Easy recipes from around the world

Christmas Dessert

Apple Baklava

View my step by step video – coming soon This post is sponsored by the Ontario Apple Growers – the opinions and recipe idea is entirely my own. Do you know where your apples come from? Contrary to popular belief, they don’t magically appear on grocery shelves. This year I was invited to tour with …

Dessert

Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake!

I tried making a Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake and Brownie Cheescake version for the first time and I was super happy with the results. The original Dubai Chocolate uses Kataifi or Kunafa, Pistachio paste, Tahini & Chocolate. What is Kataifi? Kataifi is a type of pastry made from very thin, thread-like dough, similar to shredded phyllo …

Arabic Cakes Dessert

OMG Baklava Cheesecake!!!

Walnuts & Pistachios are crushed and added in between layers of buttered phyllo pastry and baked. An orange blossom cheesecake filling is poured over and baked. A final layer of buttered pastry and nuts are added and this is baked again! Finally nuts and sugar syrup is added and it’s baked for a few more …