| May 10, 2012 | Posted by Nada under Recipes |
Yes, hummus of the week returns! This particular recipe came about when I noticed I had just under a cup of cooked chickpeas left last week. The way I saw it I had two options: 1. Postpone the hummus making until I had ample chickpeas. 2. Bulk it out with some other legume or vegetable… Read more
| February 28, 2012 | Posted by Nada under Recipes |
I hate to toot my own horn (who am I kidding, I love to – just ask any one of the elementary school teachers that commented on my “over-confident and outspoken nature” year after year), but I may just be on a roll. My foray into the world of “junk food” hummus flavors started last… Read more
| February 21, 2012 | Posted by Nada under Recipes |
You may or may not have noticed the absence of a HOTW post last week, the reason behind this being that were all human. Despite my initial excitement to try out a new flavour – the recipe ended up being a bit of a dud, and rather than share a kind-of-mediocre recipe, I’ve decided to… Read more
| February 9, 2012 | Posted by Nada under Recipes |
Let me start off by saying – nay exclaiming – just how much I love beets. I mean seriously, is there anything more majestic than a tall glass of fresh beet juice? [cue crickets sounding] Alright fine, so maybe not majestic. And maybe you won’t agree with me on the juice – raw beets… Read more
| February 2, 2012 | Posted by Nada under Recipes |
If you’re at all familiar with Middle Eastern cuisine or my blog, you should know by now that we like our herbs and spices. Za’atar, is no exception. Although it’s the Arabic word for green thyme, za’atar is most commonly used to refer to a dried herb and spice mix. Its fragrant, tangy and is… Read more
Makes about 1 cup
Although this week’s flavour shouldn’t really warrant a recipe, I feel like a bit of a cheat if I don’t include one, so here’s my recipe for traditional lebanese hummus – which pairs brilliantly with za’atar.
I can’t get over how well za’atar goes with hummus.
The perfect accompaniment to my vegan maqloubeh.
Now that I’ve made enough za’atar to last me a while I’ll also have to take a stab at making some healthy wholegrain manakeesh (savoury pastries/flatbread).
Thyme/za’atar reportedly has a lot of health benefits too – all the more reason to experiment!
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