Mejadra, Majadra or Mujaddara, consists of cooked lentils together with wheat or rice and topped with sautéed onions. It is a popular dish in the Arab world, dating back to 1226 (!), and has many versions in Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities.
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Category: Winter
Winter White Bean Soup
“Jonas” is behind us, but the snow on the ground all around makes me crave hot, thick, rich winter soups. And what can be better than a hardy white bean and beef soup? Continue reading Winter White Bean Soup
Easiest Soup Ever Or How to Warm Up During A Polar Vortex
The polar vortex and DC split ways by now, but I have just realized many of my friends and family had no idea how to keep themselves warm during those freezing nights. My solution is simple: a boiling hot, simple and hardy chicken vegetable noodle soup!
Black bananas? Bake banana bread!
Ever got to the end of the week just to realize that you forgot all about those yellow green bananas you got last weekend and they turned all black? Fear not: this is their optimal ripeness for this healthy honey banana bread.
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Thanksgiving. Autumn. Turning Leafs. Enjoy this low fat recipe that brings to light the rich and earthy flavors of fall as the opener for your Thanksgiving feast or as a warmer for a chilly autumn evening.
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As usual in my kitchen, after celebrating Jewish New Year’s Eve, I had lamb and roasted potato leftovers I did not know what to do with. We had a great holiday leg of lamb roast meal. The lamb might be great the first time around, warming it up or eating it cold just don’t cut it for me. It is quite fatty meat no matter how much you trim it, and the second round is “passable” at best.
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