Archive for the ‘Middle Eastern’ Category

Hummus – also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus

Hummus is one of those things that is difficult to make visually appealing…it just looks like mush and mush really doesn’t inspire anyone to want to eat it!  On top of that it’s incredibly healthy and we all know what that means…

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Falafel – nom nom nom

I know deep fried foods aren’t healthy, but OMG I love falafel and if they’re in the fridge I’ll eat them daily.  With the exception of the frying they are incredibly healthy.  The main ingredient is chickpeas and if you’re a diabetic you’ll already know they’re low GI which is important in keeping your blood glucose levels low and stable.  I love nothing more than to eat my falafel smeared with labna.  You can find my labna recipe  here

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