Anytime you look into my fridge and not find at least three bunches of cleaned and arranged parsley, there’s something wrong. This is probably the one item, well that and tomatoes and lemons, that I can’t live without. There are so many things to do with parsley – mix it with ground meat to make kafta, chop it for a …
Roasted Eggplant stuffed with Kale and Buckwheat in a Spicy Tomato Sauce
The mystery is solved !! It’s a Hyacinth, a bunch of beautifully blossoming purple ones. I am so proud of myself. I had no idea I can garden (I am using that term very loosely). I’ve never been able to grow anything, even a mint bush died on me last year, but you know, this Spring, something special is in …
Roasted Beets, Watercress and Apple Salad with Pomegranate Dressing
Have you ever had times when you’re drawn to a particular vegetable or fruit. It’s an odd feeling, but I occasionally get immense cravings for a particular item; like for instance last Spring, I couldn’t have enough peaches. Well, for the last couple of months, I never leave a market without beets. I use them in juicing, with carrots and …
Quinoa-stuffed Red Cabbage Salad
I’ve been attracted to deep colored vegetables lately. I guess I’m ready for Spring, a fresh morning breeze, blossoms on the trees and the sight of new life with all its colorful wonder everywhere. It’s been a long cold winter and I have cabin fever AND I live in the South!! Several years ago, I lived in Vail, Colorado and …
Cumin Eggs with Seaweed and Vermicelli
Happy New Year everyone! I am excited to welcome a new year, a new outlook and ready to tackle new goals and lists. One of my more pressing goals is to shed my baby weight. Sophie is now 13 months and I have no excuses anymore. Although sleep deprivation didn’t help the situation last year, these days her sleep is …
Red Wheat Berries with Raisins and Nuts
I have a confession to make. I’ve been “trying” to lose my baby weight now for a whole year (that is after the second baby) and it seems to want to stick around. I have read and watched and researched all that needs to be known about the subject, in the hopes that I would start shedding it magically without …
Quinoa and Pomegranate stuffed Italian Eggplant
The world in the eyes of a toddler is a fascinating place. If ever you need a new point of view, just have a conversation with a three-year-old. The sparkle in their eyes, the constant smile, the excitement about even putting the toys away is simply enchanting. I always thought that the best time in a toddler’s life is when …
Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes and Tomato Soup
I’m always fascinated by the associations my brain makes with certain things. Tomato soup will forever trigger the memory of a food prep class back in college, and “Cream of Tomato Soup” was my midterm! (I passed, Yay!). It was one of the most memorable classes I’ve ever taken, half the class was spent in the kitchens mastering the perfect …
Savory Wild Oregano Pie with Walnuts
Man’oushe is really the appropriate word used in the Eastern Mediterranean and it is the cornerstone of a Lebanese breakfast. As popular a street food as it is a homemade item, it is topped with a variety of different foods such as cheeses like Kashkaval or Bulgarian, meats with pine nuts, vegetables, pepper pastes and many others. In my house, …
Grilled Eggplant Salad
Any mention of eggplant conjures up memories of a beige-looking plop on a plate. Often, this was our lunch at school – for what seems an eternity ago- the ‘Saint Famille’ boarding school. For a seven-year-old (me) and a six-year-old (my brother)- two very picky eaters at the time (that fact remains accurate for my brother to this day), it …