A Quick and Easy Dessert: No-bake Nescafe Cake

May 6, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

It’s not literally a cake, but that’s what they call it in the Middle East. It’s basically biscuits dipped in Nescafe, layered and topped with whipped cream on each double layer. That’s all, really. Some people add evaporated milk to the recipe, but I just skip that part. I make the whipped cream using […]

Mujadara: Garlic Fried Rice and Lentils

April 15, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

With Crispy Onions. Mujadara is a Middle Eastern dish that is simply made of garlic, lentils, rice, and crispy onions–as the title of this post suggests. Very little spices are added, they include: curry powder, cumin, and salt. Mujadara is usually done differently, without the garlic part. But once upon a time, when I first […]