During hot summer days, I always feel like I want to eat something lighter. But I also want it to be fulfilling and slightly warm. This is where this salad comes in. A warm chickpea salad that is tangy hearty and so satisfying. With the current situation, I am having so many of my lunches […]
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When I was younger, I didn’t understand how lucky we were to come home to real food every single day—like this fatayer sabanekh recipe, a spinach-filled pastry we grew up eating for lunch, snacks, and gatherings. We didn’t eat out. We didn’t do takeout. Instead, my mom cooked, every day, no shortcuts. At the time,
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Writing this week’s solo meal has been harder than I ever thought it would be. I just felt that it is so wrong to write about enjoying a meal by yourself and celebrate solitude when I have failed to do so this week. This week was busy at work filled with learning new things and
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This tabbouleh recipe is one of the most beloved dishes across our region. In my family—and in so many others—it showed up on every birthday table, every BBQ, and every spontaneous gathering. It wasn’t just a side dish. It was the star. Even though we can now make it year-round, tabbouleh was once a summer-only salad,
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A few years ago, I watched a Ramadan docuseries by Al Jazeera that explored the roots of traditional dishes. One episode featured baba ghanoush, and it stirred up so much for me—memories of Damascus, my childhood summers, and all the foods I took for granted until I couldn’t. I spent every summer in Damascus growing
A flavorful, plant-based classic made with lentils, fine burghul, spices, and fresh herbs—so good you won’t miss the meat. I still remember the first time I tasted these incredibly flavorful patties. An Armenian friend shared some with me during Lent and called them their version of kibbeh nayyeh. I was instantly hooked. At the time,
Every person has at least one go to salad and this is mine. It is so easy to prepare and tastes delicious. Fattoush is a traditional Levantine salad that is prepared differently in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. Although I grew up eating Fattoush the Syrian way, this recipe, which is more Lebanese is my favorite.
