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Fattoush Salad Recipe

Fattoush Salad

drizzling the dressing on top of the fattoush salad

I have always wanted to make a Fattoush salad ever since I was introduced to it many, many years ago in Michigan by a friend. The salad looked so simple and yet the tangy blend of spices caused my flavor receptors to just burst out singing. The basic Fattoush salad recipe starts with leftover pita bread that has been baked till they are crunchy, tossed with lettuce and other ingredients in a citrusy dressing. The a key ingredient in the tangy Fattoush salad dressing is a Middle Eastern spice called Sumac.

Recently, when I went looking at the International Food Bazaar for ingredients to make a simple tahini and date syrup dip (which a friend had introduced to me), I ended up also finding Sumac. I did not hesitate to grab the sumac I found and that very week, I made Fattoush salad.

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How to Make Lemon Curd

Homemade Lemon Curd

Homemade Lemon Curd

It’s getting really cold here in San Jose. We had frost on our grass this morning. I know that a lot of you have major snow storms but this cold I feel here is as cold as I’ve ever known (or want to know). I’m from the tropics and then I moved to Hawaii and I’ve now graduated to California. I don’t think I could take moving anywhere colder. (I’m a wimp, I know…)

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