Lentil Salad serves 4-6 1       pound lentil 3      celery stalks, diced 4      scallion, chopped 1      punch Italian parsley, chopped 1      red bell pepper, diced 1      yellow bell pepper, diced 1      teaspoons oregano 1/4 cup lemon juice 6     tablespoons [...]

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Lentil Salad serves 6 1       pound lentil 6      scallions, chopped 1      red bell pepper, diced 1      yellow bell pepper, diced 2     cups chopped parsley 6     tablespoons olive oil zest of one lemon 1/2  cup lemon juice salt to taste 1/2  cup crumbled [...]

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Several members of my restaurant staff are from Mexico. I learned from them a novel way of celebrating the New Year. As the New Year approached and we were busy preparing for our lunch rush, I noticed my staff exchanging bags and handfuls of lentils. I had to ask what it was all about. I [...]

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Harak bel-usba-o or Burn Your Finger is one of my favorite dishes.  I think the name came from women burning their fingers trying to drop the dumpling into the boiling lentil stew.   This dish can be eaten hot, room tempreture or cold. My mom used to serve it cold.  She would make it a [...]

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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, [...]

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Harrak be Usbaoh means burn your fingers.  This lentil dish require you to drop small dough into the boiling lentil stew. I think the ladies burned their fingers doing so and that how the name came about. It is great dish, can be eaten hot or cold. I love this dish cold in hot summer [...]

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I read in the newspaper the other day a new revelation, that when someone turns 50, their heart shrinks by 16%.  This is true no matter whether you’re male or female.  Medical science believes that this shrinkage lays the foundation for heart failure after you’ve left the magic age of 50. I have a different [...]

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