Vegan barley soup with potatoes, mint, lime, and a little turmeric for a comforting bowl of healthy goodness.

A Middle Eastern inspired salad made with the gluten-free grain sorghum, filled with fresh herbs and spices. Vegan.

Hungarian Cabbage Noodles – the ultimate comfort food. Caramelized cabbage and onions, homemade egg noodles. So simple, but so sublime!

Slow Cooker Beef and Potato Harissa Stew

The sauteed mushrooms give this healthy hot appetizer a rich, meaty, almost decadent flavor. Add lots of toasted pita bread!

Sweet and crispy paklava is an Armenian dessert favorite.

(With cucumber raita, and a date chutney). This is a slow cooker twist on the delicious Middle Eastern dish Rogan Josh!

İzmir köfte (Turkish meatballs with potato and tomato sauce)

Middle Eastern Pomegranate Quinoa is an easy, vegan and gluten-free dish which is packed with nutritional goodness.

Fried Olives with Spicy Yogurt ~ crisp fried olives, creamy yogurt, and a zesty herb sauce ~ it’s a party in the mouth!

Four ingredient walnut bites. Perfect crunchy bites to go with milk or coffee. Also the easiest dessert you’ll make all year.

Chicken Shawarma. (Great for Whole30) Easy, healthy, and supremely flavorful.

Lacy baked crepes filled with mushrooms and topped with tartar sauce. Crepes have graduated to dinner!

A Middle Eastern classic -Semolina orange cake with rosemary soaking syrup and softly poached orange slices.

Roz Bi-Haleeb Mbattan- Syrian Rice, Milk, and Orange Pudding

A flavorful, lightened up holiday side dish, this Middle Eastern spiced quinoa salad with eggplant and pomegranate is vegan gluten-free and

White Bean Pesto Hummus is creamy, rich, garlicky, fresh, and totally dip worthy! Try with veggies, pita, or garlic bread – yum!

These healthy and veggie-packed Farro Breakfast Bowls are full of flavor thanks to easy, make-your-own za’atar and a creamy lemon tahini.

Cheesy, garlicky biscuits…with a hint of Old Bay. The perfect accompaniment to just about anything!

Smith Island Cake – Ten layers of golden goodness, slathered in a chocolate fudge icing. An Eastern Shore and Chesapeake tradition.

Falafels are Middle Eastern “fritters” and are traditionally deep fried. This is my lightly fried version.

Za’atar Roasted Cashews are a simple crowd pleasing appetizer ~ they’re sweet, salty, tangy, crunchy, herby, and, well, nutty!