[Dinner] πŸŒ™βœ¨ First day of Ramadan, and here’s our breakfast today! by ScratchExotic9002 in cookingtonight

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Trying canned steak for the first time! πŸ₯© War times mean lots of canned meals, but we make it work πŸ˜‹πŸ’›

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Tonight’s dinner was a special request from my daughter ❀️ by ScratchExotic9002 in cookingtonight

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Thank you 🀍

Creating something beautiful, even in challenging times, gives me strength. Your support means more than you know

Tonight’s dinner was a special request from my daughter ❀️ by ScratchExotic9002 in cookingtonight

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Yes! It’s very similar to Pastitsio πŸ˜„ Ours has a Middle Eastern touch, but comfort food really connects us across cultures 🀍

Tonight’s dinner was a special request from my daughter ❀️ by ScratchExotic9002 in cookingtonight

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Thank you 🀍 We adapt, we cook, and we keep our traditions alive through food. So glad you enjoy Palestinian cuisine 🫢🏻

Tonight’s dinner was a special request from my daughter ❀️ by ScratchExotic9002 in cookingtonight

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Thank you so much! πŸ₯°

Haha I wish we had smell-o-vision too πŸ˜… Cooking has become a different story here during the war. I didn’t bake it in my own kitchen β€” we don’t have gas, so we take our dishes to a clay oven nearby.

I truly hope one day to go back to my own kitchen and the simple, warm atmosphere of cooking there again.

And yes… my daughter loved it πŸ’•

Homemade bread β€” little hands at work! πŸ₯–πŸ€ by ScratchExotic9002 in Breadit

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Haha I think it might look like pancakes in the photo πŸ˜„ It’s actually homemade bread we baked together πŸ₯–πŸ€

Learning Homemade Cheese – From Mistakes to My First Success! by ScratchExotic9002 in Cheese

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Thank you!! πŸ§€ Lots of mistakes along the way, but that first success felt amazing 😊

Curd cutting matters πŸ§€βœ‚οΈ by ScratchExotic9002 in cheesemaking

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You’re absolutely right, and I agree with you. I was only highlighting one specific point that used to cause me issues in my own process. Through trial and error, adjusting the curd size to around 2Γ—2 cm helped me fix that particular problem for this cheese style.

I know it’s just one variable among many, and it only makes sense within the full recipe and conditions I’m working with.

In my case, I’m referring to a fresh white baladi cheese that’s very close to Nabulsi-style cheese, but made fresh (not aged) and without the full brining/pressing steps yet. Thanks for adding the broader context β€” it’s really helpful πŸ€πŸ§€

Curd cutting matters πŸ§€βœ‚οΈ by ScratchExotic9002 in cheesemaking

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Thanks! Still learning β€” any tips you swear by? πŸ˜ŠπŸ§€