A challenge I notice through my involvement with “food” is the mispronunciations of food words. Working in the spice shop I hear customers doing their best to pronounce food words they aren’t familiar with. Many times they preface their mispronunciation with a comment like,” I’m not sure I’m saying this right”. I’ve been checking to […]
Spice Up Your Life – Za’Atar Crusted Chicken with Lemon Parsley Salad
This! Za’Atar crusted chicken with lemon parsley salad is my new favorite chicken dish. If you try the recipe it might become your chicken crush too! Have you tried the spice Za’atar? Here’s a little info in case you aren’t familiar with Za’atar. Za’atar is a generic name for a family of related Middle Eastern […]
Learning To Make Maneesh – Middle Eastern Flatbread
Recently I learned to make Maneesh, a Middle Eastern Flatbread that makes a perfect edible spoon for dips such as hummus, baba ganoush, tabouleh or for soaking up juices from meats and sauces. I’ve long been intrigued with the spice blend called Za’Atar. Now I know precisely how I like it best! One bonus of […]
