For those of you who know what the BBG (Bikini Body Guide) by Kayla Itsines is, then great. For those of you who don't, it's a 12 week workout plan. What does this have to do with my cooking blog? Close to nothing, but it IS important to me. Today, Monday, January 5th, 2015, is … Continue reading THE Movement – BBG All Around the World
If you're like me, you love breakfast and you love lunch. The only thing that can really tear apart that love, is your LOVE of brunch. About just short of two years ago when I was visiting brother dearest in the heart of London, both he and his loving girlfriend took mother dearest and I … Continue reading Turkish Eggs – A Hearty Brunch
This dish does not have a back story unlike the last couple I posted. I simply had the ingredients in my kitchen and threw them together in what seemed like a delicious combination - FYI, it was absolutely scrumptious 🙂 This dish is relatively easy to make, and does not take long at all - … Continue reading Linguini-Me Some Shrimp a la Marinara
To those of you who follow me on my vanacooks Instagram page, you might have realized that I started this experiment well before I got on the plane. My logic was that since your body takes a few hours to digest whatever food you ate, it is best to start your travel diet hours before … Continue reading The Post-effect of the Do’s and Don’ts of Eating While Traveling
As you all might have figured out by now, I love food. My love of pizza however, is completely different. Let's put it this way - if you left me on an island where I had to eat one type of food for the rest of my life, I would choose pizza. I know, I … Continue reading For the Love of Flatbread Pizza
My daily ritual in high school consisted of going to class from 8am to 3pm, extra curricular activities, going home and having a big late lunch, taking a big nap, waking up and doing homework, sitting with my family at dinner time, doing some more homework, and lastly going to sleep. Not exactly the ideal … Continue reading Chicken and Artichokes – A Meal that Makes Anyone Run to the Table
Growing up we didn't celebrate thanksgiving in our family. I learned the customs from my friends at school. Nevertheless, I had come to embrace this holiday–how could I not given the overwhelming mounds of food that are served. With this holiday being so popular in the U.S, where I study, I realized that I either … Continue reading I Cooked my Turkey in a Bag
Every summer I would visit my cousins wherever my family decided that we would gather. One of those summers I distinctively remember going to watch a renaissance dinner show. It was amazing-at least what I remember of it. My dear cousin spilt coke all over herself after getting up and trying to sit back down … Continue reading Keep Warm and Eat Some Tomato Soup
Growing up in the Middle East we didn't often eat spaghetti and meatballs, or meatball subs. It was just spaghetti Bolognese if you are wondering what meat-based tomato sauce we could have possibly used instead of meatballs. Nevertheless we did have a meatball dish; Daoud bash. This is a middle eastern meatball dish that brings … Continue reading Food Brings Home Wherever You Are – Daoud Basha
Do you have those days where you crave food but you aren't in the mood to go to the supermarket or order in? I know I do - all the time. This time I was craving pizza but I wanted something interesting and decided to resort to my favorite pass-time; Pinterest. All of the dough … Continue reading Pesto Gouda Flatbread
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