For those of you who don’t know me personally, I grew up in Yorkshire, England. I have a soft spot for many English foods, especially as I live in the United States now. However, British food is often the butt of jokes. There’s even a saying that goes: “Heaven is where the police are British,…
When I’m being good I meal prep for the week ahead, and I nearly always make a large batch of hummus for the week. While hummus is good as a mezze, or to dip things in, it can also be the star of the meal – add a little seasoned meat, sprinkle on some pine…
If you’ve read my recipe for mutabbal then you’re aware of the debate as to what baba ghanouj / ganoush is supposed to be. I was always told that aubergine (eggplant) with tahini is mutabbal, and aubergine without tahini (and with tomatoes, pomegranate molasses, and walnuts mixed in) is baba ghanouj. I don’t mind what…
With the heat this summer I’ve been hesitant to turn on my oven for any reason at all, and so we’ve been eating a lot of salads recently (you might have noticed), hummus, mutabbal, and so on. I grew up near the sea, though – and despite living an eighteen (yes, eighteen, I know –…
It’s officially PSL (Pumpkin Spice Latte) season in America as of today. Although I’m a big believer in sharing the things you love even if someone else deems them ‘basic’, I will leave the Pumpkin Spice love to others. No hate here; I definitely understand the appeal of it, but as someone who didn’t grow…
Having not grown up in America, I never developed a taste for sweet pumpkin desserts that become ubiquitous around Autumn here. I love savoury pumpkin dishes, but I still haven’t developed a taste for pumpkin sweets. My daughter, on the other hand, has been born and raised here and is a huge fan of all…
With C at Grandma’s house for the last weekend before school started, my husband and I took a quick trip up into the mountains together. On our way up I spotted a fruit stand and I immediately took note for our journey back. There is nothing I love more than a local roadside produce stand,…
I have a Bengal cat who is obsessed with playing fetch. Any round object he assumes is one of his bouncy balls, and will bring it to you expecting you to throw it. One morning, after crawling out of bed at the crack of dawn to start my day, I began preparing a cup of…
I can’t believe it’s nearly the end of August. Summer is my favourite season, and I’m not sure I’m ready to see it go. I love Autumn, too – it’s beautiful, especially here in Colorado as the trees change colours, but then we’re on our way to winter, when I become like a pill bug,…
My daughter is vehemently anti-squash in any form. I’ve roasted it, fried it, stuffed it – and her response every time is still a resounding ‘nope’. She’ll delicately scoop out the innards of kousa mahshi (stuffed courgette) leaving the sad, hollowed out shell behind. I’m not exactly pro hiding vegetables in food, but I also…