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I dream of having a garden someday soon with an abundance of Mediterranean cucumbers and ripe red tomatoes. In the meantime, I have to make a couple of each of them from the grocery store, when in season, stretch out to last the week. There have been nice organic cukes (not Mediterranean, though) and tomatoes [...]

The weather got warm so it didn’t take long for me to start icing our Nettle-Mint Tea for Allergies.
I put double the amount of herbs in my French press (or 2 cups). I pour boiling, pure water over all of it. I fill a pitcher with 2 trays’ worth of ice cubes. After the tea [...]

Allergy season is picking up here in the NorthWest. Every one of us is sniffling. Prior to this year, I was the only sufferer. It is a bummer that the rest of the family is now affected.
I am serving each of us 2 cups per day of nettle-mint tea. I mix the dried nettle leaves [...]

These are a hit around our house lately! They are slightly frozen, which will make them a great treat come summer. They also happen to be very good for you. I’ve doubled the amount of tahini from the original recipe so we get more calcium in every bite.
Nutty Minty Carob Fudge Balls
original recipe from “The [...]

This stew is reminiscent of my Arabic Meatballs. I added lentils to round out the meal along with a minty-tomato liquid base. It is scrumptious when served over Arabic Rice.

1 to 2 pounds grass-fed ground beef
1 onion, diced
8 cups filtered water or stock
1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
2 cups lentils
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried mint
2 [...]