Middle Eastern cooking is a celebration of colors, rich flavors and intoxicating aromas. Every culture uses its own spices and herbs to bring out the natural taste of meat, chicken and fish dishes. Together, the Persian, Israeli, Moroccan, Syrian and Lebanese cuisines make one of...
Tomato Salad with Burrata Walking through the Farmer’s Markets and neighborhood gardens at this time of year makes tomato lovers giddy. The stalls and vines are bursting with cherry, round, and heirloom tomatoes and it’s the one fruit (yes, it’s a fruit) from the nightshade family...
Mujadara with Crispy ShallotsMujadara can be found on menus throughout the Arab world in a wide array of variations. At it's core, brown or green lentils are cooked with rice and seasoned with cumin, coriander, and mint. Interestingly, the first recipe was found in a...
Sunday Sauce with SpaghettiThis pasta sauce is quintessential, family comfort food. Traditionally, nonnas make this on Sunday morning for the Sunday Family Dinner (hence the name), but it can be made any day using the batch cooking method. Just portion, freeze, and serve whenever! Serve...
Meal kits offer a convenient way to prepare a week’s worth of healthy meals for you and your family in just a few hours. We’ve created a blog recipe series for all you preppers and planners. Start here with An Introduction to Batch Cooking. Prepped dishes...