The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria, written by Marlene Matar, is a tribute to one of the world’s oldest cities with over 200 vibrant and unique regional recipes, photos, and stories. Favorites include Muhammara (Red Pepper and Walnut Spread), Kabab Karaz (Meatballs in Sour Cherry Sauce), Kibbeh Maqliyeh (Fried Kibbeh), and Khobez Arabeh (Arabic…
Summers Under the Tamarind Tree Cookbook Review and Nani’s Firni (Pakistani Screwpine-infused Ground Rice Pudding)
Summers Under the Tamarind Tree: Recipes & Memories from Pakistan, written by Sumayya Usmani, features the diverse and often unexplored cuisine of Pakistan in over 100 recipes and beautifully written stories. I’m sharing a recipe for Sumayya’s Nani’s Firni (Pakistani Screwpine-Infused Ground Rice Pudding) and an overview of this gorgeous book. Sumayya Usmani is a food writer and…
Culinaria China Cookbook Review and Coconut Pudding
Culinaria China: A Celebration of Food and Tradition, written by Katrin Schlotter and Elke Spielmanns-Rome, features the vast regional cuisine of China with a collection of some of the most unique and delicious recipes the country has to offer in 379 pages. Well-known favorites such as Hot and Sour Soup, Red-Cooked Pork Belly, Lionhead Meatballs, Beggar’s Chicken,…
Yogurt Cookbook Review and Shrikhand (Indian Yogurt Pudding)
While yogurt originated in Central Asia thousands of years ago (around 5000 BCE), it has skyrocketed in popularity recently and is the focus of Janet Fletcher’s newest book, Yogurt: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. The word yogurt comes from the Turkish root yog, meaning “to condense or thicken.” Man discovered that the…
Balaboosta Cookbook Review and Malabi with Orange Brandy Sauce
Balaboosta, named after the Yiddish expression for “a perfect housewife”, is a compilation of recipes and personal memories from Einat Admony. The term Balaboosta started as a well-respected title reserved for women who took care of their families and homes. Einat has redefined the word to include anyone who celebrates life and brings joy to others with food and entertaining….
Irish Cream Dark Chocolate Pudding
This Irish Cream Dark Chocolate Pudding is an easy dessert to make if you have any extra Irish Cream lying around from St. Patrick’s Day. As a note, the Irish cream is added after cooking, so no alcohol is cooked out. This pudding is not the best dessert for children or those wanting to avoid…
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pudding Parfaits
Time for Secret Recipe Club again! For those who haven’t seen my previous Secret Recipe Club posts, this club includes a group of bloggers who are assigned a different blog each month and secretly make a recipe to post on their specified reveal day. I have been a part of this group for over a…
Gelo di Melone (Sicilian Watermelon Pudding)
Evan was having a rough few days with his molars a couple of weeks ago, so I found this recipe for Gelo di Melone to use the watermelon from our CSA box. Gelo di Melone (Watermelon Pudding, Gelo di Anguria, Gelu di Muluni in Sicilian) is a summertime Italian dessert from Palermo. It is easy…
Cookie Dough Pudding
Today is my birthday! I didn’t feel like making a cake, so I looked at other dessert recipes I have been putting off trying. I bookmarked this Cookie Dough Pudding recipe last June, so thought it would be a great time to try it. It was perfect! The pudding came together so quickly and without…
