Winter Tabbouleh with Red Kale and Pomegranate
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…
Hawaij Pumpkin Pie
Hawaij is a Yemenite spice mix, which comes in both a savoury version and a ‘sweet’ one, used in Arabic style coffee. It contains ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, and clove. This warming spice blend is perfect not just in coffee, but in lots of American autumn favourites, like…
Vegan ‘Turkey’ Gravy
My favourite part of Thanksgiving is the sides; you can keep your turkey. For Thanksgiving our family usually roasts either a Quorn Turk’y (vegetarian), or a Field Roast en Croûte (vegan) to bring along with us. We find that even non-vegetarians like these options as well, and they’re great…
Jeweled Wild Rice Stuffing
Jeweled rice is a Middle Eastern rice recipe that often contains fresh herbs, nuts, and fruits and is made for special occasions (I usually make it during Rosh Hashanah), and this stuffing takes that concept and adapts it both for Thanksgiving and grains native to the Americas: wild rice,…
Cauliflower and Potato Mash
Thanksgiving is about the sides, right? While I fully believe in indulging from time to time, I also try to make sure that there’s healthier options on our Thanksgiving table, perhaps so I don’t feel so bad about getting seconds (or thirds?). I love cauliflower mashed ‘potatoes’, but then…
Orange and Cardamom Cranberry Sauce
I’ve officially started our Thanksgiving preparations here, which seems really early – but we have three Thanksgiving meals to attend and so I’ve started getting things together that can be prepared far in advance. This cranberry sauce freezes really well, and since it makes a lot, I can freeze…
Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Tahina and Shatta Vinaigrette
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…
