Sunday, September 16, 2007

Shebekia!

Shebekia may be the best thing ever. And it is everywhere during Ramadan (the month of fasting, which began this week). Yummy, nutty dough rolled out and cut and knotted, then deep-fried and dipped in honey. I’ve gotten fat off of this stuff in previous years, and this year I finally learned how to make it!

These are some of my cooperative members - Mina, Aicha, Fatima, Mina, and Mina (another Fatima didn't make it into the frame of any of these, but also worked hard!) - in action: