CURE SUMMERTIME SADNESS WITH PERSIAN ICE CREAM

In California, the temperature yesterday was 108, (42C) and today it was 100 (37)! A lot of the horrible fires have subsided, but the air is still smoky. At the peak of fires, I felt like I was living on Mars, with tons of soot flying through the air, the skies covered in a brown……

Homemade Pita Bread (Khobiz Arabe)

If there is one consistent item missing from supermarket shelves during this quarantine, it’s yeast. People are buying up yeast like never before, and social media has been saturated with home cooks posting warm and fuzzy photos of baguettes, pizzas and banana bread baked from scratch. These longer baking projects have the extra bonus of……

Unboxing Exciting Treats from the Middle East!

Hello FITME Family, I hope you are all safe, healthy, and getting more freedom as businesses have slowly started to reopen around the globe. As people’s attention has shifted to human rights, many don’t realize that even our purchasing power can help disenfranchised communities as well. I don’t do unboxing or product hauls on my……

A Kitchen Collaboration: How Two Palestinian Charities are Working to Help in this Crisis

Sometimes we just need a little bit of good news, especially during this time don’t you think?  I am excited to be a part of a new initiative delivering meals to patients, doctors, and nurses in Jerusalem, and wanted to share this sweet story of two kitchens with you. Paces is a Palestinian UK based……

Hilbeh – Fenugreek Cake Recipe by Grandma Reva

Arabs throughout history had an uncanny ability to incorporate foods with medicinal properties into dishes. Many times superfoods like fenugreek are not palatable and almost bitter on their own. But the health properties of fenugreek are too massive to ignore, so Palestinians figured out how to put this seed into a popular cake called Hilbeh. ……

THE ULTIMATE OLIVE OIL…

  Hello FITME Fam! I have been looking for ways to spice up life from my home, and I thought it was time to engage with viewers on a live feed! I shared my thoughts on holistic Middle Eastern health remedies, fair trade food finds, and announced my exciting new partnership with Harvest Peace Olive……

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie Quarantine Eats Part 3

Hello Dear FITME Family, Today’s recipe came from pure frustration. Frustration from a super long line at Trader Joes, another super long line at Costco, and an absolute food desert at Safeway. This is all so surreal I feel like I have to pinch myself to remind me that this is all really happening. But……

Ful Mudammas- Arab Style Favas (Cheap Quarantine Eats Part 2)

I thought that market shelves would have more consistent food stock by now, but sadly that is not the case in my neighborhood.  If there is ever a nutritional staple that can get you through tough financial times and food insecurity, it might very well be the overlooked fava bean. During this Covid-19 crisis when……

Stress Eating, and Stress Free Carrot Cake

Hello FITME Family! How are you all holding up these days? Doing well I hope?  This week I decided to deviate from the norm, because I noticed that friends and family in my inner circle are crumbling under the pressure and boredom.  My sister just bought 3 grocery bags of Doritos, Kettle Corn, chocolates and……

You are not alone!

Hello Everyone Sitting at Home, Hope you are all healthy and well, and know I am sitting at home thinking about all of you! Keeping busy for me has been key to getting through this, whether listening to podcasts while taking long walks, cleaning out closets, hanging up pictures, or experimenting with online workouts. Not……