Bint Rhoda's Kitchen

In the Middle East, meat is sacred food, feasting food, celebratory food.  And while every day dishes are often vegetarian or feature ve...

Halaweh, (also called halawa, halwa, halva)  is a dense, sweet, nutty-tasting confection, made with many variations throughout the Midd...

Crispy, crackling layers of paper-thin dough, soaked in butter,  stuffed with a rich nutty filling, and then drizzled with a honey-sweet...

Pictured with my grandmother's hand-crocheted lace.  Teta, can you make a cake for me ?  Y...

Sometimes a little time produces a lot of joy.  For us, this is a dish of joy.  Palestinians are known for their love of stuffing things w...

  Fall brings apples:  hot mulled apple cider, apple dumplings from market stands in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, cinnamon-sce...

    Cooking is a communal activity in traditional Palestinian culture, and when you read this recipe, you will see...

Palestinian mansaf is not humble food, served just to your family, like mujjadara and fasoulia and shorabat addas.  This is celebra...

Put away your forks and knives, friends.  This is finger food.    Now, this is a favorite Palestinian feast.  Tender chicken pieces, s...

Mmmm . . . ma'loubi.  The mouth-watering flavors of lamb, rice, and cauliflower, all simmered in cinnamon and allspice-seasoned broth...

I love to use dates in baking.  Dates have a sticky caramel-like sweetness that adds moist flavor to baked goods, and are a natural wholeso...

Do you have something to celebrate? A new bride in the family? A new mother? The fact that it is Saturday?   Stuffed chicken is a Pal...