The abundance of the summer season can be quite exciting, but also daunting. I try my best to make a plan each week after my trip to the farmers’ market about what I am going to do with all my produce, but given the quantities sold at the farmers’ market and life rearing its ugly […]
4 comments | Cabbage, Canning, Coriander, Cucumber, Dill, Garlic, Green Beans, Homemade, Jars, Pepper, Pickles, Preservation, summer
Living as a student in Cairo, I quickly learned what my cheapest meal options were: kushari, fuul, and best of all, ta’amiya – known elsewhere as falafel. For the equivalent of 5¢, one of these delicious little sandwiches was mine: pita bread (‘aysh baladi) stuffed with fried balls of spiced fava beans, lettuce, cucumber, tomato and […]
No comments | Cilantro, Dill, Egypt, Fava, Garlic, middle east, parsley, Pickles, Pita, Radish, Rutabaga
As far as dips go, if it has raw garlic you can count me in. This started with guacamole and continued right on through to hummus and beyond. My most recent discovery is the Turkish dip tarator. Tarator consists of almonds ground with olive oil, water or broth, lemon juice, salt, pepper and garlic. As with […]
2 comments | Almonds, Dip, Garlic, Lamb, Lemon, middle east, Sauce
Tom makes various crackers.
10 comments | Aleppo Pepper, Bread, Caraway, Chili Powder, Crackers, Dill, Flour, Garlic, Pasta Machine, Rolling, Salt, Seeds, Sesame, Soy, Vindaloo, Yeast
Tom pairs bière de garde with 40 cloves of garlic chicken in this daring foray into mixing the unmixable: food and beer.
6 comments | Beer, Biere de Garde, Chicken, French, Garlic, Herbs, Pairings, Roast, Roasted Garlic