Category Archives: cardamom

Cardamom cookies ( Shakar Lama)

Our August Challenge is here – Representing the Iraqi Cuisine Iraq for me is a word that elicits simultaneously happiness and sadness. I was extremely lucky to visit Iraq  in the early seventies with my family. My dad’s close friend lived in Baghdad. He had a  beautiful rose garden. I loved eating masgoof by the [...]
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Cardamom and farina pudding (Khabeesa)

Walima Cooking Challenge – June 2009 The day I made khabeesa,  we enjoyed the fragrance of Arabia in our house. The cardamom and saffron permeated the kitchen and living room and it was intoxicating. I LOVED this dish! I found myself eating it for breakfast, then a bite after lunch, then a sliver in the afternoon [...]
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