Hungarian Mushroom Soup

This Hungarian mushroom soup has lots of flavor and is fairly quick to make. It's primarily a mushroom soup but derives a lot of its flavor from other ingredients. We add hot paprika and garlic...

Sweet Potato Enchiladas

Amazing black bean and sweet potato enchiladas, smothered in salsa verde. A delicious, hearty vegetarian entrée. Recipe yields 20 enchiladas, enough for about 5 servings. Roasted sweet potato enchiladas with salsa verde sauce! One of our...

Shepherd’s Pie

Traditional Irish Shepherd’s Pie would actually call for ground lamb.  The difference between Shepherd’s Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat.  Cottage Pie uses ground beef, while Shepherd’s Pie uses ground lamb. The easiest...

Lebanese Fattoush Salad

This authentic Lebanese Fattoush Salad is made with well-seasoned fried pita bread, seasonal vegetables and tossed in a zesty sumac Mediterranean dressing.  It’s a fresh and bright salad that serves well with chicken and beef...

Chicken Fried Rice

This chicken fried rice recipe is a great leftover solution. It’s easy, it calls for basic ingredients and super quick to make. It also makes perfectly delicious leftovers and you can substitute just about any meat...

Koosa (Stuffed Zucchini)

Koosa is a Lebanese stuffed summer squash dish simmered in a delicious tomato sauce. This dish is incredibly filling and family friendly. Little to no oil or butter is used in this recipe. While this dish...

Grape Leaf Rolls (Warak Enab)

In Lebanese gardens it is not uncommon to see grape vines covered with rich, green leaves trailing over fences and trellises. These leaves are used for many delicious recipes including one that is the most...

Strawberry Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta is an Italian-style dessert, much like pudding, made with gelatin and thick cream. In fact, the exact translation for Panna Cotta is "cooked cream". A great summer treat, but brings back...

Hashweh (Rice and Meat)

In our household, this Lebanese rice has been lovingly named, "rice and meat." It is more properly known throughout the Middle East as hashweh, which literally means stuffing or stuffed. A staple on nights when we have...

Greek Potatoes

Definitely a cut above the usual roasted potatoes! The unique thing about Greek Lemon Potatoes is that they are cooked in a heavily flavoured lemon garlic broth so they suck up all that flavour before roasting...