Pumpkin is the secret ingredient that your falafel has been missing. This fall-inspired falafel is perfect in a salad, stuffed inside pita, or on its own! I carefully planned out all of my posts for the whole month of November, which is ...
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Mujadara
Lebanese spiced lentils and basmati rice are tossed with caramelized onions and fresh cilantro to make this flavor-packed mujadara. Delicious as a main dish or a show-stopping side! Note: This post was originally written and published in ...
Warming Spiced Creamy Lentil Soup
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 ...
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, ...
