SOUPS
Creamy Tomato Soup
It's easy to enjoy the flavor of summer during our cold and blistery winter months, if you've jarred or preserved your own fresh tomatoes...
Pumpkin Saffron Soup
'Tis the season for lots and lots of pumpkins everywhere...and I definitely can't bear to see them going to waste any time soon. So,...
Spring Greens Soup
Nothing says Spring in the culinary world like fresh green produce, although not all of it from this recipe has been grown right in...
Tuscan Kale & Chickpea Soup
Winter days are quite the challenge here in Chicago, so I'm always trying to find ways to warm up with food. I haven't had...
Mediterranean Lentil Soup
Lentil soup is one of my all-time favorite soups. I can’t believe I waited until the end of Ramadan to finally make a huge...
PIZZA RECIPES
Pepperoni Pizza with Dough & Sauce Recipe
I grew up eating homemade pizza and pizza from very good local pizzerias. Both were excellent, though completely different from one another- one being...
STEWS
Slow Cooked Beef Stew: A Classic Comfort Food Recipe
I always crave comfort food in the winter time, but right now as a nation and a global community, it looks as though we...
Moroccan Goat Stew
Have you ever tried goat meat? If you've seen them in real life, they're not as meaty as those furry and cuddly lambs we...
Italian Lamb Stew
'Eid Mubarak to you and your families! May all your fasts and prayers be accepted.  We've fasted the month of Ramadan and now it's time to...
Lamb Stew with Pumpkin, Plantain, Sweet Potato and Chickpeas
When we look through recipes online or in magazines, what really prompts us to go out of our way to make a list and head...
PASTA DISHES
Three-Cheese Baked Pasta
Pasta is such a quick, easy and filling dinner meal. This recipe only requires a few simple ingredients, but it'll help you get a...
MEDITERRANEAN
Meaty Mediterranean Subs
If you don't know me by now, one thing you should know is that I love all things Mediterranean. The food, the sunshine, the...
Middle Eastern Style Beef & Eggplant with Yogurt Tahini Sauce
I'm a huge fan of yogurt for a whole host of reasons- and not just eating a small cup of flavored yogurt a day,...
Lamb & Eggplant Tagine
I have a wonderful recipe to share, and it's one that I've been making this week just because it's that good. I was preparing to...
