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Broiled Eggplant, Tomatoes & Lentils
Some foods make me feel like a cat; I just wanna curl up around the bowl & purr. My recipe for Broiled Eggplant, Tomatoes & Lentils is just such a food. It’s easy to cook, hearty, healthy & a family pleaser. Awesome with some hearty bread, in a Buddha Bowl, as one of many appetizers […]
Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Ginger, Feta & Shallots
The sweetness of Sweet Potatoes really needs acid & earthy bitterness to balance it; even as a young kid I just couldn’t understand that Thanksgiving dish with the Marshmallows. This recipe adds the heat of fresh Ginger Root, acid of Lemon Juice, almost garlic of Shallot to the sweetness of the Honey to make a […]
Old Bay Spiced Nuts
I love lots of Middle Eastern & Mediterranean spice blends like Za’atar & Ras El Hanout, and I cooked with many other spice blends such as Curry & Chili so it’s no wonder that I have a recipe using Old Bay – it the most famous spice blend here in the Greater Baltimore Area!
Cumin Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes are pure comfort. I love they way they smell when roasting & I love the way they taste warm or cold. I serve Cumin Roasted Sweet Potatoes as part of a multi salad lunch or dinner; great for Buddha Bowls or as a side dish. Typically I serve them with zucchini, eggplant, onions, […]
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 […]
Chewy Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies
Applesauce is super simple to make! Since I love using up apples & not having to throw any in the compost pile, applesauce is a really easy way to turn those aging apples into something wonderful. Sometimes, like after Thanksgiving, I have way too much applesauce. In those moments, this recipe for Chewy Oatmeal Applesauce […]
Baba Ganoush
The smoky flavor in my Baba Ganoush comes from charring the Eggplant when cooking. While this recipe calls for baking planks of Eggplant in the oven and then putting them under a broiler for a few minutes I have also been known to char the Eggplant over a gas flame. Either way the skin gets […]
Coriander Apple Tart with Honey Yogurt Sauce
Old word charm is alive in this simple recipe! Baking with 3 Apples, most of a stick of Butter, & Coriander & Brown Sugar makes your kitchen smell like home. Perfect for hosting good friends for a cup of strong coffee, a slice of cake & lots of time to talk about the kids. […]
Lentil Salad
This staple Mediterranean Salad can be fixed up ahead of time & served with many other salads or Salatim, as they are called in the Middle East. Hummus, Greek Cucumber & Tomato Salad, Tabouli, Fattoush or Panzanella Salad, etc. are all great choices if you want to have a meal of many yummy salads served […]
Nectarine Panzanella
Take a great big wooden bowl & fill it with deliciousness. That is how lots of my diner salads tend to go. Just throw lots of great ingredients in together and enjoy! Panzanella, a Tuscan bread salad typically made with fresh tomatoes, balsamic & basil (among other ingredients), is one of those amazing dinner salads […]