Ingredients:1 kg boneless beef, cut in portions500g medium orzo pasta1 large onion, chopped1-2 cloves of garlic, chopped400g Canned tomatoes or tomato juice concentrate½ cup red wine½ cup olive oil 2 Tbls Giouvetsi mix1½ cups (about) grated kefalotiri or Gruyère CheeseSalt Pepper to taste Step 1Sauté the meat in oil in…

Ingredients1 cup dried chickpeas if you can get skinless chickpeas skip step 61 tbls bicarbonate of soda + 1 tsp1/2 cup tahini2 large lemons about half a cup.1 tbls salt1/4 cup chickpea water1-2 cloves of garlic2-3 ice cubes Instructions Soak the chickpeas in a large bowl full of water. Add 1 tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda, stir and soak overnight. The chickpeas…

Ingredients:For the cream:5 cups whole milk 1½ cup heavy cream3 teaspoons cornstarch½ teaspoon rose water½ teaspoon orange blossom water1 tablespoon lemon juice , freshly squeezed½ cup caster sugar Instructions: Cream:In a large non-stick saucepan, off the heat, whisk together the heavy cream, milk, lemon juice, flour, cornstarch and sugar, until…

Halawet el-jibn is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert of Syrian origin made of semolina dough and cheese, topped with cream and sugar syrup.