Sahlab (سحلب) Recipe

Image from tasteofbeirut.com Sahlab (سحلب) is a popular beverage found all over the Middle East.  It is believe to have originated in Turkey during the Ottoman Empire. Traditional sahlab flour is make by grinding the dried tubers of orchids into a fine power. It is then thickened with milk or water and sweetened with orange blossom or rose water. Unfortunately the plants used to make traditional sahlab...

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Baklava

Baklava is a Mediterranean sweet that I was introduced to by my Grandmother just a few years ago. Here in Britain it can be rather expensive to purchase and so I was driven to attempt to make my own. Rumour had it that Baklava was a complex dish to make but in reality I found it incredibly easy - easier than baking a cake my friend believes. Be low you will find the recipe we used in out first...

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