Recipes

Ras el Hanout or “top of the shop” is a spice mix that is made of the finest spices a spice merchant has. It varies slightly, here and there, from shop to shop and from

My first contact with mung beans was through glass noodles. My mother often used them to stuff chicken or squid when I lived in Morocco. Glass noodles are lovely, light and low calorie but nutritionally

Every nation has its version of a meat and potato dish. Every nation has to feed its men and children after all. We all know that our men and children love their comfort food. We

I don’t know about you but I have to think long and hard before baking with buckwheat. It’s not a flour that comes to my mind easily when I’m contemplating making cookies or cake. I

I made this quinoa pudding last Saturday for breakfast. I am not an oatmeal person and only like very few commercial cereals, but I like quinoa. It is rich in protein, easy and quick to

First of all, if you’ve never had pomegranate molasses, I encourage you to buy some. It is a great ingredient to add to both sweet and savory dishes. I like having a bottle handy to

Since I made my last coconut flour cake, it’s become a sort of an addiction for me to bake with it. As I mentioned before, coconut flour yields deliciously moist cakes bake faster and are

I was pleasantly surprised when I found out the potted chives I bought a few months ago were still alive, and not only alive but strikingly green and vibrant despite having lived in total oblivion

After making this pumpkin cake for John’s birthday two years in a row, I figured it was time for a change. Not that he would have minded having it again. He is pretty loyal to

Blackberry season is upon us and I love seeing these black beauties in every corner market. I love the slightly tart taste of blackberries and adore them especially combined with other berries. The sight is