WHITE BEAN HUMMUS
It’s only been the last couple of years since I’ve started cooking with white beans (also known as cannellini beans, great northern beans, and habichuelas blancas in Spanish). I’m…
Category: Middle Eastern
Shakshouka: Middle Eastern Breakfast Eggs
Have you ever come up with a dish that is so tasty you think you invented it yourself, only to find out later that it’s…
Middle Eastern Fatteh with Chickpeas
Fatteh is this super delicious Middle Eastern dish that at its base has dried or toasted bread and ground meat (lamb or beef) on top…
The Easiest No-Cook Yogurt Cheese Spread to Make During a Quarantine
I expect to be indoors for about a month, although it could be a much longer time than that. Before going stir crazy, I think…
Rustic Turkish Style Hummus
Today I made hummus without a food processor or blender because I still don’t have one here in Turkey. I had been holding out making…
My Version of Fatteh: 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, but…
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 teach…
Easy Yogurt Marinade Recipe for Eid ul Adha Lamb
Eid ul Adha is around the corner again! Where did the time go? Wasn’t it just Ramadan, then Eid ul Fitr? Wow, time has flown and…
Roasted Eggplant with Ground Meat
Whenever I think of stuffing vegetables, it seems like a really tedious and cumbersome process- stuffed zucchini, stuffed cabbage, grape leaves, you name it. It…
Lamb Kofta Kabob Pita Sandwiches
Ramadan has absolutely flown by- it’s been busy, peaceful, productive, serene, full of blessings and absolutely perfect this year. I just hope we’ve maximized our…
Beef Kabobs with Grilled Vegetables
Summertime is the best time to have kebobs- out on the grill, finally! Although here, it’s been a very rainy season plus with Ramadan falling…
Oven Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb
A few years ago when I catered my sister in law’s wedding rehearsal dinner, I discovered this type of lamb cut to be an essential…
Chicken Pita Rolls with Hummus & Tabbouleh
I had no idea what a hit these pita rolls would be. They seemed so easy to make and with such a familiar taste to…
Kabsa: a One-Pot Gulf Style Rice & Meat Dish
Somehow during this polar vortex we’re having, I keep finding myself craving Mediterranean and Middle Eastern foods- perhaps it’s the hefty amounts of meat (with…
Pita Bread
The ubiquitous bread of the Middle East and North Africa, pita bread has found a new home in America and the Middle East due to…
Holy Land Olives
Recently, I was invited to visit a friend of a friend who hadn’t seen each other in years. As it turns out, when they reconnected…
Baked Pita Chips
If you’re having a party this ‘Eid (or any time), you’ll definitely want to make your own pita chips instead of buying them- they’re that…
Molokhia
It’s a wonder I haven’t posted this recipe earlier. I’ve been making it for many years and it’s considered on of our favorite healthy go-to…
Grilled Eggplant and Pepper Salad
Summer food is equivalent to grilling, right? Well, in the intense heat we’re feeling here in the Midwest I’m not sure everyone is so excited…
Pearl Couscous with Ground Veal, Almonds and Raisins
Pearl couscous is a wonderful salad couscous and quite different from what is normally found in restaurant dishes or alongside North African tagine dishes with…
