Ejjeh (pronounced eh-zhey) are small omelettes / savoury egg pancakes (much in the style of an Asian scallion or kimchi pancake) typically filled with fresh herbs and in this case, kousa or zucchini. They can be served as a mezze, an appetiser, a side dish, or even a main course. They can be eaten for…
Laban (yogurt) based dips and sauces are found across the Middle East and Indian subcontinent (for example, raita or pachadi) or the popular Greek ‘tzatziki’, and are an accompaniment to many dishes – such as kibbeh, fritters, or just as a stand-alone dip for bread or vegetables. Kh’yar (or Khiyar, or Khyar) bi Laban is…
Before I lived in Denver I lived in Chicago, Illinois. I’d moved there from London, and I lived in a mostly Mexican neighbourhood on the South Side – Pilsen. This time almost feels like it was another life for me – it was before I was married, or a parent, and I was a relatively…
My husband does not cook. I am actually unsure of how he managed to survive for so many years on boxed macaroni and cheese and frozen pizza, but somehow he did. And believe it or not, some days I don’t want to cook (but I don’t want to eat pizza or macaroni and cheese, either),…
While cabbage is technically a cool season vegetable, I always seem to crave cabbage salads in the heat of summer. Coleslaw is an American summer tradition but I have always found most coleslaw perhaps a little too sweet, and too mayonnaise heavy. In summer I crave refreshing salads, and this one probably ends up on…
Summer is in full swing, and the last thing I want to do is heat up my kitchen, so we’ve been firing up the Instant Pot most evenings and eating a lot of salads. Our family is also trying to eat fewer meat meals, for health, budget, and environmental reasons – and so this vegan…
Aubergine (or eggplant, if you’re American) is probably one of my favourite vegetables. Ever since I was a small kid I can remember being excited to see it on my plate, unlike my daughter who I still can’t convince to touch the stuff… Unless it’s ‘hidden’ in mutabbal. Mutabbal is probably what many people would…
Admittedly, I am not a big cheese person. Part of this stems from being lactose intolerant, so I didn’t grow up eating a lot of it as I always felt it made my stomach hurt. Cultured dairy, like yogurt, seems to be a bit easier on my stomach and so labneh, being made from yogurt,…
Growing up, I remember there always being a salad on our table, and most nights – rice (it’s my father’s favourite food). In this age of low-carb and cauliflower ‘rice’ it seems to have lost its cachet, but I’ve come to feel that rice sustained so many cultures for generations that it still belongs on…
I took a little break from the blog over the American 4th of July weekend, though that doesn’t mean I wasn’t cooking. My husband always laments that when we’re invited to a barbecue or gathering, and we ask what we can bring – and they tell us we don’t need to bring anything – that…
