeas, dried fava beans, dried white beans, almond halves, sugar, ground anise seeds, and ground fennel seeds. Then garnished with ground anise seeds, ground fennel seeds, desiccated coconut, almond flakes, slivered pistachios and sugar coated fennel seeds.

Hboub is usually prepared in the celebration of Mawlid “Birth of the Prophet Mohammed”.

Let’s make Hboub:

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Mnazzalet Al-Bathenjan

May 22nd, 2010

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Mnazzalet Al-Bathenjan is also know as “Mnazzaleh”, it is prepared from eggplants stuffed with meat, and cooked with tomatoes, then served with rice.

Let’s make Mnazzalet Al-Bathenjan:

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Lemon Coconut Bread

May 20th, 2010

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This cake was easy to make and tasted fabulous. I love the lemony smell and taste, will definitely be making this again and again.

Let’s make Lemon Coconut Bread:

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