Green Wheat Soup (Freek Soup) شوربة الفريك

Our oriental cuisine has a very wide range of recipes and ingredients and today I introduce you to one of my all favourite ingredients "Freek". Freek is simply wheat in its green stage, it goes under a very extensive process of smoking which allow the flavors in it to develop tremendously and then you get this amazing smoky flavor transferred to whatever you cook with it. Freek is not only mouth-watering delicious, but it's also amazingly good for you because it is a whole wheat providing you with the fibbers your body needs. If you haven't tried it before then this simple but yummy soup is a great way to start exploring a whole new range of recipes using "Freek" ;-)

Egyptian Ukra Tajine طاجن البامية

Okra Tajine is a classic Egyptian dish that you'll find in any Egyptian kitchen. Everyone has a special touch to make it his/her own and I have to say, I'm very proud of my own recipe which never seems to fail. It is honest simple Egyptian cooking and if you haven't tried it, then you're defiantly missing a lot ;-)

Chocolate Almond Dates حبات البلح بالشوكولاته واللوز

Those pretty little things are just sooo yummy. My almond chocolate dates can be the perfect energy booster and they are so much fun to make and I promise you, when you see the end result, you'll be so happy with yourself ;-)

Date Truffles ترافلز العجوة

My date truffles not only look so special but they taste amazing too! It's a very elegant dessert to welcome your guests with and it has all the flavors you'd want in a dessert. The best thing about this recipe too is that it's very easy and fast to make and you can get as creative as you can be with it. Experiment with different garnishes and make this recipe your own ;-)

Oriental Spiced Milk Budding مهلبية التوابل العربية

Now this milk budding is the dessert I'm most famous for, LOL! Whenever I'm visiting my family I'm always asked to bring it along. It is super easy to make and you can easily make it if you've never made any dessert in you whole life. The addition of spices takes it to a whole new level and you won't believe the flavors you're gonna be tasting eating this milk budding ;-)

Traditional Egyptian Fatta الفتة المصرية: فتة الخل والثوم

There's nothing like a well prepared traditional Fattah! An amazing dish that we Egyptian will never stop making ;-)

Green Wheat Lamb Chops Fatta فتة الفريك والريش

Shami cuisine has some of the most delicious fattah dishes you can ever have! This one gets a make over with the addition of freek "green smoked wheat". It's a must try recipe :)

Breakfast Fattah فتة الفطار

Give your regular breakfast a make over with this yummy recipe ;-)