Category: Bahki | Lenten
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Blistered Padron Peppers
If you like to stroll at your local farmers market in the summer months, you may have noticed the different varieties of peppers that are available. These blistered pardon peppers make an amazing appetizer. Serve them next to your pizza, make some Margaritas, and invite your friends over for a Friday night get together. These…
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Romano Beans in Garlic Tomato Sauce
Romano beans in garlic tomato sauce is a dish I make frequently during the summer. While shopping at the farmers market you’ll find an abundance of varieties to choose from. This type of bean is flat, wide and has a more dense flavor than the more common green beans. Serve it with a bowl of your favorite…
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Zucchini Ragout
Zucchini Ragout is a dish that my mom frequently makes during the summer when the zucchinis are in season and readily available at the farmers market. The addition of dried mint along with the onions and garlic is what makes it stand out. For those of you who are dieting, this recipe is light and healthy.…
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Steamed Spinach with Caramelized Onions
Steamed spinach with caramelized onions is a dish that I’ve always loved. Known to be one of the worlds healthiest foods, spinach contains vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, it restores your energy level, lowers the risk of different cancers and helps maintain a healthy blood glucose level. Spinach comes from the same family as swiss…
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Persian Smoked Whitefish
Persian smoked whitefish is a traditional dish that’s served on the first day of the Persian New Year calendar called “Norooz.”. In the western calendar, Norooz coincides with the first day of spring. It’s customary to serve fish because it symbolizes life and rebirth. The smokey flavor is mild and subtle and the fish itself…
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Mujaddarah – Lentils with Rice
Mujaddarah, or lentils with rice is a dish made in many Middle Eastern countries. Lentils in general are considered one of the world’s healthiest foods because of their high protein content. Brown lentils also referred to as European lentils are the most widely used because they are fast cooking and cheap. This recipe is the…
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Red Bell Peppers Stuffed with Bulgur
Red bell peppers stuffed with bulgur, is a vegetarian dish I make during lent. The aroma of the roasted red bell peppers combined with the onions, and bulgur stuffing is amazing. Pomegranate paste or molasses (available at specialty and Middle Eastern stores) is used very often in Mediterranean cooking and renders a sour yet sweet…
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Poached Fish
Poached fish is light, low in calorie and very easy to make. You can put this together in no time. Cod works the best because it is thick enough to poach and keeps it’s shape as it cooks. But I’ve see it done with salmon too and it works just as well. The lemon butter…
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Jasmine Rice with Vermicelli
Aromatic Jasmine rice is a family favorite. I cook this rice often and serve it with meat, chicken fish or any vegetable dish. Although Jasmine rice is becoming more common in the United States and in Mediterranean cuisine, it is a native Thai rice, that’s slightly shorter than the long grain yet it does have…
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Lentils Keufte | Kibbeh
Lentils keufteh or “Vosbov keufteh” is usually made during lent, because it does not contain any meat. It is made with fine bulgur #1 grade, orange lentils, and onions. Lentils in all their varieties are considered a power food because they contain Vitamin B, Vitamin E, helps lower cholesterol, have high soluble fiber, folic acid, and…