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Meatless Monday – Ravioli, Mushrooms, and Spinach in Rosé Sauce
like to keep a package of fresh pasta in the refrigerator when I know that we will be busy the upcoming week, because it provides a quick meal option when we are running around all day and need to get...
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Meatless Monday – Quinoa and Rice Vegetable Pilaf
This is a great pilaf that incorporates both rice and quinoa. It is versatile and you can use any frozen vegetables you and your family prefer. The nuts can also be swapped according to preference and...
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Kefir White Sauce/Dressing
This is a recipe for super delicious white sauce, the type that is drizzled on shawarma or kebab plates that you get from the currently popular food trucks. I have been culturing my own kefir in the...
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Lamb and Fava Bean Maqlouba (with Kefir Lamb Soup)
I was at Trader Joe’s a few weeks ago, and found frozen shelled fava beans. I like fresh fava beans in the shell, but it is not often that you can find that in the Baltimore region. So, shelled...
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Meatless Monday: Eggplant Dip – with Mayonnaise, Kefir (or yogurt), and Olive...
This is a different version of the mutabbal eggplant dip, which contains tahini, garlic, and lemon juice. The mayonnaise provides the creaminess, the kefir or yogurt gives the tanginess, and you need...
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Eggplant and Tomato “Stew”
We got some local eggplant and tomatoes at the farmer’s market. In the summer, I make this dish many times, using whatever vegetable I have on hand – eggplant, zucchini, cauliflower, etc. It takes...
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Vegetable Cheese Soup – Meatless Monday
This soup is a bit lighter than the usual broccoli cheese soup. It is a forgiving recipe, in that you can use all broccoli, all cauliflower, or any combination of the two. You can use thawed frozen...
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Red Coconut Curry Slurp Bowl with Lotus Foods Gluten Free Ramen
It’s been a while since I have cooked or blogged regularly. This has been a brutal season, despite the weather being nice. We have all been sick, right after the other. I feel (I hope) that we are on...
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Instant Pot Lentils and Kale | The Levantess
As I previously posted, I bought an instant pot a few months ago, and it has been used quite regularly in my kitchen since then. I was trying to use up a bunch of kale before it went bad and kind of...
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Garlicky Asparagus Salad
1 bunch asparagus, cut into 2″-3″ pieces 2 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon minced garlic ½-1 teaspoon Italian seasoning ½ -1 teaspoon salt (I used pink Himalayan salt, but any would do)...
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