So the other day, while playing cards at my friend Rim’s house, we got to talking about cooking, and I mentioned that I really don’t know how to cook any Syrian food. She offered to show me how to cook some upcoming Friday(her day off). We ended up deciding to make it an iftaar, since […]
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Chana Dal and Amaranth Leaves
Doing some research for the weed science class I’m TA-ing, I stumbled across a wonderful food blog (Mahanandi) of the cuisine of southern India, specifically a recipe that uses amaranth leaves (right here). Amaranth is considered a weed in the US, but the grains and greens are used worldwide in cooking. The recipe is for […]
Mujaddara – Lentils and Rice
Here’s a recipe that Alex sent me since he’s not able to post to the site easily. Alex: we miss you!!! Heya Lily, Here’s a recipe for y’all’s blog, which you’ll have to post for mesince blogspot seems to be banned at the moment. It’s called“Mujaddara” and I’m not totally clear on the origin. I […]