A super simple lentil soup recipe I learned to make in Bethlehem.

Grilled eggplant, halloumi cheese and pesto burgers – the perfect vegetarian burger for weekend and holiday grilling!

Portobello mushroom rellenos, ranchero sauce, and Mexican yellow rice. Lighter, quicker and easier than chile rellenos!

No bake royal chocolate biscuit cake. This was Prince William’s groom’s cake!

Spicy Szechuan eggplant and tofu with szechuan peppercorns.

Sweet potato samosa pops – Indian samosa on a stick!

The perfect dosa recipe (South Indian rice and lentil crepes). Delicate, crisp and golden. And a dosa wet grinder giveaway!

“America’s favorite Afghan” recipe. Sweet and savory pumpkin or butternut squash & a Afghan cookbook giveaway!

Easy, delicious cream of red lentil soup comes together in 15 minutes!

Gado Gado, an Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce. Easy, quick and healthy!

The most moist chocolate cake you will ever make! The secret ingredient is BEETS!

Homemade falafel spiders for Halloween! You’ll never go out for falafel again!

Indian cottage cheese (Paneer) and tomato curry

Pumpkin halwa with saffron – a sweet treat for Diwali, the Indian festival of lights

Brazilian style black bean and smoked tofu stew. (Vegan feijoada).

Cold, spiced buttermilk – a popular thirst quencher in India

Tomato, roasted red pepper and olive gazpacho with creme fraiche

Ethiopian sauteed mushrooms or mushroom tibs

How to take food photos on a seamless white background. A tutorial & a look at my food photography setup.

Pineapple rasam – spicy Indian soup with pineapple

Southwestern black bean and brown rice vegan burgers with roasted poblano and sweet corn salsa

Jalapeno lemonade – ice cold, sweet, tangy, with a touch of heat. Just begging to be spiked with tequila!