My Halal Kitchen | Yvonne Maffei https://myhalalkitchen.com Inspiration for Wholesome Living Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:37:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://myhalalkitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-MHK_square-scaled-1-32x32.jpg My Halal Kitchen https://myhalalkitchen.com 32 32 241745757 From Campus to Kitchen: Making Global Halal Cuisine, Serving Turkish Recipes & Where To Get Halal Products https://myhalalkitchen.com/from-campus-to-kitchen-making-global-halal-cuisine-serving-turkish-recipes/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/from-campus-to-kitchen-making-global-halal-cuisine-serving-turkish-recipes/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2025 03:59:58 +0000 https://myhalalkitchen.com/?p=117697 What an honor it is to be able to present about Global Halal Cuisine, to the wonderful students, staffa nd alumni of Ohio University, my alma mater. These are the recipes presented, so that you can download and print each one, with links to additional Turkish recipes (the theme of our presentation) to enjoy and […]

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]]> https://myhalalkitchen.com/from-campus-to-kitchen-making-global-halal-cuisine-serving-turkish-recipes/feed/ 0 117697 My Interview with Mohammad Salehi of Heray Spice https://myhalalkitchen.com/my-interview-with-mohammad-salehi-of-heray-spice/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/my-interview-with-mohammad-salehi-of-heray-spice/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 22:42:46 +0000 https://wordpress-523174-1665548.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=116205 In this video, I introduce you to the Founder of Heray Spice, a Chicago-based company working closely with a cooperative of farmers across his native Afghanistan to source the most beautiful, high quality saffron you’ll find (among other lovely ingredients such as wild cumin, and more). Listen in to Mohammed’s story as well as journey […]

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]]> https://myhalalkitchen.com/my-interview-with-mohammad-salehi-of-heray-spice/feed/ 0 116205 Milky & Sweet Saffron Tea (sponsored) https://myhalalkitchen.com/milky-sweet-saffron-tea-sponsored/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/milky-sweet-saffron-tea-sponsored/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 02:58:59 +0000 https://wordpress-523174-1665548.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=116196 This is my version of Karak Chai, a milky tea popular in Gulf countries and South Asia, this one utilizing beautifully aromatic saffron by Heray Spice, a Chicago-based company, sourcing their products from farmer cooperatives all throughout Afghanistan. It’s less sweet, as I’ve opted to swap out milk + sugar (you can also use honey) […]

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]]> https://myhalalkitchen.com/milky-sweet-saffron-tea-sponsored/feed/ 0 116196 Heray Spice #ad https://myhalalkitchen.com/heray-spice-saffron-afghan-wild-cumin-and-more-sponsored-content/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/heray-spice-saffron-afghan-wild-cumin-and-more-sponsored-content/#respond Tue, 13 Aug 2024 03:47:39 +0000 https://wordpress-523174-1665548.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=116125 Several months ago, I was approached by Mohammad Salehi, Founder and Owner of Heray Spice, asking me to try his saffron. So often I’m approached by a variety of vendors of really great products- some better than others and some more interesting than others. Mohammad’s products are fantastic, but his story is something I appreciated […]

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]]> https://myhalalkitchen.com/heray-spice-saffron-afghan-wild-cumin-and-more-sponsored-content/feed/ 0 116125 10 Foods Mentioned in the Qur’an https://myhalalkitchen.com/10-halal-foods-in-the-quran/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/10-halal-foods-in-the-quran/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 07:07:39 +0000 https://wordpress-523174-1665548.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=116019 The post 10 Foods Mentioned in the Qur’an appeared first on My Halal Kitchen.

]]> https://myhalalkitchen.com/10-halal-foods-in-the-quran/feed/ 0 116019 AEGEAN GREENS PIE https://myhalalkitchen.com/aegean-greens-pie/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/aegean-greens-pie/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:10:06 +0000 https://wordpress-523174-1665548.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=115997 The post AEGEAN GREENS PIE appeared first on My Halal Kitchen.

]]> https://myhalalkitchen.com/aegean-greens-pie/feed/ 0 115997 ROASTED EGGPLANT & PEPPERS on RICE https://myhalalkitchen.com/oven-baked-eggplant-peppers-over-rice/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/oven-baked-eggplant-peppers-over-rice/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:28:57 +0000 https://wordpress-523174-1665548.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=115994 I love eggplant and I love peppers, but on a day when I’m in a huge hurry and don’t have time to fry the eggplant (actually, I really don’t even like to fry eggplant because it seems to just eat up oil if you don’t pre-salt it). I usually don’t have time to pre-salt the […]

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]]> https://myhalalkitchen.com/oven-baked-eggplant-peppers-over-rice/feed/ 0 115994 WHITE BEAN HUMMUS https://myhalalkitchen.com/white-bean-hummus/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/white-bean-hummus/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:28:25 +0000 https://wordpress-523174-1665548.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=115989 It’s only been the last couple of years since I’ve started cooking with white beans (also known as cannellini beans, great northern beans, and habichuelas blancas in Spanish). I’m not sure where it started, but I know that I began making more dishes using them when I lived in Turkiye because they were so widely available. What I love […]

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]]> https://myhalalkitchen.com/white-bean-hummus/feed/ 0 115989 SAUTEED EGGPLANT MEZZE https://myhalalkitchen.com/eastern-eggplant-mezze/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/eastern-eggplant-mezze/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:48:44 +0000 https://wordpress-523174-1665548.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=115985 I think eggplant might just be the quintessential Mediterranean vegetable. You find it in every Mediterranean country’s cuisine in such a variety of absolutely delicious ways. My personal favorite is when yogurt is added, which I believe is a particularly eastern Mediterranean way of eating it (i.e. in Greece, Turkiye, and many other similar regions). […]

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]]> https://myhalalkitchen.com/eastern-eggplant-mezze/feed/ 0 115985 MOROCCAN-SPICED BEEF, RAISIN & ALMOND APPETIZER https://myhalalkitchen.com/moroccan-style-appetizers-for-iftar-the-meal-that-breaks-the-ramadan-fast/ https://myhalalkitchen.com/moroccan-style-appetizers-for-iftar-the-meal-that-breaks-the-ramadan-fast/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:35:44 +0000 https://wordpress-523174-1665548.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=115977 Yesterday was the first Friday of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims around the world. And there are some really delicious Mediterranean dishes shared at this time of year. But this Ramadan I’m not sharing our Ramadan meals on social media due to the immense suffering of the people of Gaza, including a nearly […]

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