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Mediterranean Cucumber-Tomato-Mint Salad
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 [...]
Iced Nettle-Mint Tea
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 [...]
Nettle-Mint Tea for Allergies
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 [...]
Nutty Minty Carob Fudge Balls
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 [...]
Minty Beef & Lentil Stew
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
4 cups cooked lentils
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried [...]
Cucumber-Yogurt Salad
CUCUMBER-YOGURT SALAD – KHYAR BI LABAN
Recipe from the cookbook “Sahtein”
2 large cucumbers
2 cloves of garlic
1 quart of plain yogurt
1 tablespoon dried mint
sea salt to taste
Peel and chop cucumbers to medium/fine size pieces. Mash garlic. Add to yogurt. Salt to taste. Add the cucumbers to the yogurt. Mix. Garnish with dried mint.
Arabic Meatballs
Also known as Kefta Kebobs. Makes 2 dozen meatballs
2 pounds ground beef or lamb (grass-fed is preferable)
1 onion, diced very fine
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1/2 tablespoon dried mint
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Mix all ingredients together well. Form into 2 dozen 1-1/2 inch balls or football shapes. Brown all sides and cook thoroughly in a [...]
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