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Easy Guide to Meal Planning and Meal Prep

December 30, 2018 by Faith 2 Comments

This Easy Guide to Meal Planning and Meal Prep will help you save time and money, reduce food waste, and get a delicious, nutritious crowd-pleasing meal on the table as painlessly as possible.

Most of us have the best of intentions when it comes to cooking at home more and eating out less. (Or avoiding the drive-through on the way to or from work!) But unless we give ourselves some practical tools, meal prep can seem like a huge chore. I’m simplifying it, making meal prep approachable, and giving some real-life solutions that will help make meal planning and meal prep as effortless as possible.…

How to Easily Meal Prep Healthy Lunches for the Week (With 2 Healthy, Fast Lunch Recipes)

May 14, 2018 by Faith Leave a Comment

Thank you Village Harvest for sponsoring this post. Every day Village Harvest is planting seeds of change and growing possibilities, one bag of goodness at a time. This simple guide will show you How to Easily Meal Prep Healthy Lunches for the Week (With 2 Healthy, Fast Lunch Recipes) so you can save money by not eating out, nourish yourself with healthy meals, and enjoy delicious foods! Click on the image above to shop for the Village Harvest Origins Collection rice! Between work, family life, and fun, most of us are juggling a handful of things we have to get done at any given time. […]...

How to Make Natural Purple, Teal (Blue-Green), & Fuchsia (Purple-Pink) Food Colorings {Using the Red Cabbage Method & the Blueberry Method}

June 27, 2013 by Faith 23 Comments

If you follow me on Instagram, you might already know that yesterday I made natural food coloring. This is because I recently got the idea in my head that I absolutely had to make blue frosting. I’ll tell you all about why I needed it soon, but for now, here is a big hint…...

Where to Find Middle Eastern Ingredients {Giveaway: 4 Middle Eastern Ingredient Prize Packs, Each with a Signed Copy of My Cookbook}

December 20, 2012 by Faith 283 Comments

Today’s post is a fun one. Not only is it a giveaway (four giveaways, actually!), but I’m hoping to be able to convince you to try something that you might not normally try. To step out of your comfort zone and discover something that’s as rich in culture as it is delicious. You never know, maybe you’ll find a new family favorite! In some cases, you might want to try something new, but have no idea where to look for ingredients…...

Whipping Up a Tasting Platter on a Whim

November 7, 2012 by Faith 16 Comments

Eggplant Dip, one of the many dips that might be found in my fridge at any given time. (Recipe can be found in my book!) I love taking a peek inside someone’s fridge. I’m not the only one who is secretly (ok, maybe not so secretly anymore) a little bit nosy about what other people like to eat, am I? Come on, admit it, you like it too, lol....

How to Make Butternut Squash Purée

October 17, 2012 by Faith 15 Comments

When I was a kid, every Thanksgiving I tried to hide from my mom the fact that my plate was bereft of squash. (Not veggies, mind you, just squash…the nemesis to my 10-year-old self.) My mom didn’t miss a beat though. Before I knew what had happened, she’d have spooned a “no thank you” helping onto my plate that to me felt very much like a “thank you, I loved it so much I think I’ll take seconds”-sized helping. Now I do love squash and don’t mind a second helping....

How to Roast Chestnuts

December 30, 2011 by Faith 25 Comments

Mike and I have a strange Christmas tradition. Every year during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, we watch The Godfather and roast chestnuts. I’m not sure how or why this became our tradition (as far as I know The Godfather has no ties to Christmas), and I have no idea what the relationship between the movie and roasted chestnuts is, but Mike always insists on chestnuts along with the movie. And so, because I love him (and roasted chestnuts), I oblige him....

Concord Grape Jam

October 30, 2011 by Faith 15 Comments

This is part two (here’s part one) of what I did with my Concord grapes, and I wanted to get this recipe posted before Concord season is too much of a distant memory. Eating this jam makes me wish for a jar of homemade roasted peanut butter and a loaf of fresh baked sourdough bread. PB&J with a grown-up flair…and I’d be one happy girl. Instead, I found some fresh rosemary bread at my local grocery store (thank you, Wegmans, for having a fantastic in-store bakery!) which was a lovely pairing with the jam....

Natural Solutions for Daily Needs

August 30, 2011 by Faith 30 Comments

These easy natural solutions for daily needs are made from things you probably already have on hand! Brown sugar exfoliates and olive oil moisturizes in a homemade scrub that smells like cookies. For a while now I’ve been a big fan of natural solutions for daily needs. Call it herb lore, home remedies, or just good housekeeping, it’s been going on since long before our grandparents or our grandparents’ grandparents were alive. What I love is that once you start to explore this, you’ll open up a whole new world of uses for what are thought of as everyday kitchen items (that you probably already […]...

Eid Mubarak & My Macaron Story

November 16, 2010 by Faith 73 Comments

Eid Mubarak! I want to wish everyone a very happy Eid al-Adha! You might remember that for Eid al-Fitr (which is the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan) I made Syrian Ice Cream, which was flavored with lovely things like pistachio and rose. As a play on those lovely flavors I wanted to remake them into another dessert, Pistachio Macarons with Rose Buttercream. I chose macarons because they’re special and very celebratory, and besides, with all my failed attempts and macaron-making woes, I thought it was high time I mastered the recipe. Without further ado, I give you my macaron story....