A Ramadan spent in quarantine. I know I’m not alone in marveling at just how peculiar of a notion that is, but it is after all our reality, given the current circumstances. I won’t lie, at first the idea of doing Ramadan totally solo this year (sans family, friends or co-workers) was incredibly daunting. Personally…
Egyptian food
Vegan Kousa Bechamel
Egyptians have a fine talent of elevating seemingly ho-hum vegetables by incorporating them into truly decadent (and by extension, not-so-healthy) dishes. Case in point, the infamous Kousa Bechamel. First of all, if you’re wondering what on earth Kousa is, it is a member of the squash family native to the Middle Eastern region. Many recipes…
Vegan Cairo Guide
Ah, Cairo. An ever-changing and truly electric city that has taken on so many different forms for me over the years. When I was younger, it was the louder, busier and bustling counterpart to Alexandria (my preferred city) on our annual summer trip to Egypt to visit the extended family. During university, I became fascinated…
Vegan Kofta ft. Field Roast
What’s that saying? If you can’t do something perfect, don’t bother doing it at all? Okay granted, that isn’t actually something most people say – but it is something I (unfortunately) tend to tell myself all too often. I don’t know why I impose such impossible standards on myself – maybe its the “type A”…
Foul Mudammas (Egyptian Fava Beans)
I have always maintained that I am one of the most un-Egyptian Egyptians you will ever meet. My accent and mediocre-at-best Arabic language skills stick out like a sore thumb, I have never spent more than a month a time in the country, and I’ve even been told several times that I “don’t even look…