Fun in my kitchen...
Here’s the thing, I love figs and I love oats. Figs make me feel nostalgic, when I was younger, my family used to spend our summers in a village in Northern Lebanon. The village was famous for a lot of naturally grown produce, in particular green olives, […]
So, most of us always go for a fruit salad for desert when we’re hosting dinners or lunches right? Its healthy, yummy, and it most always is the popular desert. But lets face it, don’t you sometimes wish there was some sort of twist or […]
There are some meals and dishes that are very personal and nostalgic. Hearing about someone cooking them, smelling them, or tasting them takes you back in time. And sometimes its the other way around, remembering a certain memory takes you back to that food you were eating. Fasouliah or Red Bean Stew does EXACTLY that to me. As a kid I used to love it. When my mom would tell that she’s going to make it for lunch that day, I would seriously look forward to it all day at school. Then coming home to the smell of fried garlic and coriander would immediately open up my appetite. I want to take the opportunity here to praise the housewife, chef, old ancestors, whoever it was that thought of the brilliant idea of combing the coriander leaf (which unless fried doesn’t have that much of a smell) and the ever- pungent garlic in oil over heat. GENIUS. I don’t know about you, but that smell takes me places. I find that it also does that to my son. Or maybe its our middle-eastern roots talking to us.
Anyhow, add meat and beans to that every combination and you are going to get a very heart- warming fulfilling meal. Served with a side of vermicelli rice and you’re good to go for a another 5 hours. That is how long it will take your tummy to feel hungry again. ENJOY 🙂
The white beans must be soaked in 1TB of bicarbonate overnight. The net day, bring a large pot of water to boil, drop the beans and leave to cook for only 3M. Remove and strain. Put in ziplock bags depending on amount you usually cook so that you only need to take one bag out for each meal, and freeze.