Baba Ghanouj | Les Filles Fattoush
While Lebanese baba ghanouj — already well known in Quebec — is typically served as a dip, the Syrian version...
Shawarma (marinated beef) | Les Filles Fattoush
This simple dish is synonymous with comfort food. It's mostly prepared during the week, and its popularity is due to...
Syrian-style hard-boiled eggs | Les Filles Fattoush
Aleppo pepper adds a delicious punch to these simple hard-boiled eggs, which are cut in half and crushed on fresh...
Pudding trio | The Fattoush Girls
My mother, Josephine, never received her New Year's guests without cooking them this trio of white (milk), dark (molasses) and orange (orange!) puddings, which symbolizes all the variety, the unknown and the surprises that the next 365 days have in store for us.
Rice bi halib (Rice pudding) - Les Filles Fattoush
Our take on rice pudding is flavored with orange blossom—not vanilla, as in some traditional Western recipes. A little twist...
Hétaliyé (Rosewater Flan and Ice Cream) | Les Filles Fattoush
This dessert has long been served in Chinese bowls in Syria. Friends and family traditionally gather on Sundays to eat...
Foul (Fava Beans in Olive Oil) | Les Fille Fattoush
I don't know of a single city in Syria that doesn't have a vendor selling foul, also known as faoual....
Mamounié (Semolina Cream) - Les Filles Fattoush
On weekend mornings, Westerners prepare crepes. At home, we typically eat mamounié, a hearty, sweet wheat semolina topped with cheese....