Recipes


THE BEST HUMMUS EVER! El Momma’s Classic Lebanese hummus recipe

Traditional Lebanese Hummus Ingredients 2 (15-oz.) cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained (save the juice from the can for later) 6 cloves garlic, peeled [1] tsp salt  [1/2] cup fresh lemon juice [1/2] tsp Citric acid (optional) [1] cup tahini paste 4 TB. extra-virgin olive oil Directions Rinse, drain and remove some of the skins of…

Warak Enab: How To Make the Best Stuffed Grape Leaves Ever!

I’ve been making this family recipe since 2009. Lebanese Grape Leaves are the favorite meal of nearly every one of the Els. We ALL Love them! Don’t be intimidated by the rolling process. If you can fold and wrap a present, you can do this! – El-Momma

Best Ever ! Gluten Free Sausage Balls using only 3 Ingredients.

So good. No one will ever guess they are gluten free.   *Update! November, 2022*This is my most popular post on the ELMOMMA blog and I know why…These are still amazing, still easy to make and still delicious. I would never ever make them with gluten flour after making them gluten free like this. Before I…

Pimiento Cheese Recipe- Southern Style

When I moved back to Texas and got married and started a family and started cooking…a lot more, I started on a quest to learn how to cook new things. This wasn’t hard. I didn’t have much experience. So, nearly  everything was new to me. But, I know how to follow a recipe and with…

Yummy Gluten-Free Drop Biscuits Recipe

GLUTEN FREE ALL PURPOSE BAKING FLOUR DROP BISCUITS Ingredients 1 3/4 cups Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour (Bob’s Red Mill) 1/2 cup of Gluten Free Organic Sprouted Brown Rice Flour 3/4 tsp salt 1 tsp white sugar 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp xanthan gum 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter cut into 1/2 inch…

UPDATE! Snow Day- Chocolate Chip Cookies

Original post from February 4, 2011 Update: September 6, 2014 THIS RECIPE MAKES 5 DOZEN COOKIES. Just made them today- and forgot just how good they are and how big this recipe is. It sure is delicious and now I have fresh cookies to put in lunches all week. Yum! Yum! Well, our snow day turned out…

Family Favorite: Lebanese Cauliflower, ground beef & Rice

Here’s another Lebanese inspired dish that we make once every week or so. My kids request this one. They absolutely love it. We all do. They literally want this dish at least once a week. At this point, you may be wondering, “how do you get your kids to eat these amazing meals with vegetables?”…

Another Favorite- Lebanese Green Beans, Ground lamb & Rice

Add this green beans, lamb and rice to the list of our family favorites. We make this dish every 1-2 weeks. I usually use about 3 pounds of green beans and 1 – 2 pounds of ground lamb. A very important ingredient of many lebanese dishes is 7 spices. 7 Spices are made with a…

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Rebekah Maddux El-Hakam, Laguna Beach

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