Recipe

Syrian, Moroccan, Algerian, Spinach pilav…. the Egyptian variant was still missing on the website. And that needed to be mended. Because this variant will keep you eating until the bowl is empty. The well-fried garlic, the ground coriander, it’s just a completely different taste sensation. And one to really put on the table. And chickpeas, yes that’s obviously a classic ingredient of the Middle East and almost always exactly right, making a difference. And certainly here, too.

Spinach, if you are familiar with my recipes, you know how much I love this vegetable. Always looking for new variations with this great vegetable. Here the tomatoes make it a little sweet, the almonds nice and crunchy. The Arabic cuisine is perhaps the reason I love spinach so much. Because they know how to prepare it in so many ways.

DIY, that’s me. Very much so. And then a long wait to turn something into somehting incredibely tasteful. I love it. Especially when it comes to cooking and delicious flavors. Pickled lemons, you buy them everywhere these days. But it’s great to make your own, right? Your own jar of pickled lemons. Who wouldn’t want that? Exactly. Well, I’ve waited six weeks and they’re not just nice. They are obviously not comparable to those from a jar, those from the supermarket. So much better. And it’s also incredibly easy to make. So….

This is one of those pasta sauces that takes me back to when all the kids were still living at home. To a day where you looked in the fridge and thought … what kind of pasta sauce will I make today… there are some onions, garlic, a bunch of celery, tomatoes… let’s put it together let it all simmer wonderfully. Stir occasionally. Look out at the birds flying by. Stir again. Answer a question from one of the kids. Stir again. Let’s take make that phone call. And stir again. And then we can yell, guys, diner is ready. And the happy faces when they see what’s being served. Such a sauce is this…