As the weather promises to get cooler (more in theory than in reality in this still hot Middle East, the palate begins to crave foods associated with the cooler fall/winter season. Oatmeal, especially the non-quick-cooking-rolled-jumbo whole grain rolled and unprocessed oats as well as the even more intact steel cut variety, is a great meal…
Archives for September 2011
Salad as a Meal- Smoked Salmon, Capers & Cucumbers with a Lemon Dill Vinaigrette
Smoked salmon is great for breakfast. They are great with eggs as well as bagels and cream. It’s also delightful in sandwiches and in small portions for canapes or hors d’oeuvre but when the party is over and you want something new, use smoked salmon to jazz up a salad and make a delicious…
Spice up your menu
I often write about finding inspiration to cook in this column, for good reason. If you have to cook more often than once per week or some rare special occasion, you will understand how grandiose an effort it is to cook everyday. Days blur into one another and meals become as unsurprising as the experience of…