Cooking Lesson 7, Garbanzo Bean Soup and Chili Paste

Garbanzo Bean Soup serves 6-8 6     cup cooked garbanzo beans 4     tablespoons olive oil 1     medium carrot, chopped 1     medium onion, chopped 1     celery, finely chopped 2     cloves garlic, mashed 2     cups chopped  green cabbage 1     teaspoon chili paste or chili powder 1     16-ounce can crushed tomatoes 1     teaspoon sage salt to taste -In a [...]

How about Rice and Vegetable Pilaf for Thanksgiving

This dish makes great side dish for Thanksgiving dinner and, I think ,great substitute for traditional bread stuffing. Rice and Vegetable Pilaf serves 8 1/4       cup olive oil 1            small onion, chopped 1            clove garlic, mashed 2           [...]

Vegan and Gluten Free Mac and “Cheese”

Vegan and Gluten Free Mac and “Cheese” serves 6-8 4        tablespoons olive oil 1        medium red onion, finely chopped 1        cup chopped carrot 1/2   cup chopped celery 2       cloves garlic, sliced 1/2   teaspoon chopped fresh sage 1       teaspoon [...]

Pumpkin Acorn Squash Soup

serves 6-8 2       Acorn squash 1        butternut squash 1       12-ounce can pureed pumpkin 4       tablespoons olive oil 1       medium onion, finely chopped 4      celery stalk, chopped 4      carrots, peeled and chopped 1/4   teaspoon crushed red [...]

Cooking Lesson 6/ Lentil Pilaf and Cucumber Tomato Salad

Majadara, Bulgur Lentil Pilaf with Caramelized Onion serves 4-6 1/4      cup olive oil 2          medium onion, Julienne 2          cup lentils 1 1/2   cups coarse bulgur #3 salt to taste -Heat the olive oil in a heavy pot. Sprinkle the onion with 1/8 teaspoon salt, [...]

Fig, The Fruit of Mythology

I just got a box of fresh figs, other women get perfume and jewelry for gift and I get food and I  LOVE  THAT. A gift that I can enjoy and savor.  I took the box of figs and hid them in the back of the refrigerator so my husband can not find them. In [...]

Um Ali, It is Bread Pudding or Is It a Woman? Read On…

This bread pudding is an Egyptian dessert that can please any palate.   As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of all invention. As the story goes, Um Ali, which means the mother of Ali in Arabic, was a life saver for her village and for all dry bread. The story goes, that during [...]