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Za’atar Labneh Roasted Garlic Dip
Ooooh! This recipe is a perfect choice to take to a holiday party – you wanna know why? Because you really want to eat it all yourself, & taking it means you get to eat it slathered all over a few slices of pita & walk away. I don’t think I would be walking away […]
Ras El Hanout Pumpkin Rice
It’s December & my Halloween/Fall Decorative Pumpkins are starting to freeze outside. I baked them off & had a LOT of pumpkin to use up in a really yummy way. Not Pumpkin Pie – first of all we just ate a dozen of them at Thanksgiving & second of all we don’t use Pumpkin in […]
Tahini Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Today is the very last day of high school for my very last kid. It hadn’t hit me as anything super special for me, until I realized that I wanted to bake cookies. I very rarely bake cookies. When I do, they are almost always for someone else or because they taste like a holiday: […]
Edamame Israeli Salad
I think the ratio of crunch to soft is key in any Israeli Salad. I add celery to mine so that there is more crunchy bits which helps me offset the added beans which have a smoother texture. So do any of you lovelies think about the crunch ratio in your foods, or is this […]
Muhammara
Can we just call it yummmmuhammara? Versatile sauces that taste like sunshine & make my whole house smell like heaven are really my thing. I really should have a separate section of the blog just for these kinds of wonderful sauces & Muhammara is one of those. It has the bright flavors of the red […]
Za’atar Roasted Chickpeas
Listen. This recipe will start with dried chickpeas and uses the Instant Pot to rehydrate them. At the moment I have the time and the inclination to make this recipe using dried chickpeas and I think it changes the texture to be more crunchy/chewy, which I prefer. That being said it is TOTALLY fine to […]
Tzatziki
Tzatziki doesn’t stay in my fridge for long. I make it & it’s all eaten up in about 48 hours. It may be because it dresses up chicken, fish, salad, grains really well. Or just because it has the right balance of yogurt & lemon with that fresh dill flavor popping up bright & clear […]