Middle Eastern Rosy-Pink Pickled Turnips
You might have seen rosy-pink pickled turnip batons at Middle Eastern restaurants and wondered how they achieve their rich and vivid…
Artichoke Bottoms with Goat Cheese Soufflé
These crowd-pleasing, bite-sized appetizers feature artichoke bottoms filled with a delightful goat cheese soufflé mixture. Easy to make and sure to…
Red Lentil Koftas – Karmir Vospov Bojhojh
This Armenian version of red lentil koftas, infused with spices and dabbed with fried onion, is an authentic vegan finger food;…
Creamy Whipped Feta Dip
Effortless and easy, this super refreshing creamy whipped feta dip is a perfect addition to summer entertaining. It adds a pungent…
Pan Fried Eggplant with Tomato Confit – Imam Bayaldi
Perfectly pan fried eggplant dabbed with tomato, oil, and garlic confit and sprinkled with a generous amount of parsley. Growing up,…
Authentic Hummus – Creamy Delicious Chickpea Dip
Hummus dip is a quintessential Middle Eastern mezeh. Actually, hummus literally means chickpeas in Arabic and the correct name for the…
Herb Marinated Goat Cheese
Marinated goat cheese is a perfect appetizer for easy entertaining. It takes literally minutes to prepare the marinade! The goat cheese…
Mutabal – Roasted Eggplant Dip
Smoky, silky, spicy… these words describe this unique roasted eggplant dip called Mutabal. When it comes to dips, I should admit…
Authentic Tabbouleh Salad with Bulgur
Traditional tabbouleh salad is a bright, zesty, and herb-forward salad that has graced tables across the Middle East for centuries. Made with…
Jingalov Hats – Stuffed Flatbread Loaded with Greens
Jingalov Hats ( Ժինգալով հաց) is a simple and rustic stuffed flatbread, jammed with seasonal greens and herbs. It’s authentic to…
Home Made Ricotta Cheese
Ricotta is a soft cheese made from leftover whey from the cheese-making process (and adding an acid to the whey and…
Potato Smashers
These potato smashers are definite crowd pleasers. They are addictive good ultimate comfort food. The flattened surface holds all the garlicky-rosemary…