Happy Spring to you. Â I’m happy to be here sharing another one of my recipes. Â It’s been a busy couple of months working on a cookbook fundraising project for my kids’ school. Â I took on the food photography for the book and I was a blast! Â I fell in love with so many of the pictures. One of the my …
If you’ve never bought a hanger steak before, you should. Â Last weekend we had a glimpse of Spring with a fantastic Saturday weather than begged for grilling. Â I was chatting with the butcher about different cuts and decided to throw in a hanger steak in the mix. Â All I can say is 1) Yummy, I was surprised with its tenderness …
It’s hard to figure out which recipe to share today in my attempt to distract you from the fact that I haven’t been here in over a year. Â Well, I’ve been hoarding recipes, and not on purpose. Â I can’t really pinpoint any one reason for my absence – there were many. Â I guess it’s not important now. If you’re here …
It’s a delight when I find foods at the market that remind me of childhood. Â Fresh chick peas were a favorite snack growing up. Â My grandparents had heaps of these bushy plants growing around the house. Â We would pile them up and gather all the cousins and friends around, and spend the afternoon snacking. Â Oftentimes, my uncle would roast them …
A trip to the Farmer’s Market is necessary to wet the appetite and juice creativity. I don’t know if that applies to everyone but certainly true for a foodie. Shopping for food is the most joyful shopping I do, I could spend hours. As for the Farmer’s Market, it’s no exception. However, I avoid it on the weekend because it’s …
A beautiful Spring day in the South calls for a not-so-average breakfast. A nutrient-dense delicious smoothie that can keep you running all day, not to mention full and satisfied. This has been my breakfast for the last week while traveling. With variations along the way to keep my taste buds stimulated, I can see a addiction on the way. Not …
Hi there. I’m still here and really wanting to share recipes. A year later, I’m still on my detox diet and working really hard to reach a wholesome state of being. Although quite difficult at times, it has been an enlightening path this detoxing thing. I have had the opportunity to creatively explore our food and reinvent our meals. I …
Hello dear friends. I’ve missed writing here. I’ve been meaning to share this bread recipe for a long while. We, Lebanese folks, love our bread and use it a whole lot in many different ways – rolled for sandwiches, as a scoop for stews, as a snack with zaatar. Early in January, I had to find ways to replace this …
*Hello Friends, please make note of the new site address www.mylevantlosangeles.com Do you sometimes dream solutions to your questions?? A couple of weeks ago, I did. Let me backtrack a bit. I’m one of those foodies that’s always thinking about ingredients and how they would fit together to create new flavors. This process has been on overdrive since my detox …
The idea for this plate has been twirling in my head for a couple of weeks and didn’t get to it until now. I love grilled foods and I always want some kind of dip, sauce, dressing with it. I was craving acidic, tart flavors, but citrus is out for the next few months (unfortunately!), I opted to make a …
