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honey and lemon tahini dressing (gf + df)

I usually eat my greens with a quick drizzle of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice, a crack of pepper, and some flaky salt. Making a dressing feels like a tall order at dinner time – I have a million things to do, and how vested am I in making this salad taste any different??

salted Caramel Skillet Cookie c/o Kale Junkie

I’ve been dreaming of a chocolate chip skillet pie sort of situation (as one does?), and in my hunt to find one I came across Kale Junkie’s Salted Caramel Cookie Skillet. The “caramel” is a blend of almond butter

roasted broccolini with sumac and chilli (gf, v)

Whenever I see a deal on broccolini, I grab it. It’s much easier to prep than regular broccoli and I love the way it looks – the long stalks and branchy tree-like tops. When broccolini is done right it’s caramelized,

salty, cheesy popcorn with coconut oil (vegan)

Every Friday night Ali and I watch a movie with the kids – they actually call it “Friday Night Movie Night” lol. We have a fun dinner – like tacos or bolognese, sometimes takeout, making a point to really enjoy it.

simple turmeric milk / haldi doodh (df, v)

When I was little I wanted nothing to do with haldi milk. It was yellow, too pronounced, and usually administered during another bout of my recurrent tonsillitis.

vegan salted chocolate chunk cookies (gluten-free)

If dessert was a love language, mine would probably be chocolate chip cookies. My idea of heaven is a stash of cookie dough in the freezer, the smell of them baking,

pantry chana masala – chickpeas cooked with tomatoes and spices (gf, v) + a cooking project

My mother says teaching me to cook Pakistani food is like speaking to a toddler: “Is that a bird, Mama?” “Yes it’s a bird.” “A bird Mama!” “Yes that’s a bird.” “It’s a bird?” “Yes, sweetie, a bird.” In similar fashion, our conversations go something like this:

turmeric oatmeal with stewed dates and brazil nuts (gf, df, v)

Earlier this year I wasn’t feeling well. I had horrible heart burn, stomach pain, and my hair was falling out in shocking amounts (an iron deficiency) – oh, and there was a pandemic lockdown and the kids were home indefinitely.

za’atar roasted potatoes

i d e a – I got very excited about these za’atar roasted potatoes. The trick was to be pretty heavy handed with the spice, just like the manaqish (a middle-eastern flatbread) bubbling with cheese and a layer of za’atar we used to get in Kuwait – glorious.

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