by Josie | Dec 24, 2020 | Cooking, Food History, Gluten Free, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Sauces, Sides, Skillet Cooking, Spices, Vegetarian
This is one of our favorite skillet dishes for breakfast or brunch — or dinner or lunch! It’s a simple traditional dish of Israel that rivals hummus and falafel as one of the most popular meals. The recipe stems from northeast African cultures that made...
by Josie | Dec 23, 2020 | Condiments, Cooking, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Soup, Spices, Vegan
This Tuscan soup goes well with almost anything you pair it with, especially good toasted artisan bread and leafy green salad. This is a vegetarian version, but by adding pistou in place of pesto and not adding in the asiago you have a hearty delicious vegan soup....
by Josie | Dec 21, 2020 | Condiments, Herbs, Meal Planning, Quinoa, Recipes, Sides, Spices, Vegan
Sometimes buying a butternut can be a little intimidating. They tend to be rather large most of the time, But right now, you can get these smaller butternut ~ perfect for one to two portions. I’ve seen them in Trader Joe’s, Fred Meyer, New Seasons and...
by Josie | Dec 21, 2020 | Condiments, Cooking, Herbs, Hors d'oeuvres, Meal Planning, Recipes, Sandwiches, Sauces, Sides, Spices
This is a simple yogurt dish with Persian inspiration. It’s typically used as a condiment or side dish to rices, roasted meats and vegetables. We have used it at home as a sauce, dip, spread or binder on wraps, condiment to our rice dishes and soups. on quinoa...
by Josie | Dec 21, 2020 | Cooking, Food History, Herbs, Recipes, Spices
Rogan Josh is an aromatic curried meat dish of Persian or Kashmiri origin which forms a part of the Wazwan ~ a meal consisting of 36 different courses. The dishes that make up those many courses can vary from family to family, but over many years, Rogan Josh has...
by Josie | Nov 25, 2020 | Cooking, Meal Planning, Recipes, Sauces, Spices
This is a delicious dish that only takes about 30 minutes to prepare. Vegan Option: Replace chicken with tofu or make it all veggie Makes 4 Big Bowls! INGREDIENTS 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 4-5 thighs, cubed 2 T coconut oil, plus 2 T for rice 1 onion,...
