In adherence to kosher dietary law, dairy recipes will contain no meat.
In a way, I guess I’m lucky that I married a guy who doesn’t really care for sweets – at the end of a meal in a restaurant I’m almost certain not to order dessert since I’d be the only one eating it, so I’m at least grateful that he helps me eat healthier! He…
Laban (yogurt) based dips and sauces are found across the Middle East and Indian subcontinent (for example, raita or pachadi) or the popular Greek ‘tzatziki’, and are an accompaniment to many dishes – such as kibbeh, fritters, or just as a stand-alone dip for bread or vegetables. Kh’yar (or Khiyar, or Khyar) bi Laban is…
My job is technically located in the Middle East, and so whenever I travel to my company’s head office I am guaranteed to gain at least five pounds, largely because the office break room is always stocked with a large jar filled to the brim with ma’amoul. I am not generally a sweets person, but…
Before I lived in Denver I lived in Chicago, Illinois. I’d moved there from London, and I lived in a mostly Mexican neighbourhood on the South Side – Pilsen. This time almost feels like it was another life for me – it was before I was married, or a parent, and I was a relatively…
I was recently invited to a potluck brunch, and as a person who doesn’t typically eat breakfast (coffee is my breakfast most days) I was a bit stuck. While I love traditional Middle Eastern breakfasts – like ful medames, or a plate of fresh vegetables, bread, and labneh, or a big skillet of shakshouka, I…
Admittedly, I am not a big cheese person. Part of this stems from being lactose intolerant, so I didn’t grow up eating a lot of it as I always felt it made my stomach hurt. Cultured dairy, like yogurt, seems to be a bit easier on my stomach and so labneh, being made from yogurt,…
I am not typically a fried doughnut person, I generally find them too greasy or overly sweet, and so I figure my fried food intake should be best utilised for other things (helloooo, fries!). If I’m feeling the doughnut urge, a good cake doughnut is my choice – alongside a mug of black coffee, of…
As a child growing up in Yorkshire, one of my favourite treats was an individual Mr. Kipling’s bakewell tart, with a glossy candied cherry in the centre. While I’d probably not say no to one if I found them in the United States (where I live now), I didn’t realise until adulthood how truly fantastic…
Cherries are one of my favourite things about summer, and right now the cherries at my local supermarket are fresh, super sweet (and on sale!) Clafoutis is a French dessert that is relatively simple to make, and you can use nearly any fruit in it. Typically when making clafoutis aux cerises you include the pits…
I use a lot of cherry tomatoes in salads, and I’m a pretty big fan of the multicoloured ones that come in a range of yellows, oranges, and reds. I typically buy the large box from Costco, and I’m nearly always left with a handful or two of cherry tomatoes that are starting to look…
