Baba Ghannouj
June 24th, 2010
In Syria there is a difference between Baba Ghannouj and Mtabbal Al-Bathenjan, maybe in some countries they use both names for one dish, but here is the difference:
Mtabbal Al-Bathenjan (Mutabbal): prepared from grilled eggplant, yogurt, tahini and crushed garlic.
Baba Ghannouj (Baba Ghanoush): prepared from grilled eggplant, chopped parsley, chopped mint, chopped green pepper, chopped onion, crushed garlic, chopped walnuts, pomegranate arils, chopped tomatoes, pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, olive oil, and garnished with chopped walnuts, pomegranate arils, and olive oil.
Let’s make Baba Ghannouj:
Old Fashioned Carrot Cake
June 22nd, 2010
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:
Passion Fruit and White Chocolate Muffins
June 4th, 2010
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:
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:
Mnazzalet Al-Bathenjan
May 22nd, 2010
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:
