Over the Labor Day weekend, I took the kids to visit my family in the D.C. area. I have a love-hate relationship with big cities. I was so apprehensive about the traffic and being stuck in the car with two toddlers, but luckily that worked out well and our timing was perfect. On the love side, I just get giddy …
Baby Arugula and Sunflower Sprouts Salad with Grilled Shrimp and a Conadria Fig Vinaigrette
Three more weeks until school is in session and that means more jumping, playing, and running with my son (and my daughter). I look at him in amazement of the endless energy that exudes from him. He wears me down! So these days, I’m lucky to get a lunch break or even a snack, which usually consists of what they’re …
Minty Mango Coconut Gelato and a Mango Chocolate Soufflé
Summer is not kidding around. It’s incredibly hot around here and I find myself daydreaming about long gone days spent at the beaches of Limassol (Cyprus), enjoying the Mediterranean breeze, hanging out with friends all day long, then going home to clean up and heading right back out for a night of food – souvlakis and cola floats!! (wow! Makes …
And then a Blueberry Pear Smoothie!
It is true that kids will have a manual to train you and not the other way around. The first 15 months of my son’s life (he’s now 3.5 yrs), I was on top of it. A happy (still is), quiet baby (not so much now), who made it simple by sleeping from 6pm to 6am since age 4 months. …
Lebanese Fruit Cocktail with Fragrant Avocado and Mango Purées and Ashta
It doesn’t get any more “Summery” than this dessert. A very classic Lebanese concoction found at every street corner café in Beirut, blending local and regional fruits into a fresh and healthy dessert that you can really sink your teeth into. It’s an absolute favorite in our house, even for the kids. It was around 10:30 in the evening the …
Grilled Zucchinis and Sea Scallops and Two Sauces
Hello June. Where has the time gone? School is out this week and it’s time for a break, so in a few days I pack the kids and a million of their necessities and we drive to Virginia to spend some time with my family. It’s always fun there, lots of friends and family, and in Lebanese that translates to …
Quinoa Pudding
The ultimate comfort food has to be Rice Pudding – warm, sweet, and fragrant with orange blossom water. However, in the last few weeks, I have been obsessing about this variation made with Quinoa. I’ve had it many different ways, for breakfast, for lunch and dinner, even as a snack in between. My husband is perplexed about this obsession, “Are …
Strawberries in Full Bloom: A Mousse and Lemonade
We’ve been waiting for three years to take our son for strawberry picking. Well he was just too young, he would have just uprooted the whole strawberry farm. Now that he’s a “big boy” as he calls himself, he had such a wonderful time, picking, eating and eating and some picking. We came home with about 30 pounds of juicy, …
Snack Attack
Need I say more? I don’t know about you, but I am a grazer. In fact, my favorite meal is a mezze type of meal, small bites, a bunch of appetizers and other snacks. Not that I can’t decide on what to eat, but more of a non commitment issue to one entree per se. So while my kids snack …
Spiced Pompano with Green Salsa
It’s been a bit hectic since we came back from Easter break with my family. We were able to really enjoy the Spring in full swing in Virginia, colors of all shades of pink, white, yellow, purple and this green. Amazing. The kids enjoyed their playtime with cousins whom they don’t really see as often as we would all like. …