While I am very much a fan of incorporating home-cooked meals while travelling, cooking in a foreign kitchen is not without its difficulties, as I found out during my 3-week visit to London last October. Allow me to elaborate with some vital lessons learned: Never underestimate the power of a spice rack. Even the most basic…
Main Dishes
Gluten-Free Millet Mercimek Köftesi
If you follow me on Snapchat, you will have seen me post about this recipe more than just a couple of times last week. The reason being that it’s delightful, and I’m obsessed, of course. Looks familiar you say? Well, admittedly it is a re-take on my recipe for curried Mercimek Köftesi a couple of…
Vegan Macaroni Bechamel
If you know anything about Egyptian cuisine, you’ll know that where a sauce is involved, nine times out of ten, it’s going to be bechamel. Whether it’s on kousa (AKA baby marrow), on top of moussaka or baked into a steaming dish of macarona bechamel – it’s creamy, delicious and has long been a staple in Egyptian households everywhere….
Lentil Spinach and Lemon Stew
Just when we thought winter had come and gone, it appears to have reared its ugly head again. Yes, I am a complete and utter wuss when it comes to the cold, how I survived 4 years in the UK is truly beyond me. Give me 40 degree weather and 90% humidity any day over overcast…
Creamy Vegan Butternut Mac ‘n Cheese
Ask and you shall receive. A few weeks ago I posted this photo to Instagram and Facebook and, while I originally had no designs of blogging the recipe for my Butternut Squash Mac ‘n Cheese, a bunch of you ended up asking for it. I’m of course always happy to oblige, which brings us to the…