Caramelized onions and warming Middle Eastern spices take this creamy lentil soup from ordinary, to seriously over-the-top packed with flavor! This cozy soup is the cure to your winter blues.A few weekends ago my husband and I went on a ...
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Baked Quinoa Falafel Sandwiches
A healthier (but no less delicious) take on falafel! This quinoa falafel is baked instead of fried, and stuffed into pita loaves with creamy hummus and your favorite veggies!Falafel is one of my favorite foods of all time. Okay, fine, I know ...
Lentil Shawarma Pitas
Lentils are quickly cooked up with spices and stuffed into pita bread with zesty salad and tahini sauce to make these mouth-watering vegan shawarma wraps.My posting schedule got a little screwy this week. I hope you guys don't mind! I skipped ...
Yellow Split Pea Dal
This flavorful and warming Afghan-inspired split pea dal is made with creamy yellow split peas simmered in ginger and toasty spices.A couple of weeks ago I was reminded of how much I missed Afghan food. We had plans in the city one evening, ...
Lebanese Green Bean Stew with Chickpeas & Almonds (Loubieh)
Green beans, tomatoes, almonds and chickpeas are simmered up in a lightly spiced tomato base to make this cozy and flavorful Lebabese green bean stew.Waiting tables is rough work—I know because I did it for years. Now that I'm a former ...
Turkish Style Vegan Kofte Kebabs
These vegan kofte kebabs are made with a mixture of spiced chickpeas, rolled up and cooked on skewers with summer veggies. Serve with pita bread and hummus or vegan Tzatziki sauce for a hearty Mediterranean-inspired meal.One of my favorite ...
