This soup is a bit lighter than the usual broccoli cheese soup. It is a forgiving recipe, in that you can use all broccoli, all cauliflower, or any combination of the two. You can use thawed frozen veggies instead of steaming raw ones. I like to add a summer squash (or zucchini) at the beginning with the onions, to add some more veggie nutrition – … [Read more…]
Layali Lubnan – Cold Semolina Pudding topped with Cream, Nuts, & Syrup
This is Layali Lubnan, which translates to Nights of Lebanon. It is a delicious pudding of sorts, made with semolina and milk, but allowed to thicken to a slice-able consistency. The traditional flavoring is mastic (mistka – gum arabic), but I looked high and low in my kitchen and my little jar of mastic seems to have run away. I really wanted … [Read more…]
Kefir White Sauce/Dressing
This is a recipe for super delicious white sauce, the type that is drizzled on shawarma or kebab plates that you get from the currently popular food trucks. I have been culturing my own kefir in the kitchen for a few months, and am always trying to incorporate this healthy drink into our diet in new ways. This is better with homemade kefir, but … [Read more…]