With Easter approaching, I’ve seen lots of recipes for brownies with the well known brand of eggs cut in half and placed on top of the brownie mix. I’m not using that brand because, despite them using Fair trade cocoa and vanilla, they use palm oil obtained through deforestation. Obviously, I don’t want to be
Karak Chai is a strong tea made in Qatar. It is a very popular drink and it can be bought in coffee shops or from street vendors too. Unlike a cup of tea as we know it, this one is made with spices and it is also very strong. The tea is boiled for 3
Baked Pineapple with Custard, doesn’t this sound delicious? I do love cooked pineapple, from the first time I’ve tried it, I just loved it. You can see some similar recipes on my blog, including pineapple grilled on the BBQ or as a dessert, grilled in the oven and served with a bit of whipped cream.
Napoleon’s Hat biscuits is another one of the Royal recipes I’m sharing today. Mildred Nicholls, the famous cook that worked at Buckingham Palace when Edward VII was on the throne made these biscuits. She called them Chapeaux communes and these were made as a snack to take with them in their country pursuits, when the
I’ve read this month an amazing book, called Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang, and today I’ve shared the review for it on my book blog, if you want to read it. Because I loved the book so much, I thought I should make some Chinese biscuits, so I’ve made these Chinese
Mutabbal (also called Mtabbal) is a Palestinian dish, made with roasted aubergines and tahini. There is a confusion between Mutabbal and Baba Ganoush. These two are very different despite both being made with roasted aubergines. Maybe this is where the confusion starts from. Mutabbal is made with tahini and I’ve also seen some recipe in
I was in the mood for a semolina pudding for a while. My mother made puddings like this when I was a child, but not as exotic as this one though, orange blossom semolina pudding with rose jam. But she did serve them with jam. From what I’ve seen online, while I was looking for
