Salmon Dill Chowder is so rich and delicious and the best part is that it doesn’t call for any fancy ingredients. I’m a huge fan of a good clam chowder but have always been intimidated to try to make it. Just the idea of dealing with clams was a turn off for me. Enter salmon…
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Feta Pearl Couscous Salad
Feta Pearl Couscous salad is literally summertime in a bowl. The cucumber and tomato combo along with the light but super flavorful dressing is screaming sunshine. Pearl Couscous is my absolute favorite couscous because of its perfect size which makes it fluffy, bouncy, chewy and all around yummy. Couscous is a staple in North African…
Manti with Buttery Tomato & Garlic Yogurt
Manti with Butter Tomato & Garlic Yogurt is a special meat dumpling dish that is as delicious as it is beautiful! The secret easy step…wonton wrappers! Manti, as is the case with so many foods, has an uncertain origin. However, it is said that the Chinese brought it to Armenia and then to Turkey. So,…
Libyan Soup – Shorba
Libyan soup also known as Shorba, which translates to “soup” is a national star. This soup is the makeup of what I love about food. It has history and stories embedded right into the recipe. A little Libyan history… Libya is beautiful coastal country tucked away in North Africa. Not a lot of people…
Pomegranate Honey salad dressing
Pomegranate Honey Dressing is a super simple 4 ingredient dressing that I literally make every single night, sometimes twice a day for lunch and dinner. You would think I would just make large quantities of it in the beginning of the week, but I don’t. It’s that easy that I don’t even mind the trouble….
Flan aka creme caramel
Flan aka creme caramel, gets its name from the French word flaon, which means “flat cake” because of its shape is an extremely international and loved cake across the world. The creamy custard cake thats topped with sweet caramel is literally loved by everyone. Personally, I am not a fan of flan like texture; pudding…
Maple Pecan Butter Cups
Maple Pecan Butter cups are so delicious and yummy that it’s hard to eat just one, or two, or three. They are made from ingredients that are easily found and probably in your home already so thats always a good thing. Nothing is more discouraging then finding a recipe that calls for ingredients that need…
Baked Kebab in Tomato onion sauce aka Kebab Hindi
Baked Kebab in tomato onion sauce aka Kebab Hindi is a fall favorite. Baked, cozy and warm, this is dish is the ultimate comfort food and like all our dishes, is so easy, I promise! I consulted with some family members before I made this dish to really make it authentic. One of my uncles,…
Cherry Kebab- Kebab Karaz
Cherry Kebab is a tart and sweet meat dish from Aleppo, Syria, that is easy to make thanks to jarred Morello Cherries, the secret ingredient. Cherry Kebab is a very special dish. As I stated above, the dish originated in Aleppo, Syria long ago. It was mainly made by the Armenians in the area who…
Sweet Pancakes with clotted cream aka Qatayef aka Atayef
Sweet pancakes with clotted cream aka Qatayef aka Atayef is an extremely popular dessert in the Arab world. This dessert is famous all throughout the Middle East but especially popular during the month of Ramadan. The same dough is made for both versions of Qatayef. One is eaten right off the griddle and the other…