Foreign Flavours — Israel: Challah + Home-made Hummus

A happy hannukah if ever there was one! Yummy! CHALLAH RECIPE (from The Cuban Reuben) Ingredients 2¼ tsp dry active yeast 1½ tsp plus ¼ cup sugar ¾-1 cup warm water ¼ cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 1 egg yolk 1½ tsp table salt 8x 1/2 cups flour Instructions In the bowl of your stand…

Mighty Spice Express: Zaatar Halloumi with Couscous Salad

Time for the first post! Dish: Zaatar Halloumi with Couscous Salad (Original recipe here.) Before: I was slightly apprehensive, mainly due to the fact that the list of ingredients stated capers, which are not my favourite (nor my wife’s), but it also featured sumac. I *heart* sumac. I only discovered it last year, and I…