Appetizers and Soups

It’s the wee hours of the morning, 4 am to be exact and I got up early and could not go back to sleep so I picked up my phone & started to write. Gone are the days when one blogs on paper or even […]

Savory banana pepper fritter batter fried with chickpea flour! This is one of those times when fried food is totally acceptable in my opinion. You bite into a banana pepper that is crisp on the outside and soft on the inside and you feel you’re […]

Spicy fish stew flavored with onion, peppers, garlic, cilantro and tomatoes with just a dash of coconut milk! This is a Brazilian stew also known as moqueca which I first had a Brazilian restaurant at Adams Morgan in the heart of DC.  This stew is […]

In the days of our ancestors, the hunter gatherers of the stone age  when they had no antibiotics, chemotherapy and all the advances of modern medicine they had good old reliable ” bone broth” which was the cure for everything from rheumatism to diabetes! The […]

  Rustic quinoa chickpea soup bursting with the flavor of roasted veggies, laced with herbs, fresh ginger and garlic! I am not kidding when I say I could eat this soup everyday… well almost everyday 🙂 ! This quinoa chickpea soup is a meal in […]

Creamy  Baba Ghanoush  made creamier with cashew butter ! Baba Ghanoush is a roasted eggplant dip that originated in the Middle East. Baba means father and Ghanoush means pestle, so  literally it means father of the pestle. The original recipe was probably mashed in a […]

Tuscan soup with wholesome beans, chicken chunks, fresh spinach and roasted red peppers makes a hearty warm meal! My Sunday Supper team turns two today and we are all making a Sunday Supper recipe in celebration.  I decided to make my Tuscan soup which I […]

Avocado deviled eggs with roasted garlic makes a creamy yummy appetizer or side. If you love garlic and avocado you will love this combo. My Sunday Supper team is having a virtual Labor Day celebration and I am bringing my avocado deviled eggs . I […]

Creamy raw mushroom soup made with fresh mushrooms, almond milk, fresh herbs & pepper! If the idea of drinking a raw mushroom soup had you recoiling, I’m just going to say: you have to try it to believe it! It’s satisfying, delicious and feels so […]

  Spicy Curried butternut squash soup laced with coconut oil makes a warm comforting meal. I have been on a soup spree the last couple of days and yesterday I whipped up a batch of curried butternut squash soup with fresh herbs, spices that had […]