Chicken Salad with Herb Tahini Dressing
Vivid in Both Flavor and Color! I don’t know about you, but I eat a lot of chicken salads. My family and I love them. I will poach a load of chicken breasts and make different salads with them throughout the week. We love most all kinds – classic, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc. But here […]
Citrus and Mackerel Salad with Crispy Naan
A Particularly Excellent Main Course Salad. A few explanations are in order here. Please bear with me. A few years ago I was in the mood for a fattoush salad, the Middle Eastern bread salad typically made with pita, but I didn’t have pita. Instead, I substituted naan (Indian flatbread). After tearing it up, tossing […]
Halvah Berry Bread Pudding with Tahini Drizzle
A Superb Recipe from an Outstanding Cookbook! I am lucky enough to have a wonderful family who showers me with new cookbooks every Christmas. It has become a tradition and I spend the new year carefully combing through the books. I treat new cookbooks like novels. I start at the beginning and read everything […]
Chicken Salad with Sesame Tahini Dressing
What Can I Say? I’m Crazy About These Kinds of Meals. Those of you who’ve been following me for years know how I feel about salads. They’re at the top of my list of favorite things to eat. Now I’m not talking about lackluster sad green salads with a slice of a bad tomato thrown […]
Tahini, Saffron, and Pomegranate Cheesecake
Both Subtle and Surprising. It’s a Real Eye Opener. I’ve come up with an unbaked tahini cheesecake that is unlike anything I’ve ever tasted. I’ve seen recipes for these types of cheesecakes, but I never felt they were fully realized. Sounded kind of boring to me. But I felt there was real potential for something […]
Purée of Beets with Roasted Carrots and Dukkah (Duqqa)
A Glorious Combination of Color, Texture, and Flavors. Well, there are a few things going on here that warrant an explanation. I’ll start with the dukkah first. It’s an Egyptian nut, seed, and herb blend that’s been around a very long time. It’s used as a dip for flatbreads, amongst other things. I love it […]