An important part of LouLou and Jaf’s homeschooling program is culinary world-schooling. We define culinary world-schooling as learning about world culture through foods from around the world. Culinary literally means “cooking” or “to cook,” and World-Schooling can be defined as schooling through world-travel. We take it a bit further by cooking foods from around the world. …
With the kids being half-Lebanese, hummus is a staple in our household. It serves as a great dip during snack time with some fresh veggies that the kids love getting straight outta the fridge. Hummus, which is the Arabic word for chickpeas is made from, you guessed it, chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, garlic, …
My husband is Lebanese and we are lucky enough to spend a few months each year in Beirut, his hometown, eating all our favorite Lebanese dishes. This easy Lebanese rice pilaf recipe is passed down from the kids teta (grandmother in Arabic) – she taught them how to make it the last time we were …
