Cumin

A complex, aromatic and totally enticing spice blend from Morocco, Ras El Hanout was a mix of the very best spices a spice trader had to offer. Although we don’t…

Who says black eyed peas get to have all the fun? Mix it up by using calico beans (a mix of beans) to make a fabulous cowboy caviar. What is…

with a creamy lemon avocado tahini dipping sauce What’s Shawarma? If you’re not familiar with Shawarma, shawarma is a Mediterranean “pocket” sandwich with roasted sliced spiced meat seasoned with turmeric,…

This festive bacon zucchini bean dip has a lovely bacon-y smoky flavor and a healthy undertone from zucchini that lightens it up without affecting the taste. With cheese melted into…

Adapted from Giada de Laurentiis The perfect winter salad bursting with fresh juicy orange flavor, kale, rice, a few dried cranberries, toasted almonds and (not pictured) crumbled marinated feta in…

with lemon tahini yogurt sauce  … adapted from Mama’s Lebanese Cuisine If you remember the movie The Avengers, they were talking about Shawarma throughout the movie and if you stayed…

Adapted/lightened from Food Network I have to teach an Indian cooking class … which made me realize I’ve been slacking on Indian recipes on my blog. I’ve got lots of…

A lighter, healthier version of one of the best-known, most popular Indian chicken recipes … in the US, we typically call it Indian Butter Chicken … mine is a lightened up version…

It’s hard to explain all the sensory satisfaction you get from eating this dish–it has a little creaminess, a little exotic spice, a tingle of heat that dances on your…

I’m doing the food for a food and wine tasting event this week and we decided the theme this month is spring salads. I gave my wine store friend a selection of…