Lemony Tahini
We, Israelis and Palestinians love our lemony tahini. We eat it for breakfast with our omelets, frittatas or shakshuka; for lunch with falafel or sweet potato boats; and for dinner with roasted cabbage, sweet potatoes…
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Roasted Butternut Squash with Mushrooms & Walnuts
I don’t have anything too interesting or fascinating to tell you. Not much is happening these days. The highlight of the previous week was our visit to Underwood Family Farms, in Moorpark CA. When the…
Iranian-Inspired Eggplants
Eggplant lovers, jump to the recipe. Eggplant haters, bear with me for a second. I have a story that might help you see eggplants in a different light. As a child, I was disgusted by…
Gatherer Stew
I fell in love with cooking when I started to cook without recipes. When I let my intuition tell me what to do with the ingredients I have in hand. I would take the vegetables…
Lentils Cooked With Eggplant & Tomatoes
I googled the history of lentils and found out a few interesting and fun facts.
Turkish Chickpea Salad
I don’t know about you, but I always associate the word Turkish with good food – even when people bring up Turkish prisons, Turkish Coffee or the Bride from Istanbul. Unfortunately, I’ve never been to Turkey,…
“Cured” Golden Beets (Gravlax)
I love to treat vegetables like meat. The other day I was curious to see what would happen if I pretended that a bunch of roasted golden beets were raw salmon. I somehow knew that…
Smoky Eggplant Dip
There are so many ways to include vegetables in your meals. The most exciting way, in my opinion, is to make a bunch of mezes /tapas /small plates for dinner instead of a typical main…
Paprika & Chili Oil
I don’t know whose idea it was to infuse oil with spices but it’s a good one. My Moroccan grandmother and mother always kept a jar of oil infused with paprikas in the fridge. My…
Sunflower Seeds Brittle
I adapted this brittle recipe years ago from My New Roots cookbook. Before the pandemic I used to make it on a weekly basis. I put it in my boys’ lunch bags. It’s gluten-free, grain-free,…
Perfect Roasted Cabbage With Tahini & Tomato Puree
In my family and Homeland we have a lot of respect for vegetables. They get as much or more attention than meat. Almost every restaurant has at least two or three or more types of…
Nokedli (Hungarian Dumplings)
My husband is ¾ Hungarian and ¼ Polish. His mother didn’t cook Hungarian food but his grandmother did. She was a good cook. I did get to eat her food and baked goods but never…