Filled Quote by Sohla El-Waylly

An ideal potato gratin will contain creamy and tender potato slices, topped with a crunchy, golden crust, and browned edges underneath and all around…

— Sohla El-Waylly

The intense aroma and warmth fresh ginger adds to dishes is irreplaceable. The heat found in ginger is attributed to a chemical it contains…

— Sohla El-Waylly

Giving nuts and seeds a few minutes in the oven deepens their flavors and improves their texture - and it provides more even cooking…

— Sohla El-Waylly

Toum is essentially a mayonnaise, but it's stabilized with garlic instead of egg. Just like mayo, toum is an emulsion of oil into water,…

— Sohla El-Waylly

Treated more like a vegetable than a fruit, plantains can be prepared in various ways depending on their stage of ripeness. Just like a…

— Sohla El-Waylly

After working from home with the dogs, Ive learned of the hair splinter: when stiff dog hairs pierce the soles of your feet.

— Sohla El-Waylly

Ultimately, mayonnaise and aioli are brothers from the same mother. Both are emulsions of oil and water, which just means that the two incompatible…

— Sohla El-Waylly

A dough might start out lumpy and wet, but as you knead, it will grow smooth, supple, and springy - thats how you know…

— Sohla El-Waylly

Sure, making homemade aioli is not so bad. All you need is to mix an egg or yolk with lemon juice and garlic, then…

— Sohla El-Waylly

The 'Test Kitchen' is really fun as long as you play your role, and I didnt like the role I was put in. It…

— Sohla El-Waylly

Zucchini fritters arent a dish Im ever inclined to make. They take the watery, bland summer staple to an all-time low, shredding the squash…

— Sohla El-Waylly

I painted my pantry door with Rust-Oleum chalkboard paint months ago because I wanted my kitchen to look like a fancy pub. Working from…

— Sohla El-Waylly