Bethany Kehdy

A Champion of Middle Eastern Food & Recipes

Smoked Mackerel & Chermoula Pâté with Beetroot Crisps

(Photography by Sarka Babicka) Here's one for the weekend I think you'll really enjoy. Great served at a BBQ (weather forecast looks promising) for everyone to nibble on while, say, the za'atar and pomegranate lamb riblets cook. Serve with a fattoush salad (see The Jewelled Kitchen), maybe some grilled sweet potatoes and you've got a lovely hassle-free meal.  Happy weekend. x   Smoked Mackerel and Chermoula Pâté with Beetroot Crisps...

Falafel Scotch Eggs with Ginger & Verjuice Tahini

There are many schools of thought on the origin of the Scotch egg. Of the two most notable, the first claims it was invented by the London department store Fortnum & Mason in 1738 and the other claim is that it traveled from Persia to India with the Moghuls, where it is now known as nargisi kofta. In fact, a version of a kafta-encased egg appears in several volumes of Middle Eastern cookery books, including my upcoming cookbook. Anyone have...

Labneh & Dukkah Deviled Eggs

"Can't wait to get organized" seems to have been my favourite moan phrase over the last two years. Over the last few weeks, and with the last of The Jewelled Kitchen book edits officially out of the way, I've finally found some down time to bring organization back into my life. Besides clearing up my desktop, folders, emails, and much more, I have also begun thinking about a new design/layout/feel for the blog, and look forward to...

Lamburghinis with Barberry and Pistachio Relish

You may have noticed over the last couple of weeks that most of the photography has been the jaw-dropping work of the very talented lifestyle photographer Sarka Babicka. Over the last 3 years, Sarka and I have become close friends and several months back we decided to collaborate on a series of projects. What began as a weekend visit to my home in the West Country turned into a two-month long 'rock and roll' kibbutz experience. At the time, my...

Non-Traditional Kebbet Laktine- Pumpkin Kebbeh

It seems as though all I've been talking about recently is Kebbeh and that's because  I really never tire of it, especially as they're are so many variations of it. The below recipe is just one other example.I recently gifted my friend Sacha a Middle Eastern cookbook entitled "Turquoise" authored by Greg and Lucy Malouf and full of tales about their journey through Turkey. The book is exquisite; from the turquoise cover (which happens to be my...

Mad About Chickpeas-Hummus Balila

Anyone that knows me, knows I'm mad about chickpeas.  I soak chickpeas, weekly. I always have home made hummus in my fridge and I love to donate it to friends and family with Dirty Kitchen Secrets and Lick Your Plate Clean written all over the tubs. I've always got a spoon in a tub of hummus. It's my go-to snack. When it comes to chickpeas I don't like the canned option. I'm like my Italian friend who gets the quivers when Arabic bread is...

Mad About Chickpeas- Hummus b’ Tahini with Video

Hummus translates to the word chickpea in Arabic and here I'm sharing a recipe for chickpeas with tahini, which has become a popular dip the world over. It's very simple to make, all it is, is a handful of ingredients pulverised to a fine, velvety smooth dip. But it does require a little time and love. Lots of recipes call for it to be made from canned chickpeas, but honestly, if you try it from dry chickpeas you'll never go back. Whatever you...

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