Well, it’s been an interesting week here for the blog – after some mishap with AWS and server imaging and other technical concepts I previously was only somewhat aware of, the website is back up and now appears to be stable. Serious shout-out to the AWS employee in South Africa that spent hours working with…
A common refrain my husband hears from me, whatever the season and wherever in the world we are, is: ‘I need vegetables.’ Growing up, our table was never without at least one salad – and always multiple vegetable dishes. British and American cuisine share the same notion that a vegetable side dish is more of…
Cauliflower has replaced kale as the new ‘it’ vegetable, apparently. With the popularity of the keto diet this vegetable that was usually either steamed and unseasoned or covered in cheese sauce. My mother, on the other hand, has been roasting cauliflower since probably the 80s, and it has long been my favourite way to eat…
I am a chili head – I am known to put hot sauce on everything. Our dinner table is never without hot sauce, or some homemade chili sauce of some sort – regardless of the cuisine we’re eating. I see spiciness warnings on restaurant menus as a dare, and order my Thai food ‘Thai hot’…
I returned home from Japan inspired and ready to cook again – and then, well, I got really sick. My husband’s grandfather passed away and no sooner had we returned to Denver than he was on a flight for Honolulu to his memorial, and then the first big snowstorm of the year hit. I had…
I was watching a television program the other day when one of the characters mentioned koshari, and suddenly it was the only thing I wanted to eat for the rest of the week. Koshari is an Egyptian dish, and I liken it to a much more elaborate version of mujadarrah. All of the ingredients are…
Tahini sauce (or what we call tahina in our house) goes with nearly everything, in my opinion. It’s perfect for roasted vegetables, for grilled meats, for sandwiches, spread on bread and topped with za’atar, as a base for hummus or mutabbal, or over a fresh salad. I’m going to show you how to make tahini…
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I could not get enough of citrus, sour, or pickled things. This is when I finally decided to make my own pickles – because the good ones are typically kind of expensive, and even if they’re not – there’s nothing quite like your own homemade ones. I can…
Ful (pronounced much like ‘fool’) is one of my favourite ‘lazy day’ breakfasts. It’s a very filling, heavy meal and so I don’t recommend it on a day when you have a lot of tasks to accomplish – it’s better for a lazy Sunday morning when your only plans are to stay home and relax…
This dish came about because I have been craving mujadarrah, but it is still 100°F (38°C) outside, despite the fact that it’s technically autumn. This salad is a bit of a summery approximation, adding some fresh herbs and onion instead of caramelised ones, and adding plenty of fresh parsley and toasted pine nuts. It’s a…
