2082. Cauliflower Cumin Soup

As simple as it gets, this soup is barely more than cauliflower, cumin, and cream.

2081. Cream Leek Roast Chicken

I had hyped this recipe in my mind so much that I was disappointed with the outcome. It is good, just perhaps with my recent punch dishes intake from Libya, Lebanon, and Thailand, this French roast chicken came up short.

2080. Seeds Dates and Tahini Power Mix

Thinking about nutritional supplements and delving into their manufacturing process, one concludes that in order to isolate the mineral or vitamin, a multistep process involving extreme chemical extraction methods is applied. Bottomline, how healthy is the pharmaceutical supplement we are popping and swallowing for convenience to support and fuel our bodies? Long story short, get your supplements from real food whenever possible and not from pharmacy packages.

2079. Saj Bread Zaatar Cheese Boats

Zaatar, cheese, and tomato on some form of bread is a classic. This recipe just presents it differently. It has become such a favorite that I bulk freeze them and bake as needed throughout the week.

2078. Grapefruit Yogurt

Greek yogurt for breakfast is considered high protein.

2077. Express Cherry Tomato Spaghettini

By using spaghettini or angel hair pasta, this delicious recipe comes together very fast and is very flavorful.

2076. Courgette Gratin

As simple as this courgette gratin is, there is the simple matter of navigating the undesirable effect of the vegetable retaining too much water and risking ruining the experience.

2075. Breadcrumb Roast Green Beans

This is one of the best ways I have had fresh green beans.

2074. Cornflakes PB and Date Chocolate Bark

Using dates as the base of a chocolate dessert works just fine.

2073. Iraqi Haraq Isbao in Onion and Broth

The third and last version of Iraqi Haraq Isbao which can be vegetarian or full on carnivore, and is more known to be "poor family" food that's cheap yet fills the bellies and warms the soul is this meat broth and onion one. This comes after the tangy tamarind version and the tomato curry one.

2072. Iraqi Haraq Isbao in Tomato Curry

Iraqi Haraq Isbao  can be vegetarian or full on carnivore, and is more known to be "poor family" food that's cheap yet fills the bellies and warms the soul. Last time I posted a tamarind version, today's is the tomato curry one, very similar in flavor to a chicken tashreeb.

2071. Iraqi Haraq Isbao in Tamarind

The Syrian Haraq Isbao (translates to burnt fingers from the eagerness to eat the hot dish) is more famous than the Iraqi versions. It can be vegetarian or full on carnivore, and is more known to be "poor family" food that's cheap yet fills the bellies and warms the soul.

2070. Chicken Feet Broth

I've tried bone broth, the "express" 6-hour version, all the way to the 24-hour one. I've added the splash of vinegar, with and without aromatics, and I've something gotten the jiggly jelly, and sometimes not. I was not expecting the colossal success of the jiggly collagen jelly from chicken feet.

2069. Baked Eggs Toast in Cream

You can go simple with this egg toast in cream, or amp up the flavor by infusing the cream with aromatics.

2068. Date Dressing Cabbage Salad

It’s sweet, salty, lemony and everything you want in a dressing.

2067. Seared Dates Rice Pudding Custard

Yes, I just posted a seared date rice pudding, and yes, this is another seared date rice pudding, but give it a chance. This version is studied to feed your soul and body. How? I'll tell you.

2066. Seared Dates and Tahini Rice Pudding

If you're sensing a seared date theme, you're not wrong.

2065. Seared Dates and Yogurt

You know those super-simple recipes that you don't even consider recipes and make them without a thought that someone else might be interested in them? These are often the most the culturally engrained, ones, like the cucumber and salt my father would have as an evening snack. Yogurt and dates is another one.

2064. Seared Dates

I have always loved dates, and with adulthood, my affiliation to it as an Arab and an Iraqi just increased my affection to it. As Iraqis, we consume dates in a myriad of ways.

2063. Simple Shrimp Thai Curry

Once in a blue moon, I long for a good Thai curry. What a punch of flavor!