Niter Kibbeh (Ethiopian Magic Butter)
Niter kibbeh is a staple in Ethiopian cuisine, where if the recipe says “butter”, they probably mean this. It’s basically clarified butter with onions and a bunch of aromatic stuff in it. This recipe makes a fair amount, but I…
Libyan Bzaar Spice Mix
Okidoki, so I’ve scavenged the internets and despite how often bzaar pops up in recipes, it’s nearly impossible to find. Basically, this UK shop where I bought mine: https://oea-libya.com/products/bzaar-spice (if you’re in the US, shipping is pretty steep). So I…
Shawarma Seasoning
Shawarma is kinda like gyros (and later, Mexican al pastor), from the same origin dating back to the 17th/18th century Ottoman empire, though with different flavors. Like it’s parent, the doner kebab, it traditionally it would be lamb on a…
Tahini Sauce
Tahini sauce is one of those multi-purpose workhorses of the Middle Eastern world. It’s heart is sesame (tahini) paste, and good as a complement for all things savory. This makes a rather lot of it, but it all gets eaten….
Everyday Taco Seasoning
I loves me some fancy marinades, but sometimes it’s Tuesday night and I want tacos with a minimum of fuss. This blend is made up of stuff everyone should have in their spice cabinet. It works equally well with ground…
Pesto!
I love pesto. More importantly, Kat loves pesto. Thankfully, it’s super-easy and one batch makes for a couple of meals so long as my beloved wife doesn’t eat it all in the middle of the night…. Anyway, this makes about…
Cucumber-Mint Dip
This is a pretty straight-up and standard dip/sauce for most Middle-Eastern fare. It’s kinda like a tzatziki, but the mint gives it a nice twist. I made it the other night for some kabobs, but it would go with pretty…
Minimal Katsu Sauce
Katsu sauce is basically Japanese BBQ sauce. You've encountered it if you've ever had katsu chicken/pork/beef at a Japanese restaurant. If you want to know katsu, I have a decent recipe here. Traditional katsu sauce is a combination of ketchup, soy…
Banana BBQ Sauce
I use this enough that I really should have separated this out from the start. This is one of my takes on BBQ sauce. I use banana sauce, because it’s both sweet and has a sour tang, and the fructose…
Cajun’ Grillin’ (grilling seasoning)
So, I’m going to tease you with a pretty bacon and chicken sammich, but that’s not actually what I’m going to talk about. See, the sammich is plenty tasty, but it’s a chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, bacon on a roll….