Summertime Dinner Menus

Okra stew with white rice, wedges of raw onion, lots of herbs and greens, and pickles

Yogurt drink

Simmered loubya (fresh black-eyed beans, or string beans)

Watermelon, and tea

Sheikh mahshi (stuffed eggplant), served with rice, or dolma, with salad and pickles

Simmered fresh fava/broad beans

Yogurt drink, with fresh dates

Tea

Zucchini/courgette stew with rice, salad, and pickles

Kubba or boureg (stuffed fillo dough)

Yogurt drink

Any kind of halawa (candies and confections), or seasonal fresh fruits

Tea

Timman tacheena (rice cooked with vegetables and meat) in any of its varieties, with yogurt sauce

Any kind of salad

Simmered loubya (fresh black-eyed beans, or string beans)

Cake, chilled cream-filled baklawa, or fresh fruits

Tea

Shrimp with rice, with greens and herbs

Simmered loubya (fresh black-eyed beans, or string beans)

Watermelon, and tea

Wintertime Dinner Menus

White bean stew or spinach stew, with rice

Salad and pickles

Boureg (stuffed fillo dough)

Date sweetmeat, or any other kind of halawa (candy)

Tea

Kubbat hamudh shalgham (stuffed rice dough with turnip soup), with warm bread, and greens and herbs

Any of the syrupy desserts with tea or Arabic coffee

Chicken with red rice

Salad and pickles

Puteta chap (stuffed potato dough)

Halawa of golden vermicelli noodles, seasonal fruits

Tea

Eggplant/aubergine casserole with stuffed bulgur dough discs, served with rice or bread. Greens and herbs

Baked spinach

Fruit, or any of the syrupy desserts