Cooking Is Like Love

April 1, 2022January 18, 2023

My usual go-to for using up old bananas is banana bread or banana muffins, but I wanted to kick it up a notch. I dug up Ina Garten’s banana cake recipe. It turned out wonderfully and I only added some

March 20, 2022March 29, 2022

Low Carb, Main Dishes

I am in love with my new cookbook (Saffron in the Souks) and have been picking out recipes like crazy. My latest selection was the sumac and seven-spice roast chicken. It was very good and I’m positive if I had

March 13, 2022January 2, 2024

I recently picked up a new Lebanese cookbook (Saffron in the Souks) and it had a pistachio ice cream recipe in it. Unfortunately, the recipe included clotted cream, and being lactose intolerant is a no-go. I first looked at other

March 13, 2022March 14, 2023

I picked up Gennaro’s Pasta Perfecto! cookbook and decided to try my hand at homemade pasta. It turns out that homemade pasta is not that difficult to make! I picked up a cheap pasta roller and set out to make

I love lemon meringue pie! It’s a fine balance between the tart lemony filling and the slightly sweetened meringue. And lemon meringue pie with shortbread crust is even better! I like to use a shortbread crust that has a sprinkling

February 27, 2022

I came across a photo of haupia pie and knew immediately I wanted to make it, on looks alone. Haupia pie is a fairly simple pie to make and reminds me of chocolate silk pie, but with a coconut kick.

February 21, 2022

I was going through my spice cabinet the other day and noticed a packet of Moroccan seasoning. Later that week, I pulled a whole chicken out of the freezer and put the packet to good use for some Moroccan chicken

February 6, 2022

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

For coffee lovers, we all know how good a fresh ground bean tastes. If you add fresh-roasted coffee beans to the equation, it’s even better! Hubby bought me a wee home-sized coffee roaster for Christmas and I have to admit