Mariam 🫶🏼

HELLO NEW YORK !!! MY FIRST BILLBOARD 🤩🥹 One month since the launch of my cookbook and I am still so overwhelmed with gratitude 😭 …so these two billboards in Times Square were just the most beautiful cherry on top And also such a beautiful part of my day !! before heading to Times Square, I stumbled across the cutest little cookbook store and spotted my book on the shelf!! The owner was so lovely, and I got to sign his copies in store ✎ᝰ If you stop by, tell him I sent you!!

Well … THIS IS A BIG MOMENT !!!!! My debut cookbook, I SLEEP IN MY KITCHEN, is available for preorder now and will officially publish in March 2026. Preorder link in bio!   In September 2023, I let you all know I signed a contract with my dream publisher to write my first cookbook.🥹   Just weeks later, the genocide in Gaza began. I stepped away from posting recipes and used my platforms to bring awareness to my people. My biggest hope is that this cookbook becomes another way to tell the story of Palestine, a place where food and advocacy are able to share a home. As a girl who loves to cook, raised by a mother and father who both love feeding others, this cookbook is my way to continue advocating for our community.   Preorders are more powerful than even I knew. They show bookstores that Palestinian voices matter and deserve to take up space on their shelves. Preorder sales also open doors for me to partner with Palestinian-owned businesses, so this book can live outside of our kitchens, and in our communities. Every single preorder brings me closer to being able to meet you in your own city and share this food with you in person!!! (God willing)    A preorder is a gift to debut authors like me. Your purchase is a vote of confidence, and I’m so deeply grateful for the support you all continue to show me. I hope i make you proud 🫂   📸: @jimhenkens

2025 is here ⋆˚✿˖° so here’s a look back at what my kitchen looked like in 2024!! Wasn’t able to fit everything, but here’s a good amount 🫶🏼 you are able to find the recipes on my page and on my blog for of all the recipes besides the sourdough focaccia and loaves (will be included in something very special soon ☺️) <3 First recipe of 2025 will be posted tomorrow !!

Olive oil sponge cake, cream cheese mousse & macerated strawberries 🍓 Spring isn’t spring without spring desserts, and I’m so in love with this one 🍓the flavors compliment one another so beautifully !! Full recipe will be up soon <3 #springbaking #bakewithme #oliveoilcake

A food diary with some scenery 🍎🚕🍕 NYC Bites Part 1 is officially up! <3 If you want the full newsletter sent straight to you, just comment “Substack” below and I’ll get it to you! Went to NYC for my first billboard (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) .ᐟ.ᐟ and came back with some yummy bites to share <3 Can’t wait for you all to read !! See you agin soon NYC ᯓ ✈︎

Steak quesadillas with creamy chimichurri ⏲️🎞️ My debut cookbook is officially out now! Order with the link in my bio 📚 or buy from your favorite local book store ⭑.ᐟ Ingredients: Steak 1½ lb New York strip steak (skirt, flank, or sirloin also work) 1 tsp Cumin 1 tsp Smoked paprika 1 tsp Garlic powder 1/2 tsp Onion powder 1 tsp Diamond crystal kosher salt 1/2 tsp Black pepper 1/4 tsp white pepper optional 1 small yellow onion 1 Jalapeno Quesadillas 4 eight inch Flour tortillas or 8 tortillas if you’d like to do double tortilla for each quesadilla instead of folding it over 12 oz Oaxaca cheese, shredded 4 tbsp Salted butter Creamy Chimichurri 120 grams Sour cream 1/2 cup 10 grams Flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped about 1/2 cup 4-5 grams Cilantro, finely chopped 2 tbsp 1/4 cup Olive oil 2 tbsp White vinegar 3 cloves Garlic, grated 1 tsp Dried oregano 1/2 tsp Dried cilantro 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp Diamond crystal kosher salt A squeeze of lime, to taste Full instructions and tips can be found on the blog !! Mxriyum.com (in bio) or comment “Quesadilla” to have the link sent straight to your DM !! ⏲️ #steak #dinnerideas #chimichurri #recipeoftheday #cookwithme

AN INSTANT NYT BEST SELLER !!! 💝 I don’t normally talk this much on here, but I’ve definitely been yapping recently ☝🏽 I’ve been working toward my cookbook debut for almost 3 years, and as many of you know, it just came out last week… and we’re # 8 on the NYT Best Seller List !!! 😭🥹🥺😭 My team also told me that I’m the first solo Palestinian author to ever make the list !!! Shukr ya Rabb, Alhamdulillah (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥) 💝🥹 I feel like I’ve been holding my breath for the last few years working on this. There was so much excitement, but also a lot of fear. Being a vocal Palestinian creator has always been my number one priority, though it’s also brought some really frightening harassment. There were moments where things got quite overwhelming, and I stepped away from social media more than once because I didn’t know if this was something I could continue This book has so many layers. It was never just about recipes. The support from you all has meant so much to me, truly. Thank you so much. I’ll never get tired of saying thank you. I Sleep in My Kitchen is out now 🫶🏽

From my kitchen to yours ✮⋆˙ᝰ.ᐟ Years of testing recipe after recipe… and now we’re already 4 days past pub day (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥) Seeing so many of you with the book and actually cooking from it ALREADY 😭 has felt so surreal. I don’t have the words for how this week has felt thank you for being here and supporting me and this whole process. If you’d still like to purchase a copy, the link is in my bio or pick one up at your local bookstore !!! 💝 Today is the last day that sales count toward some incredible lists (like the NYT Best Sellers 🥹), and that would truly be the biggest dream come true. But even if we don’t make the list, I am so proud of this book, and everything that it represents. And I’m just so grateful in every way possible 🫂

MY COOKBOOK IS HERE!! 🥹💝 Tap the link in my bio to purchase or grab a copy at your local bookstore! Tomorrow is the last day that sales count toward some incredible lists (like the NYT Best Sellers 🥹), and your support truly means everything to me. I honestly don’t even have the words to say thank you in a way that feels big enough, but please know I mean it more than I can express 💝 If you’ve received it already, I would love to know which recipe you’re most excited to make !!🥹

EID MUBARAK !! ヾ( ˃ᴗ˂ )◞ • *✰ 💝 (GIVEAWAY CLOSED) The first of many giveaways to show my appreciation for all of your love and support 🫂 It has been incredible to have I Sleep in my Kitchen out in the world and to see photos from everyone, hear your stories, and see what some of you are already making 🥹 I know I wouldn’t be where I am right now without all of your support, so as a thank you for following along, I want to offer one bundle of the same box I gave out to my VIP list. Because after all, if you’ve been here supporting me, you’re a VIP in my book 💝⭐️🫂 One lucky winner will receive: - A copy of I Sleep in My Kitchen !!! 🇵🇸📚 - A @tonyschocolonely_us chocolate bar 🍫 - Olive oil from @yaalbioil 🫒 Comment below with what recipe you’re excited to try, and you’ll enter for a chance to win. I’ll dm the winner on Friday, so check your messages ⭐️💝 (must be following me, and have liked this post 🧚🏼) No purchase necessary to enter !! Now through March 27. Must be 18+, US only

Meet my parents,
Allahuma barik 💝 If you’ve read the introduction to my cookbook, you already know a little more about them. I’m not someone who loves to share much online, but they deserve every ounce of recognition I can possibly give through my writing, my words, my thoughts, my everything. Because they are my everything. Life hasn’t always been kind to them, but it took me until I was much older to truly realize that. They carry life’s hardships so elegantly that I didn’t fully understand how much they struggled until my later teens. Mama and Baba, this cookbook is a testament to the love and sacrifice you’ve given to each and every one of your children. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope I make you proud, and I hope I’m able to repay you in some way in this dunya that is equal to what you’ve done for me. Thank you for teaching me how to chef it up in the kitchen … and I’m sorry for burning down your kitchen, Mama !! ☝🏽that one’s on me, fr

TODAY !! … My cookbook is out TODAY !!! ✧｡٩(ˊᗜˋ )و✧*｡ It’s because of all of you that I even get to say that. My first ever cookbook is on sale today. Thank you, truly, from the bottom of my heart. I couldn’t have done this without all of you lovely, incredible people who’ve been here supporting me, cooking & recreating my recipes. Alhamdulillah 💝 it’s a strange feeling seeing something I worked on for so long finally out there. It’s really personal to me, but now it also belongs to everyone who ends up cooking from it. whether you preordered 6 months ago or decide to order or pick it up today (on shelves at your local bookstores !!!) I hope it finds its way into your routine somehow. I hope it brings you comfort on the days that feel heavy, and even more joy on the days that already feel light. I really can’t say thank you in a way that feels like enough, but I mean it more than I know how to put into words. I’m going to go cry now 😁 probably for a while I love you all