My neighbor, Shala, is passionate about the food from her native Syria. Several times a month, she shares another delicious dish that is exotic to us but home cooking to her. Our family favorite is her delicious version of tabbouleh which she tells me is favorite picnic food in Syria. And when she offered to [...]
Continue reading...21. July 2008
I know what you were thinking as you read that last recipe…TWO STICKS of BUTTER!? C’mon, you don’t think I eat like that all the time, do ya? Oh, you do. Well, let me prove you wrong. This is my entry in the Beat the Heat roundup at A Southern Grace. Anyhoo, bulgur (cracked wheat) can be cooked sans heat so it’s perfect for dog days like these. Here’s how.
Continue reading...16. May 2008
I stuffed them with chopped roasted red pepper, the chopped stems of the mushrooms (you saved those, right?), parmesan and mozzarella, garlic and oregano. I grilled them for about 10 minutes on medium and then browned them a bit under the broiler to give it that nice, golden brown toasty look (totally optional.) This is one [...]
Continue reading...2. May 2008
Growing up, salad was a couple chunks of iceburg lettuce drowned in bacon grease. With all men in the house except me, somedays the family just considered the tomato on our cheeseburger the “salad.” Needless to say, we didn’t actually eat a lot of salads in a house where Sunday dinner was a can of [...]
Continue reading...1. May 2008
So I’m walking through the store and these tomatoes catch my eye. Ugly Ripe Tomatoes are touted as having “just-picked” flavour out of season. Nothing compares to the taste of a just-picked tomato so I had to try it. I shelled out $3.40 for two tomatoes (!) to make a salad. [...]
Continue reading...25. April 2008
I crave coconut. Anything coconut. My youngest says coconut makes her gag which makes me wonder if she was switched in the hospital.
Continue reading...12. April 2008
Vegetables, melty cheese and bread. You're welcome.
Continue reading...10. April 2008
Some days you open the fridge and realize the last time you saw a grocery store checkout was when<strong> Britney Spears</strong> <strong>had her own hair. </strong>On days like these, when there's nothing in the house but a can of tuna, ketchup and an unrecognizable container of green (let's toss that, shall we?), dinner on the table can be a daunting experience.
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22. October 2008
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