Onion tajen
Tajen, not to be confused with tajine or tagine, is a spicy side dish with fish and tahin, sesame sauce….
Causa with red beetroots
Causa is as traditional Peruvian a dish as it gets, right up there with the ceviche. It’s basically mashed potato…
Roasted bell pepper with grilled feta
Ingredients 2 red bell peppers 5-6 mint leaves 15 flat parsley leaves 1 garlic clove, peeled 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar…
Kyle’s apple salad
My husband and I are couchsurfers and enjoy hosting travellers at our home. It feels a bit like holiday without…
Octopus with olive sauce
Of all the seafood out there, the octopus is probably my favourite. It’s quite simple to prepare and it’s so…
Octopus in red wine
At one of the best pizzerias in Rotterdam, La Pizza, I once ordered the Polpo Affugato as a starter: octopus…
Saffron rice
If you want to summarize the wonderful Iran with one flavour, the final battle will be between saffron and pomegranate….
Avocado kebbeh
Kebbeh or kibbeh is one of the most traditional dishes in Lebanon. It consists of a type of meat, pumpkin or…
Avocado ceviche
The traditional Peruvian ceviche is a wonderful dish and it all has to do with the marinade and sauce, called…
Marinated olives
I’m a big fan of olives. I practically grew up with olives, enjoying them simply with fresh Lebanese flat bread,…
Tomato with aïoli
In a couple previous recipes, I had included this little side dish but I think it deserves a little more…
Potato pie
Besides the fact that it’s a very flavoursome dish, you can serve it in several different ways. You can do…
Grilled halloumi
So this is probably the first recipe I post with only one ingredient. I wonder if you can still call…
Halloumi with zaatar and dates
As you probably already know, I’m a sucker for halloumi. Simply grilling it is enough but a few variations are…
Causa stuffed with white beans
Right here is some Peruvian inspired goodness: stuffed causa. As mentioned in another recipe, causa is a traditional Peruvian dish…
Potato pie with black beans
From time to time, I like to take a meat-based dish and try to create a vegetarian or plant-based version…
Egg salad
This is a very simple recipe which will be done within minutes and doesn’t require much introduction needed to be…
Batata harra
‘Batata harra’ in Arabic simply means ‘spicy potato’. If you ask me, no mezza (or mezze) table is complete without…
Chicken in hummus sauce
Hummus is not just a (heavenly) spread, you can also turn it into a sauce. I first tasted a similar…
Roasted cauliflower
This is a very easy, quick and flavoursome side dish or a simple snack with some bread and hummus or…
Chickpeas in hummus sauce
As I mention in the Chicken in Hummus Sauce recipe, my first taste of hummus as a sauce happened at…
Baba ghannouj
Ah! The baba ghannouj! Or moutabbal, as it is more commonly known in Lebanese restaurants. Simply put, baba ghannouj is…
Sweet potato and mango ceviche
Ceviche has always been a favourite of mine. It packs so much flavour combining sweet, spicy, sour and savoury. It…
Grilled aubergine and zucchini
My favourite dishes have usually two things in common: simplicity and pure flavour. The simplicity of preparation and the purity…
Broccoli and bell pepper with spicy sauce
Ají de Gallina is one of Peru’s classic recipes. It’s a rich dish with pecan, chili and chicken. The best…
Lentils kibbeh
Yes! Another vegetarian kibbeh recipe (check out the pumpkin kibbeh)! This one is an Armenian version, 100% plant-based, spicy, healthy…
Labneh
Certain dishes are omnipresent in every household in Lebanon. Labneh is one of them; one must always have some in…
Hummus
I think I could eat hummus everyday. You can buy it everywhere these days and the best hummus was, is…