Power Through Your Day with this 5-Ingredient Vegan Smoothie
For those of you who saw my video interview with Mustafa Koita, Entrepreneur and Founder of Koita foods (plant-based nut milks), you may have watched…
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Sicilian Swiss Chard
This recipe seemed to be buried under my nostalgic ode to Ohio in a post I wrote years ago after a memorable trip to visit…
Aegean Style Alfredo
I love Mediterranean & Aegean dishes, as they’re known for their use of healthy ingredients, but many dishes just remind me specifically of the sun-soaked…
Shrimp Harissa Tagine
When I’m looking for a quick way to cook and eat healthy, I begin thinking about what I can make in a tagine. They’re easy to…
Bulgur and Vegetable Salad
This Ramadan, I’m all about quick and easy. With such a long fast and so much to do, I just don’t want to fuss with…
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, if…
Creamy Zucchini & Potato Soup
I absolutely love, love, love this soup. I’ve been told it’s like a broccoli cheddar soup without the broccoli or the cheddar. I think my…
Jalapeño-Garlic Mayonnaise
Making mayonnaise at home is SO super easy to do. The only trick is that you have to have all your ingredients ready to go…
Smoothie Packs
This past Ramadan I got really used to drinking smoothies at iftar and sometimes even at suhoor. Now here were are a couple of months…
Two-Minute Quesadillas
No time for suhoor, but you need something hot in your tummy? These super-quick quesadillas are so easy to make- you may want to take…
Sweet & Sour Beef
I don’t make Asian food that often at home, but I really do love it. I recently had a real craving for sweet and sour something–…
Quick and Easy Chicken Wings
My love of eating chicken wings began in college when I really got a taste of how wonderful they were- mild, hot and spicy and…
Chickpea & Cilantro Salad
Many of you have asked about the recipe for this dish that I served over the weekend, so I’ll give it to you simply- because…
Skillet Chicken Parmesan Sub Sandwiches
I crave Italian food in a hot and steamy summer because it reminds me of Sicilian tomato sauce cooking in my Nonna’s kitchen. She used…
Super Quick Chicken Marinade
We’re all getting back to a more ‘normal’ routine after the month of fasting in Ramadan, which in my house actually means more cooking- or…
Baked Shrimp with Garlic, Fresh Herbs and Red Pepper Paste
On my Sicilian side of the family, they really love shrimp. My aunts bake it in the oven with some very simple ingredients like garlic,…
Tuna, Red Pepper, Garlic and Basil Pasta
My entire house has been under construction for several months now, and we’re living right in the midst of it. My kitchen is functional, but…
How to Make Herb Olive Oil Cubes
Beautiful and fragrant fresh herbs like rosemary, and basil do well by preserving them in olive oil and freezing. Use an ice cube tray for…
Corn, Mango and Chile Salad Cups
I don’t know about you, but my time in the kitchen just keeps on getting shorter and shorter and my patience level for long, drawn…
Tuna Pasta with Olives, Capers & Tomatoes
This is a great weekend dish- really healthy, light, and super quick to make. The only ingredient that’s actually cooked is the pasta.
