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Maqluba, Eggplant and Mushroom Upside Down Rice Casserole
Maqluba which means upside down is a popular dish in the Levant. The dish is usually made with beef or chicken, fried eggplant and ghee. The dish is heavy and it is served with tomato cucumber salad....
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Quinoa, Cabbage and Almond Salad
Do you know why I love salad? In addition to it’s nutrition values, I’m in love with the fabulous colors and texture. But mostly, when making salads, you take the simplest, in-expensive ingredients...
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Charred Pepper and Goat Cheese Rolls
I love appetizers; they are not only an introduction to the dinner, but can be a conversation topic and keep the party and guests going while you scramble to put the finishing touches on your main...
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Healthy Recipes for Your 4th of July Party
I am sure by now you know how much I love to cook and to entertain. After many years of entertaining, I learned to choose menu items that can be made ahead of time. This allowed me to start enjoying...
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Date and Flax Seed Cookies
I make these often in the restaurant and they sell within an hour. They are simple to make, vegan, gluten free and delicious. I use combination of my gluten free flour mixture–I use equal amount of...
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10 Healthy Recipes That Make Vegan A Breeze
I started my blog years ago in order to share my recipes and stories with my customers and readers. I have not yet a pleasure of hosting guest blogger–when I was approched by Kathy, I was absolutely...
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Fattoush Salad, Vegetable and Pita Chips Salad with Sumac and Zaatar Dressing
California boasts of being the home of the great American salad, and I have no reason to argue with that. But the French, also claim to have the world’s best salads, and they prefer to eat their...
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Baba Ghanoush, smoked eggplant spread
In Arabic, Baby Ghanoush translate to “happy dad” or “spoil your dad,” depending on whom you ask. I never understood this growing up. Now, I think I have some idea. Maybe, a dad always became happy...
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Purslane and Bulgur Pilaf a Delicious Recipe to Use This Weed
Growing up in Syria, I am used to eating purslane in fattoush salad, pilafs, or stuffed in dough. If you walk through the old vegetable market in Damascus in the summer, you will find baskets of...
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How to Save Your Summer Eggplant for Your Winter Recipes
Around this time of year the question I am usually asked by people I meet in the stores or from people who send me e mails is: What do I do with the vegetables and herbs that are coming out of my...
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Hearty Bulgur and Tomato Pilaf with Garbanzo Bean
One of the great inventions of cooks in the Levant is bulgur wheat. Buglur is made by bar-boiling wheat, which is defined first as boiling the wheat, then drying it. Bulgur is an ingredient that...
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Farro with Almond and Arugula Salad
Farro is a healthy whole grain that Italians have been eating for years in recipes ranging from salads to soups. Farro is high in fiber, plant protein, magnesium, B3 and zinc. I love it for it’s hardy...
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Cauliflower and Butternut Squash Soup
A local farmer brought me huge basket full of variety of squash. I made butternut squash hummus, squash pilaf, and squash and arugula salad. I had couple honey butternut squash left in the basket so...
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Mediterranean Gluten Free Vegetable Pasta Salad
Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta Salad In my circle and I am known as the salad lady. Anytime I am invited to a potluck dinner, I am asked to make salad. Most the time I make tabbouli; It is popular...
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Easy and Delicious Steps to Improve Your Odds Next Year
Cream of Wheat and Cheese Pudding What is your New Year Tradition? Do you cook something special to celebrate the new year? As the New Year approaches, we were busy today preparing for our lunch rush,...
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Cauliflower Steak Tart with Spicy Walnut Sauce
I have always loved cauliflowers in soups, in stews, in salads and even as hummus. When my daughter came from collage she made for me cauliflower steak and I loved it. It was excellent appetizer. I...
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Vegan Broccoli and Cheese Soup
Vegan broccoli and cheese soup I have degree in agriculture engineering and consider myself very knowledgeable about vegetables. But the first time that I saw broccoli was when I came to America....
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Cannellini Beans and Rosemary Hummus
I love spreads especially hummus. I wanted to make hummus in several colors without using any artificial colors. So, I used turmeric with beet to create yellow hummus, avocado to make green hummus,...
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Arugula and Apple Salad with Butternut Squash and Tahini Dressing
Arugula salad with pomegranate seeds and butternut squash For me anything that starts with arugula has to tastes good. So, whenever I get the chance to use arugula I take it. I am also, always,...
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Gazpacho Hummus with Vegetables and Hummus
Gazpacho hummus Well, I am sure that you know by now that I am on a quest to make as many variety of delicious hummus as my brain and taste bud can. I made orange hummus by using sweet potato, I made...
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