Japanese Corn Potage (Corn Soup)
We arrived home from nearly two weeks in Japan (cut a little short, due to typhoon Hagibis) to Colorado’s typically temperamental weather – a bright summery day turned into a snowstorm. Snow is soup weather, and while my typical go-to is a bowl of shorbat adas (lentil soup), my…
Daigaku Imo with Tahini and Toasted Sesame
Right now my family and I are traveling in Japan. Autumn is by far my favourite time here – while cherry blossom season is truly something wonderful as well, there’s something just as beautiful as the changing colours of the trees, and the crisp but not bitter cold air….
Zaalouk (Moroccan Aubergine Salad)
Last year I spent some time in Morocco and had the pleasure of sampling a variety of different Moroccan dishes. Since then, I’ve been trying to incorporate more Moroccan recipes into our lives, and autumn is usually a great time to pull out recipes for the various cooked vegetable…
The Perfect Tahini Sauce
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…
