This is one of the Syrian dishes that our family grew up with, courtesy Mom and her father. We generally make it for certain occasions, such as ‘Id, or when some family member who hasn’t had it in a while returns home. While it may be common food in parts of the Middle East, because [...]
Category Archives: Ramadan
Coconut Sweetbread Recipe
January 7, 2007 – 11:01 am
Trini sweetbread is usually a great thing. Coconut, spices and a slightly crumbly texture. Mmm. That’s what it’s about. However, that doesn’t stop people from making hard, dry, flavourless things and calling it sweetbread. I don’t mind if you put raisins, or cherries or mixed peel in it – to each his own. But put [...]
Belated Eid Mubarak
October 31, 2006 – 6:15 pm
It’s been a week and I never got around to posting for Eid ul Fitr. But while I made sweets and was more active in the days leading up to Eid, I spent Eid and about 2 or 3 days after that, sleeping. Followed by some nights of insomnia. Fun stuff. Apparently this is normal [...]
My Ramadhan so far…
October 7, 2006 – 4:56 pm
I wanted to post about Ramadhan – it’s been a year since I had my camera, I thought this time I would get even better pictures of Iftar meals. And just as a way of feeling connected to what I am doing. My Ramadhan didn’t get off to the best start, however, with a 13 [...]
sprinkles on barfi
November 2, 2005 – 11:56 pm
sprinkles Milk barfi R and I made for Eid ul Fitr with the essential ingredient of SPRINKLES… Coloured sugar sprinkled on the barfi – when we were young, we once convinced our mother to let us put as many sprinkles as we wanted on the barfi (they were the best part). That year, the top [...]
Falafel
November 2, 2005 – 8:09 pm
falafel I made real falafel today! Tasted almost like the ones I used to get at the Edinburgh Central Mosque – ground chickpeas and lentils, seasoned with fresh green herbs and garlic, and fried – so good and crispy. My first attempt at food placement on a plate for photos.
Trini gulab jamoon
October 31, 2005 – 11:50 pm
trini gulab jamoon My sister the elder, R, and I made about 150 of these last night, in preparation for Eid. I know gulab jamoon is the fried milk thing in syrup, but in Trinidad we have our own ways apparently. These are balls of dough made from flour, butter and condensed milk, fried and [...]
Reflections on Guyanese Eating
October 14, 2005 – 6:43 pm
Welcome to Guyana Since R (sister, the elder) and G (brother in law) returned to Guyana in time for Ramadan, I had the opportunity to go places to break the fast, since Ramadan is a time for feeding people, you can always bring along an extra person. When we broke fast in mosques, whether they [...]
accras
October 12, 2005 – 11:40 pm
accras I made these for Iftar 2 days this week. Basically fried spoonfuls of a thick batter made with saltfish, onions, peppers etc. Similar to other dishes in the Caribbean (like Bajan fishcake) – accra is from Trinidad and Tobago. It is very popular for Ramadan.
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