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Best cheese made without cow milk

Sheep, goat, and buffalo milk create some of the world’s most flavorful cheeses. And if you are going an extra step and can find it, camel milk cheese might be one to try.

Caprese salad ingredients

Caprese salad is seasoned with salt and olive oil, and made lively with basil or aragula. Couldn't be simpler. If you prefer to dribble some good home-made pesto over the salad, even better. Scatter some olives around the vegetables and gently mix them in - better yet.

Think Eat Cook Sustainably is a philosophy book in sustainable food, in edible form

It’s like finding a map back to your grandmother’s pantry, but with the tools of a climate-conscious chef.

Cooking in Clay Pots: Sustainable, Traditional, and Cool

If you appreciate traditional foods cooked low and slow, you’ll enjoy the deep flavors and textures that clay pots grant. Slow, even heat ensures that the ingredients’ flavors bloom and blend, and that foods requiring long cooking, like beans and tough cuts of meat, emerge from the pot tender and juicy.

4 Unique Aloe Vera Juice Recipes for Summer and Health

This common potted plant can now become part of your daily diet. Naomi offers 4 recipes for taking advantage of this healthful plant, which offers more than just sunburn relief. 

This history of carrots and how they went from purple to orange

Originating in ancient Egypt, carrots didn't start out so orange. Can you imagine how Bugs Bunny would look chomping down on one of these?

What’s in season May

Sour green plums the size of large marbles are in the local Middle East markets now, a seasonal favorite of the Iraqis. Eat them out of hand as a snack, sprinkling each bite with a little salt. The classic Iraqi way to cook them is to pair them with meat in a flavorful stew. And if you want to ask for them in Persian just say "Gojeh sabz!"

What’s in season April

April's biggest bargain is fresh, green garlic

Food in season in March

If you live in the near Middle East or the middle Middle East, or are just visiting - take this handy guide with you to find and taste what's in season for the month of March.

5 Ways To Use Up Your Basil Crop

Basil so so much more than pesto. Surprise your friends with these Summery treats.

7 things you can learn from the best restaurant marketing

Be on top of trends at all times to ensure your restaurant remains visually relevant while standing out in crowded social feeds. Catering business owners often look into options for sustainable marketing for restaurants as eco-consciousness shapes customer expectations and influences where people choose to dine.

Beirut’s Pascale Habis cooks up a new local Lebanese cookbook

In this day and age, with the superpower of Google, you can locate any recipe, and find infinite recipe...