Time: 30 min | Complexity: Easy | Yields: 6-8 servings |
Tools: 4-quart saucepan

Foul and tamees is truly a Saudi favorite and one of my personal favorite meals. Saudis usually eat this meal late but sometimes it can bought for breakfast. Notice I say bought and not made because well Saudis never make it. You can find it everywhere and it’s practically free. My husband and I prefer the foul made at certain places and everyone seems to also have their favorite spots. The picture above is tames and foul from our favorite hole in the wall place. We love foul with lots of stuff on top; this is what we always get. It has tahini, tomatoes, salata hara, peppers, cheese and eggs and it is amazing. I have had so many requests for this dish so I got the recipe from my mother in law, I hope you enjoy it.

Time: 2 hours | Complexity: Medium | Yields: 9 servings |
Tools: 2 small bowls, large mixing bowl, baking pan, saucepan

Khoubiz Mehala is an old traditional Bahraini bread which is usually baked in a special clay oven built in the ground. This delicious lightly sweetened bread is usually served alongside halawah and qahwah. This is the perfect recipe to showcase the true flavors or the Gulf region and what I love most about it is that is not to sweet. I love baking these little golden rounds at night so that my husband can have them for breakfast, he adores them.

Time: 1 hour | Complexity: Medium | Yields: 2 dozen |
Tools: 2 small bowls, large bowl, saute pan

Time: 5 min | Complexity: Easy | Yields: 3-4 servings |
Tools: 1-quart saucepan

I first had this warm drink right after I had arrived in Saudi. I had gotten a cold and my mother in law made me a flask. Zanjabel is what all Gulf Arabs use to cure a common cold or flu. Zanjabel means ginger in Arabic and as we all know all over the world ginger is a great cure for many things. In Saudi this recipe is made using only water however in countries such as Bahrain and Oman they use milk which I prefer. You can use sugar or honey to sweeten the drink if you would like. Honey is much better as it has many natural cures as well. Both ginger and honey have great medical uses in Islam.

Time: 1 hour plus 40 min | Complexity: Medium | Yields: 4 servings |
Tools: small bowl, large mixing bowl, pie tin

MY family absolutely adores this golden bread filled with cheese and covered with sugar syrup. This is bread that you will find served in many Saudi and other Arab homes. These superb rolls have a slight sweet taste and are filled with cream cheese; we use Kiri then topped with sugar syrup or honey. You can even sprinkle black sesame seeds on the bread before baking for another great flavor.