Potato Kofta is comfort food in finger food form. This is a classic appetizer that is basically mashed potatoes breaded and fried to crisp perfection. These are a staple party finger food item at my grandmothers table during special occasions. It’s traditionally served with a parsley lemon salad very similar to tabbouleh but without…
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Carrot Avocado Salad
Carrot Avocado Salad with Citrus Cumin Dressing is the best side dish you will ever try! The sweet carrots, creamy avocado and tangy lemon with cumin couldn’t go better together! Carrot Avocado Salad, oh how I love thee so! Roasted carrots are awesome plain to be fair, but once you add in the cumin as…
Green Olive Tapenade
Green Olive Tapenade is the jack of all trades recipe! It can be a dip, a topping, a sandwich spread, you name it! This recipe does it all and the added bonus…it’s super simple to make! Green olive tapenade is as delicious as it is simple! There are only a few ingredients and you…
Beet Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing
Beet Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing only needs about three ingredients and no cook time! This is not your typical beet and goat cheese salad, it’s better! Beets are more than just bright and beautiful veggies… This Beet Salad is really something. You know why….because it’s made with almost nothing! I really love beets. I…
Zucchini Dip made with 4 ingredients
Zucchini Dip made with 4 ingredients is so simple and delicious and its the perfect way to get your toddler to eat vegetables. Years ago I went to a super cute Lebanese/Syrian cafe that served really good Middle Eastern food in a fun original way. There was fun art on the wall and great arabic calligraphy throughout…
Blue Cheese Stuffed Medjool Dates
blue cheese stuffed medjool dates: the perfect healthy-ish appetizer! I am obsessed with medjool dates. I feel like they have such a bad reputation though because they look so similar to prunes, sorry prunes. They’re wrinkly and not a bright fun color. The taste though is anything but! They are the perfect sweetness it’s unbelievable!…
Muhammara pull apart wreath
Muhammara pull apart wreath is doughy flavor punchegoodness in 5 minutes! This dish looks so impressive and looks so difficult to make but it’s actually super easy! I did semi cheat though (didn’t make my own dough and used already made muhamamra) BUTT the idea is that the technique is what looks impressive and…
Zaatar Crusted Shrimp with Lemon Tahini Drizzle
Zaatar Crusted Shrimp with Lemon Tahini Drizzle was a major aha moment for me! Duh, why wouldn’t shrimp, zaatar, and lemon tahini taste amazing together? You have no idea the high that I get after my husband gives me the thumbs up after trying something that I created in the kitchen! This was one…