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 eggplant dips or fried eggplants, and they were always there. My Moroccan family loved them, but I refused to even …
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 out of the fridge or pantry, place them on the counter and while I rinse them or chop them ideas …
I googled the history of lentils and found out a few interesting and fun facts. Man has been eating tiny dried lentils practically since the beginning.Wow, really? I wonder how did they know they were edible. By 6000 B.C., lentils had reached Greece, where the legumes were regarded as poor man’s food. The opposite …
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, but it’s on the top of my list. I’ll go when the coast is clear of gammas and deltas and …
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 they would resemble cured salmon with their white strokes and bright color but I wasn’t sure how they would taste …
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 dish-side-and-salad dinner. This is a baba ganoush but without mayonnaise or tahini, instead you drizzle a a paprika & chili …
