Links to read the interviews, reviews, and enter the giveaways below.
Day 1 : From World's Kitchen . Click here.
Day 2: Foodeva Marsay. Click here.
Day 3: Ayamstuffed. Read here.
Day 4: Step Inside My Bag. Read here.
Day 5: The Big Sweet Tooth. Click here.
Special Mention :
- Nusaybah's Musings' Review.
- Yummy Food's Review.
- Hayati Magazine's Interview.
- AboutIslam's Ramadan Article.
Halal Comfort Food: The New Muslim's Guide to Going Halal; for the first time in print with Djarabi Kitabs Publishing
DALLAS, Tx- June 2017, DJARABI KITABS PUBLISHING is honored to release former 2014's eBook version of Halal Comfort Food: The New Muslim's Guide to Going Halal by M.K. Johnston in print. Masha'Allah.
"...following a halal diet seems pretty simple when you look at the guidelines in the Quran. But due to the way foods are processed in modern times, those few simple guidelines can become much more complex when put into practice. To further complicate things, there are a multitude of differing opinions on what is and isn’t halal, depending on what school of thought you belong to. Being a revert to Islam, and not having been raised in a particular school of thought and taught to think and act Islamically, one can feel pretty torn hearing and reading so many different opinions on what is and is not the correct way to eat/dress/think/pray/etc!" says M.K.Johnston.
About 116 pages, in Halal Comfort Food: The New Muslim's Guide to Going Halal, you will find a wide variety of halal recipes, including old favorites from American cuisine with halal make-overs, plus some “new” favorites to add to your repertoire from the Muslim world.
Some of the recipes you will find include:
*Halal Breakfast Sausage
*Pasta Bolognese
*Beer-less Bread
*Stuffed Dates
*Lasagna with Halal Italian Sausage
*Baked Mac & Cheese
*Biscuits & Gravy
*Hummus
*Red Beans & Rice
*Halal Marshmallow Treats
*Chocolate Chip Cookies
*and much, much more!
Check out Mindy in the video link below with artist Rashidah Mendez:
Video Link: https://youtu.be/UZkNCu3Q_yE
About M.K. Johnston:
M.K. Johnston is an American-born revert to Islam. She has a B.A. in Studies in Women and Gender from the University of Virginia. Although her career path has led her in many directions: from working as a prison guard, to counseling survivors of domestic abuse, to working with special needs children, to becoming a seller on eBay; M.K. has always had a deep and abiding love for two things: cooking and writing. After spending most of her spare time on one or the other interest, she eventually realized that she should combine her two loves and simply write about cooking. M.K. is the author of Halal Comfort Food: The New Muslim’s Guide to Going Halal, and is currently testing out new recipes for her next cookbook. M.K. lives in Virginia with her husband and two children, who are generally pretty happy to test out her culinary creations for her, and never seem to mind giving their honest opinions about them.
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Assalamu aleikum,
By popular demand on my Instagram page, I drafted the recipe for this savory spinach pie also known as Börek.
Ingredients:
- 1 pack of phylo dough
- 12 oz of chopped spinach
- 1/4 of 12 oz bell pepper
- salt
- pepper
- garlic
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
Other things you need:
- 1 baking pan of 9 inch
- a pizza pan or a flat surface
- a brush
The Directions:
Mix all the ingredients and stir fry them with a little water until they become translucent. Let the mixture cool down.
Now prepare your workstation.
Spread the sheets and brush them with oil. Some will be broken but it's ok. You can work with them by applying oil on them to make them stick together. Noone will know in the finish product that some of the pastry sheets were mismatched *wink* .
Roll and brush with more olive oil if needed. At first, put your roll on the side of the pan. As your rolls increase, you can center them and they won't unfold. Do the same for the rest of the sheets.
When done, brush the top of sheets with some olive oil and bake it at 300 degrees for 45 mins to an hour. Every oven is different so keep that in mind.
Voilà! Bon appetit! :)
Thank you for reading. Please share with others! :)
Papatya*
~Al Foodie~
You will need:
- Empty cans of soda
- Tea light candles (Safer than actual candles)
- Several waterbase paint colors (gold spray paint, red, yellow, pink, blue, etc.)
The Rainbow Colors...Sort of.
- One Paint Brush (I found the #8 Craftsmart to be very effective and fast)
- A Stanley knife
Optional items:
- A ruler
- Sand paper
- Masking tape
The Directions:
1. Leave about 2 cm at the top of the can and spare about 1.5 cm at the bottom. I noticed that the closer you are to each extremity of the can the better the can looks later on when you snap it down. (It's also easier to crush it.) Draw horizontal lines on the can at interval of 2.5 cm with the ruler. I actually didn't use a ruler because I thought it would take longer. I just winged it and wasted three cans right off the start so that I could get the hang of it. And I did.
The Making of the Pink Lantern
2. Cut all the way through the surface of the the can with the Stanley knife.
3. Press down on the top of the can so that it snaps at the scored lines.
Crushed can...I'm supposed to be gentle but it's not happening... >_<...
4. Some strands will go inward. Don't use your finger to push it out BECAUSE the edges are sharp! I used something long like a pair of scissors. You can sand the edges of the strands but I didn't even though I bought the sandpaper. Maybe another time I'll use it with heavy duty gloves. I was out of time and this project was supposed to be done before Ramadhan!
5. Color your can any color you like now with your brush! I only used spray paint for the gold can because the gold paint was acting out. Anyways, it turned out good. I had to go outside to spray it because of the fumes. So bare that in mind especially if you have a little one around.
6. Switch on your tea light and insert it in the bottom of your revamped can; the new lantern! Another way to use it is to hang it with a rope anywhere you like.
And voilà! That's it.
P.S. You will spend about 6 to 10 minutes per can. That's including the prep of the can and the coloring.