Cooking Lesson/5 Pomegranate Walnut Sauce and Figs Walnut Strudel

Pomegranate Walnuts Sauce Makes 3 cups 6        tablespoons olive oil 1        large onion, finely chopped 4        cloves garlic 1        tablespoon fresh ground coriander seeds 1        tablespoon fresh ground cumin seeds 1        cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1/2   [...]

Zucchini

Anyone who has planted zucchini squash will know what the “abundant” means.  It is one vegetable that, once planted, resembles Jack’s beanstalk.  That is, the zucchini vine never stops growing, so the problem is now, “what do we do with them all? Why we might wonder why such a plethora of vegetables doesn’t exist with [...]

Hot Weather, Have a Cup of Gaspacho

During my last visit to Spain I loved their wonderful cold soup, Gaspacho. Although many countries claim a cold soup as part of their national cuisine, the credit really goes to Spain for inventing the original.  We now are blessed with cold potato soup, which the French call Vichyssoise, pureed potato and leek soup with [...]

Cooking Lesson 4/Eggplant Up-Side Down

Vegan Eggplant Up-Side Down: serves 8 2        Large Eggplants 1/4    cup olive oil 1        medium onion, chopped 1        16-ounce diced tomato with juice 1        clove garlic 1 1/2  cup Basmati Rice salt and pepper to taste 1/4    cup toasted pine nuts, [...]

Tomatoes, The Queen of Vegetables

In my home tomatoes are one vegetables that we can’t do without.  We eat them raw, cooked, grilled and whatever other way there is to ingest them.  We eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and for snacks when there is no meal on the table. The food literature I’ve been reading tells me that tomatoes [...]

Cooking Lesson 3/ Cauliflower tagaine and Rice

Cauliflower Tagine Serves 6 6      cups cauliflower floret 1/4 cup olive oil 1      medium onion, chopped 2      large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 1      32-ounces can diced tomato or crushed tomato with juice 1      16-ounce can cooked garbanzo beans, drained 4      cloves garlic, mashed 1      teaspoon freshly ground coriander 1/2 cup chopped fresh [...]

Potato and Tahini Casserole

Talk about an easy dish, vegan and gluten free dish  that can satisfy the most demanding  taste bud. http://www.youtube.com/user/sanaacooks#p/u/1/bx-O57YdKU8 Ingredients: 6        large baking potatoes 6        cloves garlic, mashed 1/2    teaspoon paprika 2        olive oil 1/2    cup lemon juice zest of one lemon 1/2    cup tahini* 1         teaspoon freshly ground cumin 1/4    teaspoon freshly ground ginger 1         [...]