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Kuwaiti Murabyan in a white dish - golden basmati rice with shrimp and caramelized onion topping

Kuwaiti Murabyan (Shrimp and Spiced Rice)

Murabyan is one of my favorite Kuwaiti dishes, especially when I am craving shrimp. Many Kuwaiti homes traditionally make it with dried shrimp. Growing up, dried shrimp were easy to...

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Kuwaiti Murabyan (Shrimp and Spiced Rice)

Murabyan is one of my favorite Kuwaiti dishes, especially when I am craving shrimp. Many Kuwaiti homes traditionally make it with dried shrimp. Growing up, dried shrimp were easy to...

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Wild Rice and Sweet Potato Salad

Wild Rice and Sweet Potato Salad

This salad comes from the North American chapter of From My Modern Kitchen, the book where I cook the food I have picked up along the way rather than the...

Wild Rice and Sweet Potato Salad

This salad comes from the North American chapter of From My Modern Kitchen, the book where I cook the food I have picked up along the way rather than the...

Close-up of Marag Bamya, Kuwaiti okra stew with lamb and dried lime

Marag Bamya (Kuwaiti Okra Stew)

Okra stew is not originally ours. Egypt has one, so do Iraq, the Levant, Turkey and Greece, and most of those versions are older than anything Kuwait can claim. What...

Marag Bamya (Kuwaiti Okra Stew)

Okra stew is not originally ours. Egypt has one, so do Iraq, the Levant, Turkey and Greece, and most of those versions are older than anything Kuwait can claim. What...

Kuwaiti Chocolate Pineapple Biscuit Layers

Kuwaiti Chocolate Pineapple Biscuit Layers

Layers of chocolate cream, coffee-dipped digestive biscuits and crushed pineapple, set in the fridge until firm. No oven, no baking — thirty minutes of work and a few hours of...

Kuwaiti Chocolate Pineapple Biscuit Layers

Layers of chocolate cream, coffee-dipped digestive biscuits and crushed pineapple, set in the fridge until firm. No oven, no baking — thirty minutes of work and a few hours of...

Kuwaiti Mint Laban

Kuwaiti Mint Laban

The mint laban I grew up on — the Kuwaiti drink that lives in every fridge, buttermilk blended with ice, salt and a handful of mint until it's cold, creamy...

Kuwaiti Mint Laban

The mint laban I grew up on — the Kuwaiti drink that lives in every fridge, buttermilk blended with ice, salt and a handful of mint until it's cold, creamy...

Gumbo with Chicken, Shrimp & Sausage

Gumbo with Chicken, Shrimp & Sausage

A rich Louisiana-style gumbo made with chicken, shrimp, and smoked sausage simmered in a dark roux with onion, celery, and bell pepper. Comfort food with deep roots and bold flavor.

Gumbo with Chicken, Shrimp & Sausage

A rich Louisiana-style gumbo made with chicken, shrimp, and smoked sausage simmered in a dark roux with onion, celery, and bell pepper. Comfort food with deep roots and bold flavor.