This simple, marinate and bake za’atar chicken recipe, is a favorite of mine from Yotam Ottolenghi. Mediterranean flavors, combined with lots of red onions and lemon, make this simple dinner totally mouthwatering. I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for uncomplicated recipes. Even though I write about food doesn’t mean I always …
Love recipes with za’atar? This za’atar chicken is grilled, laid on a bed of chickpeas, topped with a za’atar sauce and placed on grilled na’an or pita bread. It is good! Really good! I love recipes with za’atar which means this za’atar chicken is right up my alley. Middle Eastern recipes are some of my faves …
Summer is the time for light meals and lots of veggies. This “dry” dip is perfect for getting everyone to eat more veggies! I’m always on the lookout for a good veggie dip. And this one is perfect for company, kids and me! As you may know Manservant and I are on the “wedding diet” …
Roasted Carrots with a brown butter hazelnut topping will have everyone asking for seconds. Yes, carrots are a simple vegetable, but there is nothing simplistic about this delectable recipe. This is an updated post from 2015. Roasted Carrots. Really? How can something so simple be so incredibly good? As I was going through my recipe …
Potatoes and crunchy cucumbers combine in this fabulous potato cucumber salad. Bound together with labneh (a full fat Greek yogurt that is strained for 12-24 hours, which creates a rich, tangy and luscious yogurt) and flavored with za’atar, this healthy potato salad is fresh and so not traditional. It’s no secret that potatoes and …
Oh my. I love za’atar. You know that, right? And I love baking bread, but I don’t get to do that often enough. My fault, totally. I love flour and sugar and yeast. And I almost forgot the butter. But I think what I really love is the smell. There is nothing like the aroma …
This simple spinach salad with a za’atar vinaigrette tells you everything you need to know about how to make a salad! The salad is not often given much respect. Bags are ripped open – processed dressing from a jar poured on – boxed croutons…People, we can do better. Growing up, …
This roasted chickpea snack is crunchy and healthy and you can flavor them however you want. Think Mediterranean popcorn that is very good for you! It used to be that chickpeas and I did not get along. But after eating more and more of them in various forms, I must say that chickpeas and …