When a Syrian expectant mother is writing her list of things to buy in preparation for the birth, caraway seeds features high on this list a...

I am Paris on a training course this week. Yesterday we received the unexpected news that civil servants are on strike and the course i...

I decided to use the name Hummus with Meat for this dish rather than the name used in Levantine restaurants here in London, "Hummus Kaw...

I get asked about halal meat a lot. Do I need to use halal meat for Middle Eastern cooking? Is there any difference between halal and non-ha...

Today's dish is simply deep fried cauliflower. Deep frying vegetables is a unique method of Levantine cuisine ... I wrote the last sente...

If you have been following my blog for some time you must have noticed that Syrian cuisine, especially in Damascus, is very light on the spi...

Today's main ingredient is Sujuk , Lebanese style this time as opposed to the Damascene version I posted a recipe of couple of months...