This is one of my all time favourite Arabic dishes. I love love love it. I could probably eat it every week but can you believe I only just tried to make it myself for the first time last week?! Shock horror! I've always depended on my Egyptian mother-in-law to supply me with my fix. In my head it was far more complicated and time consuming than it really is. I am now kicking myself that this hasn't been on my go to list for a hassle free, CHEAP and nutritious dinner. M'jadar

I was introduced to thanksgiving last year by my American friends. It was mayhem. Beautiful beautiful mayhem. We did manage to give thanks but it wasn't one by one around a calm table full of food where we all listened to each other share the things we were grateful for. Nope, it was a crazed frenzy around two tables full to the brim of food (one meat and one vegan/gluten free). I actually found myself trying to protect the vegan/GF table from the meet-lovers as if it was und

Now, this isn't exactly the healthiest kale you could ever eat; the healthiest way to eat kale is to steam it for 5 mins. This is almost there, you do steam it for 5 minutes, but after you've fried garlic in some olive oil and you kinda want to keep that oil in with the kale when it's steaming because that's what makes it SO yummy! But being a healthy vegan is not always always about doing everything in it's healthiest form, you have to feel indulgent and a bit naughty in or

So this recipe is my mother-in-law's. I won't take the credit. Look, I've even put her name as the author! It's one of my absolute favourites, one of those side dishes that when I see it on the table I'm known to shout out in delight. I managed to persuade her to host a breakfast recently where I could watch over her shoulder like a hawk trying to guesstimate the measurements, because unless you're writing or using a recipe you don't ever measure anything! (I miss those days)

I don't know about you but I rely on having some form of nut butter in the house. I like to make my own because of palm oil, sugar and salt (and goodness knows whatever else brands put in). Unfortunately both my husband and my daughter are intolerant to peanuts which is such a shame because they are so good for you and just delicious in my opinion - possibly pay back for that time I accidentally hospitalised my new housemate who had made it very very very clear how allergic h

I'm under the impression that it's a very British thing to have baked beans on toast, we have it all the time, I mean it's the perfect breakfast/lunch/dinner go to I remember requesting it for dinner everyday when I was young (much to my mother's delight). In a rush this could be on the plate and heading towards your mouth in 3 minutes: Bread in the toaster, beans in a bowl and into the microwave for 2 minutes. Then it was just a quick spread of butter on the toast, a hasty p

This is one of my absolute faves (it's not quite galiat bandura Arab friends hence the name). The longest part is chopping the tomatoes and if we're really honest you don't have to cook them to pile them on to whole grain toast and have a super yummy breakfast/lunch/starter/snack. NUTRITIONAL OVERVIEW TOMATOES are mostly known for their antioxidant properties; they are an excellent source of vitamin C promoting a healthy immune system, biotin (key roles in fat and sugar metab

Now, I'm married to a man with a Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother who have spent the best parts of their adult lives in Lebanon, Saudi and Jordan. To say they know the best of Arabic food is an understatement. I vow to provide you with the best of their home-cooked, dairy-free and vegetarian dishes but today I'm giving you my sesame humous. It's my husband's favourite because it has a strong toasted sesame flavour. This recipe came about by accident when I realised I

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? Right here, in this glistening jar of garlicky, slightly salty crunchy sweet and spicy peppers. I'm salivating just thinking about them. NUTRITIONAL OVERVIEW GREEN CHILI PEPPERS are an excellent source of vitamin C. Just 1/2 cup provides more than the daily recommended for adults

This is not a recipe it's more for inspiration and salad encouragement! I'm not insinuating that you need encouragement, I'm looking at myself here. I adore salad (if the dressing is right) and just need to be reminded that salad doesn't need leaves. My favourite salads are often the ones that use up the left-over veggies and almost always involve the bag of frozen sweetcorn kernels! Sweetcorn doesn't have much in the way of nutrients as the body doesn't digest it very well (