Koshary- the Ultimate Egyptian Comfort Food!

Hello Friends! If you are new here I want to say welcome, my name is Blanche and I love sharing the beauty of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, and making it easy for the busy home cook! Hope you subscribe to my page here, as well as my YouTube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/blanchetv to get my……

How Shakira Eats and Trains in a Day-New Latin Inspired Recipes!

Let’s face it, for many people it’s hard to get motivated in January. Most people would rather stay cozy in their homes, wrapped up in blankets and sipping on hot chocolate than sprinting in the rain or doing planks in the snow. Not to mention the closing of gyms nationwide gives people yet another excuse……

Miraculous Orange Almond Cake- Gluten free and No Sugar Added!

During this time of high caloric temptations, can you have that cake and eat it too with zero regrets? Absolutely you can! Today’s recipe features a Greek and Egyptian  inspired low-carb cake that has no added butter, oil or sugar, yet still has the moist texture of a pound cake. One easy to find ingredient……

Black Friday Sale and Book Signing Tomorrow!

Hello Dear Friends, I am not sure if you are looking for any last minute holiday gift ideas, but if you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, I will be doing a book signing tomorrow, November 19 at Water Front Pizza in Foster City! I would love to meet any of you in person,……

4 Creative Holiday Recipes: 1 Air fryer for Easy Entertaining

In this time of mass uncertainty, I know one thing for sure. Nothing is going to stop me from celebrating Thanksgiving with my family. The gathering might not be nearly as large as years past, but that is okay, because I like smaller and more intimate gatherings. This is a chance to get creative and……

Treating Yourself this Holiday Season:The Keto Box

Everyone I have been talking to lately is depressed, like severely depressed. This is totally normal as there are so many challenges to deal with all at once. Children’s grades and morale dipping from home schooling (something I am dealing with as well) overwhelmed parents who have lost their jobs, deaths in the family (in……

CURE SUMMERTIME SADNESS WITH PERSIAN ICE CREAM

In California, the temperature yesterday was 108, (42C) and today it was 100 (37)! A lot of the horrible fires have subsided, but the air is still smoky. At the peak of fires, I felt like I was living on Mars, with tons of soot flying through the air, the skies covered in a brown……

Homemade Pita Bread (Khobiz Arabe)

If there is one consistent item missing from supermarket shelves during this quarantine, it’s yeast. People are buying up yeast like never before, and social media has been saturated with home cooks posting warm and fuzzy photos of baguettes, pizzas and banana bread baked from scratch. These longer baking projects have the extra bonus of……

Unboxing Exciting Treats from the Middle East!

Hello FITME Family, I hope you are all safe, healthy, and getting more freedom as businesses have slowly started to reopen around the globe. As people’s attention has shifted to human rights, many don’t realize that even our purchasing power can help disenfranchised communities as well. I don’t do unboxing or product hauls on my……

A Kitchen Collaboration: How Two Palestinian Charities are Working to Help in this Crisis

Sometimes we just need a little bit of good news, especially during this time don’t you think?  I am excited to be a part of a new initiative delivering meals to patients, doctors, and nurses in Jerusalem, and wanted to share this sweet story of two kitchens with you. Paces is a Palestinian UK based……