This is the rice I always serve with my Shish Taouk Chicken Kebabs, my Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Shawarma and my Fattoush Salad with Feta. When I was young, I was served this type of rice every time we went to our local Lebanese restaurant and I always wondered what those delicious little brown things in it were. I never realized it was simply toasted vermicelli…
Archives for July 2015
Shish Taouk Chicken Kebabs
In Montreal, we often refer to chicken shawarma as chicken shish taouk (or shish tawook) and there is some confusion between the two. In Turkish, “shish” means skewer and “taouk” refers to grilled or roasted meat. On the other hand, shawarma is an Arabic term that refers to the method of cooking meat on a…
No-Bake Cheesecake with Strawberries
If you are a cheesecake lover then this No-Bake Cheesecake with Strawberries is for you! A melt-in-your-mouth light cream cheese filling in a crunchy graham cracker crust topped with bright red juicy strawberries. It’s a great summer dessert that is super fast to make and the beauty is that there is no need to bake…
Easy Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos with Lime Slaw
These super easy Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos with Lime Slaw are the best fish tacos you’ll ever have. Delicious, fresh and zesty. Perfect for a hot summer night! “So Jamie, do you feel like having Fish Tacos tonight?” Silence, then the answer: “Nope!”. I think we had that same short conversation every week for the…
Margherita Pizza
Did I ever tell you how much I love pizza? If I had to choose what my last meal would be, it would be pizza, no doubt about it! Not the fast food joint kind of pizza with pepperoni and green bell peppers, but a nice crispy one with a few but high quality ingredients….
Homemade Pizza Sauce
This Homemade Pizza Sauce recipe couldn’t be easier. Like I said in my previous post, I like to make my pizza from scratch. I used to buy the tomato sauce when I made pizza but now I don’t bother, this homemade pizza sauce is so easy it’s crazy. All you need to do is to blend…
