Best Middle Eastern Food you could make at home!!

 Kunafa is one of the most simplest desserts to make in Saudi Arabia It is my favorite!! I really don't have any words to describe how wonderful it is. the flavors and textures in it is unique and absolutely delightful. I mean lets think about it!  You get it out of the oven, It's all nice and hot. Then take a bite and taste the crunchy shredded phyllo dough on the top and the bottom and then when you reach the center it is full of creamy goodness and not to mention fresh homemade syrup on top!! Ahhh... Come on now!! FYI whoever is planning on making this please feel free to send me some or invite me over!! lol I know I sound pitiful right now. But I kid you not, once you taste it yourself,  Your gonna be acting a fool like me. asking people to share with you this heavenly dessert!! lol Jk 😂😅😋😉 Anyway lets get to business shall we?                          do you see the crispy phyllo dough with the...

 (Foole with cooked tomatoes) is a well known food for breakfast in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the middle eastern world. It's a fava bean stew that will rock your world and consume your taste buds with flavors and textures. Every middle eastern country makes it differently. In Jeddah, we like it with (Cushna) which is a red sauce made from tomatoes, onions, cumin, garlic and other spices. Boy, just typing about it makes me want to makes some right now! lol. Anyway, let's begin. First and foremost, let me show you what it looks like. Oh, remember to eat it with fresh pita bread or Tameeze my favorite bread.  I already shared my recipe with you in one of my other blogs.  This is another way to make it. As you can see in the image below the texture of the beans is different and there is barely any sauce in it. This is where if you don't like tomatoes, you don't have to add any, also if you like your fava beans whole, then go for it!  I personally like my Foole with to...

  Jeddah is a very beautiful port city in Saudi Arabia. It is the second biggest city after Riyad. people are not conservatives there any more, a lot has changed since I left there in 2008 and It has been open to tourists ever since 2010. I grew up there with my dad, step mom and my two brothers and three sisters. I am the oldest. my dad is Saudi , he was born in (Taiff ) and mom is American, she was born in Oregon.            This big water fountain is called ( King Fahed Fountain) it is the largest fountain in the world These pictures are some of the places where I used to go with my family in Jeddah, its called (The Cornech) This is one of the malls I use to go to shop at                                                                         This is a Famous water park in...

 Saleeg is a famous Saudi rice. usually it is prepared for celebrations, but we also eat it as a regular meal at dinner time.  The way it is cooked is unique considering it is a savory dish. people in Saudi Arabia like to gather around a large platter to fellowship and eat it, they sit on a Sofra (which is like a disposable plastic tablecloth for the floor to set the food on). Salata Hara is like a salsa but different, you put it on your rice to eat. It's a complimentary salad to every rice dish including  Saleeg.                                              This is either a celebration or a family gathering!        INGREIENTS: For the Chicken Stock 1 whole chicken  8 cups of water 3 green cardamom pods 3 cloves 1 cinnamon stick  1/2 tbsp of white pepper powder  1 large onion cut in half and peeled       ...

Tameeze is literally my favorite bread.  So far, I have yet to taste a bread that I like as much. It's unique and very flavorful. It has a wonderful texture especially when it is served hot and fresh out of the oven or the tandoor.  It usually is eaten with breakfast like Shakshuka (Saudi egg skillet) or Foole, which is a fava bean red sauce with onions and spices;  Also with Edams which is kind of like Indian curry sauces that have meat and different kinds of spices and vegetables.  Basically you can eat Tameeze with whatever you wish!!      INGREDIENTS: 4  cups of flour 1 1/2 cup warm water 4  Tbsp vegetable Oil 2  Tbsp yeast  1  Tbsp sugar   1/4  tsp salt 2  Tbsp Nido whole milk powder or any milk of your preference as long as it is cow whole milk . DIRECTIONS:  Put flour, sugar, salt and yeast in bowel and mix, adding      water gradually and mixing until smooth  Knead with your ...

Growing up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to a Saudi father, we always enjoyed our breakfast which a lot of times consisted of Shackshuka and  Fresh hot Tameeze (a famous big round Saudi bread) that you eat with your Shackshuka. It was a mouth watering, delicious meal full of flavors bursting in your mouth like a variety of fireworks on the Fourth of July.    INGREDIENTS: 1 Tbsp  Extra Virgin Olive Oil   3 Large eggs 1/2   Large Vidalia Onion, Chopped  1/2  Green Bell Pepper, Chopped 1  Large Tomato, Chopped 3/4  Cup of Cilantro or Parsley, Chopped 1/2  Bullion Cube  Black Pepper... (Season to taste)  1 tsp. Cumin Powder  1 Small  Jalapeno Pepper (If desired )  DIRECTIONS: In a heated Skillet add the olive oil and all ingredients EXCEPT     Eggs and Jalapeno Pepper  Stir the ingredients and cook until half way done, then poke small     holes in the Jalapeno, and add to the skillet...