We’re almost at day 70. It’s hard to even imagine what our lives were beyond this current phase, and even more difficult to picture what the eventual return to “normalcy” will look like. In the face of uncertainty, I’ve found solace in the little things. Pruning my unnecessarily large collection of house plants (that’s 15…
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Kale and Cousa Sauté
I may have mentioned this before, but growing up, I was all about the veggies. Yes, I admittedly had a healthy appetite for meat and chicken too – but when it came time for the inevitable second helpings (portion control? what?), vegetables were always my go-to. Popular mainstays were cauliflower, potatoes and carrots, stewed bamia (okra), fasolia (green beans) or…
Za’atar Spiced Air-Fried Kale Chips
Let’s talk kale. Thanks in large part to my beloved Bahraini farmers market, more often than not, I find myself silly with kale these days. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining – I mean can you ever have too much kale? Especially since at 500 fils a bunch (that’s around $1.33), it is…
Crunchy Kale and Apple Salad
2016? Already? Normally I would attempt to justify my long hiatus with a barrage of excuses somewhere along the lines of a demanding job and an overflowing social calendar (thank you, wedding season), but this time I will do no such thing. Instead I will offer a rationale so simple and convincing that it will be impossible…
Marinated Kale Fattoush
Fattoush is my preferred salad of choice when it comes to Lebanese or Arabic cuisine – I almost always order it the same way, no bread, dressing on the side, and easy on the lemon (you would think that asking for dressing on the side would omit the need to say “no lemon” but several…