I make hummus all the time. I just love having it in the fridge as an easy snack, and it’s rare that I don’t have all the ingredients on hand. Baba ghannouj, on the other had, is a little more “special occasion” to me. The ingredients are [...]
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I used to have a fairly major parsley aversion. Too much of it (which usually amounted to anything over about 1/4 tsp) would completely ruin a dish for me. I think it was mostly a mental hang-up though, because I’ve been known to polish off loads of tabouli [...] My interest in Lebanese food began when I was just learning how to cook, around age 12. My best friend’s mom was from Lebanon and I can remember the food she made as being unlike anything I’d ever tasted, but so much better than what I was used to. [...] Our new place is right around the corner from a small grocery/liquor store that sells some of the best pita I’ve ever had. When I was planning a big Middle Eastern dinner for family, I just counted on picking up a few packages of bread, knowing I’d be pretty [...] I grew up eating a LOT of acorn squash. My mom grew it in the backyard (if I remember correctly, Mom, is that true?) and we kept a box of squash in the basement through the winter, eating it at least once a week. The past few years [...] We were having friends over for dinner, and after planning the menu, I remembered that one of the guests HATES eggplant. I had already bought everything I needed to make this, so I whipped up a batch of hummus to serve along with it, so she would have something [...] One of my favorite ways to figure out what to have for dinner when I’m doing my weekly meal planning is to peruse my cookbook shelf and pull out a couple cookbooks I haven’t used in a few months. Tonight, I happened upon this recipe from “The Essential Mediterranean” [...] I’ve been putting za’atar on just about everything recently. I really wanted to make some flatbread with it on top, but it got late and I didn’t want to wait around for the dough to rise. I remembered a recipe for Crisp Rosemary Flatbread I saw on Smitten Kitchen a [...] I remember when I first tried Turkish coffee in a Lebanese restaurant in Portland. I loved how strong it was, and the cardamom flavor was new, different, and delicious. A few months ago my husband got really into making Turkish coffee at home. He found the ground coffee with [...] I got this recipe from my dear friend and neighbor, Brigitte. She always has really good Middle Eastern recipes, and this is no exception. A delightful and refreshing side, it is perfect with a multitude of main dish options. 1 large garlic clove crushed in 1 tsp salt |
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