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Rice paste with rosewater and ashta(shmayseh)
Most Lebanese people do not bother with making intricate Arabic-style pastries at home. I mean, would you compete with someone who has been doing it 250 years? I was spurred to try my hand at this...
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Pistachio ma’mouls
The ma’mouls were an Easter tradition in our house established by my grandmother who made them by hand from start to finish. No wooden ma’moul molds for her or food processor. She used her fingers,...
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Semolina date cookies (kaak bel-ajweh)
This is the other pastry that would make its appearance in our house for the Easter holiday, kaak b’ootah (aka kaak bel-ajweh); this one was my favorite because of the sweet date filling. My...
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Almond Ma’moul and a giveaway!
With Easter approaching, I have been in a frenzy of ma’moul making, stuffing them with pistachios, dates and now almonds. However, unlike my grandmother who made them by hand all the way, I am using...
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Mini-kadaifi cakes
If you walk into a pastry shop in Beirut (specializing in Arabic sweets), a good third of all pastries will be made with this dough, called kataifi or shredded phyllo dough. I saw once how this...
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Pistachio semolina cake with cream (Mafroukeh bel-festuk)
This dessert is in celebration of St Patrick’s day in Lebanon; after all, there is an Irish contingent based here and a few (scattered) Irish folks in the country. Just met one yesterday as a matter...
View ArticlePistachio-semolina rolls with natef
This is a famous Arabic pastry called karabeej from Aleppo; sampled it at a wedding, reinterpreted in a mini-version by one of the country’s famed caterer; the shell of that pastry is made with...
View ArticleCrowns in kadaifi with nuts (Tajate)
This is one of those pastries that once you bite into (for a small little bite of course), you find yourself eating the entire thing and swooning all the way. It is extra crunchy, yet light, and...
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Maamoul (date)
Eid el-Adha mubarak 2014 Hope Peace prevails and a life of dignity for everyone. Recipe, click here. In this image, the ma’amoul are shaped into balls, cored with the finger and stuffed with one...
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Orange Maamoul
Maamoul filled with orange, specifically Seville orange or bousfeyr (bitter orange), was not known in Lebanon when I grew up. The maamoul varieties made by my grandmother and countless other tétas...
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