Category Archives: apricot

Dried Fruit salad (Khoshaf)

Living in Lebanon  people are used to eating fresh fruits that are locally grown and whenever they are in season. In the winter season, people eat a lot of dried fruits and this salad is a reflection of this. Made of dried fruits that are poached or marinated overnight  in syrup with a few nuts [...]
7 Comments

Apricot ice-cream with pistachios and pine nuts

I have had a hankering for this booza al-mushmush ever since I left Beirut a couple months ago. There is a couple  in Achrafieh (Beirut)  who make the most amazing Arabic ice-cream. Their place of business is smaller than most closets. If you walk by the street, you will see them  roasting almonds, hulling strawberries, chopping [...]
Leave a comment

Apricot tart مشمشيه

This tart was probably born out of the realization that there should be other uses for the homemade apricot jam besides making the children “aroosseh” (pita roll-up) for an after-school snack. I have made the pastry hundreds of times, it is foolproof. I used the jam I made but any good jam will be perfect [...]
2 Comments