I love roses. I love rosewater. I love rose-anything. In Middle Eastern cooking, rose water is a common ingredient – adding a delightful touch of floral to many desserts. It’s honestly an ingredient that most Arabs will have in their kitchen (or should have in their kitchen). About a year ago, I decided to pull… Read More DIY Rose Petal Body Scrub
Ingredients: Makes 10 small simit or 6-8 larger simit. 3 1/4 cup all purpose bread flour or unbleached all purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 warm water 3 teaspoons yeast 1/2 teaspoon sugar 3 tablespoons vegetable oil Topping: 1/2 cup pekmez (This is also known as “Grape Molasses” and can be found at your… Read More Simit – Turkish Bagels
Each time I visited my relatives in Palestine, I noticed that they never had tomato sauce in canned form. Instead, I watched as my grandmother and aunts used to cook tomato-based yakhni (stews), pasta sauces, and pizza sauces using homemade jarred tomato sauce. I recently had the urge to learn how to make and can… Read More Fresh Tomato Puree/Sauce