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Yemen

With all the political unrest and inspiring uprisings of the Middle East I thought it was quite fitting that Tony pulled Yemen.  Today is the beginning of a new era in the Arabic world and I hope for peace and democracy for all who seek it. Lately our schedules have been such that we see each other and our home for approximately 2 hours a day.  Thus, I needed to find a recipe that would fit in with our crazy life and stumbled upon Bint al Sahn . It's a Yemeni (and found in other Arabic countries) cake with honey.   We're enjoying it today for breakfast. Bint al Sahn (courtesy of arabicnews.com) 1 packet dry active yeast 1/4 cup warm water 3 cups flour 1 tsp. salt 4 large eggs, beaten well 3/4 cup ghee (recipe below) Melted ghee or butter , for serving warm honey, for serving Directions : Dissolve yeast in the warm water. In a large mixing bowl sift the flour and salt. Make a well in center of the flour mixture. Pour beaten eggs and the yeast mixture into...

Guyana

We're heading down to South America and we're making Chicken Curry, Baigan Choka and Roti ! Fresh bread is amazing. Fresh fry bread is especially amazing. I would recommend roti for almost any meal; seriously. It was relatively easy to make and the total rising time was a meager 60 minutes. I looked at many recipes and they were always slightly different. I found the most help through the Trini Gourmet site The chicken curry was....okay.  Potentially there were some flaws in the recipe or flaws in my attentiveness to the recipe but nonetheless I wasn't impressed.  I wouldn't make it again. It was mushy and pasty and not at all saucy. Roti deserves a great sauce. This chicken curry didn't deliver anything of the sort. Baigan Choka taught me that I don't really like eggplant. Who knew?  Roti Rating: 9 out of 10 Chicken Curry Rating: 3 out of 10 Baigan Choka Rating: 1 out of 10