Veggie Loaf

 

In the past few years, my family has had a tradition of Meatless Mondays. We try not to eat meat more than a couple of times a week, but on Mondays we eat only vegetarian dishes, meaning no meat, chicken or fish. Since I do not eat carbs either, Meatless Monday is a bit of a challenge. Read more

Veggie Burger

 

“Can my friends come over for dinner?” I got a text message from my younger son. “Sure” I answered. Fortunately, most of my son’s friends like to eat at our home and enjoy some unfamiliar flavors. This time I contemplated what I should prepare. A few years ago we adopted the tradition of meatless Monday, and since then, Monday became a day of food experiments.Read more

Couscous salad

 

In my childhood home we ate couscous only in one way. Hand made and steamed over a pot of soup. It was almost impossible to enter our small kitchen when mom would make couscous. In one bowl there was the semolina that mom would wet slowly while stirring so that no clumps would form.Read more

Humus


There are times that I don’t really get what all the fuss about humus. All in all we are talking about a crashed legume with tahini sauce, lemon juice garlic and spices. Sounds like a nice veggie spread, but not something to write home about.
All this instantly forgotten when I sit at the table with fresh made humus in front of me and pickles hot sauce and pita bread along side. At this moment I forget all high end chef’s specials, with their poetic descriptions and indulging in sheer pleasure reserved only for good hummus.

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