638. Rice Noodle Red Capsicum Stir-Fry

Oh the memories evoked from this simple simple dish!
Summers and people bygone...

637. Boiled Egg and Zaatar Spread

One of my first ever readers of this blog and first ever commentator, the wonderful Nadia, brought to my attention how she likes to have her boiled eggs.

636. Canadian Poutine

The joys of a good batch of french fries are never to be underestimated.
They make everything better: as a side, in a sandwich, or even as a meal in its entirety!

635. Semi-Boiled Eggs

Soft boiled eggs (بيض شرب) are just another food that flood me with childhood memories.
A just-set egg white with a runny unctuous yolk made this a breakfast treat.

634. Banana Nutella Swirl Muffins

Brethren to my nutella swirl muffins of yonder year, these banana nutella swirl muffins are just as dense, but have an added feel-good factor about them due to the inclusion of bananas.

633. Hawawshi: Meat Stuffed Pastry Pockets

Although Italian calzones are more famous world-wide, there exist so many more variation in the Arab world.

632. Avocado Haloomi Salad Cups

This is a fresh and summery idea to serve salad for people who love avocado.
You can make almost any salad you like, and spoon it into a ripe avocado half.

631. Qatar Charity Bazaar 2014

Qatar Charity, in collaboration with Insight Club have sponsored a charity bazaar featuring many small stalls and booths. Food, trinkets, and abayas were for sale, among other things.

630. Brown Rice Lunches

I agree whole-heartedly with the idea of cooking a pot of grains to be consumed throughout the week.
If this is a new concept to you, let me elaborate.
The day before the school or work week begins, you cook a pot of a grain or bean of your choice. This can be lentils, wheatberry, chickpeas, brown rice, or almost anything really.
This pot gets stored in the refrigerator, and throughout the week, you take a portion of it and dress it up in some manner for a lunch or dinner!
Some ideas I have already published, such as chickpea salad, freekeh salad (and another one), and couscous salad, among others.
If you choose to cook a pot of beans, you use them just as you would canned beans.
So just to prove you do not need to constrict yourself to only salads, here are a couple of ideas:

The above is a picture of warmed brown rice topped with fresh mushroom sauteed in some garlic herbed butter. Simple and satisfying, you don't even miss the meat.

629. Cat Cookies, Tuna Cookies for Cats

I really wish Ghandi had died a Muslim.