Borrowed in Brooklyn

BPL · Book · 2026

Hello, home cooking : do-able dishes for every day

Hisham El-Waylly

A global approach to memorable meals, Hello, Home Cooking is a kaleidoscope of 75 flavorful, unique, nostalgic, and approachable recipes using everyday ingredients from one half of the beloved team of Ham and Sohla El-Waylly. Quirky, beloved, fun-loving New York Times Cooking video star Ham El-Waylly combines his unique personal heritage (representing the cuisines of Qatar, Bolivia, Brazil, and Egypt) with his 15 years as a professional chef to bring delicious, global recipes to home cooks. Deeply rooted in everyone's nostalgia, Ham centers culture and community in his recipes-featuring beloved dishes from across different nations that carry a can't quite put my finger on it hominess, regardless of the origin. Within these pages, cooks of all experience levels learn the base flavors of cuisines around the world, freeing them to mix, match, and alter classic dishes into something delicious and new: from the Macarona Bechamel that parallels American Mac n Cheese and Basbousa (a sweet, semolina cake) that would rival any Blondie, to Egyptian ta'amaya (like falafel but made with fava beans instead of chickpeas) and beyond, Hello, Home Cooking shows you how to highlight your own heritage in familiar recipes by swapping in certain ingredients for others-focusing on affordability and availability. Most people are familiar with the mezze staple muhammara, a dip made of ground walnuts and charred red peppers. Ham's go-to version isn't red. It's green from roasted hatch chilies and pis

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ISBN 9780593796573