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Beignets aux Amandes, Almonds Beignet
Last week, I missed Fiesta Friday. I was so busy, I received my lovely niece for a few days. I like receiving my relatives because I love rediscovering my Dubaï! February is usually the Carnaval...
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Les Chaussons aux Pommes, French Apple Turnovers
Do you remember a few weeks ago, I made my pâte feuilletée/puff pastry and this week I made applesauce. Well today is the delicious combination of these two recipes. Chaussons aux Pommes or French...
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Makrout
Makrout are famous North African sweets. They are made with medium semolina, butter and orange blossom water. Stuffed with dates and dipped into honey. These little treats are always served with tea....
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Sardine Croquettes
I’ve decided no sweet’s for Fiesta Friday but instead, a simple recipe with fresh sardines! A Sardines are beautiful little fish, inexpensive and delicious grilled, marinated or like today as spicy...
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Lemon Tart, Tarte au Citron
A sweet and tangy Tarte for this week’s Fiesta Friday. This lemon tart is made with a pâte sablée and lemons. A simple and easy treat for the weekend. Perfect to indulge whilst relaxing at home,...
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Mini Brioches
By now, you should know that I love eating and baking bread, brioches and other dough-based recipes. This recipe is simple, and delicious for breakfast, served straight out of the oven. I made a warm...
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Mtekba, Mbesses
Mtekba also called Mbesses is a type of a small galette, very famous in Algeria. This small individual galette is made with semolina, butter and water. These mini-galettes are eaten in the morning for...
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Spring Tart
A beautiful Friday sunny day to enjoy the weekend in the garden! And a delicious salty tart with a lot of aubergine pieces, and some tomatoes to brighten up my dish! To enhance the flavor, I added some...
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Raspberry Tart, Tarte aux Framboises
It has been a very busy week this week, I missed Fiesta Friday and much more… and hoping this Raspberry Tart will make up for everything! Made with a fragrant crème patissière, a pâte sablée for the...
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Round Braided Brioche
To me, nothing is better than waking up early and preparing a homemade brioche for my family or friends. I always enjoy watching the dough rise, kneading it, and braiding it into it’s final brioche...
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Chocolate Glazed Walnut Biscuits
This weekend’s afternoon treat are biscuits! I love a simple biscuit, as I find they go so well with an afternoon tea or coffee, are easy to prepare, and can be rich in taste. These biscuits are full...
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Mchermla Batendjel
The weekend is finally here, and so is the summer heat, which is why I prepared this simple, fresh dish with aubergines/eggplants! I love this dish, as it reminds me of my summer’s at my...
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Chicken Burgers
With summer soon coming to an end, I couldn’t see a better reason to enjoy the outdoors with a homemade burger, perfect for this week’s Fiesta Friday #82 too! The recipe of the Bread comes from my...
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Magdalenas
Magdalenas are the Spanish version of French Madeleines. They are very popular in Algeria and on sale in all bakery’s. I grew up with the smell of these flavorful Magdalenas when I was living in...
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Tomato Tarte Tatin
Summer is still hot and the weekend is finally here! My fridge is full of Cherry Tomatoes and I’m never short of goat cheese. Yesterday I prepared my puff pastry and early this morning I prepared this...
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Apple and Lemon Cake
I often like to prepare simple and classic recipes, and this is cake is both (and tasty :D ). I remembered my grand-mother used to make this cake in her green cookware “Le Creuset” and the texture was...
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Brioche with Golden Raisin and Pecan Nuts
Another hot and sunny weekend in Dubai also another Brioche for Fiesta Friday #86 ! I wanted to make French Pains aux Raisins, the delicious Escargots with a mix of a dough brioche and puff pastry,...
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Fennel Tart
I don’t know if you are like me, but I love any and all kinds of vegetables! Their color, texture and shape, and fragrance; some only aromatic when cooked, are beautiful! Fennel is so perfumed, and...
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Chorba Qamrône
In my family, we always enjoy any soups, of all kinds! We have a real passion for food, eating and gathering together around a table. I made this Algerian Chorba with Qamrône, a delicious spicy soup...
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Mouskoutchou
What is Mouskoutchou? Mouskoutchou is the most popular cake in Algeria. If you ask anyone, they immediately know about what you are talking about. This cake is a between a Sponge Cake and an Angel...
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