I’m all for disguising healthy foods as unhealthy foods.
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Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
I love myself some mac & cheese. Seriously. It’s like the best pasta ever invented. It has all good things– tons of cheese, and carbs. What better combo?!
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Cacio e Pepe: Roman Cheese and Pepper Pasta
Rrrroma! The only way to pronounce Rome, is to roll your R’s–obviously. I’ve been to Rome a handful of times, and each time is better than the last. I mean, it’s Italy people!!
The last time I was in Rome, some friends and I went to a cute little cucina italiana that was all brick, and all rustic and all amazing. I didn’t know what I wanted to eat that night, but I wanted something really good. I asked the chef for recommendations and he said “Cacio o Pepe!” I had seen it on the menu. The english translation: Cheese and Pepper Pasta. I’ll be honest, the translation was not that exciting and while I was super hesitant… I went for it. (more…)
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Spinach Halloumi Pasta
Let’s talk ovens for a minute. First off, I’m sure we’ve all heard this before but you really don’t appreciate how good you have it until you’re somewhere where everything is completely different. I love being in the kitchen. It’s my calm space, where I focus on food prep and do my deep thinking (except when people are trying to get in my way). But I never really considered that at home in cozy Northern Virginia everyone uses electric ovens. Sure, gas stove tops are commonplace. But I’ll be honest, I didn’t even know ovens still ran on gas. We’ll cough that up to ignorance and first world privilege. Well, as you can imagine, Toto we’re not in Kansas anymore (or Northern Virginia for that matter). And, you guessed it. I’m currently learning to use a gas oven. (more…)
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Pasta with Yogurt Sauce
It isn’t until very recently that the concept of eating plain yogurt has become more popular. It’s with the rise of Greek Yogurt’s popularity that more Americans are open to the idea of eating yogurt that isn’t Vanilla or Strawberry flavored.
It took me a long time to realize that most people (Arabs not included) don’t use plain yogurt or keep it in their house. It’s practically unheard of to spinach, malfouf or kubbeh bel sineyeh without it! And Mansaf is basically yogurt and lamb. (more…)
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Spinach Lasagna Rolls
Lasagna gets boring after a while – at least it does for me. Not that I eat it all the time. To be completely honest, I keep lasagna noodles at home and have never made traditional lasagna once. I’ve eaten it and my mom used to make it when I was a kid, but I didn’t really venture into making it the traditional way. I just find it boring – layers of cheese, ground beef, tomato sauce and noodles. But for a working mom, it must have been really easy to pull together for her kids. (more…)
