from my kitchen to yours
The only sauce you’ll ever need! Before I started this blog, heck before I started cooking, Toum has been a vital part of my life. Toum (toum translates to garlic in Arabic) is the mayo to your burger, the ranch dressing to your chicken, truly…
Hi my name is Alessia, I am Cosette’s guest on the blog today. I’m also her daughter. I had ideas on what to write, and I chose to write about chocolate chip cookies. The next day after school, she asked me if I wanted to be…
Bake Sale Pre-orders open NOW! I am beyond thrilled to be partnering with an incredible group of Portland based bakers and bloggers that believe Black Lives Matter. Please join us by supporting our bake sale in support of the global #BakersAgainstRacism Fundraiser for Color of Change movement!…
Bake Sale Pre-orders open NOW! I am beyond thrilled to be partnering with an incredible group of Portland based bakers and bloggers that believe Black Lives Matter. Please join us by supporting our bake sale in support of the global #BakersAgainstRacism Fundraiser for Color of Change movement!…
Mother’s Day is this weekend, so if you need to forward this to your husband, kids or whoever, go ahead and do that now! Sharing some top recipes that are perfect for Mother’s Day weekend including this amazing Croissant Sausage and Mushroom Egg Bake. Let’s…
Naturally vegan + gluten free Stop what you are doing right this second and grab a bag of garbanzo beans and take them for a soak! Seriously, you NEED to make this hummus right away and you will thank me. I have strived to get…
A bread easy for anyone to make More than anything I love a warm slice of bread with butter and flake salt, how about you?? Something about that simple pleasure of bread and butter is nostalgic, maybe reminiscent of our childhood or just simpler times.…
Oh hey quarantine life, anyone feeling cooped up and about to LOSE THEIR MIND? Yeah, me too! I miss people, I miss gallivanting around town, I miss coffee with friends, I miss brunch, I miss going shopping at Target and Homegoods. But I can’t complain,…
Alright, alright, I’m definitely NOT a bread expert! But I do love to bake and making simple breads is easier than you think. This no knead bread is exactly how it sounds, no kneading, little work and BIG results. Why No Knead Bread Why not?…
Simple meals One of the first dishes I mastered as a young aspiring home cook is kafta. Kafta is a seasoned meat, kind of like an elevated hamburger. Tomato, parsley, onion and warm spices give these patties their unique flavor and moist texture. Baked kafta…
Cookies of my Childhood When I think of home and my childhood, the scent of rose and orange blossom water linger in my mind. Those are the most distinct flavors and smells of most Middle Eastern desserts. I can remember watching my mom in the…
The truth of the matter is, we’ve all been home for weeks now and coffee is DEFINITELY in rotation all day especially those of us now homeschooling, I am right? What do Americans do best? Search the internet for the latest trends. A recent TikTok…
Easy Pasta Recipe These times call for simple recipes and comfort food. This is not the time to worry about shedding those extra pounds. Although, I will say I’ve been working out and walking more than normal. It’s become a priority to leave the house…