Ramadan
Ramadan Recipe: Pad Thai
Food
August 31, 2010
Ramadan Recipe: Pad Thai
Pad Thai is not a very easy dish to create. The noodles can often get squishy if left to soak…
Ramadan Recipe: Salmon on a bed of lentils
Food
August 30, 2010
Ramadan Recipe: Salmon on a bed of lentils
I just tried this out last night and it turned out pretty yummy. I know Ramadan is not your ideal…
Ramdan Recipe: Ful with garlic and cream
Food
August 28, 2010
Ramdan Recipe: Ful with garlic and cream
I tasted this combination at a restaurant last Ramadan and spent the entire month trying to recreate it. A very…
Ramadan Recipe: Tomato basil cream soup
Food
August 27, 2010
Ramadan Recipe: Tomato basil cream soup
This is very rich and yummy tomato soup and it doesn’t take a lot of time to create. The ingredients…
Ramadan forever after: Fairytales from Damascus and Beirut
Books
August 26, 2010
Ramadan forever after: Fairytales from Damascus and Beirut
Ramadan is a time of fasting, self-restraint and good deeds. It is also an occasion for storytelling, either in celebration…
Iftar at Bab al-Nil
Food
August 26, 2010
Iftar at Bab al-Nil
Now that you've RSVPed all your Ramadan invitations and your family and friends have already passed by your house for…
Ramadan Recipe: Chicken cashew stir-fry
Food
August 26, 2010
Ramadan Recipe: Chicken cashew stir-fry
While there are a million ways to execute a proper chicken cashew, I have found that this combination is the…
Ramadan recipes: Pasta salad
Food
August 25, 2010
Ramadan recipes: Pasta salad
Coming up with tasty recipes using in-season fresh vegetables adds to the ever-increasing challenge of being a vegetarian in Cairo.…
Ramadan recipes: Shamy tiss’eya
Food
August 24, 2010
Ramadan recipes: Shamy tiss’eya
When I moved from Syria to Egypt, the thing I missed most was Syrian cuisine. I spent days and nights…
Ramadan 2010: No water, no lights
Archaeology
August 23, 2010
Ramadan 2010: No water, no lights
Ramadan is a time of fasting, self-restraint, and good deeds. It is also an occasion for storytelling, either in celebration…