Each time the MENA Cooking Club challenge is declared, my eyes first go on to the soup before any other recipe! Somehow, if you go through the challenges I have participated so far, I have been doing majority soups, and here is one more to add to it! This month, the country that was chosen was Libya. Just like all countries in the Gulf, Libya is rich in its own way as far as history and culture are concerned. However, for the past few years, we have been seeing some disturbing trends as far as the liberation of this beautiful country is concerned. You can read some of the news here. It is testing times in all ways… Innalillahi wainna Ilaihi raajioon (We are from Allah and unto Him we return), we pray that this country unites and finds peace in the best way possible. From the recipes…
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Gers Ogaily ~ Kuwaiti Sponge Cake
I have been very excitedly participating in the Middle East North Africa Cooking Club ever since I started off. You can find all my related posts here. This month, the country provided was Kuwait. I have a few family friends staying in that country, and they describe it as a nice and calm place. Our blogger friend Sona is an expatriate in this place. A few weeks back, we were chatting regarding the weather and when I complained it was too cold in the early mornings, she said that the temperature there was 3 degrees! OK, that means we are in much better conditions here! As usual, we had an awesome list of recipes to try. The Kuwaiti Chicken Biriyani and Fish Stew definitely fought vying for my attention, alas this simple cake called Gers Ogaily won the battle! First of all it is a very easy cake to…