Tabbouleh with couscous, mint and roasted pine nuts

Tabbouleh is my favorite salad from all.  So many flavors mixed in it. I certainly miss the real ripe tomatoes from Bulgaria, where I can easily go and get as much as I want form my grandma`s garden. But I was lucky enough to find on our market very delicious local tomatoes and the result was…

Eggplant dip with yogurt and parsley

This recipe is inspired by the traditional Lebanese dip- baba ganoush. However I made my own version of it by replacing the tahina with full cream yogurt. I wanted to have a simple and light dip, but also to taste the smoky flavor of the baked eggplants. Since I live in an apartment I was…

Pumpkin salad with barley, spinach and blue cheese

This recipe is inspired from a new restaurant that I tried the other day with my friends. The original recipe was with pumpkin, spinach and nuts. However I decided to make it with barley as it is healthy and you can eat the salad as a light dinner. Barley is one of what they called-…

Tomato salad with bread, fresh basil and pomegranate dressing

The traditional Italian tomato salad with bread, also know as Panzanella could be described with one word only- mouthwatering. Imagine the taste of delicious and juicy tomatoes, the sweet taste of red onion, the freshness of fresh picked basil all this tossed with the exotic taste of pomegranate sauce in which your bread will soak…

Light green salad

If you are fan of the fresh and green iceberg salad you would love the below recipe. It is simple and perfect for a light dinner or as a side dish with BBQ. The salad dressing is one of my favorite as it is a mix of sweet and sour taste. I hope you will…