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Posted in Five Things Friday, Soups, Videos on Sep 24th, 2010
At my largest, I weighed 299 pounds. Seriously, you may say, how does someone get so fat? For me, there were a few main contributors. Emotional Eating: For me, this was one of the biggest contributors. Believe it or not, I was never a big junk food eater. I never candy bars or chips or [...]
I absolutely love fresh corn, and corn season is quickly coming to an end in New York. In my home we often wrap ears of corn in foil, throw them in the oven, then eat them for breakfast or an afternoon snack. I read Foy Update’s post about corn chowder a few weeks ago, and [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Middle Eastern Food, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on Sep 23rd, 2010
Baked yams are one of my family’s favorite breakfasts in the fall and winter. The baking yams will fill your home with a sweet smell similar to sweet potato pie. They take mere moments of active cooking time, and don’t even dirty a pan. The only catch is that you’ll have to be awake an [...]
Posted in Middle Eastern Food, Quinoa, Recipes, Seafood, Soups on Sep 11th, 2010
When a recipe measures onions by the pound, you know it’s going to be good. My mother-in-law grew up in Damietta, Egypt. Damietta is just a stone’s throw from the point where the Nile meets the Mediterranean Sea. As you might imagine, people from this region eat a lot of fish. I have had the [...]
Posted in Middle Eastern Food, Ramadan on Sep 9th, 2010
Eid al-Fitr is the Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, and in Egypt Eid al-Fitr means kahk. Every family makes kahk a little differently, and Eid visits always involve exchanges of kahk. All of the women have a friendly competition about whose kahk is the best, but to every son, including my husband, no [...]
Posted in Quinoa, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on Sep 8th, 2010
I first became interested in quinoa because of its health benefits, but once I tried it I fell in love with its texture and flavor. In texture, quinoa is similar to couscous. It makes a wonderful substitute for white rice when brown rice would be too dense. This is my basic quinoa “base” recipe. After [...]
Posted in Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian on Sep 2nd, 2010
Today was meant to be another pesto day. Well, actually pesto day was supposed to be a few days ago, but things happened and it kept getting pushed back one day at a time until today. And so it came that when I pulled my basil from the refrigerator I found that most of it [...]
Posted in Dips and Spreads, Middle Eastern Food, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on Sep 1st, 2010
Today is September 1 and I just realized that this is the first time I’ve used zucchini this year. I’ve been meaning to try this recipe for almost a week, ever since I saw it on Kahakai Kitchen. Deb called it raw zucchini hummus, and I was thinking it was more like baba ghannouj when [...]
Posted in Recipes, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian, legumes on Aug 28th, 2010
This is a fresh, colorful dish perfect for making ahead. It can be served cold or at room temperature as a side dish, topped with yogurt and eaten as a main course, or even wrapped up in tortillas as a burrito filling in combination with whatever other fillings you may care to add. I find [...]
Posted in Pasta, Recipes, Sandwiches, Vegetarian on Aug 23rd, 2010
This pesto has become a family favorite. One recipe will make enough pesto for 1 lb. of pasta with some left over. The extra pesto makes a wonderful sandwich spread, especially on turkey or tomato sandwiches. My favorite way to serve it is by tossing it with whole wheat fusilli and roasted chicken pieces. The [...]
