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Tag Archives: Middle Eastern
Recipe: Salata Falahiyeh (Palestinian or Farmers Salad)
I ran across a recipe for Salata Falahiyeh (Palestinian or Farmers Salad) on Serious Eats and though wait a minute, this looks like our Tabbouleh but with cucumbers substituting for the bulgur. Celiacs rejoice! Unlike Tabbouleh, this does not get … Continue reading
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Tagged israeli, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, palestinian
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Recipe: Tahini Salad from Ali Baba Cave
Tahini Salad from Ala Baba Cafe is the secret ingredient in the miraculous shawarma wraps served at this long gone and sorely missed spot in San Francisco’s Lower Haight. I was delighted to find a snapshot of the menu and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ali Baba Cave, Lower Haight, Middle Eastern, San Francisco
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Recipe: TikTok Doner Meat at Home
There are many variations of the viral TikTok Doner meat recipe and I made my own from a consensus of likely ingredients. The result is a little lightly spiced for my taste (apparently doner is a regional variation of shawarma … Continue reading
Recipe: Moroccan Carrot Chickpea Salad
We were introduced to Moroccan Carrot Chickpea Salad at a Quaker potluck, of all settings*. It has a little of this, little of that to make a very balanced tart/sweet/funky flavor profile and feel free to vary ingredients or proportions … Continue reading
Recipe: Baba Ganoush with Yoghurt REVISED*
I wanted to replicate the wonderfully creamy baba ganoush at Bon Appetit Cafe, my local Mediterranean (actually Egyptian) place. Adding a bit of high quality whole milk yogurt (like this from Argyle Cheese Farmer) may be the solution. The creaminess … Continue reading
Recipe: Tomatillo Rice
Tomatillo Rice was a happy accident. We had tomatillos left over from shish kabab and decided to toss them into a pilaf. The effect is transformative. It’s slightly tart with a very full and well-balanced taste that will complement any … Continue reading
Foraging sumac
Sumac is an important ingredient in Middle Eastern cooking. And foraging sumac in the wild is not that hard if you live an area where the bushes with their opposing branches and bright red “horns” grow wild. For our recent … Continue reading
Shish Kabob hacks
Shish kabob by definition is sort of a hack, yes? You take random pieces of meat and veggies, marinate them in some way, then arrange on a stick and grill so the flavors meld. Our prep is pretty traditional with … Continue reading
The magic of membrillo
We ordered a cheese platter from Whole Foods for our on-the-road Thanksgiving reunion. It came with a nice selection of cheeses and crackers and a little tin of membrillo, or quince paste. Nobody showed much interest in the membrillo so … Continue reading
Food for thought: Lebanese food blogs
A search for the best way to cook dried chickpeas led us to the Forks and Foliage Lebanese food blog. It’s a fairly new blog with just a few recipes but its author obviously has big plans judging from the … Continue reading