I own a lot of cookbooks specific to middle eastern and north African cooking. And inside almost every one of these cookbooks is contained a recipe for a roasted eggplant dish. They’re all pretty similar and they are all delicious. I’m biased to these recipes because I absolutely love eggplant. The only person I … Read the rest
As the weather in Phoenix starts to feel like Winter (yes, go ahead and laugh, the highs have gotten down as low as 60 degrees, brrrrrrrrrr), it’s time for some truly unique spins on classic comfort foods. The Shepherd’s pie, originally dubbed the Cottage Pie or English Meat Pie in the late 1700’s, has … Read the rest
You don’t always have to reimagine a food classic, it’s a classic for a reason. It’s a dish that’s stood the test of time and modernizing it just for the sake of making it different is not always necessary. This is the case with eggplant parmesan. It’s a breaded fried cut of eggplant, topped … Read the rest
My cooking wheelhouse has always been Middle Eastern and modern Mediterranean, so it comes as no surprise that lentil soup is one of my favorite soups to make, as well as one of the easiest. Digging into a bowl just screams “home” to me, as my birthplace of Detroit is known for its large … Read the rest
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