*** MEET & GREET *** Please introduce yourselves

[Um Safia]

Kristi Azawi wrote:
Hello, My name is Kristi. I just married a man from the ME and while I am a great cook of North American food, I haven't had much, okay no experience in ME food. He is always talking about the food "back home" so I am trying to help him be less home sick. We have several friends from the ME that usually cook for him, but I am his wife now. It's time for me to learn.

Hi Kristi

A very warm welcome to the NA*ME forum! I'm sure you'll be able to find many great recipes here to keep your new husband happy! If there is something in particular, just ask! I answered your fried kubbah recipe request btw

Happy cooking & hope to see you around the forums!

Rezika.

[Jamilahs_Kitchen]

saffy13 wrote:
Hello.

I'm quite new to recipezaar but i recently got married to an algerian man and the algerian recipes have helped me loads when it comes to cooking algerian food. My husband is maybe not missing his home food as much now. Keep them coming

Saffy

Hi Saffy! Welcome to zaar and the NAME section. You are in luck since our host Um Safia is the Queen on Algerian cooking.

[Jamilahs_Kitchen]

Kristi Azawi wrote:
Hello, My name is Kristi. I just married a man from the ME and while I am a great cook of North American food, I haven't had much, okay no experience in ME food. He is always talking about the food "back home" so I am trying to help him be less home sick. We have several friends from the ME that usually cook for him, but I am his wife now. It's time for me to learn.

Hi Kristi congrats on your marriage. It's great your taking the stride to learn ME cuisne. Zaar is the best place for that. We have some of the best authenic recipes on here and some with our own twists.

[UmmTariq]

Assalamu Alaikum,

My name is Aisha. I am Pakistani-American, grew up in my Pakistani grandmother's kitchen in California. I also ate a lot of yummy Saudi and Egyptian food through the local university's Islamic Association. Then I married a Lebanese-Egyptian man and moved to Dubai, UAE, which has been my home for the past 12 yrs. I love "traveling through recipes" and have also been influenced by the foods prepared by my in-laws and eaten on regional trips in ME&NA, particularly Turkey and Lebanon. Recently I have started to cook traditional "Khaleeji" or Arabian Gulf recipes.

[UmmBinat]

Aisha wrote:
Assalamu Alaikum,

My name is Aisha. I am Pakistani-American, grew up in my Pakistani grandmother's kitchen in California. I also ate a lot of yummy Saudi and Egyptian food through the local university's Islamic Association. Then I married a Lebanese-Egyptian man and moved to Dubai, UAE, which has been my home for the past 12 yrs. I love "traveling through recipes" and have also been influenced by the foods prepared by my in-laws and eaten on regional trips in ME&NA, particularly Turkey and Lebanon. Recently I have started to cook traditional "Khaleeji" or Arabian Gulf recipes.

Wa alaikum salam sister I would lovvve to see your traditional Khaleeji recipes. Please post them as I am very interested in that cuisine and making it all the time as you can see if you wish most of my recipes reflect that part of the world.

[Cookgirl]

Welcome! The more recipes, the merrier!

[Elmotoo]

Welcome!! It's always fun to have new faces around! Yell if you need anything!

Beth

[Boomette]

Hi My name is France. I'm from Quebec, Canada. I have cooked a few recipe from NA*ME with ZWT.

My boyfriend comes also from Quebec but his father comes from Algeria. When I met my boyfriend, he made me taste armenian pizza (lahmajoun) from Arouch. The owner of Arouch is armenian and my boyfriend went to school with him.

I recently found a Maghreb store in Montreal (Cananut) and I find lots of interesting products. I bought za'atar there. When I smell it, I knew it was used on a pizza from Arouch. I also use za'atar in Za'atar Bread Rolls (Manaiesh Bi Za'atar) #142472 by Cookgirl. It was so yummy. I'll have to find more way to use this spice. When I will use it all, I'll try one of your recipe to do it myself.

Now I'm playing Ramadan tag even though I don't do Ramadan. But I really enjoy tagging there.

[Elmotoo]

Well, hello, hello! Welcome to our forum! isn't this justthe tastiest food? I'm from Maine so Quebec is considered a neighbor.

is there any chance you're related to a University of Maine hockey player I knew somewhere between '85-'90, Guy Perron? sorry, i just HAD to ask.

Beth

[Boomette]

Elmotoo wrote:
Well, hello, hello! Welcome to our forum! isn't this justthe tastiest food? I'm from Maine so Quebec is considered a neighbor.

is there any chance you're related to a University of Maine hockey player I knew somewhere between '85-'90, Guy Perron? sorry, i just HAD to ask.

Beth

Not at all. I don't have any Guy Perron in my family But yes Maine is really near where I come from (Lac-Megantic) The border of the Maine is so near.

[UmmBinat]

But you must have a Gee LOL. I am from QC also.

[Cookgirl]

Parlez vouz francais, Boomette, oui?

[UmmBinat]

hehehe Why do you speak French all the time Cookgirl? When you don't speak it LOL :p

[Boomette]

UmmBinat wrote:
But you must have a Gee LOL. I am from QC also.

Where were you born in Quebec? Do you speak French?

[Boomette]

Cookgirl wrote:
Parlez vouz francais, Boomette, oui?

Oui je parle français et toi?