Creme Brûlée with a Hint of Spice
Livio is back with a classic French recipe from his family’s recipe box. Here he makes it with a twist, he adds a little cardamom for a hint of spice. Ingredients 450 ml of fresh [...]
Author: Hussah AL Tamimi
The Cheaters Kibbeh bil Sinyah
One of my favorite dishes is Kibbeh bil Sinyeh, especially the one made at Nur’s house. Last year I finally worked up the courage to make it, and it turned out delicious. The only thing [...]
Livio’s Story
azulī is the genitive form of the Medieval Latin lazulum, which is taken from the Arabic لازورد lāzaward, itself from the Persian لاجورد lājevard. It means “sky” or “heaven”; Source: Wikipedia At the age of [...]
Desert Disco
Al Rihla – Desert Disco is a collection of our dreams. We’ve always loved the use of metallic thread in fabric, especially fabric for clothing. It adds this beautiful sheen when you move. Nur worked [...]
Happy Memories with our Mothers
Noor My mother has breakfast in bed daily, and always has fresh flowers delivered weekly, so when it came time to treat her for Mothers Day- it had to be something different. We knew that [...]
Al Rihla at the Johri Bazaar with Cocoa and Jasmine
Ibn Battuta traversed 44 countries over the span of 25 years before returning home. His travels were comforted by the hospitality and generosity of the locals, particularly the vendors who introduced him to different delicacies [...]
Al Rihla الرحلة
“I set out alone, having neither fellow-traveler in whose companionship I might find cheer, nor caravan whose party I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me and a desire long-cherished in my [...]
قرص عقيلي Girs Eqaili
I have a soft spot for Middle Eastern desert, and especially local Kuwaiti desserts. One of my favorite cakes is Girs Eqaili, a delicious fluffy milk saffron cake. When I first started working in ecru [...]
Spicy Apple Cakes
Last winter I posted a picture of cakes, a new recipe from Half Baked Harvest, and got private messages from both Nada and Noor complaining that I didn’t send them any. I do not blame [...]
Autumn in London
Last month I got to take my first trip since October 2019. I was not going to a new exotic destination but revisiting one of my favorite cities, London. I’ve lived in London for a [...]
