Minestrone (and some thoughts about Pilates and Yoga)

I love minestrone.

It tastes wonderful and it’s also easy to make. The other nice thing about minestrone is that it’s full all kinds of good veggies and beans. The recipe is also quite flexible. If you have spinach on-hand, you can add some in. You can use any kind of pasta you want, and if … [read more]

Raw Red Lentil Hummus

I can eat hummus every day and not get tired of it, but it was such a treat to try hummus made with lentils instead of chickpeas. While I prefer hummus with chickpeas, I really did enjoy the lentil hummus I made the other day.

It was really easy to do. I soaked the lentils in … [read more]

Little India Cafe…A Restaurant Review

I’ve read a lot of excellent reviews about this restaurant, and we finally went there today for lunch. The food was incredibly delicious and the service was over-the-top.  After reading so many positive reviews about the restaurant, I was eager to try it.

The lady who waited on us said they make everything from scratch, including … [read more]

Greek Lentils and Rice

Normally when we eat lentils and rice, we eat them Indian-style with lots of curry, turmeric, and cumin; however, today we decided to try lentils and rice Greek-style. All the caramelized onions on the top, as well as the interesting spices, were the two aspects of this dish that I enjoyed the most.

The recipe I … [read more]

Lentil Burgers

These lentil burgers are really easy to make and they’re quite tasty too! I have to be honest with you and tell you that they’re on the dry side, but if you add on some toppings like mayonnaise, ranch dressing, lettuce, and tomato, you won’t notice the dryness. We topped our lentil burgers with ajvar. … [read more]

Pasta Fazool (Pasta and Beans) with Prosciutto

My mom makes a wonderful Italian meal featuring pasta and beans, and it’s called pasta fazool. We kind of changed her recipe just a bit. Normally it’s a meatless dish, but since Kemal and I had some prosciutto in the fridge that needed to be eaten, we decided to add it to the soup to … [read more]

Potato Cauliflower Leek Soup

We’ve been in the mood for potato leek soup these days, but we’ve had to delay making it because we’ve been unable to find any fresh leeks at the grocery store. We were so happy to see them today, and we couldn’t wait to get started! Since we had some cauliflower and cabbage still in … [read more]