One Pan Lebanese Chicken + Lentil Pilaf

SONY DSCI have been hardcore craving Lebanese food.  And I’m not talking just a yummy shawarma I can get from a local food truck.  I want the real deal…mamas cooking, preferably.  The authentic flavors, the comfort, all of it.  So I did a little playing around in my kitchen this past week and man have I seen the light!

This One Pan Lebanese Chicken and Lentil Pilaf is not a traditional Lebanese dish.  It is a lazy-cooks version of a couple of dishes combined and can I just say that it’s the best lazy-move I may have ever made in the kitchen?  The most tender, flavorful chicken paired with a savory lentil pilaf is a match made in heaven.  Continue reading →

Baba Ghanouj | Eggplant Dip

SONY DSCWeekend warriors!  It’s Saturday!  What’s the good word?

We have a whole lot of nothing planned this weekend and I just couldn’t be more thrilled about it.  The weather here in MN is feeling a bit crisp and fall like-so as you can imagine, I intend on a cozy cup of coffee this morning with my husband who is [finally] back in town and a couple of kids running around in jammies until we decide what random Saturday adventure we would like to partake in.  Man, my kind of day.   Continue reading →

Mediterranean Turkey Meatballs with Yogurt Dipping Sauce

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If you know me you can pretty much call it a day after reading the title of this recipe.  Say no more, me.  But I can’t help myself.  This is 187% my kind of food.  I think it could be yours, too, if you knew what was good for you. Continue reading →

Grilled Kafta with Yogurt Sauce

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All kinds of greed enters my body when I am faced with this stuff, you guys.  The rich flavor.  The brightness.  The textures.  The sauce dripping down my hand as I shovel it in.  Hail to the Kafta, I do.   Continue reading →