To Aleppo With Love – Hboub Halabi
April 29th, 2018
Daqqah Hamwiyeh
March 31st, 2018
Daqqah Hamwiyeh is a specialty of Hama. Made of ground Aleppo pepper, ka’ek crumbs, onion, tahini, pomegranate molasses, olive oil and chopped walnuts. It is normally eaten with Arabic flat bread as part of the breakfast or supper, or as a snack.
Let’s make Daqqah Hamwiyeh:
Syrian Breakfast
February 28th, 2018
Breakfast in Syria is an event itself. Syrian Breakfast usually consists of of an assortment of small plates, served with Arabic flat bread and tea. The whole family sits together, There are no plates. Breakfast is eaten communally – everyone has a piece of bread and dips it into the various items. Thus, each dish must be laid out in a pattern, such that each person can reach each plate with their little chunks of bread. Most of the foods served for breakfast are called “Hawadir” – readies or foods that are ready to eat from the pantry or refrigerator.
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Orange Blossom Water Turns Nine!
February 28th, 2018
Today my blog celebrates its ninth birthday.
I can’t believe it’s been nine years since I started this blog. Thanks for all the lovely comments and encouragement these past 9 years. I hope I can continue this blog for a few more years. It takes time here to post as well as time to cook and photograph what I made and as long as I am able to do all that I would like to keep this little old blog going. I’m looking forward to the coming years!
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Hummus Mdammas
January 29th, 2018
Hummus Mdammas (Hummus Mudammas) is a very popular dish served for breakfast or any meal of the day. In Syria, we prepare Hummus Mdammas in two ways which are Hummus Mdammas Bi-Zeit Az-Zeitoun (chickpeas with olive oil) and Hummus Mdammas Bel-Laban (chickpeas beans with yogurt). Hummus Mdammas is similar to Foul Mdammas
Let’s make Hummus Mdammas:
