Za’atar: A Staple Spice Of The Middle East & How To Use It

Za’atar is a flavorful spice blend used in many dishes throughout the Middle East. It’s also found its way to American fare from crusted tuna to hummus to chicken wings. The spelling is also romanized as zaatar, zahtar, za’tar, and zatar. Za’atar (ZAH-tar, American pronunciation ZAH’tar) is both a culinary herb and a spice blend.…
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Pink Challah Recipe With Dragon Fruit & Pomegranate Arils

[1] Challah made pink with dragon fruit purée (photos #1, #2, and #3 © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Pink challah dough, colored naturally with dragon fruit purée. [3] Toasted for breakfast or snacking. [4] Dragon fruit (photo © Tanaphong Toochinda | Unsplash). [5] Look for frozen dragon fruit smoothie packs. If you can…
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For National Trail Mix Day, Make Your Own Trail Mix With These Ingredients

August 31st is National Trail Mix Day, a snack we love to throw together with healthy ingredients like nuts, raisins, and other dried fruits—plus chocolate chips or toffee chips, of course! Originally called GORP (Good Old Raisins and Peanuts) and created as an energy snack for hikers, trail mix can suit the palates of everyone,…
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A Checkerboard Melon Salad Recipe & The History Of Melon

[1] A beautiful melon salad (photos #1, #2, and #3 © Oliviers & Co). [2] Cut the cubes from a block of feta (photo © DeLaurenti). [3] Fresh basil is pressed with the olives to create this premium oil (more about it at Oliviers & Co). [4] Lemon Specialty Vinegar, mild without bitterness (more about…
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Cherry Yogurt Ice Pops Recipe For National Cherry Popsicle Day

[1] Cherry-Greek yogurt ice pops made with Fabbri’s Amarena, wild black cherries in syrup. The recipe is below (all photos © Fabbri 1905). [2] A jar of Amarena Fabbri. You can find them and other Fabbri products on Amazon. [3] Make an ice cream sundae with the cherries in syrup. [4] Or, spoon them over…
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